At night the Banshee comes to a village in search of a
lonely soul to keep her company.
Bingleman's Midway. Illustrated by Barry Moser. 1st ed.
Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 1995.
Carnivals--Fiction
The Broken Boy. New York: Philomel, 1991.
Solly recounts his friendship with a mentally disturbed
boy.
By the Dawn's Early
Light.
Illustrated
by Catherine Stock. 1st ed. New York: Maxwell Macmillan, 1994.
A young girl and her brother stay with their
grandmother while their mother works at night..
Flannery Row. Illustrated by Karen Ann Weinhaus. 1st
ed. Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1986.
Commander Ahab Flannery is once again setting out
to sea but not before he says goodbye to his twenty-six
alphabetically arranged children.
I Know a Place. Illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 1992.
A child describes a place where all the rooms have warmth,
comfort, and love and it turns out to be home.
In the Park with Dad; A Story for Kids Whose Parents Don't Live
Togehter. Illustrated by Linda Crockett-Blassingame. Boston:
St. Paul Books & Media, 1996.
Three children routinely spend summer afternoons in the
park with their father, who no longer lives with them
Just
Like Max. Illustrated by George Schmidt. New York: Knopf, 1990.
When Great-uncle Max, the tailor, becomes sick and can no
longer sew, nephew Aaron becomes his "hands" and together they create
something special.
The Leaves in October. Simon & Schuster, 1991. Ages 8 to 12.
After he mother leaves them, nine-year-old Livvy struggles
to understand anf forgive as her father loses his job and takes her and
her younger brother to live in a homeless shelter. Review at Barnes & Noble
Moveable
Mabeline. Pictures by Linda Allen. New York: Philomel, 1990.
Transfixed by the sight of a marvelous doll in a shop
window, Isobel and Mimi dare to hope that their parents will buy it for
them.
The Night Crossing. Illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles. New
York: Knopf, 1994.
In 1938, having begun to feel the persecution that all
Jews are experiencing in their Austrian city, Clara and her family
escape over the mountains into Switzerland.
The Sleeping Porch. Illustrated by Liz Sayles. New York:
Morrow Junior Books, 1995.
A rainstorm sends a family from their long-awaited
first house, with all of its leaks, onto the sleeping porch to
enjoy the pleasures of a summer night.
Song and Dance Man.
Illustrated
by Stephen Gammell. New York: Knopf; distributed by Random House, 1988.
Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of
the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville
entertainer.
The Leaves in October. 1st ed. New York: Maxwell Macmillan,
1991.
After her mother leaves them, nine-year-old Livvy struggles
to understand and forgive as her father loses his job and takes her and
her younger brother to live in a shelter for homeless people.
This Old House. Illustrated by Sylvie Wickstrom. 1st ed.
New York: Maxwell Macmillan, 1992.
Although an old house appears abandoned, an owl,
squirrels, mice, rabbits, and many other wild creatures have made it
their home.
The Tin Heart.
Illustrated by Michael Hays. 1st ed. New York: Atheneum, 1990.
As the onset of the Civil War causes a rift between their
fathers, Mahaley and Flora find a way to preserve their friendship.
Walking with Clara Belle. Illustrated by Debbie Mason. Boston:
St. Paul Books & Media, 1993.
Clara Belle shares her memories of her life with a young
girl as they enjoy a walk together.
When Mama Retires. Illustrated by Alexa Grace. New York: Knopf;
distributed by Random House, 1992.
Henry, William and Charley learn to do things around the
house when Mama considers retiring from housework and becoming a
wartime riveter.
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Nonfiction
A Brighter Garden; Poetry. By Emily Dickinson; collected by
Karen Ackerman; paintings by Tasha Tudor. New York: Philomel, 1990.
An illustrated collection of Dickinson's poetry
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