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Newbery Award and Honor Books:

The 21 Balloons by William Pene du Bois ... $1.50 (1961, 180 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear - still a good reading copy.) -- 2 copies

The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder ... $2.00 (Not ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good.)

The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth ... $1.50 (1958+, 63 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. "A little cat comes to the home of a poor Japanese artist and, by humility and devotion, brings him good fortune.") -- 5 copies

Up A Road Slowly by Irene Hunt ... $2.00 (1986, 192 pages. Ex-library, overall good.)

Shen of the Sea, Chinese Stories for Children by Arthur Bowie Chrisman ... $2.00 (1953, 221 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "A series of fascinating Chinese stories, strong in humor and rich in Chinese wisdom, in which the author has caught admirably the spirit of Chinese life and thought.")

King of the Wind, The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Marguerite Henry ... $1.50 (Softcover, light wear to cover and corners, pages are overall good. "Sham and the stable boy Agba travel from Morocco to France to England where, at last, Sham's majesty is recognized and he becomes the "Godolphin Arabian," ancestor of the most superior Thoroughbred horses.") -- 2 copies

Blue Willow by Doris Gates ... $3.00 (1968+, 172 pages. Ex-library, rebound, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. Ages 9 to 12. "A little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow plate, will be their permanent home.")

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes ... $1.00 (New, softcover - the smaller size.) -- 14 copies




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This Section is Alphabetical by Author (more general fiction below):


American Girls:
Meet Samantha, An American Girl - Book One ... $2.00 (Not ex-library, dustjacket has wear, overall good.)
Meet Samantha, An American Girl - Book One ... $1.50 (Softcover. Not ex-library, some wear - still a good reading copy.) -- 2 copies
Meet Addy ... $1.50 (Softcover, overall good.)


Three Investigators:
Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators #8 - The Mystery of The Silver Spider by Robert Arthur ... $2.00 (Not ex-library, cover has some wear, text block has been taped back into the book at the hinges. Still just fine for a reading copy.)
Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators #11 - The Mystery of The Talking Skull by Robert Arthur ... $3.00 (Not ex-library, overall good.)


Patricia Beatty:
Eben Tyne, Powdermonkey by Patricia Beatty & Phillip Robbins ... $3.00 (1990, 227 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "A thirteen-year-old powdermonkey in the Confederate navy joins the crew of the ironclad Merrimack in a mission to break the Union blockade of Norfolk harbor.")


Beverly Cleary:
Otis Spofford by Beverly Cleary ... $1.50 (Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy.)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary ... $1.50 (softcover)
Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary ... $1.50 (Softcover, ex-library, a bit of wear to corners, still a good reading copy.)


Roald Dahl:
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl ... $2.00 (1972, 163 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good.)


Hardy Boys - Franklin W. Dixon:
The Hardy Boys #1: The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon ... $1.50 (Applewood Books reprint. Ex-library, dustjacket, good condition - book has a fairly hard skew to the right.)


Sid Fleischman:
McBroom's Ear by Sid Fleischman ... $1.50 (1969. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good.)


Carolyn Haywood:
Happy Birthday from Carolyn Haywood ... $1.50 (softcover)



Marguerite Henry:
Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry ... $1.50 (1975, 175 pages. Ex-library, rebound, overall good but there is a water mark to the right to the right edge of the pages creating a slight rumple. No musty smell. Still a good reading copy. "Paul and his sister Maureen's determination to own a pony from the herd on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is greatly increased when the Phantom and her colt are among the ponies rounded up for the yearly auction.")
Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry ... $1.50 (Softcover, light wear. "Paul and his sister Maureen's determination to own a pony from the herd on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is greatly increased when the Phantom and her colt are among the ponies rounded up for the yearly auction.")
Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry ... $2.00 (Larger softcover, a bit of wear to edges, overall good.)


The New Sugar Creek Gang:
The New Sugar Creek Gang #1 - The Case of the Red Hot Possum ... $1.00
The New Sugar Creek Gang #2 - The Big Bike Mystery ... $1.00
The New Sugar Creek Gang #3 - The Case of the Cold Turkey ... $1.00
The New Sugar Creek Gang #4 - The Case of the Dinosaur in the Desert ... $1.00
The New Sugar Creek Gang #5 - The Case of the Loony Cruise ... $1.00




Janet Lambert:
Five's A Crowd by Janet Lambert ... $3.00 (1963, 157 pages. Ex-library, rebound, wear and soil to cover, pages have overall typical library wear - still a good reading copy. "After an eventful year of school and college, a new experience for Josie and Sandra Campbell, the girls find themselves on their way to Haiti, where they are to join their parents and sail the Pakhoi, the family's Chinese junk, to New York.")
Love to Spare by Janet Lambert ... $3.00 (1937, 155 pages. Ex-library, rebound, wear and soil to cover, pages have overall typical library wear - still a good reading copy. "Cinda Hollister is ready for a fun summer, yet has a more serious perspective on life since her freshman year in college. Although she accepts a job as secretary in her father's office, she also finds time for pleasure as she prepares for her brother, Warren's marriage to Melody Ayer. And to add to it all, one of the ushers, Keith Drayton, turns out to be quite attractive and personable ... and interested in Cinda! Yet there is enigmatic Paul Banning who still wants Cinda to be his steady girl. An unexpected turn of events makes clear to Cinda that though she has "love to spare," there is only one who truly holds a special place in her heart.")


Astrid Lindgren:
Pippi Goes to the Circus by Astrid Lindgren ... $1.50 (2000, 32 pages. Ex-library, rebound, overall good. "Pippi and her friends, Tommy and Annika, attend the circus where Pippi walks the tightrope and wrestles with the 'World's Strongest Man.'")


Patricia MacLachlan:
Journey by Patricia MacLachlan ... $1.50 (1991, 83 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Left by their mother with their grandparents, two children feel as if their past has been erased until Grandfather finds a way to restore it to them.")


Mary Pope Osborne - Magic Tree House books softcover, they are *not* ex-library, they have light wear, good condition:
#7 - Sunset of the Sabertooth ... $1.50 -- 2 copies
#9 - Dolphins at Daybreak ... $1.50 -- 3 copies
#10 - Ghost Town at Sundown ... $1.50
#12 - Polar Bears Past Bedtime ... $1.50 -- 2 copies



Keith Robertson:
Henry Reed, Inc. by Keith Robertson ... $2.00 (1976, 239 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. "Henry Reed has arrived in Grover's Corner - and the town will never be the same. While spending the summer with his aunt and uncle, Henry comes up with a sure-fire money-making project: Henry Reed, Inc., Research. Henry's neighbor, Midge Glass, has an even more sure-fire hit: Reed and Glass, Inc. Now with Henry's ingenious mind and Midge's practical reasoning, Reed and Glass Inc. turns into a huge success - while creating more bewildering and outrageous schemes than the townsfolk could have imagined!")


Sydney Taylor:
All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor ... 50 cents (Softcover. Hard wear to cover include a missing piece (missing piece on first endpage, too) - pages are browning. Just fine for a reading copy.)


Boxcar Children - Gertrude Chandler Warner:
Boxcar Children #38 - The Mystery of the Purple Pool ... $2.00 (1994, 121 pages. Ex-library, hardcover. Wear to corners - still a good reading copy. "While staying at a hotel in New York City, the Aldens investigate a series of annoying pranks plaguing the management and guests.")
Boxcar Children #64 - The Black Pearl Mystery ... $2.00 (1998, 121 pages. Ex-library, hardcover. Some wear - still a good reading copy. "While visiting their cousin's pineapple plantation in Hawaii, the Aldens hear a local legend about a black pearl with a curse on it and investigate mysterious incidents on and around the plantation.")


The Happy Hollisters by Jerry West:
#19 - The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery at Missile Town by Jerry West ... $2.00 (Ex-library, dustjacket, taped back hinge, some wear - still a good reading copy.)





Nancy Drew -

All books are all overall clean and in good condition with light wear (unless otherwise noted); they are *not* ex-library. They are all older yellow spines - not the newer, shiny covers. Revised editions (unless otherwise noted).

Endpapers are blue/white pictures; published between '59 - '74:
#30 - The Clue of the Velvet Mask ... $3.00 (wear to corners, top/bottom spine; faded spine -- original text, 25 chapters, 211 pages)
#31 - The Ringmaster's Secret ... $3.00 (wear to corners, top/bottom of spine-- original text, 25 chapters, 214 pages)

Endpapers are black/white pictures; published between '69 - '82:
#01 - The Secret of the Old Clock ... $3.00
#02 - The Hidden Staircase ... $3.00
#03 - The Bungalow Mystery ... $3.00
#04 - The Mystery of Lilac Inn .. $3.00
#07 - The Clue in the Diary ... $3.00
#09 - The Sign of the Twisted Candles ... $3.00

Nancy Drew #2 - The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene ... $1.50 (Older yellow spine. Some wear to corners, overall good.)






Bobbsey Twins by Laura Lee Hope -- I don't find these very often, but I had an opportunity to buy quite a few lately. I am just going to go with a straight $2.00 per book regardless of style or condition. All books are good reading copies.

9. Bobbsey Twins' Search in the Great City ... $2.00 (Lavender spine.
25. Bobbsey Twins at the Circus, The ... $2.00 (Lavender spine.)

11. Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed.)
18. Bobbsey Twins Keeping House, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed.) -- 2 copies
19. Bobbsey Twins at Clover Bank, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed.) -- 2 copies
20. Bobbsey Twins at Cherry Corners, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed.)
21. Bobbsey Twins and Their Schoolmates, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed.)
23. Bobbsey Twins at Spruce Lake, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed, dustjacket.)
26. Bobbsey Twins on an Airplane Trip, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed.)
27. Bobbsey Twins Solve a Mystery, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed.)
30. Bobbsey Twins in a Radio Play, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed.)
31. Bobbsey Twins at Windmill Cottage, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed.)
34. Bobbsey Twins at the Ice Carnival, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed, dustjacket.)
35. Bobbsey Twins in the Land of Cotton, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed.)
36. Bobbsey Twins in Echo Valley, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed.)
38. Bobbsey Twins at Mystery Mansion, The ... $2.00 (Green boards.)
39. Bobbsey Twins at Sugar Maple Hill, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed.)
39. Bobbsey Twins at Sugar Maple Hill, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed, dustjacket.)
42. Bobbsey Twins in Tulip Land, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed.)
43. Bobbsey Twins in Rainbow Valley, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed.)
46. Bobbsey Twins and the Horseshoe Riddle, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed.)
48. Bobbsey Twins on a Bicycle Trip, The ... $2.00 (Green tweed.)




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General Fiction:

The Lighthouse Family: The Storm by Cynthia Rylant ... $1.50 (2002, 80 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "Pandora the cat becomes a lighthouse keeper and saves the life of Seabold the dog, and together the two of them create a family with three young mice rescued from the sea.")

Little Prudy's Captain Horace by Sophie May ... $1.00 (Circa 1920. Third book in the Little Prudy Series. This old book has wear and soil to cover, pages are in good condition but do have wear - the book is a bit fragile. I believe the setting is Indiana and the children are referred to as 'Hoosier children.')

Marco Moonlight by Clyde Robert Bulla ... $1.50 (1976, 104 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "Thirteen-year-old Marco's vague memories of a brother take on reality in a terrifying way.")

The Green Laurel by Eleanor Spence ... $1.50 (1963, 181 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. "For five years now the Somervilles have led a nomadic existence moving from one Australian country town to another with their miniature train and taking part in festivals and shows. Rae Somerville finds this an exciting and satisfying way of life - 'Who wants to do ordinary things?' she asks her sister Lesley. But to eleven-year-old Lesley, quieter and more sensitive than the tomboyish Rae, a house with roots is the most important thing in the world.")

The Terrible Churnadryne by Eleanor Cameron ... $1.50 (1959, 125 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. "What was it that stalked the peak of San Lorenzo? Some people thought it was a dinosaur. To Jennifer and Tom it became the churnadryne - graceful, beautiful, and terrifying. ... Fans of Mrs. Cameron's Mushroom Planet series will be delighted with this new and excitingly different mystery.")

Listen to the Nightingale by Rumer Godden ... $2.00 (1992, 199 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "When she wins a scholarship to a famous ballet school, Lottie, an orphan reared by the costume mistress for a London ballet company, is torn between her lifelong dream and her love for a newly adopted puppy.")

The Pleasant Fieldmouse Storybook by Jan Wahl ... $1.50 (1977. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. Five short stories following the adventures of Pleasant Fieldmouse throughout the year.")

Runner for the King by Rowena Bastin Bennett ... $2.00 (1944, 48 pages. Ex-library, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Inca tale of Roca the youngest runner in the Inca Empire.")

The Secret of Fiery Gorge by Wilson Gage ... $2.00 (1960, 185 pages. Ex-library, rebound, dutstjacket. Some typical library wear - still a good reading copy. Ages 8 to 12. "From the moment the Barton family began their vacation in a run-down cabin in the North Carolina mountains Marjorie and tom were intrigued by the strange luminescence that brightened Fiery Gorge. ... Was it natural? Or was it 'Uranium hunters?'")

The Better Brown Stories by Allan Ahlberg ... $2.00 (1995, 97 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "The Browns are not like other storybook characters - they're bored with their story! So off they go to visit the Writer, demanding more excitement. Less homework. Less housework. No French tests. We want a better story! they demand. Instead they get five stories filled with adventure and mayhem.")

Lost Bear by Glen A. Hodges ... $2.00 (1975, 72 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some typical wear - still a good reading copy. "After being orphaned during an earthquake in Alaska, a black bear cub attaches itself to a bull moose whose initial indifference eventually turns to hostility.")

Bert Breen's Barn by Walter D. Edmonds ... $2.00 (1975, 270 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. "A young man attempts to claim ownership to an old barn rumored to contain a hidden treasure.")

National Velvet by Enid Bagnold ... $3.00 (1965, 306 pages. Ex-library, cover is fraying, pages are in good condition. Illustraated by Paul Brown.)

Dominic by William Steig ... $2.00 (1988, 146 pages. Not ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "Dominic the dog finds many exciting adventures and great danger fighting the Doomsday Gang after he decides to see the world.")

New Boy in School by May Justus ... $1.50 (1974, 57 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. This story is about an African-American boy in an all-white grade in school. It shows his problems and how he works them out with the aid of his classmates and the quiet support of his mother and father. A friendly, cheerful story, it will appeal to boys and girls in grade 1 to 3 because these are the difficulties any child would have to face in a new school." Please note: the word Negro is used in the story.)

The Giggler Treatment by Roddy Doyle ... $2.00 (2000, 112 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "Imagine a wonderfully rude, children's version of "It's a Wonderful Life." ... At the beginning of the tale we have a good man, a caring man, heading for his job as a cookie-taster… but also heading for a terrible fate (he's about to step in something smelly.) Is this an accident (no!) Who's responsible? (the Gigglers, that's who! Elfen creatures whose pranks punish wayward adults.) What did he do to deserve this (he yelled at his children unfairly, but actually this was a bit of a misunderstanding….) Can the impending mess be avoided (Possibly!)" ... Working backward, Roddy Doyle spins the hilarious tale of Mr. Mack, his wife Billy Jean, his three children Robbie, Jimmy, and Kayla, their dog Rover (in many ways the STAR of the show) and, of course, the irrepressible, sometimes hasty, but well-meaning Gigglers. ... A thoroughly silly, occasionally subversive, periodically tender, completely satisfying read.")

Running Fox, The Eagle Hunter by Terry Shannon ... $1.50 (1957, 48 pages. Ages 7 to 10. Color illustrations. Ex-library, dustjacket, some typical wear - still a good reading copy. "Running Fox is an Arizona Hopi Indian boy who seeks and finds his 'so much good luck.' He hears tales in the council chamber about eagles, sacred to the Hopi, and sets out to find an eagle of his own. ... He comes home, after many adventures, with his own eagle. Even more important, he has discovered the secret way up the sacred cliff, which had been lost to the Hopi since the days of the Old Ones. This proves to the men of his tribe that Running Fox has been chosen and will become a great leader.")

Trouble on Thunder Mountain by Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake ... $1.50 (2000, 40 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, very good. Ages 7 to 10. "When Megafright International flattens their beautiful mountain to put up a hi-tech plastic theme park, the O'Saurus family uses faith and lots of Monsta-Gloo to put things right." Color illustrations.)

Miss Bianca in the Salt Mines by Margery Sharp ... $2.00 (1966, 148 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "A beautiful white mouse and her friends from the Mouse Prisoners' Aid Society attempt to rescue little Teddy from the salt mines.")

The Land of Right Up and Down by Eva-Lis Wuorio, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone ... $2.00 (1964, 61 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. Ages 7 to 10. "In every mountain hamlet of Andorra, from the deep valley towns right up to the Village Above the Clouds, where Maribelle lived, people were joyfully preparing for the wonderful Fiesta of Our Lady of Meritxell. Only Maribelle was sad, for this year her family would not be able to go; old Pedro, their horse, was dead, and it was too far to walk. ... ...one day, a foreign lady came to Andorra, searching for the rare little brown butterfly called Erebia, and Maribelle was suddenly faced with a brand-new problem that, temporarily at least, put the Fiesta right out of mind.")

Bartlett and the Ice Voyage by Odo Hirsch ... $2.00 (1998, 168 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, light wear, overall good. "When an impatient queen longs to taste the delicious but fragile melidrop fruit, two explorers use "Inventiveness, Desperation, and Perseverance" to try to bring it to her." Fantasy/parable.)

Teddies to the Rescue by Alexandra Kurland ... $3.00 (1986, 55 pages. Not ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "Kenyon Bear and the other teddy bears in his shop form a rescue party when they learn that one of their number is being mistreated by his new owner.")

Howie Bowles and Uncle Sam by Kate Banks ... $2.00 (2000, 85 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, very good. "On the same day that Howie Bowles finds out that he was born on Friday the thirteenth, his teacher tells him that he should pay more attention to numbers. Then he gets a phone call from the Internal Revenue Service, telling him he made a mistake filling out a form and owes Uncle Sam $112.15. He doesn't know who this guy Sam is, or what form it is he made a mistake on, but the IRS says that "failure to pay could result in penalty and imprisonment!" Howie only has $15.17. How can he ever raise $96.98 in one week? He's resigned to his fate of going to prison until his mom finds out what's troubling him, and together they discover that there is another Howie Bowles! In short chapters with snappy dialogue, Kate Banks continues the adventures of Howie Bowles, a likable, worried little boy.")

Rosa and Her Singing Grandfather by Leon Rosselson ... $2.00 (1991, 85 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "Rosa's grandfather sings wherever he is, whether at the park, in the hospital, or at the seaside ... and he teaches her to sing to overcome fear of the dark.")

The Rabbi's Girls by Johanna Hurwitz ... $2.00 (1982, 158 pages. Ages 8 to 12. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "In Carrie's eleven years, the Levin family has moved six times. Her father's a rabbi and they have to go where a congregation needs them. Carrie and her four sisters all hope that this time they'll settle down. ... 1923 is a year of changes for the Levins. In their new home, the whole family is overjoyed at the birth of a baby sister. At school, though, being the only Jewish girl in her class is sometimes tough for Carrie. But through good times and bad, even when a terrible tornado strikes the whole town, their papa's love and faith help support them all.")

What Then, Raman? by Shirley L. Arora ... $1.50 (1960, 176 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. "Raman is a young boy in India who is the first in his village to learn to read, then learns that his education carries with it much responsibility.")


Animals:

The Gray Mare's Colts by Judy Van der Veer ... $2.00 (1971, 131 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. "Judy Van der Veer has owned, ridden, trained, and loved an astonishing number and variety of horses, each with its own personality, each endowed with its own traits and eccentricities. Her account of these horses - from the littly filly, Colleen, 'gay as a stick of peppermint candy,' to Buc, the trickster, whose life was devoted to outwitting his riders - comprises a rare 'portrait gallery,' presented with insight, humor, and charm.")

Lone Hunter and the Cheyennes by Donald Worcester ... $1.00 (1957, 103 pages. Ex-library, rebound, dustjacket, typical library wear - still a good reading copy. Ages 7 to 11. "Lone Hunter and his friend, Buffalo Boy, had saved their camp from the Cheyenne attack, but had been discovered by the enemy and kidnaped. Their life as prisoners and their adventures when they plot their escape make and exciting story filled with authentic Indian lore.")

The Whistling Whirligig by Ben Schecter ... $2.00 (1974, 143 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. Oops! It's a bit of ghost story. "While spending Christmas vacation with his history teacher, a lonely boy makes friends with the ghost of a runaway slave.")

Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson ... $2.00 (1962, 128 pages. Not ex-library, some wear to cover, pages are overall good.)

Little Champ by Jim Arnosky ... $2.00 (1995, 73 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, very good. "Bobby and Gina visit their grandparents on Lake Champlain and learn about the legendary monster (known as Champ) that supposedly inhabits the lake.")

"National Velvet" by Enid Bagnold ... $3.00 (1985, 258 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "The timeless story of spirited Velvet Brown and her beloved horse has thrilled generations of readers. ... Fourteen-year-old Velvet is determined to turn her untamed horse into a champion and personally ride him to victory in the world's greatest steeplechase, the Grand National.")

Dominic by william Steig ... $1.50 (1972, 146 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Dominic the dog finds many exciting adventures and great danger fighting the Doomsday Gang after he decides to see the world.")

Oaf by Julia Cunningham, illustrated by Peter Sis ... $2.00 (1986, 88 pages. Ex-library, overall good. "Eight-year-old Oaf, seeking his fortune with a band of talking animals, seeks to rescue five dwarfs and a dancing fox from their cruel master." ... " ... a timeless tale in which innocent goodness overcomes treachery and evil.")

Tizz is a Cow Pony by Elisa Bialk ... $1.50 (1961, 94 pages. Ex-library, very hard wear and fraying to cover, some soil, spine is loose, pages have some typical library wear - a reading copy.)

Finnegan II - His Nine Lives by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, illustrated by Kate Seredy ... $3.00 (1953, 96 pages. Not ex-library, dustacket is is in two pieces, no spine, and many tears and missing pieces. Book and pages are very good. "Finnie's nine lives - with Officer Finnegan, in a hospital, in a New York apartment, and best of all, with Great-granny Brown in New Hampshire. He lives safely through nine lives and looks forward to further adventure. ... The story is always told from the cat's viewpoint.")

Rogue's Gallery by Edgar Parker ... $2.00 (1969, 63 pages. Ex-library, overall good. All of the characters are animals. They are dressed in clothing, and one of the first characters we meet is Gus the Racally Poodle, who is sportily dressed, plying a gold-plated toothpick, and smoking a cigar! It reminds me of a black/white detective story with this being the main plot line: "The fellows have a good time as the police search for Hoimie-the-Stoat, a good-for-nothing but clever weasel.")

The Cat's Purr by Ashley Bryan ... $1.00 (1985, 44 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Cat and Rat are friends, but when Rat tricks Cat and plays a special cat drum, which only cats may play, Cat winds up having swallowed the drum, and that is how he got his purr." An old West Indian folk tale.)

The Many Adventures of Johnny Mutton by James Proimos ... $2.00 (2001, 42 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, very good. Ages 8 to 10. "It's hard being the only sheep in class. Even so, Johnny Mutton refuses to follow the herd. Whether bringing a gift to his teacher, creating an outrageous Halloween costume, or enduring a game of basketball, Johnny always manages to find success by doing things just a bit differently. His sweet sense of humor, sheer delight in life's simple pleasures, and unexpected triumphs are the stuff of legend. So join Johnny Mutton, Momma, Mr. Slopdish, and Gloria Crust on this wild and woolly adventure. But be sure to watch out for those scary fake teeth!" ... This book is illustrated throughout in color and is in cartoon format. You may want to look at it on Amazon to see if it something that would appeal to your family.)




Sports:

Rookie Coach by Reed Fulton ... $2.00 (1955, 222 pages. Not ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "This is a sports story to thrill all fans. It takes Bill through the football, basketball, and baseball seasons of his first year of coaching, with plenty of exciting moments to bring each sport alive. ... The climax of the book has the reader on the edge of his seat wondering if Barkland will take the state baseball championship - and if Bill Taylor and the clean sports he stands for will be kept on in the face of the opposition of Harrison Thomas, a dirty sports writer.")

Chip Hilton #9 - Freshman Quarterback by Clari Bee ... $2.00 (Not ex-library, some wear but overall good.)

Over the Hurdles by Emmett Maum ... $1.50 (1948, 216 pages. A Falcon Book - A-18. Not ex-library, cover has wear, pages are overall good. "Any boy who has thrilled to the shot of the starting gun and the crunch of spiked shoes on cinders will enjoy the story of Larry Craven, for whom the cinder track was the path of fame from Maywood College to the Olympic games. But all was not smooth going for Larry, for he had many obstacles to surmount and he had enemies who plotted against him. How he won out over his difficulties makes an exciting and vivid sports story.")

Shorty at the State Tournament by Caary Jackson (C. Paul Jackson) ... $2.00 (1955, 159 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket has considerable wear, cover and pages have typical library wear - still a good reading copy. Ages 9-14. "Danny Cleary has grown inches in a few months. But added height has brought something else to Danny - a new awkwardness. The old smooth co-ordination comes back in flashes, but most of the time Danny just bumbles around. ... What happens when Danny doesn't make the first team - and afterwards - makes a rousing story of a boy and a team that have more than their share of setbacks but never lack the courage to bounce back. Plenty of fast-moving basketball, played by a group of boys who really know the meaning of the word 'team.'")

Chip Hilton #1 - Touchdown Pass by Clair Bee ... $1.50 (1948, 212 pages. Cover has wear, back hinge inside cover is cracked. Pages are overall good.)

The Long Green by William Campbell Gault ... $2.00 (1965, 160 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. I don't have the storyline on this one. The main character is a thirteen-year-old boy who works for a club pro. But a few chapters later he is on a golf team in high school ... and I believe the story progresses as his golfing takes him along the path to turn pro.)




Mystery/Adventure:

Mystery of the Hidden Face by Elizabeth Honness ... $1.50 (1963, 154 pages. Ex-library, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Excitement, mystery, and adventure in which the Lane family tries to prove their claim to a lost fortune - and of a family portrait that contains a secret.")

Mystery of the Starboard List by Marg Nelson ... $1.00 (1968, 134 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear - still a good reading copy. "When her family moves again, a sixteen-year-old girl must leave behind dreams for her senior year and a scholarship - until the solution to the family's mysterious trouble with their trailer also resolves her future.")

Mystery of Dolphin Inlet by James Holding ... $1.50 (1968, 198 pages. Ex-library, rebound, dustjacket. "Young mystery fans will thrill to this fast-paced story of mounting suspense and sudden danger set in the Florida Keys - about vacation fun that turns deadly serious when two inquisitive teenagers stumble on the surprising truth behind The Mystery of Dolphin Inlet.")

Mystery of Scorpion Creek by Wayne C. Lee ... $1.50 (1966, 191 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear - still a good reading copy. "From the moment they arrived on the farm, which his father had inherited under the terms of the strange will made by his Uncle Walter, Chet Denison was involved in two mysteries. What was the mystery of Scorpion Creek? And who was trying to scare his father away from his aerial crop-spraying business?)

River School Detectives by Mary Phraner Warren ... $1.50 (1974, 148 pages. Ex-library, cloth cover has wear to corners, pages have some wear - still a good reading copy. "Corky's summer is full of activity as he cares for a collection of live snakes and helps his friends track down the mysterious killer of the local wildlife.")

On the Trail of a Twin by Kenneth F. Hall ... $1.50 (1966, Friendship Press. 127 pages. Ex-library, softcover book, some wear - still a good reading copy. "An exciting mystery for early teens featuring Jan, a twin separated from her brother at birth. At sixteen Jan begins to long for an identity of her own and to know what has become of her brother. As she begins her search and the mystery of the lost twin unravels, Jan meets poverty and riches in many forms - an in many sections of America and beyond. Her search ends on a Caribbean island.")




Fantasy:

-none at this time-



Softcover Books:

Trixie Belden #5 - The Mystery Off Glen Road by Julie Campbell ... $1.50 (Softcover, cover has a bit of wear and a small tear, pages are lightly browned. Still a good reading copy. Oval picture. "Trixie launches a campaign to convince her parents she's feminine so they will give her the diamond ring Jim left her and which she secretly plans to use as collateral for Brian's dream car. Meanwhile, the Wheelers' surly gamekeeper quits and Trixie and Honey assume his duties and soon fear that a poacher is loose in the game preserve.")

That Girl Lucy Moon by Amy Timberlake ... $2.00 (2006, 294 pages. Softcover, uncorrected proof. Not ex-library, very good. ""Lucy Moon is the kind of girl who loudly supports animal rights - during hunting season. She wears a woven hat made of hemp in support of third-world workers. Lucy Moon is the kind of girl who spots injustice and isn't afraid to fight it. So when classmates land a trip to the police station for sledding on Wingate Hill and the local paper refuses to report it - or the role Miss Ilene Viola Wiggins, the richest woman in town, plays in the arrest - Lucy launches a campaign to fight against corruption in her hometown - and for sledding rights on Wiggins Hill. ... But Miss Wiggin's influence in town is wide and powerful. Soon, Lucy becomes a scapegoat and is labeled a 'bad influence' by teachers and neighbors. And with her mother off on a photography trip, her father withdrawn, and her friends baffled by her passion for this fight, Lucy herself begins to wonder: what is the point of fighting injustice? And can one person really make a difference.")

The Black Stallion by Walter Farley ... $1.50 (Softcover, some wear but overall good.)

Homer Price by Robert McCloskey ... $1.50 (Softcover, light wear to cover, pages are overall good.)




(Top)




Historical Fiction (no particular order):


Dear America: My America - Our Strange New Land - Elizabeth's Diary - Jamestown, Virginia, 1609 by Patricia Hermes ... $1.50 (Ex-library, hardcover, some wear to corners, a slight rumple to the pages - still a good reading copy.)
Dear America: My America - Five Smooth Stones - Hope's Diary - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1776 by Kristiana Gregory ... $1.50 (Ex-library, hardcover, overall good.)
Dear America: So Far From Home - The Diary of Mary Driscoll, and Irish Mill Girl - Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847 by Barry Denenberg ... $1.50 (1997. Not ex-library, some wear but overall good.)


My America: As Far As I Can See - Meg's Diary - St. Louis to the Kansas Territory, 1856 by Kate McMullan ... $2.00 (2001, 106 pages. Ex-library, very good.) -- 2 copies
My America: A Time to Dance, Virginia's Civil War Diary by Mary Pope Osborne and Will Osborne ... $2.00 (2003, 106 pages. Ex-library, very good.)


My Name is America: The Journal of Brian Doyle, A Greenhorn on an Alaskan Whaling Ship - The Florence, 1874 by Jim Murphy ... $2.00 (2004, 188 pages. Ex-library, very good.)
My Name is America: The Journal of Joshua Loper, A Black Cowboy - The Chisholm Trail, 1871 by Walter Dean Myers ... $2.00 (1999, 158 pages. Ex-library, very good.)
My Name is America: The Journal of Augustus Pelletier - The Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804 by Kathryn Lasky ... $2.00 (2000, 171 pages. Ex-library, overall good.)
My Name is America: The Journal of Sean Sullivan - A Transcontinental Railroad Worker, Nebraska and Points West, 1867 by William Durbin ... $2.00 (1999, 188 pages. Ex-library, overall good.)


The Royal Diaries: Anastasia, The Last Grand Duchess - Russia, 1914 by Carolyn Meyer ... $1.50 (2000, 2158 pages. Ex-library, wear to corners, pages are overall good.)



Ellis Island: Land of Promise by Joan Lowery Nixon ... $1.50 (1992, 170 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "Rose Carney, a young girl from Ireland, befriends Rebecca, from Russia, and Kristen, from Sweden, during the long journey to America. They part ways at Ellis Island and Rose continues onto a new life in Chicago.")

Eben Tyne, Powdermonkey by Patricia Beatty & Phillip Robbins ... $2.00 (1990, 227 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "A thirteen-year-old powdermonkey in the Confederate navy joins the crew of the ironclad Merrimack in a mission to break the Union blockade of Norfolk harbor.")

Zoar Blue by Janet Hickman ... $2.00 (1978, 140 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "Two young members of a German pacifist community in Ohio are caught up in the turbulence brought to the village by the Civil War.")

Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues by Harriette Gillem Robinet ... $2.00 (2000, 146 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "During the Alabama bus boycott, six months after Rosa Parks made her famous bus protest, Alfa Merryfield and his family struggle to pay the rent. But someone keeps stealing their rent money -- and now someone is accusing them of stealing! ... With only a few days left before rent is due, Alfa and his sister, Zinnia, know they don't have much time. To solve this mystery, they must "walk the walk and talk the talk of nonviolence" that Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders preach -- and what they discover may be more than they dreamed.")

Daughter of Venice by Donna Jo Napoli ... $2.00 (2002, 274 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "In 1592, Donata is a noble girl living in a palazzo on the Grand Canal. Girls of her class receive no education and rarely leave the palazzo. In a noble family, only one daughter and one son will be allowed to marry; Donata, like all younger daughters, will be sent to a convent. Donata longs to be tutored like her brothers and to see the Venice she has glimpsed only on the map. What is the world beyond her balcony, beyond what she sees when she glides, veiled, in a gondola down the canal? She dresses as a boy and escapes the palazzo on the Grand Canal to see the world before she is shut away, and to try to find a way to escape her fate. Donata risks everything; she changes her life, and her family's life, forever when she walks through the door and encounters a Venice she never knew existed.")

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes, illustrated by Michael McCurdy ... $3.00 (1998, 293 pages. Ex-library, some wear but overall good. "A story filled with danger and excitement, Johnny Tremain tells of the turbulent, passionate times in Boston just before the Revolutionary War. ... Johnny, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in a dramatic involvement with Otis, Hancock, and John and Samuel Adams in the exciting currents and undercurrents that were to lead to the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington - and finally, a touching resolution of Johnny's personal life.")

The Wreck of the Zanzibar by Michael Morpurgo ... $2.00 (1995, 69 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "In 1907, fourteen-year-old Laura living with her family on one of the stormy Isles of Scilly records in her diary how her dream of participating in a shipwreck rescue is finally realized.")

Come By Here by Olivia Coolidge ... $2.00 (1970, 239 pages. Ex-library, rebound, som wear - still a good reading copy. "In the early 1900's in Baltimore a middle class black child has a difficult struggle regaining the comfortable life she knew before her parents were killed.")

The Secret Road by Robert Nordan ... $2.00 (2001, 202 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. Ages 10 and up. "Laura leaves her strict parents' Georgia plantation to spend the summer with her Quaker aunt and uncle, discovers their home is a stop on the Underground Railroad, and hatches a dangerous plan to accompany a pregnant slave to her husband and freedom.")

F is for Freedom by Roni Schotter ... $2.00 (2000, 96 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "When ten-year-old Manda interrupts a midnight delivery, she discovers her parents' involvement in the Underground Railroad and makes her own contribution to a fugitive slave's freedom.")

At the Sign of the Star by Katherine Sturtevant ... $2.00 (2000, 140 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "In seventeenth-century London, Meg, who has little interest in cooking, needlework, or other homemaking skills, dreams of becoming a bookseller and someday inheriting her widowed father's book store.")

Castors Away by Hester Burton ... $2.00 (1963, 254 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "Set in the early 19th century at the time of the Battle of Trafalgar ... tells the story of the four children of a Suffolk doctor who rescue a soldier escaping arrest.")

Fire in the Sky by Candice F. Ransom ... $2.00 (1997, 72 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "More than losing at marbles, worrying about his relatives and the Nazis in Germany, or hearing his favorite radio hero Jack Armstrong, nine-year-old Stenny Green is focused on getting to see the Hindenburg when it lands near their home in Lakehurst, New Jersey, in 1937.")

This Time Tempe Wick? by Patricia Lee Gauch ... $1.50 (1974, 43 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some typical wear - still a good reading copy. "Everyone knows Tempe Wick is a most surprising girl, but she exceeds even her own reputation when two mutinous Revolutionary soldiers try to steal her beloved horse.")

The Gate in the Wall by Ellen Howard ... $2.00 (1999, 148 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "In nineteenth-century England, ten-year-old Emma, accustomed to long working hours at the silk mill and the poverty and hunger of her sister's house, finds her life completely changed when she inadvertently gets a job on a canal boat carrying cargoes between several northern towns. ... Set in Victorian England, where children did work ten hours a day, Emma's story is not so much one of hardship and despair as one of courage, strength, and wonder.")

Wolf Roland by Julia Cunningham ... $2.00 (1983, 108 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. "After losing his beloved donkey to a ravenous wolf, a poor man is roused to such sorrow and anger that he challenges the beast to take the place of the donkey and pull the cart that is his livelihood." ... "Set in medieval France against a backdrop of castles and barons, tumbled ruins and peasants, here is the wondrous tale of a man who tames the fierce, red-eyed wolf who lunges out of the dark forest in the dead of the night." There is a third main character in the story -a boy who is rescued by the man.)

Bess's Log Cabin Quilt by D. Anne Love ... $1.50 (1995, 123 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. Ages 7 to 11. "With her father away and her mother ill with fever, ten-year-old Bess works hard on a log cabin quilt to save the family farm.")

Troy by Adele Geras ... $3.00 (2000, 340 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but voerall good. "The siege of Troy has lasted almost ten years. Inside the walled city, food is scarce and death is common. From the heights of Mount Olympus, the Gods keep watch. But Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, is bored with the endless, dreary war. Aided by Eros's bow, the goddess sends two sisters down a bloody path to an awful truth: In the fury of war, love strikes the deadliest blows. ... Heralded by fans and critics alike, Adèle Geras breathes personality, heartbreak, and humor into this classic story." Young adult and up.)

Moon Over Tennessee, A Boy's Civil War Journal by Craig Crist-Evans ... $1.50 (1999, 63 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good but the front hinge is taped. "A thirteen-year-old boy sets off with his father from their farm in Tennessee to join the Confederate froces on their way to fight at Gettysburg. Told in the form of diary entries.")

The War Within - A Novel of the Civil War by Carol Matas ... $2.00 (2001, 151 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, very good. "Holly Springs, Mississippi, 1862: The Green family owns a general store in this small Southern town where they have lived for many years. ... But ever since the Union army occupied her beloved town, Hannah Green has been furious. Her sister, Joanna, has fallen in love with Captain Mazer of the Union - the same Union that has been fighting against her brothers in the Confederate army to destroy the Southern way of life. ... Now General Grant has issued General Order #11, which commands all Jews to evacuate the territory under his command. The Greens are forced to follow the Union army to Memphis. For the first time Hannah and her family face discrimination simply because of their religion. She begins to realize that not everyone believes the basic truths she has always accepted. While the battles rage around her, Hannah begins to fight another war - the war within - which could destroy everything she has ever believed. ... With the historical accuracy for which she is known, best-selling author Carol Matas turns her attention to an unexamined chapter of the Civil War and creates a thought-provoking and heart-racing masterpiece." Ages 10-14.)

Balder and the Mistletoe retold by Edna Barth ... $1.50 (1979, 64 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "A retelling of the Norse legend of how Balder, god of light and joy, was brought down by the evil Loki with an arrow made of mistletoe.")

I Sailed with Columbus by Susan Martin ... $3.00 (1991, 154 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, light wear, overall good. "Describe's Columbus' first voyage of discovery as seen through the eyes of a fourteen-year-old ship's boy.")

Toby Turns Spy by Joanne Sutter ... 50 cents (This is a little booklet that is a story. 16 pages, clean and in good condition. "12-year-old Toby Wright leaves London, England. He is expecting to make a better life for himself in America. As an indentured servant, Toby learns that there is nothing more important than freedom. He is willing to take any risk to win freedom for his new country and for himself.")

The Boy Who Sailed with Columbus by Michael Foreman ... $2.00 (1991, 71 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "Having sailed to the New World as ship's boy for Columbus, young Leif is captured by warring natives, ultimately marries an Indian woman, and becomes a shaman." Picture book format with much more text.)

Night Raiders Along the Cape by John F. Waters ... $2.00 (1997, 92 pages. Ex-library, some wear - still a good reading copy. "When British raids off the coast of New England become more frequent, young Asa must row through the night to warn his friends on the Massachusetts coast of an impending attack.")

The Bushwhacker, A Civil War Adventure by Jennifer Johnson Garrity ... $1.50 (Ex-library, softcover, some wear to cover, pages are overall good. "While the Civil War rages in Missouri and Rebels destroy their farm home and scatter their family, thirteen-year-old Jacob and his younger sister find refuge in an unlikely place.")

The Pilgrims' Party - A Really Truly Story by Sadybeth & Anson Lowitz ... 50 cents (Softcover, light wear, pages are lightly browning.)

Pocahontas and the Strangers by Clyde Robert Bulla ... $1.50 (Softcover, a bit of wear to corners, overall good.)

Boy on the Mayflower by Iris Vinton ... $1.00 (Softcover, some wear - still a good reading copy.)







Books for adults:

Field of Honor by Donn Byrne ... $2.00 (1929, 435 pages. Not ex-library, dustjacket has wear and tear, book and pages are overall good. We purchased this book from the children's section at a sale, but it is an adult book. "It is a novel of the Napoleonic wars. Two massive figures stand out above the rest, two bitter foes - Napoleon and Castlereagh, British minister for war. To Castlereagh, spinning his web of soldiers, spies and money around Bonaparte, comes young Garrett Dillon, an Irishman bent on serving his country. He has left behind him in Ireland his loved wife, the beautiful, untamed Jocelyn, who hates the bloody Castlereagh with a bitter hatred, and will have none of her husband while he is in the service of that lord. ... Battles, intrigues, London's sparkling society, the figure of the fallen emperor pacing St. Helena, still, heaven-sent evenings of magic Irish summer - against these vivid scenes flashes the love story of Garrett Dillon and the tempestuous Jocelyn - a setting and a story created with the fiery richness of style that is Donn Byrne's and no one else.")





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