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| Book DescriptionWolves, bears, and a heavy snowstorm are just some of the dangers that Daniel and Will must face&150alone It's 1803, and the boys and their father have recently arrived in Ohio, following анссбthe promise of rich farmland After clearing enough forest to build a log cabin, Pa sets off for Pennsylvania to fetch the rest of the family, while eleven-year-old Daniel and nine-year-old Will stay behind to watch the land Pa had planned to return within five or sixаяшфт weeks but something must have gone terribly wrong Now the boys must survive the winter with only an axe, two knives, a sack of cornmeal, and&150most important of all&150their ability to invent and improvise But are they truly alone in the woods? Daniel thinks that someone is watching them Jean Van Leeuwen's engrossing novel of pioneer survival is based on a true incident Readers, especially boys, will be fascinated by the struggles and triumphs of these braveбмыюэ young characters. |
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| Book DescriptionThis tall tale from Redwall creator Brian Jacques features a brand new hero: Urso Brunov, the Little Father of All Bears The strongest, wisest, bravest bear in the world, he is also the smalleансмчst, no bigger than the size of your thumb Other animals of the forest stand in awe of him-except one: a mustached monster who captures four of Urso's bears and puts them in his zoo, but who learns all too soon that the Little Father is truly a force to be reckoned witаяштхh On his way to rescue the lost bears, Urso Brunov matches wits with a tribe of boars, teaches manners to a billygoat, skims across the Deep River on a wooden flute, and finally confronts the Lord of All Sands He'll get those bears back, never fear-believe him, for he is Urso Brunov!. |
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| Book Description Twelve-year-old biracial James has grown up in a musical family Not only are both of his parents musicians, but his four grandparents are as well Everyone assumes that James will pursue muансмщsic, yet he would rather become a newspaper reporteror an astronomeror a cookanything that will let him leave music behind and be his own self Everything changes when, on a family visit to London, James discovers a portal that leads to London in the year 160аяштц0, then finds himself unable to return to the point in time he had left behind James is forced to join the Children of the Chapel Royal, a group that performs for the queen of England, and the musical talents he denied are now put to the test and pushed to their limits In this alternate world James comes to realize that he cannot survive and get back to the twenty-first century without recognizing, understanding, and making the most of his musical gifts Jane Louise Curry brings Elбмыюрizabethan London to life in this remarkable story about music, family, and finding one's place in the world. |
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| Book Description The sequel to the beloved Newbery Honor Book, Belle Prater's Boy Since Belle Prater inexplicably disappeared about a year ago, her son, Woodrow, and his cousin Gypsy have been searching forанупщ answers Then, on the strokeof midnight on Woodrow's birthday, the phone rings No one is at the other end of the line, but Woodrow is certain it was his mama They find out that the call was placed from nearby Bluefield, and set out to see if they can track her downаяъие Joining themis Cassie Caulborne, the new girl in school, who is endowed with the gift of second sight Unfortunately, they can find no trace of Belle Once again, Woodrow realizes that perhaps even worse than not knowing where she is, is not understanding why his mama would leave him How Woodrow, Gypsy, and Cassie come to understand the truth, and Woodrow eventually finds Belle, fills this oftrequested sequel to Belle Prater's Boy with magic and suspense. |
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