Browse all books

Books in An Avon Camelot book series

  • Basic Fun With Graphics: The IBM-PC Way

    Margaret Ann Zuanich, Susan Drake Lipscomb

    Paperback (Avon Books, Nov. 1, 1983)
    Introduces commands used in the BASIC programming language and provides examples of low- and high-resolution graphics and animation programs to use on the IBM Personal Computer
  • The Magic Hare

    Lynne Reid Banks, Barry Moser

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Sept. 1, 1994)
    For everyone who loves magic, here are the delightful tales of a wild and wonderful animal who is clever enough to outwit giants and dragons,greedy kings and bad-tempered queens, but caring enough to help those in trouble, even if he has to travel to the moon. The only thing he never is, is boring. You'll read these stories again and again, and never, ever forget The Magic Hare.
    M
  • The Three Lives of Harris Harper

    Lynn Cullen

    Paperback (Camelot, Feb. 1, 1998)
    Caught in a veritable storm of problems, including his weird family, the perplexities of girls, and baby-sitting, Harper longs for a normal family, until a startling event occurs that causes Harris to question his knowledge about so-called perfect families, his family, and the opposite sex. Reprint.
    X
  • Moose on the Loose

    Pamela Jane, Cathy Bobak

    Paperback (Camelot, April 1, 1996)
    When a young moose escapes from the local zoo, everyone in town joins in the search, and Benjamin, who knows the whereabouts of the moose and wants to prevent its capture, hides the truth, until the growing moose gets out of control. Original.
    P
  • Silent Stranger

    Amanda Benton

    Paperback (Camelot, Oct. 1, 1998)
    On Christmas Eve during the War of 1812, fifteen-year-old Jessica discovers a disturbed young man who refuses to utter a word, and when the man is accused of theft, she begins to wonder if the silent stranger is hiding a dangerous truth. Reprint.
  • Maura's Angel

    Lynne Reid Banks

    Paperback (HarperCollins, April 6, 1999)
    It all started with a shattering bang. Maura found herself flat on her face on the pavement. For moments there was nothing, just blackness and silence. But she knew. Once again, a bomb had exploded in the streets of Belfast. And lying beside Maura, with her face buried in her arms, was a stranger. When the other girl moved her head sharply and looked up, Maura got the strangest feeling. It was like looking in a mirror, but not exactly... 00-01 Keystone to Reading Book Award Masterlist
    X
  • The Kid Who Got Zapped Through Time

    Deborah Scott

    Paperback (Camelot, Sept. 1, 1998)
    When Flattop Kincaid hits the "wizard" button on his computer, he is transported back in time to medieval England, where he is mistaken for royalty and taken in by a poor but generous peasant family, and he wonders how he will return home since he is trapped in a time period devoid of modern technology. Reprint.
    R
  • Racing the Sun

    Paul Pitts

    Hardcover (Perfection Learning, Aug. 1, 1988)
    Being an American in ian wasn't something twelve-year-old Brandon Rogers liked to advertise. His father had left his Indian heritage behind when he went to college and Brandon had grown up in suburbia-just a regular kid. Who neededembarrassing mumbo-jumbo to make you look different? But then Brandon's Navajo grandfather moved off the reservation and into the lower bunk in Brandon's room!It wasn't easy having a roommate who chanted himself to sleep and got you out of bed before sunrise to race the sun. But now Brandon's learning lessons he'll never forget. Like how to take on the old ways without giving up the new. And how to grow up proud and strong ... with a heritage as real as an old man's love.
    J
  • Don't Blame the Weatherman: Mr. G. Talks to You About the Weather

    Irv Gikofsky, Wendy Miller

    Paperback (Camelot, Nov. 1, 1992)
    A guide to the weather describes how meterologists predict the weather, showing readers how to understand isobars, figure out the wind-chill factor, and more. Original.
    L
  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Book 1

    Catherine Edwards Sadler, Sir Doyle, Arthur Conan, Andrew Glass

    Paperback (Avon Books, Dec. 1, 1985)
    In this first collection of Holmes's stories, the beloved detective uses his uncanny skills to rescue a king from blackmail, to capture an ingenious bank robber, and to save an innocent son accused of patricide.
    R
  • Glennis, Before and After

    Patricia Calvert

    Paperback (Camelot, Jan. 1, 1999)
    Glennis moves into Aunt Wanda's home after her entire family is separated due to the imprisonment of her father for committing a white-collar crime, but Glennis has faith and visits her father often, showing him support and believing in him when others will not. Reprint.
    R
  • Scrapper John: Rendezvous at Skull Mountain

    Paul Bagdon

    Paperback (Camelot, Aug. 1, 1992)
    When Sun Dog, the proud native American chief, vows to attack a wagon-load of settlers heading for Skull Mountain, the most sacred of all Indian lands, Scrapper John worries that he will lose his friends in the fray. Original.
    Q