Joe Krush
Author
Series
Borrowers ; 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Escaping from an attic where they had been held captive over the long, dark winter, a family of tiny people sets up house in an old rectory.
9) Fifteen
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A fifteen-year-old girl realizes after she makes a fool of herself that there is no such thing as instant maturity.
10) Gone-Away Lake
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
520 Enjoy the adventures of eleven year-old Portia, who together with her younger brother, Foster, spend a summer with their cousin, Julian, engaged in more than the usual summer pastimes of sun, fun and games! The three intrepid children soon discover a fascinating abandoned summer resort, consisting of deserted crumbling Victorian summer homes surrounding a vanished lake, which is now a swamp. But, best of all, they discover and befriend an elderly...
12) Cress Delahanty
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace and Company
Pub. Date
[1953]
Language
English
Description
A series of stories about Cress Delehanty and how she grew her teen years -- a sort of feminine Penrod. A sensitive romantic child, she goes through episodes that add to her understanding of herself and others and with her, we share them all. Cressy is a funny, intelligent, alive child.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock's huge adventures have been thrilling children young and old for fifty years—and their appeal is as strong as ever in The Borrowers Aloft. The original beloved interior illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush have been retained, capturing these little people with a larger-than-life appeal.