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Patrick Doyle is full of blarney Patrick Doyle is full of blarney Jennifer L. Armstrong Nine-year-old Patrick promises his buddies that his baseball hero will come to their playground in Hell's Kitchen, bat for him, and chase the Copperheads out. OL15148783W
The century for young people The century for young people Jennifer L. Armstrong An adaptation of the bestselling adult version of The Century, offering young Americans a unique look at the past 100 years, via not only archival material but through the eyes of the people who live… OL15790158W
Pierre's dream Pierre's dream Jennifer L. Armstrong Thinking he is dreaming, Pierre, a lazy, foolish man, shows no fear as he performs many amazing and dangerous circus acts. OL15839095W
What a song can do What a song can do Jennifer L. Armstrong Twelve stories describe the power of music in young people's lives, from forming a community of individuals in a high school band to helping a young man connect to his Indian heritage through ancient… OL15845892W
Audubon Audubon Jos. A. Smith,Jennifer L. Armstrong Briefly tells the story of this nineteenth-century painter and naturalist who is most famous for his detailed paintings of birds. OL16052750W
Building language throughout the year Building language throughout the year John, Ph.D. Lybolt,Kristin Evans Techmanski,Catherine, Ph.D. Gottfred,Jennifer L. Armstrong xii, 436 p. : 28 cm OL18389203W
Mary Mehan awake Mary Mehan awake Jennifer L. Armstrong While working as a servant in the home of a naturalist, Mary Mehan gradually recovers from the numbing effects of her experience as a Civil War nurse and falls in love with a man who had lost his hea… OL28177248W
Little Salt Lick and the Sun King Little Salt Lick and the Sun King Jennifer L. Armstrong Relates how the Second Assistant Rotisserie Turner at the court of King Louis XIV of France becomes the First Assistant Bearer of the King's Dog. OL891663W
Pockets Pockets Jennifer L. Armstrong A stranger arrives at a remote village and becomes the tailor, sewing magical embroidered scenes into the pockets of their plain clothes, which transforms their humdrum lives forever. OL891667W
That terrible baby That terrible baby Jennifer L. Armstrong Mom blames Eleanor and Mark for making a mess of the house until she finally sees that the real culprit is the baby. OL891675W
Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jennifer L. Armstrong Fifteen-year-old Frank Kovacs, a Polish immigrant working in the coal mines of eastern Pennsylvania, begins a correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt after he assumes the presidency on September 14, 1… OL891676W
TOO MANY PETS (Pets, Inc, No 2) TOO MANY PETS (Pets, Inc, No 2) Jennifer L. Armstrong Business is booming for Pets, Inc., but the young pet-sitters are finding that it is becoming harder and harder to keep track of so many requests for their services OL891677W
The whittler's tale The whittler's tale Jennifer L. Armstrong A young girl learns the secret of a strange whittler whose carvings magically come to life. OL891679W
Becoming Mary Mehan Becoming Mary Mehan Jennifer L. Armstrong Jennifer Armstrong's two masterful novels about Mary Mehan are now together in one volume. Set against the pivotal events of the American Civil War, The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan depicts an Irish immigr… OL891681W
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Jennifer L. Armstrong An educated, inquisitive young girl in Philadelphia corresponds with President Thomas Jefferson about current events, including the Lewis and Clark expedition, new inventions, and life at Monticello. OL891697W
Black-Eyed Susan Black-Eyed Susan Jennifer L. Armstrong Ten-year-old Susie and her father love living on the South Dakota prairie with its vast, uninterrupted views of land and sky, but Susie's mother greatly misses their old life in Ohio. OL891698W
Chin Yu Min and the Ginger Cat Chin Yu Min and the Ginger Cat Jennifer L. Armstrong Through her friendship with a ginger cat, a haughty Chinese widow learns to be humble and to provide for herself. OL891700W
Spirit of Endurance Spirit of Endurance Jennifer L. Armstrong An account of the disastrous 1914 expedition to Antarctica and how its members managed to survive. OL891702W
Steal away Steal away Jennifer L. Armstrong In 1855 two thirteen-year-old girls, one white and one black, run away from a southern farm and make the difficult journey north to freedom, living to recount their story forty-one years later to two… OL891703W
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World Jennifer L. Armstrong A very comprehensive account of one of the most important scientific and cultural expeditions in the western world--the third exploration of Antarctica, in 1914. This text captures the emotions, stre… OL891707W
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