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Reading Level |
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Description |
The Wall |
Eve Bunting |
Ages 4-8 |
1 Cassette,
.2 hours |
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 When a young boy and his father visit the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial, the wall provides a chance for them to mourn and honor the ones they love. The Wall conveys thoughtful and sensitive images of both the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and the impact of war that still affects countless families today. It fully captures the power of this striking monument.
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Water Sky |
Jean Craighead George |
Ages 9-12 |
5 Cassettes,
6.30 hours |
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 This book addresses the issues of conservation and cultural heritage as New Englander Lincoln Noah Stonewright spends the summer in Alaska with the family of an Eskimo whaling captain. A boy who goes to Barrow, Alaska, to live with friends of his father learns the importance of whaling to the Eskimo culture.
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Whatever Happened to Janie |
Caroline B. Cooney |
Young Adult |
4 Cassettes,
5.75 hours |
ALA Best Book for Young Adults |
 In The Face on the Milk Carton, readers discovered the horrible truth of Janie Johnson's kidnapping. Now the story continues, and the nightmare isn't over. No one can bring back or relive the 12 years since Janie was taken. The Spring family wants justice, while the Johnsons want what's best for Janie--or Jennie.
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When the Legends Die |
Hal Borland |
Young Adult |
8 Cassettes,
10.45 hours |
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 This extraordinary novel is one of the best books about the painful clash of cultures many Native Americans experience when they enter the "white man’s world." It is the story of an Ute Indian boy who returns to his ancestral traditions in the Colorado wilderness, until he is forced to join the white man’s civilization.
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Where Does the Teacher Live? |
Paula Kursband Feder |
Ages 4-8 |
1 Cassette,
.25 hours |
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 The students of Class 2-3 want to know where their teacher lives. They decide to become private eyes and follow Mrs. Greengrass home. But finding her home is harder than they think, since every day she goes home in a different direction. Christina Moore’s expressive narration brings this delightful children’s mystery to life.
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The Whipping Boy |
Sid Fleischman |
Ages 9-12 |
2 Cassettes,
2 hours |
1987 Newbery Award Book |
 A bratty prince and his whipping boy inadvertently change places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws. The award winning author of The Midnight Horse blends the comic with the compassionate in this highly memorable novel.
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White Fang |
Jack London |
Young Adult |
7 Cassettes,
9.5 hours |
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 White Fang was written as the companion book to Jack London's classic 1903 runaway bestseller, The Call of the Wild. Seen through the eyes of White Fang, who is half dog, half wolf, the story follows the creature as he is forced to endure a series of harsh environments that turn him from his youthful innocence to mad-dog cruelty. That is, until a young man comes along and offers kindness and friendship. But friendship is something that White Fang doesn't understand…yet.
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Wind in the Willows |
Kenneth Grahame |
Ages 9-12 |
2 Cassettes,
2 hours |
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 For the first time in an American edition, color has been added to Ernest H. Shepard's famous illustrations of The Wind in the Willows. The beloved original illustrations are not improved by the addition of sometimes garish color that overpowers the delicate, characteristic line drawings. -The Horn Book, Inc.
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Words of Stone |
Kevin Henkes |
Ages 9-12 |
3 Cassettes,
3.45 hours |
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 Every year for the past five years since his mother's death, 10- year-old Blaze has buried an imaginary friend beneath a stone marker on a hill near his house. Every July he creates a new friend, hoping that this time his make-believe companion will help him overcome his phobias, fears that have plagued him since he lost his mother to cancer. One day, Blaze discovers that someone has used his stone grave markers to spell out his mother's name, "Reena." Feeling frightened and spooked, he cannot fathom who or what could have written this tormenting word.
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