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Title	Author	Reading Level	Length	Other	Description
Hank the Cow Dog	John R. Erickson	Ages 9-12	3 cassettes 2.33 hours		While investigating a vicious murder on his ranch, Hank finds himself the number one suspect. Resigning in a fit of despair, he heads for the hills to become an outlaw, but it's not as easy as he imagined. Whether he's called upon to bark up the sun, investigate suspicious goings-on, or defend the ranch against marauders, Hank's hilarious, hair-raising adventures will delight readers young and old alike.

Hatchet	Gary Paulsen	Ages 9-12	3 cassettes 3.30 hours	A Newbery Honor Book	Headed for Canada to visit his father for the first time since his parents' divorce, thirteen-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of a plane crash, with only the clothes he has on and a hatchet to help him shape a life for himself in the wilderness. Thirteen year old Brian spends 54 days in the Canadian wilderness surviving with only the aid of a hatchet and learning also to deal with his parents' divorce.

Haveli	Suzanne Fisher Staples	Young adult	6 cassettes 8.25 hours		The world of Newbery Honor book Shabanu is vividly recreated in this novel of a young Pakistani woman's heartbreaking struggle against the tyranny of custom and ancient law. Shabanu, now a mother at 18, faces daily challenges to her position in her husband's household, even as she plans for her young daughter's education and uncertain future. Then, during a visit to the Haveli, their home in the city of Lahore, Shabanu falls in love with Omar, in spite of traditions that forbid their union. "Again, Staples imbues Shabanu and her beautiful, brutally repressive world with a splendid reality that transcends the words on the page. Admirers of the intelligent and courageous Shabanu will thirst for more." -(starred) Kirkus.

The Haymeadow	Gary Paulsen	Ages 9-12	3 cassettes 3.30 hours		Fourteen-year-old John Barron is asked, like his father and grandfather before him, to spend the summer taking care of their sheep in the haymeadow. John will be alone, except for two horses, four dogs, with six thousand sheep. John doesn't feel up to the task, but he hopes that if he can accomplish it, he will finally please his father. But John finds when the river floods, coyotes attack, and one dog's feet gets cut, he must rely on his own resourcefulness, ingenuity, and talents to survive this summer in the haymeadow.

Heart of a Champion	Carl Deuker	Ages 9-12	5 cassettes 6 hours		When Seth Barham meets Jimmy Winter playing baseball with his father one January afternoon, neither boy expects a friendship to grow from their chance encounter. Soon, however, Seth and Jimmy are inseparable, and baseball is the glue that holds their friendship together.

Heidi	Johanna Spyri	Ages 9-12	8 cassettes 10.75 hours		Johanna Spyri's classic story of a young orphan sent to live with her grumpy grandfather in the Swiss Alps is retold in its entirety in this beautifully bound hardcover edition. Heidi has charmed and intrigued readers since its original publication in 1880. Much more than a children's story, the narrative is also a lesson on the precarious nature of freedom, a luxury too often taken for granted. Heidi almost loses her liberty as she is ripped away from the tranquility of the mountains to tend to a sick cousin in the city. Happily, all's well that ends well, and the reader is left with only warm, fuzzy thoughts.

The High Rise Glorious Skittle Skat Roarious Sky Pie Angel Food Cake	Nancy Willard	Ages 4-8	1 cassettes .5 hours		What do you do when you find that the only thing your wonderful mother wants for her birthday is a cake--the mysterious “High Rise Glorious Skittle Skat Roarious Sky Pie Angel Food Cake” her grandmother baked for her when she was seven years old? You search for the recipe, of course. As she is preparing a special angel food cake for her mother's birthday, a girl is surprised by three angels who have dropped in for a taste.

Hiroshima	Laurence Yep	Ages 9-12	1 cassettes .75 hours		Newbery Award-winning author, Laurence Yep weaves together factual information about the bomb dropped on Hiroshima and the moving, personal story of a young girl who lives through that fateful day. Hiroshima is an unforgettable introduction to a world-shattering event.

The Hobbit	J.R.R. Tolkien	Ages 9-12	8 cassettes 11.15 hours		The Hobbit is a new mythology in an invented world and a timeless story that can be called both heroic romance and science fiction. "It is written with a quiet humor and the logical detail in which children take delight." -Horn Book

Homecoming	Cynthia Voigt	Young adult	10 cassettes 14.25 hours		Thirteen year-old Dicey Tillerman and her three younger siblings waited in the car in the parking lot of a shopping mall for a day and a night before Dicey admitted their mother wasn’t coming back. Two weeks and many adventures later, they arrive at Aunt Cilla’s. But the Tillermans soon discover that finding a home and making one, don’t always mean the same thing. This is a glowing book…An enthralling journey to a gratifying end."-New York Times Book Review

The Hundred Dresses	Eleanor Estes	Ages 4-8	1 cassette 1 hour	Newbery Honor Book	This is a story about Wanda, who wore the same faded dress to school every day but claimed to have a hundred dresses at home. This tender and lovely story has beautiful full-color illustrations that brilliantly convey the feeling and overtones of the story.

A House for Hermit Crab	Eric Carle	Ages 4-8	1 cassette .25 hours		When Hermit Crab’s shell house begins to feel tight, he finds a bigger, empty shell. But it’s so plain. Will he ever feel at home again? Best-selling author and illustrator Eric Carle captivates early readers with this delightful tale of a young crab growing up. With the print book included in the Homework Pack, youngsters will enjoy seeing Eric Carle’s internationally renowned art.