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(There is more fiction below after this first Scholastic Books listing.)



When I was in grade school, our teacher would occasionally hand out flyers from Scholastic so that we could go home and beg our parents for money to buy our very own books! I loved the Scholastic flyers, and pored over them for days. ... My parents always let me buy a few and I still remember how excited I was on the day they arrived. I loved the smell of the new books! I loved the stories! ... For over a year now I have been buying these old softcovers (mostly from the 60's and 70's) and setting them aside. There are over 100 titles in the list below. All books are used, all have some wear, some have lightly browning pages. But all are solid, in good condition, and good reading copies.




Scholastic Softcovers - 50 cents each:


Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Arrow Book of Ghost Stories edited by Nora Kramer

Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace (adapted)

Big Horse, Little Horse by Martha Goldberg

The Blind Colt by Glen Rounds

Blitz by Hetty Burlingame Beatty

The Borrowers by Mary Norton

Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry

Caroline and Her Kettle Named Maud by Miriam E. Mason

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming

Christmas Horse by Glann Balch

The Dollar Horse by Miriam Young

The Dog in My Life by Kurt Unkelbach

Dot for Short by Frieda Friedman

Eddie’s Pay Dirt by Carolyn Haywood -- 2 copies

El Blanco - The Legend of the White Stallion by Rutherford Montgomery

The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson

Fast-talking Dolphin by Carson Davidson

Father’s Big Improvements by Caroline D. Emerson

Flash of Phantom Canyon by Agnes V. Ranney -- 2 copies

The Funny Guy by Grace Allen Hogarth

The Ghost Rock Mystery by Mary C. Jane -- 2 copies

Ghost Town Treasure by Clyde Robert Bulla

Golden Cloud, Palomino of Sunset Hill by Leland Silliman

Golden Sovereign by Dorothy Lyons -- 2 copies

Heads Up! by Patsey Gray

Here Comes Charlie by Lane Peters

Herman the Great by Zora Louise Olsen

Highpockets by John R. Tunis

Hold the Rein Free by Judy Van der Veer

Homer Price by Robert McCloskey -- 2 copies

King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry

The Lost Race of Mars by Robert Silverberg

M for Mischief by Richard Parker -- 2 copies

The Mad Scientists' Club by Bertrand R. Brinley -- 3 copies

Midnight by Rutherford Montgomery

The Moonball by Ursula Moray Williams

The Mysterious Shrinking House by Jane Louise Curry -- 2 copies

Mystery by Moonlight by Mary C. Jane -- 2 copies

The Mystery of the Old Violin by Augusta Huiell Seaman -- 2 copies

Mystery of the Spanish Cave by Geoffrey Household

Mystery on Nine-Mile Marsh by Mary C. Jane

No Flying in the House by Betty Brock

Old Bones the Wonder Horse by Mildred Mastin Pace

The Parent Trap adapted by Vic Crume

Paul Bunyan Swings His Axe by Dell J. McCormick

A Pony for the Winter by Helen Kay

The Pony Problem by Barbara Holland

Rama the Gypsy Cat by Betsy C. Byars

Ready-made Family by Frances Salomon Murphy

Remarkable Ramsey, the Talking Dog by Barbara Rinkoff

Road Race Round the World by Robert B. Jackson

Runaway Alice by Frances Salomon Murphy

The Road to Agra by Aimee Sommerfelt

The Runaway Robot by Lester Del Rey

Sara Crewe by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Sea View Secret by Elizabeth Kinsey -- 2 copies

The Seven Voyages of Sinbad and Other Tales from the Arabian Nightrs retold by Gladys Davidson

The Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek by Evelyn Sibley Lampman

Skip by Aileen Fisher

The Snow Ghosts by Beryl Netherclift

Spook by Jane Little

Spunky by Dori Brink

The Sunken City and Other Tales from Round the World by James McNeill

That Dog Tarr by Nan Hayden Agle

The Trolley Car Family by Eleanor Clymer

Trouble After School by Jerrold Beim

White Ruff by Glenn Balch

The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron

The Young Loner by Bianca Bradbury -- 2 copies



Teen:

Betty Cornell's - All About Boys

Boy Dates Girl by Gay Head

Bright Particular Star by Marion Garthwaite

The Fabulous Year by Elisabeth Ogilvie

Fifteen by Beverly Cleary -- 2 copies

Freckled and Fourteen by Viola Rowe

The Golden Dream by Jean Nielsen

Hi There, High School! How to Make Your a Success of Your Teen Years by Gay Head

Jennifer by Zoa Sherburne

Julie's Heritage by Catherine Marshall

The Real Dream by Molly Cone

Scarlet Royal by Anne Emery

Senior Year by Anne Emery

Three Loves Has Sandy by Amelia Elizabeth Walden -- 2 copies



Historical:

The Long Black Schooner, The Voyage of the Amistad by Emma Gelders Sterne

The Man Who Never Was by Ewen Mongtagu

Up Periscope by Robb White -- 3 copies

The Slave Ship by Emma Gelders Sterne


Biographical:


The Death of Lincoln, A Picture History of the Assassination by Leroy Hayman

Helen Keller's Teacher by Mickie Davisdon

An Introduction to Shakespeare by Marchette Chute

John Paul Jones by Iris Vinton

The Lady with the Lamp, The Story of Florence Nightingale by Lee Wyndham

The Story of Helen Keller by Lorena A. Hickok



Non-Fiction:

Hurricanes and Twisters by Robert Irving




Other:

Did You Ever See? by Walter Einsel

How to Care for Your Monster by Norman Bridwell

One, Two, Three ... Going to Sea by Alain

Short - Tall Tales to Tell by Ennis Rees

Time to Shout - Poems for You selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins

Tizzy by Kate Osann

Yours Till Niagara Falls - A Collection of Autograph Verses compiled by Lillian Morrison




-End Scholastic Books-





And because there is still a glut of fiction in the house ... here are more listings!


... and now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold ... $1.50 (1953, 245 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy.)

The White Stag by Kate Seredy ... $1.50 (1964, 95 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, typical library wear to include some tape repairs - still a good reading copy.)

The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois ... $1.50 (1967, 180 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some typical wear - still a good reading copy.)

Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen ... $2.00 (1967, 180 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good.)

Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink ... $1.50 (1973, 275 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some typical wear - still a good reading copy.)

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli ... $1.50 (Softcover, some wear but overall good.)

Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson ... $1.50 (Smaller softcover, overall good.)

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen ... $1.00 (Smaller softcover, light wear - still a good reading copy.)



Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators #6 - The Secret of Skeleton Island by Robert Arthur ... $1.50 (1966, 158 pages. Ex-library, hard wear to cover, pages have some wear - still a good reading copy.)
Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators #31 - The Mystery of the Scar-Faced Beggar by M. V. Carey ... 50 cents (Ex-library. This was probably a softcover that was rebound into a hardcover. The spine was glued and is very stiff. Pages are browned. A reading copy.)
The 3 Investigators - Crimebusters #10: Long Shot by Megan Stine & H. William Stine ... $1.00 (1990, 144 pages. Ex-library, wear to corners, pages are overall good. "The seventeen-year-old Three Investigators become involved in a potential basketball scandal when Pete receives a corrupt offer from a local college.")


Ramona Forever by Beverly Cleary ... $1.00 (1984, 182 pages. Ex-library, rebound, overall typical library wear - still just fine for a reading copy.) -- 2 copies
Henry and the Paper Route by Beverly Cleary ... $2.00 (1957+. 192 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy.) -- 2 copies
Henry and Ribsy by Beverly Cleary ... $1.50 (1954, 192 pages. Ex-library, rebound, dustjacket - some wear to include browning pages - still a good reading copy.)
Ellen Tebbits by Beverly Cleary ... $1.50 (1951, 160 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy.)


The Baker Street Irregulars: The Case of the Cinema Swindle by Terrance Dicks ... $1.50 (1980, 122 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear - still a good reading copy. "The Irregulars investigate a theater fire which appears to be arson.")
The Baker Street Irregulars: The Case of the Missing Masterpiece by Terrance Dicks ... $1.50 (1978, 141 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear - still a good reading copy. "When an early painting by Constable is stolen from a private collection, four English children decide to solve the crime.")


Rufus M. by Eleanor Estes ... $1.00 (1943+, 320 pages. Ex-library, tattered dustjacket, book has overall typical library wear - a reading copy. "The adventures of seven-year-old Rufus Moffat, living with his widowed mother and older siblings including his encounter with an invisible piano player and his attempts at ventroliquism.")

The Black Stallion and Satan by Walter Farley ... $2.00 (Softcover, some wear but overall good. "When the Black is returned to Alec Ramsey, the whole racing world, including Alec himself, wonders which horse is faster: the great stallion or his son, Satan.")

McBroom's Zoo by Sid Fleischman ... $1.00 (1972. Ex-library, rebound, some wear to include a few pencil scribbles (give one of the kids an eraser!) - still a good reading copy.)
McBroom and the Big Wind by Sid Fleischman ... $1.50 (1967. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy.)
McBroom and the Great Race by Sid Fleischman ... $1.50 (1980, 57 pages. Ex-library, some wear - still a good reading copy.)

Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry ... $1.50 (1969, 224 pages. Softcover. Cover has wear with some missing paper, pages are overall good.)

A Felicity Snell Mystery: The Serial Sneak Thief by E. W. Hildick ... $2.00 (1997, 157 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "A master criminal known as The Chameleon threatens to disrupt a mystery contest being held in the public library, but J.G. and the other Watchdogs are on hand to investigate.") -- 2 copies
A Felicity Snell Mystery: The Purloined Corn Popper by E. W. Hildick ... $2.00 (1997, 158 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "Ten-year-old Tim is worried when a popcorn popper containing a wad of money is stolen from his kitchen and his friend Freddie is suspected of the crime.")

The Bobbsey Twins in the Country by Laura Lee Hope ... $1.00 (A 1953 Whitman copy w/ pictorial cover. Cover has wear, hinges are taped, pages are lightly browning.)
The Bobbsey Twins #4 - Mystery at School by Laura Lee Hope ... $3.00 (Lavender spine, very good.)

Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard ... $1.00 (Smaller softcover, some wear - still a good reading copy.)

Mystery in Old Quebec by Mary C. Jane ... $1.50 (1955, 123 pages. Not ex-library, Weekly Reader, pages are browned. Still just fine for a reading copy. "Kerry and Mark accompany their father on a ten-day business trip to Quebec where they find mysterious things going on in the rooming house where they are staying. ... A mongrel pup helps Kerry and Mark unmask a clever deception.")

The Girl on the Deer by Eleanor Frances Lattimore ... $2.00 (1969, 126 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. "A young girl with a governess feels sorry for the "poor" children who go to the public school until mysterious things begin to happen while her parents are away and, in need of a friend, she discovers she is the one who is "poor" and lonely.")

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting ... $1.50 ( Title page has been removed. Ex-library, rebound, some typical wear - still just fine for a reading copy.)
Doctor Dolittle, A Treasury by Hugh Lofting ... $2.00 (1967, 246 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, wear to cover, some wear to pages - still a good reading copy. " ... provides and introduction to the world of Doctor Dolittle. Comprised of Hugh Lofting's original material, including his own illustrations, Doctor Dolittle: A Treasury will serve as an invitation to the later, more leisurely delight of reading each of the twelve original volumes.")

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell ... $1.00 (1960, 184 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, very hard wear to cover and jacket. Pages have some wear - still just fine for a reading copy.)

Encyclopedia Brown's Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts by Donald J. Sobol ... $2.00 (1979, 146 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Encyclopedia Brown presents a miscellany of lesser-known facts.")

Boxcar Children #2 - Surprise Island by Gertrude Chandler Warner ... $2.00 (1949, 181 pages. Ex-library, cloth cover, some wear - still a good reading copy.) -- 2 copies

The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White ... $2.00 (1970, 210 pages. Not ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter swan, finds himself far from his wilderness home when he determines to communicate by learning to play a stolen trumpet.")

A Feather Bed for Toby Tod by Katherine Reeves, illustrated by Grace Paull ... $2.00 (1959, 56 pages. Ex-library, some wear - still a good reading copy.)

Rosa and Her Singing Grandfather by Leon Rosselson ... $1.50 (1991, 85 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but 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.")

A Fish Named YUM - Mr. Pin, Vol. IV by Mary Elise Monsell ... $1.50 (1994, 57 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "Mr. Pin, the rock hopper penguin detective in Chicago, investigates two cases involving a flood and a sinister fishnapping.")

It Happened in No-End Hollow by May Justus ... $1.50 (1968, 48 pages. American Folk Tales. Ex-library, rebound, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Two stories from No-End Hollow, Tennessee. ... Old Ben Bailey Meets His Match; Little Lihu's Lucky Day; and Don't Be a Silly-Billy.")

Small Clown and Tiger by Nancy Faulkner ... $1.50 (1968, 64 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "Pete was usually the happiest small clown in the whole world, but not today. Today he'd been very naughty, and when his family and friends all went to town to see the sights, Pete had to stay at the Circus. ... One day, when Pete thought BIG Tiger had escaped, and everyone had gone to find the dangerous man-eating tiger, Pete was left behind. He finds Small Tiger (who was really the tiger that was missing) and brings him home - which is a wonderful surprise.")

Steady, Freddie! by Scott Corbett ... $2.00 (1970, 101 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. "When a Girl Scout troop and a Boy Scout troop decide to tour the zoo on the same day that can only mean one thing - trouble! When Donna got home she found a frog in her bag. It was ok though, she liked him so much that she decided to keep him and named him Freddie ... and that's where the trouble began!")

Trailer Tribe by Florence Musgrave ... $1.00 (1955, 244 pages. Not ex-library, dustjacket, pages are browned. A reading copy. "The Weilers of Ohio had just an ordinary farm until coal was found on it. Then a lot of extra money began to come and the two young Weilers, Dave and Lucinda, got quite excited at the prospect of spending some of it on a family trip to the East.")

Tornado's Big Year by Trella Lamson Dick ... $2.00 (1956, 224 pages. Ex-library, some wear - still a good reading copy. "A new house and new friends make life exciting for Tornado Jones and Gram when they move to Wheatley. And there is new adventure, too, when a group of Cub Scouts get lost in a sudden blizzard and Tornado's courage and good sense help him to rescue them.")

Black River - A Wisconsin Story by Vera Andrus ... $2.00 (1967, 133 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. Ages 10+. "Jennie Garrett thought that nothing could ever dim the happiness of the carefree days on her family's farm. Those days were full of escapades to the banks of Black River, forays down Wickey Road, and quiet afternoons under the shade of a tree with a pencil and a drawing board. ... Then the stranger came to Wickey Road and cast a threatening shadow over the Garrett family. One night Jennie awakened to find that the vague evil beyond Wickey Road had swept down upon them consuming everything in its path. ... Black River - only the rocks are black, the water flows clear.")

A Santo for Pasqualita by Ann Nolan Clark ... $3.00 (1959, 96 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "It turned out to be a happy day indeed for Pasqualita. For when the orphanage of Santa Cruz had been scrubbed and polished, and a wonderful stew was bubbling in the kitchen, the Santero - who carved Santos, wooden figures in the likeness of the saints - came with his wife to ask for the gift of a child to brighten their day. And they chose Pasqualita!".

The Best of Enemies by Nancy Bond ... $2.00 (1978, 248 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Anticipating a lonely spring vacation because her parents and grown brothers and sister are preoccupied with their own pursuits, Charlotte becomes involved in their town's annual Patriots' Day celebration.")

Blackface Stallion by Helen Griffiths ... $2.00 (1980, 157 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "Follows the life of a wild horse living in the desert of northern Mexico as he grows from a foal to a magnificent stallion with a herd of his own.")

Ereth's Birthday by Avi ... $2.00 (2000, 180 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. Tales from Dimwood Forest. "Feeling neglected on his birthday, Ereth, the cantankerous old porcupine, sets out looking for his favorite treat and instead finds himself acting as 'mother' to three young fox kits.")

The Adventures of Edward T. Bear by Rebecca Riley ... $1.50 (2002, 72 pages. Softcover, some wear but overall good. "Join this beautiful bear and his friends as they go on all sorts of adventures. Be there as Bear celebrates his birthday and has the 'best Christmas ever.' Come along for a balloon ride adn to the circus. Bear will even take you along to Hollywood! ... Wherever Edward T. Bear adn his friends go there is always a world of adventure and fun to be had.")

Black and Blue Magic by Zilpha Keatley Snyder ... $1.50 (1967, 186 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear - still a good reading copy. "You'd think that someone with a name like Harry Houdini Marco would be deft and skillful, but Harry could only occasionally catch even an easy fly ball without making some dumb error. On top of that, most of his friends' families were moving to the suburbs. It would have been a long, dreary summer, but then a Mr. Mazeeck showed up and turned out to be more than he seemed.")

The Legend of Rah and the Muggles by N. K. Stouffer ... $2.00 (2001, 267 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "In another land far from the shoreline of Aura, war was raging, and Lady Catherine launched a raft with precious cargo aboard, her two infant sons. She wrapped the boys in royal blankets and quilts, and packed a jewel box filled with bright rubies and other gemstones between them. The raft drifted away with no charted destination but the babies' survival.")

The Potter's Wheel by Norma Johnston ... $2.00 (1988, 246 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. "When sixteen-year-old Laura attends her wealthy, strong-willed grandmother's birthday celebrations in a village in Pennsylvania her grandmother is restoring, she becomes dramatically reacquainted with various relatives, hears of the dissolution of her parents' marriage, finds out some of her own strengths and talents, and learns what makes her grandmother interfere so forcefully in the lives of her family.")



Pitch Dark and No Moon by H. L. Lawson ... $3.00 (1958, 214 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "Join young 18 year old Kel Howard as the youngest member on a Coast Guard partol boat in Saginaw Bay of the Great Lakes. ... Danger, mystery, and high adventure!")

October Treasure by Eva-Lis Wuorio ... $2.00 (1967, 191 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. Ages 9 to 12. "A small fishing village off the coast of France provides a colorful setting for this story of high suspense. ... A deserted manor, treasure hidden in a crypt, and the astonishing revelation of the stranger's identity - all are crucial to the solution of this fast-paced puzzle.")

The Plan for Birdsmarsh by K. M. Peyton ... $2.00 (1966, 239 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. Ages 12 and up. "When a new expensive marina is planned for Birdsmarsh, Paul knows that they will lose their farm and his beloved fishing smack, Swannie. ... A mysterious night visit to the Swannie and a nearly fatal 'accident' aboard a yacht lead up to a thrilling sailing race and a terrifying shipwreck that put Paul's courage and judgment to a crucial test.")

The Maplin Bird by K. M. Peyton ... $3.00 (1965, 237 pages. Not ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. Ages 12 and up. "Orphaned and owning nothing but an old fishing boat, Emily and Toby set out on their own and unwittingly become involved in smuggling.")

Steam on the Line by Philip Turner ... $2.00 (1968, 192 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "When they discover that someone is trying to sabotage one of the first steam driven trains to come to their town, Taffy and Sarah risk their lives to save it and its passengers.")


City High Champions by William Heuman ... $1.50 (1969, 156 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some typical wear - a reading copy. "The Elia Brock High School basketball team is in trouble before the arrival of Tex Arnold who gives the team the height it needs, and becomes Mike's close friend.")

Nicky's Football Team by Marion Renick ... $1.50 (1967, 115 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. "It was September and the boys were getting ready to play football. Nicky wanted to join them, but they said he was too young. ... This is the story of how Nicky - helped by Francie - got his first football, and how he and his friends started their own team. There was, too, the matter of how to get football helmets - and finally the first game with another team.")

The Dooleys Play Ball by Marion Renick ... $1.50 (1965, 165 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. "The Dooleys, a lively family, were all softball fans. When their cousin Linda arrived she didn't know a thing about softball. Of course something had to be done about it. The story tells -among other things - what was done!")

The Roaring Road, A Sports Car Novel by Gene Olson ... $1.50 (1962, 183 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some typical wear - still a good reading copy. "Nineteen-year-old Dave dives into the thrilling world of sports car racing in becoming a test driver and gets involved in the life of a former champion. American's exciting Sebring race brings a crashing climax.")


D. J. Dillon Adventure Series - The Hair-Pulling Bear Dog by Lee Roddy ... $1.00 (Softcover, some wear - still a good reading copy.)

Wheeler's Adventures by Daniel Schantz - 4 books/boxed set ... $4.00 (Softcovers, some wear but overall good. Titles are: Wheeler's Deal, Wheeler's Big Catch, Wheeler's Ghost Town, Wheeler's Good Time. "Sonny and Earnest Wheeler are two small-town brothers who love to compete with each other. In each book the two brothers are involved in a fierce and funny contest.")


An American Adventure Book 1 - The Overland Escape by Lee Roddy ... $2.00 (Softcover, light wear. "Hildy Corrigan, almost a teenager, returns home to discover that her stepmother has abandoned her and taken her brother and four sisters. Fighting anger, resentment and self-blame, Hildy refuses to stay with her backwoods grandmother and runs away with her cousin Ruby in hopes of finding her family. Tracked by a crude mountain hunter hired to bring them back, Hildy despairs of ever fulfilling her promise to her siblings.")

An American Adventure Book 2 - The Desperate Search by Lee Roddy ... $2.00 (Softcover, light wear. "Having found her family in Illinois and come to a new understanding with her stepmother, Hildy Corrigan travels with them to California only to discover some devastating news about her father's promised job. Hildy's hope of helping find a "forever home" for her brother and sisters is shattered as they join the thousands of migratory workers with no money and no available jobs. Sneered at and called "Okies," the Corrigans pitch their tents under a lonely bridge among other destitute families. How will they find a way to survive?")

An American Adventure Book 3 - Danger on Thunder Mountain by Lee Roddy ... $2.00 (Softcover, light wear. "Hildy Corrigan and her cousin Ruby had hardly set foot in the Mother Lode community called Simple Justice when they ran straight into trouble. Coming on the scene of a sheepherder being tormented by local boys, Hildy instinctively comes to his aid. When Ruby takes on the ringleader, the boy's uncle intervenes and ends the fight. But why, when Ruby shows them the picture of her missing father, does this wealthy cattleman appear to recognize him, then quickly deny it? And why is someone trying to stop them from finding him even going so far as to put their lives at risk?")

Sword of the Rightful King - A Novel of King Arthur by Jane Yolen ... $3.00 (2003, 349 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "Merlinnus the magician devises a way for King Arthur to prove himself the rightful king of England - pulling a sword from a stone - but trouble arises when someone else removes the sword first.")

Isfendiar and the Bears of Mazandaran by Bronson Potter ... $2.00 (1969, 72 pages. Ex-library, rebound, overall good. "Story about a boy in Iran who takes a journey to find the meaning of life and comes home to help his father. ... There is a lot of adventure and a wonderful sense of place.")

Red Streak of the Iroquois by Arthur C. Parker ... $1.50 (1950, 191 pages. Ex-library, hard wear to cover, pages have some wear - still a good reading copy.)

Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare ... $1.50 (Smaller softcover, some wear but overall good.)

The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds, illustrated by Paul Lantz ... $3.00 (1989, 50 pages. Not ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "In 1756, during the French and Indian War in upper New York state, ten-year-old Edward is determined to protect his home and family with the ancient, and much too heavy, Spanish gun that his father had given him before leaving home to fight the enemy.")

Liberty Landing Collection: Mary Virginia's Journal ... $1.50 (1996, 22 pages. Not ex-library, some wear but overall good. "Based on real life stories of cousins from 1890's coming to America. ... This is Mary Virginia's Journal.")

Muddy Banks by Ruby C. Tolliver ... $3.00 (1987, 157 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "A twelve-year-old runaway slave is torn between desire for freedom and affection for the woman who has protected him, as the impending Battle of Sabine Pass threatens to engulf their part of Texas.")

The Boy Who Came Back by Dale White ... $2.00 (1966, 190 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Am absorbing story of 14-year-old Gabe Wilson and the fateful summer of 1876 which he spent with General Custer.")

War Horse by Michael Morpurgo ... $2.00 (1982, 148 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his officer, he charges toward the enemy, witnessing the horror of the battles in France. But even in the desolation of the trenches, Joey's courage touches the soldiers around him and he is able to find warmth and hope. But his heart aches for Albert, the farmer's son he left behind. Will he ever see his true master again?")




Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume ... 50 cents (Softcover, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever increasing problem.")
Superfudge by Judy Blume ... 50 cents (Softcover, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Peter describes the highs and lows of life with his younger brother, Fudge.")
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume ... 50 cents (Softcover, some wear - still a good reading copy. "A summer in Tarrytown, N.Y., is a lot of fun for ten-year-old Sheila even though her friends make her face up to some self-truths she doesn't want to admit.")




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