From: JoAnn Belanger <jbelange>
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 20:40:11 -0600

At 07:01 PM 4/2/97 00, you wrote:


Dear Cathy,

An old time favorite of children everywhere is the Boxcar Children, by Gertrude C. Warner (grades 2-5). A book I recently read (and loved) is Coyote Girl by Judith Lehne (grades 5-8). This book involves a girl whose mother is murdered and she is left with an abusive step?ther. She runs away to look for a great-aunt - which doesn't work out. She lives in a abandoned fruit celler with an injured coyote pup who she nurses back to health and becomes very attached to. Which reminds me of another good survival story - My Side of the Mountain, which involves a boy who is also living off the land by himself. I'm sure there are many others. Onion John is the story of an eccentric man who lives in a self-made shack and forages for scraps - lots of other issues in this book including tolerance. Good luck with your list. JoAnn Belanger, Elem. Library Media Coor. 132 S. Virginia Street Antigo, WI 54409 715b3e95 jbelange at antigoschools.k12.wi.us
Received on Wed 02 Apr 1997 08:40:11 PM CST