fiction

A boy relates the preparations for, and enjoyment of, his family's annual Thanksgiving in the Woods celebration on his grandparents' farm. Includes words to the Shaker hymn, Tis a Gift to be Simple, and notes about the real gathering on which the story is based.

An epic portrayal of Nathaniel Hawthorne's enduring novel of Puritan America in search of its soul. Starring Meg Foster, John Heard and Kevin Conway.

Max has an active imagination, who will throw a fit if others don't go along with what he wants. Following an incident with his sister Claire and her freinds, Max throws a tantrum when his mother pays more attention to her boyfriend than to him - Max runs away from home. Wearing his wolf costume at thetime, Max not only runs away physically, but runs toward a world in his imagination. This world, an ocean away, is inhabited by large wild beasts, including Carol who has the same temperament as Max. Instead of eating Max like they normally would with creatures of his type, the wild things befiend Max after he prclaims himself a king who can magically solve all their problems.

A fictionalized autobiography in which eleven-year-old Yoko escapes from Korea to Japan with her mother and sister at the end of World War II.

Shy Megan Kelly truly believes she is to blame for her family's misfortune. She is happy when a lvoing young couple living in the rugged Kansas territory adopt her. With help from her new family, can Megan find a way to overcome her fear and superstition.

Despite serious obstacles and setbacks Sarah Jean? Uncle Jed, the only black barber in the county, pursues his dream of saving enough money to open his own barbershop.

Four diverse junior high school students face adversity in the form of budding romantic relationships, gangs demanding proof of loyalty, feelings of insecurity, the quest for popularity in a new school, and more.

"The second in the Leatherstocking tales "presents Chingachgook and his son Uncas as the last of the Iroquis aristocracy. Natty Bumppo, the scout Hawkeye, is in the prime of hes career in the campaign of Fort William Henry on Lake George under attack by the French and Indians. The commander's daughters, Cora and Alice Munro, with the latter's fiance Major Duncan Heyward, are captured by a traitorous Indian but rescued and conveyed to the fort by Hawkeye. Later Munro surrenders to Montcalm, and the girls are seized again by Indians. Uncas and Cora are killed, and the others return to civilization.: Haydn.