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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Girls know best Girls know best Michelle Roehm,Marci Doane Roth Thirty-eight different girls respond to questions on specific issues including siblings, school, homework, parents, divorce, stepfamilies, boys, race, religion, and personal appearance. OL15140758W
First Words First Words Paul Mandelbaum Most kid write stories. A few of them grow up to be successful authors. Before Stephen King created Carrie, he created Jhonathan, at age nine. And before there was Rabbit Angstrom, there was Manuel C… OL15160340W
Poems about school Poems about school Jacqueline Sweeney A collection of poetry and art by children, describing their social, academic, artistic, and athletic experiences in school. OL19478861W
A world so different A world so different Sarah Butrymowicz At a family reunion, a child notices how the family members continually talk about how different things were in the old days. OL1955274W
Watch out, he's got AIDS Watch out, he's got AIDS Mickey Handis The other students in Billy's fifth-grade class try to understand his condition and his special needs when they find out that he has AIDS. OL1958275W
Waiting for the apples Waiting for the apples Lorene Erickson,Will Brenner,Kathleen Ripley Leo An anthology of writings by Michigan students from kindergarten through the twelfth grade. OL22683887W
Kids explore kids who make a difference Kids explore kids who make a difference Westridge Young Writers Workshop Features young people who have made a difference in their own lives and in the lives of those around them. OL23645831W
Sword quest Sword quest Nancy Yi Fan Wind-voice the half-dove, formerly enslaved, is now free, and Maldeor, the one-winged archaeopteryx, hungers for supreme power.Can Wind-voice and his valiant companions—Ewingerale, the wood-pecker sc… OL278019W
History takes a wild ride History takes a wild ride Baron Johnson A time machine from the future takes a boy to the year 2495, where he discovers that no one knows how to read anymore. OL2939352W
The sunflower The sunflower Miles MacGregor A young Indian boy dreams of a marvelous flower and goes in search of the seeds that will bring sunlight back to the earth and save his people from starvation. OL3471105W
My heart is full of wishes My heart is full of wishes Joshua Grishaw A young boy with cystic fibrosis describes some of his fears and his dreams for a better life. OL3515928W
Glory trail Glory trail Taramesha Maniatty Carrying on the family dogsledding tradition, young Seth McCallay enters the Glory Trail race and is forced to make the most difficult decision of his life. OL3749792W
Fogbound Fogbound Steven Shepard When twelve-year-old Jason rows his boat to the Maine island where he has accidentally left his father's knife, he must face threatening fog, treacherous currents, and a sinister lobsterman. OL3916949W
The old barn The old barn Rose Miller After her grandfather dies, Sarah's parents are in danger of losing the family farm, until Sarah remembers the story he had told her about coins buried under the old barn. OL4307248W
Friends afloat Friends afloat Eliza Rosenbaum Eight animals on a sailboat learn that by using their individual talents for the good of the group they all benefit and keep each other afloat and safe. OL4310926W
The magic donkey The magic donkey Adam Pio A young boy faces the world alone until his journeys with a magical donkey bring him self-confidence, personal strength, and a new understanding of love. OL4779007W
Dream of the dinosaurs Dream of the dinosaurs Blake Christopher Hodgetts A young boy meets millions of dinosaurs in his vivid dreams. OL6689114W