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Playing Beatie Bow
Ruth Park
Paperback (Puffin, Dec. 4, 1984)Disturbed that her mother could welcome back her unfaithful father, Abigail Kirk undergoes a mysterious voyage to nineteenth-century Australia, where her experiences help her to understand the power of love and to accept her father
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Raging Robots and Unruly Uncles
Margaret Mahy
Paperback (Penguin Books Canada, Limited, Jan. 1, 1985)None
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Terry Jones' Fairy Tales
Terry Jones, Michael Foreman
Paperback (Puffin, Sept. 2, 1986)Three raindrops have an argument on their way out of a cloud ...A silly King goes for a walk with a dog tied to each leg ...An enterprising herring, bored of the North Sea, decides to swim right round the world ...Thirty short stories of magic and adventure penned by Monty Python team member, Terry Jones. Embracing the tradition of the fairy tale, but adding Jones' inimitable comic imagination and originality, each story makes a perfect bedtime read for children - and grown ups! 'Could become a 'modern classic' ...the book is a joy' - Brian Patten, "Spectator".
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Freedom Songs
Yvette Moore
Mass Market Paperback (Puffin Books, Sept. 1, 1992)"In the tradition of Mildred Taylor, Moore presents an authentic, disturbing slice of black American history."--Publisher's WeeklyDuring the spring of 1968, Sheryl Williams, 14, confronts harsh realities while visiting relatives in North Carolina. After witnessing--and then experiencing--acts of prejudice, she understands why Uncle Pete and some neighbors have joined the freedom riders, a group of protesters practicing methods taught by Martin Luther King. Once home in Brooklyn, N.Y., Sheryl decides to collect money for the group by holding a benefit concert with her friends. But will it help to change things?
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The Prince in Waiting Trilogy
John Christopher
Paperback (Puffin Books, March 15, 1653)None
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Lyddie
Katherine Paterson
Mass Market Paperback (Puffin Books, Oct. 1, 1992)A powerful work of historical ficiton from multi-award-winning author Katherine Paterson When Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family's farm debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family once again. Hearing about all the money a girl can make working at the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, she makes her way there, only to find that her dreams of returning home may never come true.Includes an all-new discussion guide!
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The Puffin Book of Magic Verse
Charles Causley, Barbara Swiderska
Paperback (Puffin, June 30, 1974)None
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Becoming Gershona
Nava Semel, Seymour Simckes
Paperback (Puffin, Dec. 1, 1992)Living in Tel-Aviv in 1958, twelve-year-old Gershona experiences first love, learns a family secret, and crosses the line between childhood and adulthood
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Puffin Essentials Toms Midnight Garden
Philippa Pearce
Mass Market Paperback (Puffin, April 26, 2005)Hurry!, whispered the house, and the grandfather clock at the heart of it beat an anxious tick. Tom opened the door wide and let in the moonlight. He was staring at what he saw outside. They had said, "Really, there's nothing to see". This book won a Carnegie Medal.
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Christmastime in New York City
Roxie Munro
Paperback (Puffin Books, Oct. 1, 1994)Holiday time in Manhattan is full of wondrous things to see--the ThanksgivingDay Parade, store windows filled with marvelous toys and decorations, the bigtree in Rockefeller Center, and the exciting New Year's Eve in Times Square. "Magic and memorable."--Publishers Weekly. FUll color.
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Secret Letters From 0 To 10
Susie Morgenstern
Paperback (Puffin, Aug. 1, 2000)Ten-year-old Ernest lives a flat, colorless life. Each day is the same: he comes home right after school, eats a healthy snack, and does his homework. Enter Victoria, the new girl in class. Victoria instantly falls in love with Ernest, and bulldozes her way into his life. Much to Ernest's surprise, he likes it. Bit by bit, color seeps into Ernest's humdrum existence--and he begins to realize that life can hold an endless variety of love, friendship, adventure, and change. "Quirky characters, heightening suspense, and hilarious situations are deftly combined in this tender novel, which examines a few of the large and small ways people affect one another." --Booklist, starred review
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