When its owners leave, a summer house comes alive with the sounds of a mouse nibbling crumbs in the fall, a cat taking shelter in the winter, and rain falling on the roof in the spring.
Age
Catalog sorted by age group
Smiling For Strangers
During the war, fourteen-year-old Nina flees from her village in Yugoslavia, armed only with some letters and a photograph, to search for an old friend of her mother’s in England.
Dreamspeaker
A troubled eleven-year-old boy escapes from an institution to the forests of British Columbia, where he finds sanctuary with a Native American shaman who shows him that he is capable of learning and can control his violence.
The Giant Devil Dingo
Unlike all the other animals and birds, the dingo was not a man in the beginning, but had always been a dog. This legend of Gaiya the giant devil-dingo tells how the modern day dingo was created.
Sacred River
Four thousand years of traditions and beliefs bring millions of Hindu pilgrims to purify their souls and find salvation in the sacred water of the Ganges, and the experience of the pilgrimage, the river, and the city of Benares is unforgettable.
My Farm
The author describes growing up on a farm in Australia, including herding cattle, winning a ribbon at the local fair, helping her mother deliver a calf, and receiving a new pony for Christmas.
Daisy Comes Home
Daisy, an unhappy hen in China, floats down the river in a basket and has an adventure.
Traitor
A boy who believes his grandfather to be a traitor, a spy who turned against England and then disappeared, tracks down his grandfather and finds out the truth. Coauthored by Robert Rigby.
Inkheart
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can ‘read’ fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.
Johnny Hazzard
Fifteen-year-old Johnny Hazzard’s seventh obligatory summer in London with his divorced father livens up when Johnny meets an older girl named January.