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FICTION FOR 9-13 YEAR OLDS

NON FICTION
PICTURE BOOKS
                 
 
 
   
   
 

The Dragon In The Cliff: A Novel About Mary Anning

The real life story of the thirteen-year-old girl who discovered the first complete dinosaur-like fossil in 1812 when women had no chance of being recognized as scientists.

When The Tide Is Low

The beach at low tide is magical. I’d like everyone to enjoy the rhythm of the tides and the animals that are visible when the tide is low.

To Be Young In America: Growing Up With The Country, 1776-1940.

In words and pictures, this is the story of what it was like to be young and to grow up from the time this country was founded until its entry into World War II.

 
 
FICTION FOR YOUNG ADULTS
 
   

The Canyon

What do you do if you are eleven years old and the wild place you love is threatened with destruction? That is the question that Zach Barnes is facing.

The Hen That Crowed

Everyone worries about being different. But as the people of Bean Blossom learn, a town needs all kinds, even roosters.

 

What Kind Of Love? The Diary of a Pregnant Teenager

Fifteen-year-old Valerie Larch must decide what the right thing to do is when she finds herself pregnant and alone.

   
                 
 

Meaning Well

At one time or another, everyone comes up against peer pressure. When Lisa is faced with the choice between being popular and doing the right thing, she finds that meaning well is not enough. It’s the doing that counts.

       

When The Rain Stops

The sights, sounds and feel of a rainy day in the country are evoked in this story of a little girl and her daddy.