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The giver. Spanish
Lowry, Lois.
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1996; 172 p. ; 21 cm.
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
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The dark frigate
Hawes, Charles Boardman, 1889-1923
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xiii, 246 p. ; 19 cm.
In seventeenth-century England, orphaned Philip Marsham, forced to flee London after a terrible accident, finds himself in an even more difficult situation when his ship is taken over by pirates and he is forced to become a member of their crew.
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Dear Mr. Henshaw
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1989; 1 videocassette (ca. 32 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.
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Dogsong
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1988; 1 videocassette (approx. 40 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 Videogram.
Presents the story of a fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels assailed by the modernity of his life and takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself.
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Dragon's gate
Yep, Laurence.
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1993; 273 p. ; 22 cm.
When he accidentally kills a Manchu, a fifteen-year-old Chinese boy is sent to America to join his father, an uncle, and other Chinese working to build a tunnel for the transcontinental railroad through the Sierra Nevada mountains in 1867. Sequel to "Mountain light."
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Dragon's gate
Yep, Laurence.
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1994; 5 sound cassettes (7.25 hrs.) : Unabridged.
When he accidentally kills a Manchu, a fifteen-year-old Otter is sent to America to join his father, an uncle, and other Chinese working on the transcontinental railroad through the Sierra Nevada mountains in 1867. Life in America, however, is not what Otter expected.
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Dragon's gate
Yep, Laurence.
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1993; 7 sound discs (7.25 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
When he accidentally kills a Manchu, a fifteen-year-old Chinese boy is sent to America to join his father, an uncle, and other Chinese working to build a tunnel for the transcontinental railroad through the Sierra Nevada mountains in 1867. Sequel to "Mountain light."
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Dragonwings
Yep, Laurence.
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2001; 6 sound cassettes (7 hr.) : analog, Dolby processed.
In the early twentieth century a young Chinese boy joins his father in San Francisco and helps him realize his dream of making a flying machine.
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The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm : a novel
Farmer, Nancy.
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1994; 311 p. ; 24 cm.
In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine, while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them.
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The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
Farmer, Nancy.
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1994; 7 sound cassettes (10 hrs.) : Unabridged.
In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children sneak out of the house on a forbidden adventure and disappear. Immediately, the general call's Africa's most unusual detectives- the Ear, the Eye, and the Arm- who combine their special powers to search for the missing children. Can they find them before it's too late?
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Eleanor Roosevelt : a life of discovery
Freedman, Russell.
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1993; 198 p. : ill. ports.
A photobiography of the first wife of a president to have a public life and career of her own.
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Ella enchanted
Levine, Gail Carson.
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1997; 232 p. cm.
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.
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