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Author |
Reading Level |
Length |
Other |
Description |
Caddie Woodlawn |
Carol Ryrie Brink |
Ages 9-12 |
5 cassettes
6.15 hours |
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 This beloved story follows the frontier adventures of Caddie Woodlawn, a tomboy growing up in Wisconsin during the 1860s. More likely to plow than bake, she's the despair of her mother and older sister. But when Indians threaten to massacre the settlers, it's Caddie who saves the day.
"Told with style and grace and teamed with…fresh new illustrations, the story of Wisconsin frontier life in the 1860s will continue to attract readers today." -School Library Journal, starred review. |
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Call it Courage |
Armstrong Sperry |
Ages 9-12 |
2 cassettes
2.25 hours |
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 Mafatu's name means "Stout Heart," but his people call him a coward. Ever since the sea took his mother's life and spared his own, he has lived with deep fear. And even though his father is the Great Chief of Hikueru--an island whose seafaring people worship courage--he is terrified, and consequently, he is severely scorned. By the time he is twelve years old, Mafatu can bear it no longer. He must conquer his fear alone…even if it means certain death. |
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Catherine Called Birdy |
Karen Cushman |
Ages 9-12 |
5 cassettes
6.5 hours |
A Newbery Honor Book |
 In 1290, her 14th year, Catherine begins a diary that quickly fills with irrepressible joys of frustrations of her life. Catherine Called Birdy is a colorful and very personal window into medieval England. |
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The Cay |
Theodore Taylor |
Ages 9-12 |
2 cassettes
2 hours |
An ALA Notable Children's Book; Jane Addams Children's Book Award; Lewis Carroll Shelf Award;
Commonwealth Club of California: Literature Award; Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Award; A Child Study Children's Book Committee: Children's Book of the Year
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 Shipwrecked on a tiny Caribbean island, Philip must overcome his prejudice towards Timothy, the old black sailor who becomes the key to his survival.
"This is one of the best survival stories since Robinson Crusoe." -The Washington Star. |
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Challenge at Second Base |
Matt Christopher |
Ages 9-12 |
1 cassette
2 hours |
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 Stan Martin believes his chances for playing second base are next to zero because his rival for the position looks too tough to beat. Tempted to quit the team, Stan sticks it out after receiving a mysterious note. |
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Crash |
Jerry Spinelli |
Ages 9-12 |
3 cassettes
4 hours |
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 Written by Newbery-Award-winning author Jerry Spinelli, this glimpse behind a stereotype is an exciting sports adventure. This is a hilarious, poignant story of cocky, seventh-grade, super jock, Crash Coogan. |
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The Crossing |
Gary Paulsen |
Ages 9-12 |
2 cassettes
2.75 hours |
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 Manny meets Robert Locke, an American soldier who wanders into the Mexican barrio and drinks himself sick every night. Manny can’t understand the strange things the soldier mumbles as he slips in and out of awareness, but he knows the man is decent and will not hurt him. For Manny, for whom survival is a dangerous game he must play every day, the soldier’s acts of kindness are a miracle. |
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