In The Year of The Boar and Jackie Robinson by Betty Bao Lord
ISBN 0064401758 EAN 9780064401753 Harper Paperback 
WB Price: $10.95 (9 to 13) 
Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so it's hard to make friends. Then a miracle-baseball-happens. It is 1947, and Jackie Robinson, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is everyone's hero. Jackie Robinson is proving that a black man, the grandson of a slave, can make a difference in America and for Shirley as well, on the ball field and off, America becomes the land of opportunity.Notable Children's Books of 1984 (ALA),Best Books of 1984,Notable 1984 Childrens' Trade Books in Social Studies,Children's Books of 1984 (Library of Congress),1984 Children's Books (NY Public Library);18.8 cms L x 13.8 cms W (0.12 kgs) 170 pages

The Wheel On The School by Meindert de Jong
ISBN 0064400212 EAN 9780064400213 Harper Paperback 
WB Price: $11.95 (9 to 14) 
Why did the storks no longer come to the little Dutch fishing village of Shora to nest? It was Lina, one of the six schoolchildren, who first asked the question, and she set the others to wondering. And sometimes when you begin to wonder, you begin to make things happen. So the children set out to bring the storks back. They had to overcome many obstacles, including the fierce and threatening sea. But they wouldn't give up - and soon their determination and their vision got the whole village working, until at last the dream began to come true. Booklist, Newbery Medal , ALA Notable Children's Book.19.38 cms L x 13 cms W (0.22 kgs) 298 pages

Baby by Patricia MacLachlan
ISBN 0440411459 EAN 9780440411451 Yearling Paperback 
WB Price: $10.95 (9 to 14) 
Twelve-year-old Larkin returns home one day to discover a baby sitting in a basket in the driveway of her family's house. The only clue to the baby's appearance is a note from the child's mother. "This is Sophie, " the note reads. "She is almost a year old and she is good....I will come back for her one day. I love her."Larkin, her mother and father, and her grandmother all welcome Sophie into their home, caring for her and teaching her games and new words. As Sophie grows, she learns to walk and speak. Larkin and her family come to love this baby as their own, all the while knowing that Sophie's mother will return one day to take her from them. 19.8 cms L x 13 cms W (0.12 kgs) 132 pages 

Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks
ISBN 0141301201 EAN 9780141301204 Puffin Paperback
WB Price: $11.95 (11 to 16) 
Rosa Parks is best known for the day she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Yet there is much more to her story than this one act of defiance. In this straightforward, compelling autobiography, Rosa Parks talks candidly about the civil rights movement and her active role in it. Her dedication is inspiring; her story is unforgettable. B&W photos. An ALA Notable Book, "American Bookseller" Pick of the Lists, and ALA Best Book for Young Adults.19.66 cms L x 13 cms W (0.16 kgs) 192 pages

A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer
ISBN 0140386351 EAN 9780140386356 Puffin Paperback 
WB Price: $13.95 (11 to 16) 
Nhamo's mother is dead, and her father is gone. Before her twelfth birthday, Nhamo learns that she must marry a cruel man with three other wives -- and decides desperately to run away. Through the course of her journey, she faces drowning and starvation and comes to know Africa's mystical, luminous spirits. 19.7 cms L x 13 cms W (0.24 kgs) 309 pages

Where The Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver
ISBN 0064470059 EAN 9780064470056 Harper Paperback 
WB Price: $10.95 (12 to 16) 
Mary Call has promised her dying father to keep her brother and sisters together forever on the mountain, and never to take any help from strangers. She is determined to keep her word. No matter what. At first she is sure she can manage. Romey, Ima Dean, and Devola help gather herbs to sell in town; the riches of the mountains will surely keep the family clothed and fed. But then winter comes, fast and furious, and Mary Call has to learn that the land where the lilies bloom is also a cruel and unforgiving place, and it may take more than a promise to keep her family together. Nominee, 1970 National Book Award for Children's LIterature, Notable Children's Books of 1969 (ALA)Best Books of 1969 (SLJ)Outstanding Children's Books of 1969 (NYT) ;17.8 cms L x 10.6 cms W (0.12 kgs) 224 pages

The Doll People by Ann Matthew Martins
ISBN 0786812400 EAN 9780786812400 Hyperion Paperback 
WB Price: $15.95 (8 to 13) 
The New York Times called it "amusing, " with a "well-paced plot, " adding, "It is entertaining and satisfying, and likely to hold the attention of young readers, regardless of their interest in dolls." Annabelle Doll is eight years old--she has been for more than a hundred years. Not a lot has happened to her, cooped up in the same dollhouse, with the same doll people day after day, year after year...until the Funcrafts move in! Now Annabelle has a friend! Sure, she's made entirely of plastic, and she's living in the scariest room in the house, but she's an adventurer, and after a hundred years of boredom, an adventure is just what Annabelle needs. When a secret diary surfaces, these two unlikely friends venture into the exciting and dangerous world outside the dollhouse to unravel an age-old mystery. This masterfully plotted adventure is illustrated throughout with remarkable black-and-white illustrations. Booksellers' Choice 2001; 22.7 cms L x 15.6 cms W (0.41 kgs) 256 pages

Mrs Frisby and The Rats of NIMH by Robert O'Brien
ISBN 0689710682 EAN 9780689710681 Aladdin Paperback
(9 to 13)WB Price: $11.95
Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma. And Mrs. Frisby in turn renders them a great service. Newbery Medal 1972; ALA Notable Children's Book; "Horn Book" Fanfare Book.19.3 cms L x 13 cms W (0.17 kgs) 233 pages

Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen
ISBN 0440219361 EAN 9780440219361 Laurel Paperback (13 to 18) 
WB Price: $9.95
Sarny, a female slave at the Waller plantation, first sees Nightjohn when he is brought there with a rope around his neck, his body covered in scars.He had escaped north to freedom, but he came back--came back to teach reading. Knowing that the penalty for reading is dismemberment Nightjohn still retumed to slavery to teach others how to read. And twelve-year-old Sarny is willing to take the risk to learn.17.6 cms L x 10.67 cms W (0.06 kgs) 112 pages

Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
ISBN 0064409597 EAN 9780064409599 Harper Paperback 
(9 to 11) WB Price: $10.95
With a fresh, simple style, acclaimed author Creech tells a story with enormous heart. Written as a series of free-verse poems, "Love That Dog" shows how one boy finds his own voice with the help of a teacher, a writer, a pencil, some yellow paper, and, of course, a dog. 17.9 cms L x 12.85 cms W (0.11 kgs) 112 pages

That Face On The Milk Carton by Caroline B Cooney
ISBN 0440220653 EAN 9780440220657 Laurel Paperback (13 to 18)
WB Price: $11.95
No one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on the milk cartons. But as Janie Johnson glanced at the face of the ordinary little girl with her hair in tight pigtails, wearing a dress with a narrow white collar--a three-year-old who had been kidnapped twelve years before from a shopping mall in New Jersey--she felt overcome with shock. She recognized that little girl--it was she. How could it possibly be true?Janie can't believe that her loving parents kidnapped her, but as she begins to piece things together, nothing makes sense. Something is terribly wrong. Are Mr. and Mrs. Johnson really Janie's parents? And if not, who is Janie Johnson, and what really happened? Award: Young Hoosier Book Award | Winner | Grades 6-8 | 1993 ; 17.55 cms L x 10.64 cms W (0.10 kgs) 208 pages