Frank Carlson Library

The story of a 14-year-old named Sara-moody, unpredictable, and on the brink of womanhood-and how her life changes when her younger, mentally retarded brother disappears.

When Robin, the son of a nobleman, falls and loses the use of his legs, he is abandoned and left alone. A monk named Brother Luke rescues Robin and takes him to the hospice of St. Mark's were he is taught woodcarving and--much harder--patience and strength. Winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.

The story of Julie Trelling's growing up from a self-centered seven-year-old to a gracious woman of seventeen. Grades 7-9.

Three weeks after leaving San Francisco in a balloon to fly across the Pacific, Professor Sherman is picked up in the Atlantic clinging to wreckage.

A shy, lonely six-year-old wanders into the Canadian prairie and spends a summer under the protection of a badger.

The life of the nineteenth century author of Little Women who based much of her book on her real-life family.'

Profiles eighteenth-century British children's book publisher John Newbery and lists the winners of the award created in his honor from its inception in 1922 through 2003.