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Books published by publisher Beech Tree Books

  • The Story of Golf

    Dave Anderson, Jack Nicklaus

    Paperback (Beech Tree Books, April 1, 1998)
    Traces the development of the game of golf from its modern-day origins in fifteenth-century Scotland, highlighting key players, courses and tournaments
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  • Wagon Train 911

    Jamie Gilson

    Paperback (Beech Tree Books, April 15, 1998)
    As part of the Wagons Out West program, several fifth graders undertake the challenge of making it to Oregon. With her usual wit and wisdom, Jamie Gilson has created two new characters sure to keep you laughing as they win your heart.
  • Save Halloween!

    Stephanie S. Tolan

    Paperback (Beech Tree Books, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Eleven-year-old Johnna, who is deeply involved in the sixth grade Halloween pageant although her family views it as a celebration of an un-Christian holiday, decides that she must follow her own beliefs
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  • The Story of Basketball

    Dave Anderson

    Paperback (Beech Tree Books, Sept. 1, 1997)
    A revised edition of a best-selling chronicle features a foreword by pro star Grant Hill, profiles of such top players as Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Dennis Rodman, and Michael Jordan, and highlights of the game's most memorable moments. Simultaneous.
  • You Can Speak Up in Class

    Sara D. Gilbert, Roy Doty

    Paperback (Beech Tree Books, May 1, 1991)
    Discusses the different aspects of being uncomfortable or afraid when speaking in the classroom, the reasons for such problems, and ways of dealing with them effectively
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  • Fallout

    Robert Swindells

    Paperback (Beech Tree Books, )
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  • Now Is Not Too Late

    Isabelle Holland

    Paperback (Beech Tree Books, April 1, 1991)
    When eleven-year-old Cathy learns the truth about the mother whom she had been told was dead, her compassionate grandmother helps her understand the thin line of good intentions that often separates truth and dishonesty
  • Sarah and Me and the Lady from the Sea

    Patricia Beatty

    Paperback (Beech Tree, Sept. 21, 1994)
    Marcella Abbott can't believe it. Her family is giving up their house in Portland, Oregon, and their comfortable life in the city to live year-round on Washington State's Olympic peninsula when her father's business is ruined. Nahcotta's okay for the summer, but Marcella doesn't much like the peolple who live there. In fact, she thinks they're stupid, oafish, country bumpkins. But three things change her mind forever: a new friend, a beached whale, and the incredibly mysterious "lady from the sea."
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  • In Kindling Flame: The Story of Hannah Senesh, 1921-1944

    Linda Atkinson

    Paperback (Beech Tree Books, Oct. 1, 1992)
    A biography of a Jewish heroine whose resistance work during World War II made her a martyr and an inspiration to those with whom she worked.
  • The Great Mosquito, Bull, and Coffin Caper

    Nancy Lamb, Frank Remkiewicz

    Paperback (Beech Tree Books, May 1, 1994)
    Hoping to create indelible memories to keep him from forgetting his best friend Jimmy, who is moving away, ten-year-old Zander pledges to undergo three difficult and scary ordeals with him
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  • Anne Frank: Life in Hiding

    Johanna Hurwitz

    Paperback (Beech Tree Books, June 1, 1993)
    A biography of a young Jewish girl who died in the Holocaust but left behind a diary detailing the two years her family hid from the Nazis
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