Title |
Author |
Grade |
Core/Supp |
Length |
Other |
Description |
The Face on the Milk Carton |
Caroline B. Cooney |
4-6 |
|
4 cassettes
5.5 hours
AB-105 |
|
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, she immediately recognized familiar features. The little girl, a three-year-old who had been kidnapped twelve years before from a shopping mall in New Jersey stared back at her. She felt overcome with shock. She was the little girl. How could it possibly be true? |
The Fighting Ground |
Avi |
4-6 |
|
3 cassettes
3.15 hours
AB-45 |
1984 ALA Notable Children's Book; NCSS/CBC Notable 1984 Children's Trade Book in Social Studies; 1984 ALA Best Books for Young Adults |
"At thirteen, Jonathan dreams of fighting in the American Revolution. Almost by accident, he is recruited into a fighting unit and experiences the reality of war, including being taken prisoner and coming to grips with his feelings about shooting to kill." -School Library Journal |
Free Fall |
Joyce Sweeney |
4-6 |
|
5 cassettes
6.25 hours
AB-107 |
|
Joyce Sweeney, winner of ALA awards and the Delacotte Press Prize, combines realistic dialogue, fast-pace action, and perilous challenges into a cave adventure that will immediately satisfy young adults’ appetite for action. |
The Friends |
Kazumi Yomoto |
4-6 |
|
4 cassettes
5 hours
AB-4 |
|
In Japan, as Kiyama and his two friends prepare for the entrance exams for junior high school, they become obsessed with the desire to see what a dead person looks like. They begin spying on an old man who lives alone, the old man is no fool. Before long, the boys realize that he is watching them. The resulting relationship changes each of their lives. |
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