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The Desert is Theirs

The Desert is Theirs


by Byrd Baylor | Peter Parnall

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Baylor sweetly conjures the desert and its residents, both human and animal, in verse in this Caldecott Honor Book for younger readers, featuring large, evocative watercolor paintings. (SWU106, $7.99)

Sing Down the Moon

Sing Down the Moon


by Scott O'Dell

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 137 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The historical novel of 14-year-old Bright Morning and her friend Running Bird, who are captured from Canyon de Chelly by Spanish slavers. For readers ages 9-12, this book received the Newbery Honor Award. (USW162, $6.99)

Valley of Death, A Mystery in Death Valley National Park

Valley of Death, A Mystery in Death Valley National Park


by Gloria Skurzynski

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 158 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The Landon family makes a trip to Death Valley National Park accompanied by a mysterious new foster child, fourteen-year-old Leesa Sherman. (CAL216, $4.99)

Esperenza Rising


by Pam Munoz Ryan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

An engaging coming-of-age tale infused with history. When her father dies, 14-year-old Esperanza must abandon her privileged life on a Mexican ranch for the grim reality of 1930s agricultural labor camps in California. (USW426, $6.99)

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Island of the Blue Dolphins


by Scott O'Dell

  • LITERATURE
  • 1971
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

The gripping story of a courageous American Indian girl left abandoned by her tribe on an island off the California coast. Recommended for children ages 12 and up, Karana's struggle to survive is riveting. (PAC78, $6.99)

The Circuit, Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child


by Francisco Jimenez

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 134 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Jiminez retells, in simple, child's-eye prose, his experiences as an illegal Mexican migrant worker in the fields of California in the mid-20th century. It's a quiet, episodic book, simultaneously moving and matter-of-fact. (CAL197, $14.95)

 

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