The School at Crooked Creek

Submitted by Bill W. on Fri, 2016-09-16 09:28

Living on the 19th-century Indiana frontier with his parents and irritable older sister Louise, 6-year-old Beansie dreads his first day of school, but his resilience surprises even his sister.

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The School at Crooked Creek
The School at Crooked Creek

Laurie Lawlor
(Juvenile Fiction - J Lawlor)

Living on the 19th-century Indiana frontier with his parents and irritable older sister Louise, 6-year-old Beansie dreads his first day of school, but his resilience surprises even his sister.

 

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  • A Place Called Freedom


  • Running Out of Time


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • Rosetown


  • Finding Home


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • Honey


  • 13: A Novel


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • Good night, Indiana University


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • The Best At It


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


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Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift

Submitted by Bill W. on Fri, 2016-09-16 09:25

In her fictionalized journal, 11-year-old Minnie Swift recounts how her family dealt with the difficult times during the Depression and how the arrival of an orphan from Texas changed their lives in Indianapolis just before Christmas 1932.

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Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift
Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift

Kathryn Lasky
(Juvenile Fiction - J Dear Las)
Series: Dear America

In her fictionalized journal, 11-year-old Minnie Swift recounts how her family dealt with the difficult times during the Depression and how the arrival of an orphan from Texas changed their lives in Indianapolis just before Christmas 1932.

 

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  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • Running Out of Time


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • Finding Home


  • 13: A Novel


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • The Best At It


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • Rosetown


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • Good night, Indiana University


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • Honey


  • Ruthie’s Gift


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Running Out of Time

Submitted by Bill W. on Thu, 2016-09-15 12:45

When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, 13-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1995 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children.

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Running Out of Time
Running Out of Time

Margaret Peterson Haddix
(Juvenile Fiction - J Haddix)

When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, 13-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1995 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children.

 

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  • The Best At It


  • Good night, Indiana University


  • 13: A Novel


  • Running Out of Time


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • Finding Home


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • Rosetown


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • Honey


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Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War

Submitted by Bill W. on Thu, 2016-09-15 12:42

12-year-olds Anikwa, of the Miami village of Kekionga, and James, of the trading post outside Fort Wayne, find their friendship threatened by the rising fear and tension brought by the War of 1812.

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Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War
Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War

Helen Frost
(Juvenile Fiction - J Frost)

12-year-olds Anikwa, of the Miami village of Kekionga, and James, of the trading post outside Fort Wayne, find their friendship threatened by the rising fear and tension brought by the War of 1812.

 

Indiana Connections

  • Finding Home


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • Good night, Indiana University


  • 13: A Novel


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • The Best At It


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • Honey


  • Rosetown


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Running Out of Time


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Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1

Submitted by Bill W. on Thu, 2016-09-15 12:40

When fifth-grader Timmy McAllister decides to order a ninja through the mail, his town of Cherry Creek, Indiana may never be the same again.

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Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1
Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1

Joshua Elder
(Juvenile Manga - J-MANGA Mailord v. 1 Elder)

When fifth-grader Timmy McAllister decides to order a ninja through the mail, his town of Cherry Creek, Indiana may never be the same again.

 

Indiana Connections

  • Honey


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • Rosetown


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


  • 13: A Novel


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • Finding Home


  • Running Out of Time


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • The Best At It


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • Good night, Indiana University


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Ruthie’s Gift

Submitted by Bill W. on Thu, 2016-09-15 12:23

Just before the beginning of World War I, 8-year-old Ruthie, who lives with her parents and six brothers on a farm in Indiana, wishes for a sister and tries to behave like the lady her mother wants her to be.

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Ruthie’s Gift
Ruthie’s Gift

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
(Juvenile Fiction - J Br)

Just before the beginning of World War I, 8-year-old Ruthie, who lives with her parents and six brothers on a farm in Indiana, wishes for a sister and tries to behave like the lady her mother wants her to be.

 

Indiana Connections

  • A Place Called Freedom


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • Good night, Indiana University


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Finding Home


  • The Best At It


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • 13: A Novel


  • Honey


  • Running Out of Time


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • Rosetown


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • Tracking Daddy Down


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Higher! Higher!

Submitted by epackard on Thu, 2012-11-15 10:04

One child. One swing. One obliging Dad. A plea to go higher leads to new heights - how high? A mountain? The sky? Very few words captures the glee of being pushed on a swing. Recommended for ages 2–3.

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Higher! Higher!
Higher! Higher!

Leslie Patricelli
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Pat)

One child. One swing. One obliging Dad. A plea to go higher leads to new heights - how high? A mountain? The sky? Very few words captures the glee of being pushed on a swing. Recommended for ages 2–3.
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  • Bloom Boom!


  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?


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Bear is a Bear

Submitted by epackard on Thu, 2012-11-15 09:52

A bear is a friend. A fellow mischief maker, a protector, and a dreamer. Until it’s time to say goodbye….and hello again! Recommended for ages 4–8.

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Bear is a Bear
Bear is a Bear

Jonathan Stutzman
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Stu)

A bear is a friend. A fellow mischief maker, a protector, and a dreamer. Until it’s time to say goodbye….and hello again! Recommended for ages 4–8.
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  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?


  • Bear is a Bear


  • The Mitten


  • Wiggle, Waggle


  • Owl Babies


  • Stuck


  • Dumplings for Lili


  • This Is the Boat that Ben Built


  • Higher! Higher!


  • I Kissed the Baby!


  • Bear is a Bear


  • The Mitten


  • Chicken Story Time


  • Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears : a West African Tale


  • This Is the Boat that Ben Built


  • I Kissed the Baby!


  • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie


  • Higher! Higher!


  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?


  • Bloom Boom!


  • Chicken Story Time


  • Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears : a West African Tale


  • Bloom Boom!


  • Dumplings for Lili


  • Owl Babies


  • Wiggle, Waggle


  • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie


  • Stuck


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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Submitted by epackard on Wed, 2012-11-07 19:18

Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them. Recommended for ages 1–5.

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Bill Martin
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Ma)

Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them. Recommended for ages 1–5.
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  • Wiggle, Waggle


  • Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears : a West African Tale


  • Higher! Higher!


  • Bear is a Bear


  • The Mitten


  • This Is the Boat that Ben Built


  • Higher! Higher!


  • Bloom Boom!


  • Owl Babies


  • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie


  • Bloom Boom!


  • Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears : a West African Tale


  • Chicken Story Time


  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?


  • Bear is a Bear


  • I Kissed the Baby!


  • Stuck


  • Wiggle, Waggle


  • Dumplings for Lili


  • The Mitten


  • Chicken Story Time


  • Stuck


  • I Kissed the Baby!


  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?


  • This Is the Boat that Ben Built


  • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie


  • Dumplings for Lili


  • Owl Babies


more >

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