Research Guides: Marsha Gontarski Children's Literature Collection: Fiction

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Fiction

The White Stag by Kate Seredy, PZ8.1.S457 Wh 1937

Islāmī kaḷāno darśana-pravāsa = Journey through Islamic art by Na'íma bint Robert, PZ7.R6347 Jo 2005

Cats' eyes by Anthony Taber, (Oversize) SF445.5 .T28 1978

Journey by Guy Billout, PZ7.B4997 Jo 1993

Sophie's Masterpiece : A Spider's Tale by Eileen Spinelli, PZ7.S7566 Sr 2001

This collection contains a wide variety of fiction at many different reading levels. Provided below are a small selection of picture books which are suggested for an age range of anywhere from two to eight years old and often have a focus on illustration and easy-to-read sentence structure. The selection of middle grade books below are suggested for an age range of eight to twelve years old and will often cover more challenging topics and text.

Picture Books

Cats' Eyes by Anthony Taber
Call Number: SF445.5 .T28 1978
ISBN: 0525078142
Publication Date: 1978
Drawings trace the life of a cat named Tiger.
Islāmī kaḷāno darśana-pravāsa = Journey through Islamic art by Robert, Na'íma bint
Call Number: PZ7.R6347 Jo 2005
Publication Date: 2005
A young girl uses her flying cloak to journey through the history of Islamic art.
Boodil My Dog by Pija Lindenbaum; Gabrielle Charbonnet
Call Number: PZ7.C37355 Bo 1992
ISBN: 0805024441
Publication Date: 1992
Boodil and her many endearing qualities that make her very special as described by her owner.
Sophie's Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli; Jane Dyer (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ7.S7566 Sr 2001
ISBN: 0689801122
Publication Date: 2001
Sophie the spider makes wondrous webs, but the residents of Beekman's Boarding House do not appreciate her until at last, old and tired, she weaves her final masterpiece.
The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles by Michelle Cuevas; Erin E. Stead (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ7.C89268 Un 2016
ISBN: 9780803738683
Publication Date: 2016
The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles has the task of opening any bottles found at sea and make sure that the messages are delivered. One day he must deliver an invitation to a party.
Journey by Billout, Guy
Call Number: PZ7.B4997 Jo 1993
Publication Date: 1993
Illustrations accompanied by brief text reveal the experience of a boy who boards a train and takes an unusual journey through the countryside--and through time.

Middle Grades

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by Laura Amy Schlitz; Robert Byrd (Illustrator)
Call Number: PS3619.C43 C55 2008
ISBN: 9780763643324
Publication Date: 2008-12-23
A collection of short one-person plays featuring characters, between ten and fifteen years old, who live in or near a thirteenth-century English manor.
The White Stag by Kate Seredy (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ8.1.S457 Wh 1937
ISBN: 0670763756
Publication Date: 1937
Retells the legendary story of the Huns' and Magyars' long migration from Asia to Europe where they hope to find a permanent home.
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Call Number: PZ7.C94137 Bu 1999
ISBN: 0385323069
Publication Date: 1999
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
This Journal Belongs to Ratchet by Nancy J. Cavanaugh
Call Number: PZ7.C285 Th 2013
ISBN: 9781402281068
Publication Date: 2013
Homeschooled by her mechanic-environmentalist father, eleven-year-old Rachel "Ratchet" Vance records her efforts to make friends, save a park, remember her mother, and find her own definition of "normal."
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman; Peter Sis (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ7.F5992 Wh 1986
ISBN: 0688062164
Publication Date: 1986
A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.