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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Dear Prosper Dear Prosper Paula Fox A dog writes his recent master a letter to explain why he ran away, and in it tells of his life with different masters--a rancher, a shepherd, a wealthy Boston woman, a circus clown, an American boy,… OL14928206W
Good Ethan Good Ethan Paula Fox Ethan is not allowed to walk across the street, so when his ball rolls away he devises a clever way to retrieve it. OL14928216W
News from the world News from the world Paula Fox A collection of stories, essays, and autobiographical pieces. OL16011221W
Radiance descending Radiance descending Paula Fox When he sees all the attention which his parents and people in the neighborhood give to Jacob, eleven-year-old Paul struggles with his feelings toward this younger brother who has Down syndrome. OL16024112W
The coldest winter The coldest winter Paula Fox The author describes her movements across Europe's scrambled post-war borders--trips to empty castles and ruined cathedrals, a stint in bombed out Warsaw in the midst of the Communist takeover, and n… OL16028541W
The slave dancer The slave dancer Paula Fox For use in teaching literature to high school students. Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa-bound ship, a thirteen-year-old boy discovers to his horror that he is on a slave ship and that his job is … OL27957909W
Ein Dorf am Meer Ein Dorf am Meer Paula Fox Die böse Tante: Emma muss während der Herzoperation ihres Vaters nach Long Island zu Onkel Crispin und Tante Bea, die sich bald als Ekel entpuppt. Ihre Bemerkungen sind stets kleine feindselige Attac… OL28587624W
The Slave Dancer (Laurel-Leaf Historical Fiction) The Slave Dancer (Laurel-Leaf Historical Fiction) Eros Keith,Paula Fox Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa-bound ship, a thirteen-year-old boy discovers to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the exercise periods of the human cargo. OL67354W
The village by the sea The village by the sea Paula Fox When Emma's father goes to the hospital for surgery, she is sent to stay with Aunt Bea the "terror" and kindly Uncle Crispin. Emma wonders how she will survive two weeks with the always hostile Aunt … OL67356W
The western coast The western coast Paula Fox,Frederick Busch Annie Gianfala, 17 ans, abandonnée par son père, part vers l'ouest des Etats-Unis dans les années précédant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Elle dérive, rencontrant des intellectuels blasés, des cadres d… OL67357W
A servant's tale A servant's tale Melanie Rehak,Paula Fox Luisa de la Cueva, fille d'un grand propriétaire de plantation à sucre et d'une domestique indigène, est née sur l'île de San Pedro dans les Caraïbes. Elle y passe une partie de son enfance. Mais son… OL67360W
Western Wind Western Wind Paula Fox Twelve-year-old Elizabeth resents being sent to stay on a small Maine island after the arrival of her new baby brother, but the time she spends with her artist grandmother and an unusual young neighb… OL67362W
Borrowed Finery Borrowed Finery Paula Fox In this moving and unusual memoir - this portrait of a life adrift - there are many things Paula can't remember, many things she can't explain, but the gaps are telling, signifying a child's quiet ac… OL67364W
A likely place A likely place Paula Fox A little boy who can't spell or ever seem to please his parents spends a week with a kooky babysitter and makes a special friend. OL67365W
The stone-faced boy The stone-faced boy Paula Fox Only his strange great-aunt seems to understand the thoughts behind a young boy's expressionless face as he returns on an eerie, snowy night from rescuing a dog that dislikes him. OL67366W
The Moonlight Man The Moonlight Man Paula Fox,Rafael Lara Martínez Fifteen-year-old Catherine and her father take their first joint vacation in Nova Scotia and finally get to know each other. OL67372W
One-Eyed Cat One-Eyed Cat Paula Fox Ned Wallis knows he's forbidden to touch the rifle in the attic. But he can't resist sneaking it out of the house, just once. Before he realizes it, Ned takes a shot at a dark shadow. When Ned ret… OL67373W