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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
And Maggie makes three And Maggie makes three Joan Lowery Nixon Twelve-year-old Maggie, living with her grandmother in Houston, joins the drama club at school, wins a part in a play, begins to make friends, and learns to deal with feelings of loneliness, selfishn… OL137725W
Fat chance, Claude Fat chance, Claude Joan Lowery Nixon A zany Texas couple, Shirley and Claude, grow up and meet out in the gold mining hills of Colorado. OL137737W
The Seance The Seance Joan Lowery Nixon The séance started as a game, but it led to murder and terror for the people of a small east Texas community. OL137754W
Casey and the Great Idea Casey and the Great Idea Joan Lowery Nixon When Casey, an ardent 12-year-old feminist, sets out to help victims of discrimination, whether they want her help or not, she finds her ideas don't always work as planned. OL137765W
The Trap The Trap Joan Lowery Nixon Sixteen-year-old Julie agrees to spend the summer at her great-aunt and uncle's ranch in Texas, but gets more than she bargained for when valuables suddenly start disappearing and it appears that the… OL137780W
The Stalker The Stalker Joan Lowery Nixon When her best friend is accused of murder, seventeen-year-old Jennifer is determined to prove her innocence by finding the real culprit. OL137788W
Gloria Chipmunk, star! Gloria Chipmunk, star! Joan Lowery Nixon Gloria Chipmunk has a real problem to solve when she must stay home to take care of her little brother on the same day of the class play in which she has a part. OL15130577W
Land of Dreams Land of Dreams Joan Lowery Nixon In 1902 sixteen-year-old Kristin travels with her family from Sweden to a new life in Minnesota, where she finds herself frustrated by the restrictions placed on what girls of her age are expected or… OL15130595W
The legend of Deadman's Mine The legend of Deadman's Mine Joan Lowery Nixon While staying at a dude ranch, Brian and Sean investigate the theft of a prize racehorse. OL15130602W
Muffie Mouse and the busy birthday Muffie Mouse and the busy birthday Joan Lowery Nixon,Geoffrey Hayes Muffie displays her imagination in four episodes that take place on her mother's birthday. OL15130610W
Nancy's Story Nancy's Story Joan Lowery Nixon In 1765, twelve-year-old Nancy worries about effect of the British Stamp Act on her father's silversmith business in Williamsburg and about how to get along with her new stepmother. OL15130623W
When I Am Eight When I Am Eight Joan Lowery Nixon A child imagines how things will be when he is eight, like his big brother. OL15130660W