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Janet Taylor Lisle
After three kittens are carelessly thrown off the back of a truck, none of the feral highway cats knows what to make of them. But there are bigger issues to…
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Soon after Robert arrives at his grandfather’s home in Rhode Island in 1942, he learns of a German painter living in the woods who raises the community’s suspicions, and of…
Fifteen-year-old Mary Potter can’t understand why her younger sister Elsie won’t visit their beloved violin teacher in the hospital, recovering from an attack in her home. But Elsie discovers why…
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When Ruben and Jed find a dead body on the Rhode Island shore, they are certain it has something to do with smuggling liquor. Suddenly, the boys find themselves caught…
As Hillary works in the miniature village, allegedly built by elves, in Sara-Kate’s backyard, she becomes more and more curious about Sara-Kate’s real life inside her big, gloomy house with…
Newbery Honor winner Janet Taylor Lisle’s novel about a pivotal summer in two girls’ lives explores the convictions we form, the judgments we make, and the values we hold. The…
Twelve-year-old Jessie spends the summer with her family on Quicksand Pond, a New England vacation spot, where she develops a star-crossed friendship with independent Terri, and meets a reclusive old…
Originally published: New York: Orchard Books, c1989.
