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Lois T Stover
Examines the major works of the author of the Newbery Award-winning Shiloh, provides biographical background, and discusses some of the efforts to censor her work.
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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
An ideal introduction to Alice’s teen years, these endearing, episodic tales of high school misadventures are gulp-able, relatable, and oh, so Alice. This volume includes Alice Alone, Simply Alice, and…
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, best known for her humorous Alice series and the award-winning Shiloh , dishes up a gothic tale with all the trimmings: a brave, orphaned heroine, a dark…
Fifteen-year-old Dan Roberts continues his quest for an explanation to his family’s threatening secret as well as the eerie occurrences that continue to haunt him.
The final chapter of this haunting trilogy by a Newbery Award-winning author concludes the story of 15-year-old Dan Roberts, and his struggle to understand a family secret while dealing with…
When he sees posters warning the local residents of the Indiana Aztec bats and hears the church bells play an unusual hymn over and over again, Bernie knows that something…
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In this book, formerly titled The Bodies in the Bessledorf Hotel , Bernie’s determined to get to the bottom of the case of the bodies coming and going from the…
Ryan’s brother is involved with a local militia group where Ryan learns aboutthe consequences of hatred and bigotry.
Ten-year-old T.R. and his twelve-year-old brother Danny move to Rosemary Acres with their mother and find new friends as well as a lot of community rules to follow.
Lynn and her best friend Mouse are convinced their neighbor, old Mrs. Tuggle, is a witch. But the longer they wait, the more dangerous Mrs Tuggle becomes. Over the span…
In this masterfully crafted tale of mystery, magic, and madness ( Booklist ), a young hitchhiker finds himself rescued by Melungeons, descendents of early Portuguese settlers of the Appalachians. Taken…
Thirteen-year-old Alice sets long- and short-term priorities for her life as she experiences the complexities of young love.
During the summer between eighth and ninth grades, Alice and her friends Pamela and Elizabeth decide to improve themselves through exercise.
In her last adventure before starting college, Alice takes to the open sea for the summer–and nothing can stop the tides of change.
The Hatford brothers cannot imagine spending Thanksgiving dinner with the Malloy sisters as the practical jokes and rivalries between the two families continue. Sequel to The Girls Get Even.
As Christmas approaches, Caroline Malloy continues the feud between her sisters and the Hatford brothers by making Wally Hatford be her partner for a special project at school.
Despite a New Year’s resolution to be nice to their neighbors the Malloy girls, the Hatford boys find themselves continuing their rivalry and war of practical jokes.
As Halloween approaches, the three Malloy sisters find themselves continually trying to get even with the four Hatford brothers, who have been playing tricks on them since the Malloys moved…
In this last of the prequels in Naylor’s beloved Alice series, all of 11-year-old Alice’s mysteries are resolved. Now younger readers can get to know Alice, and older fans can…
Senior year is a big deal, and it’s full of huge decisions and the very best kind of memory making–but, for Alice McKinley, her last year of high school is…
With graduation, a wedding, a pregnancy, and a college decision in store, the end of high school is harder–and more emotional–than Alice ever imagined. Full of the ups and downs…
If they had only known what trouble lay ahead, maybe, just maybe the Morgan children and their friend Deeter wouldn’t have agreed to mind No-Name, the world’s ugliest chicken. But…
Sarah becomes a community hero when she rescues a restaurant
A classic from the Newbery Medalist is now back in print. Lynn and her best friend Mouse are convinced their neighbor, old Mrs. Tuggle, is a witch. But no one…
The rivalry between the Malloys and the Hatfords heats up as the kids enter a fundraising contest. The winner gets to be in the annual Strawberry Festival Parade. There’s only…
This time Lynn and Mouse are positive that their neighbor Mrs. Tuggle is a witch as the evidence keeps building. A chilling climax at midnight. – Kirkus Reviews.
Just when they think their witch troubles are over, Lynn and Mouse discover an odd purple weed down by the creek–where they threw old Mrs. Tuggle’s glass eye in the…
The book that introduced Alice McKinley to the world is now available in this beautifully repackaged edition.
Once again the Hatford brothers and the Malloy sisters find themselves pitted against each other when embarrassing pictures of the boys turn up in the girls’ basement, and the boys…
Naylor’s life story is told in her own words, from her early handwritten stories to becoming one of the most honored and prolific writers in children’s literature today. Photos.
Marco and Polo must prove their loyalty to the ultra-tough but seriously injured leader, Texas Jake. Assigned to find a medicinal plant, they venture deep into the territory of the…
This second title of three prequels to Naylor’s beloved Alice series allows younger readers to get to know the girl everyone wants as his or her best friend.
The beloved Alice series continues here, in Alice's middle school years, in this boxed set. Alice has been through it all. Friendships, breakups, love...and we get to experience it all…
The beloved Alice series continues and ends here, in this boxed set that follows Alice from the first day of high school through college, and beyond. Alice has been through…
It’s Alice’s senior year in high school, and this three-book compilation chronicles every minute. Includes Alice in Charge, Incredibly Alice, and Alice on Board.
The 1992 Newbery Medal was awarded to Shiloh, as well as 25 state children’s choice awards. A moving and powerful look at the best and the worst of human nature…
The second book in the trilogy introduced by Shiloh , the Newbery Medal-winning classic. Even though Shiloh now belongs to Marty, his worries are far from over. Judd, the dog’s…
Eighth-grader Alice has lots of questions about sex, relationships, prejudice, and change.
Originally published: New York: Delacorte Press, 2010.
Are Beth and Josh really in love or just pretending to be in order to spy and continue the feud between the Malloy sisters and the Hatford brothers?.
The battle of the sexes between the Hartford boys and the Malloy girls continues in the latest hilarious episode penned by the Newbery Medal-winning author of Shiloh.
When Wally Hatford hears scratching noises coming from the Oldakers’ bookstore cellar, Mr. Oldaker trusts him to keep a secret that could turn into a scoop for the school newspaper…
