Jane Yolen
2) Briar Rose
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English
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As a little girl, Rebecca Berlin found magic in listening to her grandmother, Gemma, tell the story of Briar Rose. Years later, as a young woman, Becca learned the real story. "I am Briar Rose," whispers Gemma as she lies dying. Her words launch her granddaughter on a journey of discovery to wartime Poland, Nazi death camps and Gemma's mysterious past. In keeping with such a journey, Linda Stephens's reading vibrates with imaginative characterizations...
3) Owl Moon
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Series
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English
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On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
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English
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Description
Hannah resents stories of her Jewish heritage and of the past until, when opening the door during a Passover Seder, she finds herself in Poland during World War II where she experiences the horrors of a concentration camp, and learns why she-- and we--need to remember the past.
9) Hoptoad
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Publisher
Silver Whistle/ Harcourt
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
A toad barely escapes being squashed beneath the wheels of a truck.
13) Piggins
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Language
English
Description
During a dinner party, the lights go out and Mrs. Reynard's beautiful diamond necklace is stolen, but Piggins the butler quickly discovers the real thief.
14) Centaur rising
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Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
Description
In 1965, a year after Arianne thinks she sees a shooting star land in the fields surrounding her family's horse farm, a baby centaur is born and the family, already under scrutiny because Arianne's six-year-old brother has birth defects, struggles to keep the colt a secret.
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Series
Unsolved mysteries from history volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Description
A young girl relates the facts that are known about the unexplained disappearance of the crew on the ship Mary Celeste in 1872, and challenges the reader to solve the mystery.
16) Dove Isabeau
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Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
c1989
Language
English
Description
Young, beautiful Dove Isabeau is turned into a fire-breathing dragon by her evil stepmother and is saved from the spell by her true love, Kemp Owain.
19) King Long Shanks
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Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Although he hates their poor poetry, a frog king agrees to let two flattering scoundrels create an outfit for him that will show off his fine, long, strong legs and test the loyalty of his subjects.