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Books in Puffin Newberry Library series

  • The Road from Home

    David Kherdian

    Paperback (Puffin Books, April 1, 1988)
    A biography of the author's mother, concentrating on her childhood in Turkey before the Turkish govennment deported its Armenian population.
  • Secret Of The Andes

    Ann Nolan Clark

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Oct. 28, 1976)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The haunting story of a modern Inca boy's training in the traditions and lore of his people.
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  • Secret of the Andes

    Ann Nolan Clark, Jean Charlot

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Oct. 28, 1976)
    An Indian boy who tends llamas in a hidden valley in Peru learns the traditions and secrets of his Inca ancestors.
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  • Roller Skates

    Ruth Sawyer, Valenti Angelo

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2007-06-28, June 28, 2007)
    The discoveries and adventures of ten-year-old Lucinda, who spends a wonderful year exploring the New York City of the 1890's.
  • The Silver Pencil

    Alice Dalgliesh

    Paperback (Puffin, Aug. 1, 1991)
    From her girlhood in Trinidad, to school in England, to teacher training in New York, Janet cherishes the silver pencil her father gave her, and finally uses it to become a writer
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  • The Whipping Boy

    Sid Fleischman, Jean Charlot, Peter Sis

    Library Binding (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Aug. 11, 2008)
    A Prince and a Pauper Jemmy, once a poor boy living on the streets, now lives in a castle. As the whipping boy, he bears the punishment when Prince Brat misbehaves, for it is forbidden to spank, thrash, or whack the heir to the throne. The two boys have nothing in common and even less reason to like one another. But when they find themselves taken hostage after running away, they are left with no choice but to trust each other.
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  • The Golden Goblet

    Eloise Jarvis McGraw

    Paperback (Puffin, May 6, 1986)
    Ranofer struggles to thwart the plottings of his evil brother, Gebu, so he can become master goldsmith like their father in this exciting tale of ancient Egyptian mystery and intrigue.Newbery Honor Book
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  • Roller Skates

    Ruth Sawyer, Valenti Angelo

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, May 6, 1986)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The discoveries and adventures of ten-year-old Lucinda, who spends a wonderful year exploring the New York City of the 1890s.
  • A String in the Harp

    Nancy Bond

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Nov. 1, 1987)
    Relates what happens to three American children, unwillingly transplanted to Wales for one year, when one of them finds an ancient harp-tuning key that takes him back to the time of the great sixth-century bard Taliesin.
  • Philip Hall likes me. I reckon maybe.

    Bette Greene, Charles Lilly

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, June 1, 1999)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Eleven-year-old Beth thinks that Philip Hall likes her, but their on-again, off-again relationship sometimes makes her wonder.
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  • Moccasin Trail

    Eloise Jarvis McGraw

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2007-06-28, June 28, 2007)
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  • Rabbit Hill

    Robert Lawson

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Oct. 27, 1977)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When a new family moves into the neighborhood the animals of Rabbit Hill are very curious about how these human inhabitants will act.
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