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Title	Author	Reading Level	Length	Other	Description
Let the Circle Be Unbroken	Mildred Taylor	Young Adult	10 Cassettes, 13.30 hours	Coretta Scott King Award	The year is 1935. The young Logan family watches as their friend is charged with murder and tried by an all-white jury. Four black children growing up in rural Mississippi during the Depression experience racial antagonisms and hard times, but learn from their parents the pride and self-respect they need to survive. "A profoundly affecting novel." -Publishers Weekly

Linnea in Monet’s Garden	Christina Bjork	Ages 8-12	1 Cassette, 1 hour		Linnea has visited Claude Monet's garden! In Paris, she got to see many of his actual paintings. Now she understands what it means for a painter to be called an Impressionist. This innovative art book for children contains full-color photos of many of Monet's famous paintings.

The Lottery Rose	Irene Hunt	Ages 8-12	4 Cassettes, 4.75 hours		George Burgess has known nothing but abuse and neglect all his life. When he is taken from his alcoholic mother and her brutal boyfriend and placed in a home for boys, he must learn to trust some people and forgive others. Irene Hunt’s moving novel appears on school reading lists across the country.

Lyddie	Katherine Paterson	Ages 9-12	5 Cassettes, 6.75 hours		As Lyddie earns a reputation for being a hard and thrifty worker, she watches the grinding work at the factory sap the vitality of young girls, some no more than eight or nine, who were once healthy and strong. When a friend is threatened by one of the factory managers, Lyddie knows it’s time to speak up, but if she does, she could lose her dream and everything she has worked for.