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The Sign of the Golden Fish: A Story of the Cornish Fishermen in Maine (The Land of the Free Series)
by Gertrude RobinsonAdventures of a teenaged boy who jumped ship to bring to the colonies the Old World skill of fish-curing that had been the pride of the Tobey family for generations. Part of The Land of the Free series. An addition to the Land of the Free series which is an exciting job of research, and for that reason an important library item (upper grade elementary and junior high). The author has done an important task in giving fresh, significant material and interesting details on the fish-curing industry on the coast of Maine, back in 1646 when Cornishmen settled there. The story centers around Chris Tobey who escaped from a Puritan- owned English vessel to join his father, and ran head on into the troubles that plagued the Cornishmen, Indians, Royalists, Puritans, their own lawless settlers, and the long arm of English control.
Squanto and the Pilgrims (The American Adventure Series)
by A. M. AndersonAbout Squanto, Indian boy, and his adventures with the Pilgrims. Note Grades 4-6.
Sue Barton, Neighborhood Nurse (Sue Barton #6)
by Helen Dore BoylstonRedheaded Sue Barton left her position as Superintendent of Nurses at the Springdale, New Hampshire, Hospital, in order to raise a family. Now she and Dr. Bill have three children: six-year-old Tabitha and the four-year-old twins, Johnny and Jerry. Sue is happy in her job as wife and mother until she goes to a reunion of her class in nursing school, where the accomplishments of others make her feel as if she is "stagnating." This Sue Barton story tells how Sue discovered the importance of her own job. She nurses the neighborhood; she finds work for a crippled farmer; she pinch-hits for the visiting nurse; she helps bring the artist Mona Stuart and her teen-age daughter Cal together. And always something is happening at home for Sue and Bill and their faithful Veazie Ann to cope with--Jerry's strange tantrums, Johnny's disappearance in the woods with his little friend Anne, Tabitha's attempt to run away. Are Sue's training and abilities wasted on all these daily and personal small problems? Her customary humor and warm good sense help her decide.
Turn in the Road
by Marguerite DicksonWhen seventeen-year-old Isabel Worthington and her family move from Shanty Row to the house on the Point, the girl feels that it is at last a turn in the long hard road they have known for ten years. They have the house but little else, and much must be done before the family can regain its lost standing in the little Maine town. Isabel gets a job driving the boys and girls from the Point to high school in the village. Sil, next to Isabel in age, finds a Saturday store job, and Roddy helps where he can. The twins, May and June, and Algy, the baby, are too young to lend a hand. Father has dreams of great things, but his pride in what his family was once prevents him from taking jobs he considers unsuitable. Finally persuaded to take charge of the town dump, he comes into conflict with a powerful unknown opponent, who tries to wreck the whole clean-up place. It is Isabel who undertakes to learn the identity of the enemy. Isabel discovers that the library, badly managed and almost without funds, is really the Worthington Memorial Library, given in memory of her great-grandfather, by a wealthy cousin of her father, who had left the town years ago. There is no money for its upkeep and Isabel, who helps in the library as a volunteer, starts an enthusiastic drive for funds. Everywhere she finds things to be done--friends for Sil, success for Father in something, and new interests for Mother. By the end of the year there have been many turns in the road, and the future looks bright. This is another fine warm story of Maine, by an author who has built a solid place in the affections of older girls. A real story of real people. This is a Junior Literary Guild selection, chosen as an outstanding book for older readers (B Group).
The Warning on the Window (Judy Bolton Mysteries Series #20)
by Margaret SuttonJudy is at it again! An early mornign call for Peter with Judy and Roberta tagging along has dire implications for Peter. With Peter critically injured, Judy and Roberta have to solve the mystery of these increasingly frequent "accidents" on Arthur's development. What is the meaning of the warning on the window and will it help find Peter's assailant?
Boots: The Story of a Working Sheep Dog
by S. P. MeekThis is the full-blooded story of a sheep dog and his master, Bob Mcleod who work together on a Wyoming ranch. Through raging blizzards and biting cold, through good weather and bad, the two keep the flock intact and also manage to outsmart rustlers. And young Mcleod realizes that someday Boots will be a champion among sheep dogs.
The Clue in Blue (Connie Blair, Book #1)
by Betsy AllenThis is the first book in a fascinating new series for girls. It is the thrilling story of Connie Blair's first assignment as a fashion model at Campion's in Philadelphia, and how she becomes involved in a baffling mystery. It all starts with a missing fur beret. Connie's dashing young aunt, stylist for Campion's, is deeply concerned. The hat, a Paris original, is fabulously expensive. It is not the first article in Aunt Bet's care to vanish mysteriously. But what worries Connie is that an unknown enemy is trying to cast the shadow of suspicion on Aunt Bet. Determined to find the culprit, Connie enlists the aid of Larry Stewart, the young display man, and finally comes face to face with a far more ruthless enemy than she has ever imagined in her wildest speculations. Connie Blair is one of the nicest heroines you will ever meet, and her exicting experiences will be followed by girls everywhere.
The Ghost Of Blackwood Hall (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #25)
by Carolyn KeeneA search for stolen jewelry takes Nancy to New Orleans where she uncovers a swindling racket in which a medium uses her trade to relieve victims of their valuables. When a family of thieves work together by preying on trusting individuals, they robbed them of their inheritance and work pay. By preying on their good nature, the gang of thieves rob people of their treasures and their money under the guise of helping orphans. Follow Nancy and her friends along with a good dose of help from Mr. Drew and her faithful dog, Togo, as they catch the thieves and restore what was stolen. This is the version published in 1948, before the revisions that occurred to the first 34 Nancy Drew books beginning in the late 1950s.
Hero Tales (The New Junior Classics, Book #4)
by Mabel Williams Marcia DalphinThis book is the fourth in a series for young people. This volume contains myths and legends from around the world. Included are stories from Homer, Odysseus, Rustem and Sohrab, Roland, Beowulf, King Arthur, and Robin Hood, as well as Celtic stories and more.
The Hidden Valley Mystery (Vicki Barr, Book #3)
by Helen WellsVicki is excited when she is accepted as stewardess on Federal's affiliated airline down in Mexico. Her excitement turns to dismay when she reads an article about Mexico's problems with amoebic dysentery. Vicki fears that her father will not allow her to go to Mexico, but with the help of her friends, Vicki finally convinces her father that she will be fine in Mexico. Vicki happily departs for Mexico with her favorite flight crew, Dean Fletcher and Captain Jordan. Once in Mexico, Vicki and her crew are assigned to a run with a home base in the beautiful resort city of Acapulco. On one of their free days, Vicki and Dean fly to a small village that they had spotted from the air on one of their flights. Vicki wonders about the village leader, because he seems too refined for such a poor, remote village, and the village church contains a magnificent golden chalice that looks out of place in such a poor setting. After Vicki and Dean leave, they realize that they accidentally left Dean's camera behind in the village and plan to return for it later. Back at Vicki's hotel, Vicki is shocked when she sees pictures of herself that Dean had taken in the remote village laying on the manager's desk. The manager claims that the pictures were on a roll of film that a guest had asked to be developed, but Vicki knows that there is much that he is not telling her. Vicki soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous situation and must discover what connection the hotel manager has with the remote village before it is too late.
Puzzle in Purple (Connie Blair, Book #3)
by Betsy AllenWhen Connie Blair goes to art school she enters an exciting new world in which glamour and mystery mingle. Connie expects to meet unusual and colorful personalities, and she is not disappointed. But she hasn't bargained for a skeleton named Adam who turns up in a purple cloak at the midwinter fancy dress ball and leaves his signature scrawled across the ceiling! From that moment on, tension mounts in the stately old Philadelphia mansion that houses the art school. Who is back of the debacle of the masked ball? Eric Payson, the shy, sensitive young painter whose mural was the only one not defaced? Roby Woodward, irresistible young dilettante who despises Eric for his ability? Fritz Bachman, sharp faced and sardonic, and determined to win the Fairchild Prize by fair means or foul? Puzzle in Purple Sensing the impending catastrophe that later dwarfs the episode of the ball, Connie tries feverishly to fit into place the scattered pieces of the puzzle. How she accomplishes this, and what she sees when the picture finally becomes clear is told in a thrilling mystery story set against the fascinating background of art school.
Riddle in Red (Connie Blair, Book #2)
by Betsy AllenThe pen name of Betsy Allen conceals one of the outstanding writers of books for girls of our day. In Connie Blair, a typical teen-age American girl so far as looks go, but with a lively intelligence and a keen nose for solving mysteries, the author has created her most appealing character. Connie is a career girl, with a job in an advertising agency, but mysteries have a way of rising up to challenge her wherever she goes. You can identify A Connie Blair Mystery at a glance because a color is always featured in the title. THE CLUE IN BLUE, THE RIDDLE IN RED, PUZZLE IN PURPLE, THE SECRET OF BLACK CAT GULCH, THE GREEN ISLAND MYSTERY, THE GHOST WORE WHITE, THE YELLOW WARNING, THE GRAY MENACE, THE BROWN SATCHEL MYSTERY, PERIL IN PINK, THE SILVER SECRET, and THE MYSTERY OF THE RUBY QUEENS.
The Riddle of The Hidden Pesos (Roger Baxter No. #3)
by Samuel Epstein Beryl Epstein Martin ColtIn the third and final Roger Baxter mystery story, Roger Baxter travels to Mexico with his brother and his friend Slim for a relaxing vacation. The relaxing part of the vacation vanishes when they discover $2 million in counterfeit American currency in their car, placed there by counterfeiters trying to smuggle it into Mexico. They then begin a struggle to turn it over to the authorities before the counterfeiters catch up with them and silence them forever!
Roof Over our Heads
by Marguerite DicksonWhen Georgia Lane has to leave Boston to live in Lane's Cove, she feels it is the end of everything. Ten years before, when her father was killed in an automobile accident, Mrs. Lane had gone to Boston with six-year-old Georgia and found a job. At sixteen, Georgia is happy in school and in her friendship with Lorraine Fitzgerald. It is a blow to have to leave her busy city life, and go back to a small Maine town. But Mrs. Lane has lost her job, and when Great-aunt Susan Burnham's will leaves the house to Mrs. Lane, there is no choice. It is a roof over their heads. Before they go back, Mrs. Lane courageously tells her daughter the truth. The day Mr. Lane was killed, $10,000 was missing from the bank where he worked. The money was never found, so Mrs. Lane sold their home and turned the money from the sale over to the bank, to cover the loss. Mother and daughter return to a town where people remember what happened. They find good neighbors in old friends, the Aliens. The son, Vee—Vincent Lockwood Allen, IV— is a senior at the high school, where Georgia is a junior. He drives "little George," as he promptly nicknames her, to school every day, along with Mona Fairchild and Curt Kennedy, also neighbors. Mona's antagonism to Georgia,- and her pointed, slighting references to her father, add to Georgia's misery. Herb Small, Great-aunt Susan's nephew, insists that his aunt intended the Burnham house for him, and his efforts to find a missing will to prove this, add to the confusion. Georgia makes a place for herself at school, and in her spare time remodels the old house. Lorraine comes for a summer visit, and the two girls help put on an Ancestors' Fashion Show in town. Uppermost in Georgia's mind, however, is the mystery of the missing $10,000, but every clue leads up a blind alley. She determines to solve the mystery and clear her father's name, and her efforts to do so make a story that builds to a dramatic and a completely logical climax. (12-16) This is a Junior Literary Guild selection, chosen as an out standing book for older readers (B Group).
The Secret of Black Cat Gulch (Connie Blair, Book #4)
by Betsy AllenAn old turquoise mine, a silent Indian, and a talking parrot bring Connie high adventure in picturesque New Mexico.
The Secret of the Musical Tree (Judy Bolton Series #19)
by Margaret Sutton19th in the Judy Bolton Mystery series. Christmas plans go awry when look-alike cousins Roxy and Judy plan to have their families spend Christmas together. They foil a criminal ring when they trade places and outsmart the thieves with plausible deniability. Join Judy Bolton on another exciting mystery filled with danger and intrigue!
Snow Dog: A Yearling Book (Famous Dog Stories)
by Jim KjelgaardSurvival of the Fittest The steel-gray husky Chiri was just a puppy when he watched the black wolf kill his mother and two brothers. Left alone in the snow-covered land of the coyote, caribou, and grizzly, Chiri learned to fend for himself, to hunt, and to survive by his own keen instinct and natural intelligence. Now grown and full of courage and cunning, Chiri forms a tentative bond with trapper Link Stevens, the only human he's ever learned to trust. But the husky knows that one day soon he will have to face the black wolf again--and this time only one of them will survive.
Starting Pitcher
by Duane DeckerBluesox 2. Ed Lasky used to be aan all-star shortstop. He has a good arm and control, and he doesn't want to go back to the minors. Can he be convinced and make the change to becoming a starting pitcher?
The Story Of The Negro
by Arna Bontemps Raymond LufkinA history of the Negro race, from the early tribes of Africa and empire of Ethiopia, through the practice of slavery in many areas, especially the United States, to early twentieth century achievements of American Negroes. <P><P> Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Winner
We Gather Together
by Sara JenkinsThe author's first novel about a Methodist family in the south We Gather together is the story of a large family who always spends part of the summer at the family home in a small town in South Georgia. All 6 sons are methodist ministers. These men's wives are as diverse as 6 women can possibly be. Their children are always vying for the top place in their grandfather's heart. Jennie with her vivid imagination, and willful ways has achieved this goal more than any of the other grandchildren. This book spans close to 30 years in time, and covers a multitude of changes that took place in the south. From everything to liberalism in the methodist church,to the attainment of women's sufferage, on and beyond to the great northern migration of African Americans. A book that is sometimes humorous and sometimes heartbreakingly sad.
The Whispering Box Mystery (Rick Brant, # #5)
by John BlaineA MYSTERIOUS LITTLE BLACK BOX -- not a camera - not a gun -- but capable of dropping a man in his tracks with no more sound than a shrill whisper can be a dangerous weapon in the hands of the wrong people as Rick Brant and his pal Scotty soon discover. When secret government files are invaded by a gang of raiders using the whispering box, Rick's father and the other Spindrift Island scientists set up a secret laboratory in Washington, D. C. to develop a counterweapon. Rick and Scotty know only that they are up against a new, ultrasonic invention. But it is not long before the boys have a firsthand knowledge of the whispering box, acquired during a desperate run for their lives. Then three of the key scientists are kidnaped by the gang. Rick and Scotty brave the whispering box again to effect a thrilling rescue, only to find that the gang leader in the meantime has gained entrance to Hartson Brant's secret laboratory itself. How Rick and Scotty, with the help of "Screaming Susie," finally outwit the whispering box, is told in the breathtaking windup of a tensely exciting story that will keep the reader on tenderhooks to the very end.
100 Fathoms Under (Rick Brant, # #4)
by John BlaineTREASURES OF ANTIQUITY, long hidden in the sea, yield at last to modern electronic inventions when Rick Brant, his pal Scotty, and Chahda, the Hindu boy, share another hair-raising adventure this time in the far Pacific, off the tiny island of Kwangara. Under the leadership of Rick's father, a famous scientist, the members of the expedition set out with their astonishing invention, the Submobile, in which they hope to conquer ocean depths as yet unplumbed and bring to light traces of a civilization hidden for centuries under 100 fathoms of water. But the irresistible lure of sunken treasure causes treachery in the crew, and age-old superstitious fear brings to a head the hostility of the island natives. Caught between these two forces, Rick and his friends find themselves facing danger equally as imminent as that of the terrific atmospheric pressure which constantly threatens their Submobile. Packed with action, suspense, and excitement, here is a story that is well equipped to take its place with The Rocket's Shadow, The Lost City, and Sea Gold.
Beyond Rope and Fence (Famous Horse Stories)
by David GrewA black-maned buckskin like her mother, Queen was born on the open prairie, and early learned to fear the very sight and smell of men. As she grew to maturity, Queen became a wise and crafty leader of the wild band, leading it north whenever she saw men on the horizon. Caught at last, and apparently tamed, Queen waited only the chance to rejoin her mate and the herd on the free, open ranges she loved.
Cherry Ames, Visiting Nurse (Cherry Ames #8)
by Helen WellsCherry reunites with her old Spencer classmates Gwen, Bertha, Josie, Vivian, and Mai Lee, when they all decide to take an apartment together in New York City, and work for the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. Greenwich Village is a far cry from Hilton, Illinois, and farm-raised Bertha is ready to mutiny when she tries to cook in their tiny kitchen. <P><P>Assigned to a specific neighborhood, Cherry marvels at the many countries her patients come from--and is determined to resolve the loneliness of a few of them by having them all meet at an "Around the World" Dinner at the local settlement house. But who is the mysterious woman who lives in the Victorian mansion at the center of his district? Why hasn't she been seen by anyone in the past 18 years?
The Clue in the Old Album (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Original #24)
by Carolyn KeeneAt a doll collector's request for help, a young sleuth searches for an old album, a lost doll, and a missing gypsy violinist. In the late 1950s, the first 34 Nancy Drew mysteries were revised and condensed. This version is the one published prior to the revision.