Ellie and Stevie learn about a family legacy when their grandmother tells them stories of her brother's historical quest for dinosaur bones on their Nebraska farm.

My Daniel

Teen & Young Adult

Conrad, Pam

Literature & Fiction

Harpercollins Childrens Books

‘An old woman tells her grandchildren how her beloved teenage brother was destroyed at the time of the frenzied hunt for dinosaur remains in Nebraska [before the turn of the century]. Vivid description, deeply felt characterization, and a simple yet intricately crafted plot are all hallmarks of Conrad’s narrative. A celebration of the bonds of love and the eloquence of the human spirit.’ —BL. 
 1989 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) 1989 Children's Editors' Choices (BL) 1990 Teachers' Choices (IRA) 1989 Notable Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) 1989 Silver Spur Award, Best Juvenile Fiction (Western Writers of America) 1989 Children's Books (NY Public Library) 1990 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)

Historical Fiction

Harpercollins

Zoe discovers that her house is occupied by the ghost of an eleven-year-old girl, who carries her back to the day of her death in 1870 to try to alter that tragic event

Stonewords: A Ghost Story

Zoe's grandparents think that Zoe Louise is Zoe's imaginary friend. The truth, however, is that Zoe Louise lived in Zoe's house a century ago, and her ghost has returned to solve a terrible mystery. . . . ‘An eerie and gripping time fantasy. Conrad’s spare, vivid prose sustains the suspense, drawing readers inexorably toward a climax as satisfying as it is unexpected.’ —SLJ. 
 1990 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Fiction Honor Book 1990 Notable Trade Books in the Language Arts (NCTE) 1991 Choices (Association of Booksellers for Children) Children's Books of 1990 (Library of Congress) 1991 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library) 1991 Best Juvenile Mystery (Mystery Writers of America) Parenting Honorable Mention, Reading–Magic Award 1995 California Young Reader Award

A growing realization of the differences in family life and social standing punctuates the sometimes rocky friendship shared over one summer, by Ali and Simone

Taking the Ferry Home

A growing realization of the differences in family life and social standing punctuates the sometimes rocky friendship shared over one summer, by Ali and Simone

Nine-year-old Heather doesn't want to turn ten until wacky Rosa Rita shows her that growing up isn't so bad.

Staying Nine

Children's Books

Heather likes being nine - it's her best year so far and she wants everything to stay exactly as it is. But with only two weeks to go before her 10th birthday she feels that things are moving rather too fast. Her family and friends are worried, especially as she doesn't want a birthday party.

With her mother away on a honeymoon in Europe, fifteen-year-old Darcie spends the summer with her dour uncle and his wife, restaurateurs in a zoo where Darcie begins a search for the father she has never known and develops a crush on a mysterious seal and bird keeper who leads her into a test with death.

What I did for Roman

Harper&Row

What I Did for Roman

With her mother away on a honeymoon in Europe, fifteen-year-old Darcie spends the summer with her dour uncle and his wife, restaurateurs in a zoo where Darcie begins a search for the father she has never known and develops a crush on a mysterious seal and bird keeper who leads her into a test with death.In her search for her mystery parent and for the fatherly love that has always eluded her, Darcie develops a crush on a zoo keeper named Roman and fails to notice the changes he undergoes

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Books by Conrad, Pam

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My Daniel

My Daniel

Stonewords: A Ghost Story

Stonewords: A Ghost Story

Taking the Ferry Home

Taking the Ferry Home

Staying Nine

Staying Nine

What I did for Roman

What I Did for Roman