Johanna Reiss

$5.99

ISBN 006440370X

Harper Trophy

Children's Literature

"When the German army occupied Holland, Annie de Leeuw was eight years old.  Because she was Jewish, the occupation put her in grave danger - she knew that to stay alive she would have to hide.  Fortunately, a Gentile family, the Oostervelds, offered to help.  For two years they hid Annie and her sister, Sini, in the cramped upstairs room of their farmhouse. 

Most people thought the war wouldn't last long.  But for Annie and Sini - separated from their family and confined to one tiny room - the war seemed to go on forever."

The View from Saturday

E.L. Konigsburg

$4.99

ISBN 0689817215

Aladdin Paperbacks

Children's Literature

"Noah, who quite by accident was best man at the wedding of Ethan's grandmother and Nadia's grandfather.

Nadia, a hybrid with a halo of red hair, a dog that's a genius, and a fondness for baby turtles.

Ethan, the silent second son of one of Epiphany's oldest families, who discovers he likes halos.

Julian, the strangest person on the school bust who starts everything by inviting the others to a tea party.

How did Mrs. Olinski, returning to teaching ten years after being paralyzed in an automobile accident, choose these four to be her sixth-grade Academic Bowl team?  And how did this unlikely foursome become even unlikelier champions, in far more than just the state middle school competition?  The View From Saturday is a rich and rewarding journey that answers these questions and raises many more."

Top Secret

John Reynolds Gardiner

$4.95

0316303631

Little, Brown and Company

Children's Books

"I'm writing this down in case something should happen to me.  There's a brown car parked outside in the street with two m en in it.  They're watching the house . . .

So begins the highly confidential case history of Allen Brewster, the boy who has an amazing idea for his school science project: human photosynthesis, turning sunlight into food for humans.  Everyone laughs at his outrageous scheme - until Allen turns green, sprouts roots, and develops an overwhelming desire to soak up the sun instead of eating his dinner.  Allen is turning into a plant!  But no one seems to believe that he isn't just playing a practical joke - no one, that is, except the President of the United States, who declares Allen a threat to national security!  Suddenly Allen Brewster and his discovery are . . . TOP SECRET!"

It was a dangerous plan.  Peter and his friends had to slip past Nazi guards with nine million dollars in gold hidden on their sleds.  It meant risking their country's treasure - and their lives."

Tye May and the Magic Brush

Molly Garrett Bang

$4.95

0688115047

Mulberry Books

Children's Books

"Plucky Tye May.  She learns to paint.  Lucky Tye May.  Her brush is magic.  Wise Tye May.  She thinks quickly - and well."

The Enormous Egg

Oliver Butterworth

$5.95

ISBN 0316119202

Little, Brown and Company

Children's Books

"When Nate Twitchell discovers that one of his family's hens laid the biggest egg he has ever seen, he is determined to see it hatch.  And when it does, neither he nor his parents, the townspeople, the scientists, or the politicians from Washington are prepared for what comes out!"