Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Beheaded, survived Beheaded, survived Barbara Williams Jane doesn't want any of the other kids on the tour of England to know she's diabetic, especially not her new friend, Lowell who is concealing his own painful secrets about his family life. OL15338275W
Breakthrough, women in politics Breakthrough, women in politics Barbara Williams Presents biographies of Genevieve Atwood, Janet Gray Hayes, Dixy Lee Ray, Millicent Fenwick, Nancy Landon Kassebaum, Esther Peterson, and Yvonne Burke, all of whom are active in public life, and brie… OL15338278W
Brigham Young and me, Clarissa Brigham Young and me, Clarissa Barbara Williams A fictionalized account of the daily life of Brigham Young and his family as seen through the eyes of his eight-year-old daughter, Clarissa. OL15338279W
Guess who's coming to my tea party Guess who's coming to my tea party Barbara Williams A child fantasizes about what she would serve various friends, relatives, and acquaintances at a tea party. OL15338290W
H-E-L-L-L-P! the crazy gang is back! H-E-L-L-L-P! the crazy gang is back! Barbara Williams Kim finds out to her horror that two members of the Spikes gang have transferred to her junior high school and that one of them has a crush on her. OL15338291W
Hello, dandelions! Hello, dandelions! Barbara Williams Introduces dandelions and some of the things that one can do with them. OL15338292W
The horrible, impossible bad witch child The horrible, impossible bad witch child Barbara Williams A nasty little witch girl is transformed into a beautiful princess by a magical frog. OL15338293W
Tell the truth, Marly Dee Tell the truth, Marly Dee Barbara Williams Twelve-year-old Marly Dee is convinced that all the problems that suddenly seem to assail her at home and at school are caused by the new boy, her sworn enemy, Dennis Cunningham. OL15338321W
A valentine for Cousin Archie A valentine for Cousin Archie Barbara Williams Responding to the anonymous valentine he receives, Cousin Archie sets off a whole chain of valentine giving. OL15338324W
Where are you, Angela von Hauptmann, now that I need you? Where are you, Angela von Hauptmann, now that I need you? Barbara Williams When a talkative sixth-grader arrives at Walt Whitman Elementary in the spring of 1939, she has an unusual effect on her classmates. OL15338327W
Never hit a porcupine Never hit a porcupine Barbara Williams A little fox leaving home to seek his fortune receives some valuable advice from his father. OL15838657W
Mitzi's honeymoon with Nana Potts Mitzi's honeymoon with Nana Potts Barbara Williams Eight-year-old Mitzi has always wanted a grandmother, but her new stepbrothers' grandmother, who wears wigs and insists on healthy foods, is not exactly what Mitzi had in mind. OL15951132W
Albert's impossible toothache Albert's impossible toothache Barbara Williams When Albert complains of a toothache, no one in his family believes him, until his grandmother takes the time to really listen to him. OL36235W
Cookie craft Cookie craft Barbara Williams Directions for creating 45 party favors and decorations from commercially prepared cookies. OL36241W
Gary and the very terrible monster Gary and the very terrible monster Barbara Williams The trouble-causing monster that only Gary can see disappears when he gets a real puppy. OL36249W
Mitzi and Frederick the Great Mitzi and Frederick the Great Barbara Williams Eight-year-old Mitzi finds out just how great her stepbrother Frederick really is when they accompany her mother to New Mexico to work in an archaeological dig for the summer. OL36256W
Someday, said Mitchell Someday, said Mitchell Williams,Barbara Williams As Mitchell plans how he will help his mother when he grows up, she tells how he can help now while he is little. OL36260W
Mitzi and the terrible Tyrannosaurus Rex Mitzi and the terrible Tyrannosaurus Rex Barbara Williams Mitzi isn't sure she wants her mother to marry Walter, whose younger son is a three-year-old genius who thinks he is a dinosaur. OL36265W
Albert's Toothache Albert's Toothache Barbara Williams Nobody believes Albert when he complains of a toothache. OL36270W