The Search for Grissi

Eleven-year-old Peter feels uncomfortable at home and school after his family moves to Brooklyn, until his search for his sister's missing cat opens up a new life for him.

Shura, Mary Francis

Children's Books

Avon/Books

<p>After Jane Potter's best friend, Peter, moves away, Jane spends her time with her pet rabbits and her dog Missy until a chance encounter with Dinah Dobbins, an Air Force brat, leads Jane into adventure, terror, and eventually friendship</p>

Don't Call Me Toad!

Thirteen-year-old Emmy finds herself sheltered again from her family's problems when she is hastily sent to Aunt Harriett's for the summer because of a serious problem involving her older sister Jayne.

The Sunday Doll

Camelot

Devastated when her best and only friend Natalie moves away, solitary Jane, a plain and painfully shy girl, finds a friend in a four-legged creature. Reprint.

Some Kind of Friend (An Avon Camelot Book)

When disastrous things happen as Polly enters sixth grade, she finds that in dealing with untrustworthy friends, bullies, and family problems, she has overcome her natural fearfulness

Polly Panic

Mary's Marvelous Mouse

Random Library

The Princess Ethelrude was UNmannerly and UNsightly, the king said - and worst of all, she was UNwed. The UNwed part made her brother Todd especially gloomy. Until the princess was married, Todd must remain in the kingdom, unable to roam the wide, wonderful world. So, in an uproarious conspiracy involving magic and near-magic, Todd works with a very unusual knight, dragon, and witch to rid the Princess Ethelrude of her UN's and get her "wed." Black-and-white drawings by Adrienne Adams contribute even further merriment to Mary Francis Shura's vastly entertaining story, full of fun and surprises.

The Nearsighted Knight

Adams, Adrienne

Alfred.A. Knopf

Bart decides to do his own investigation of the events which are giving the ravine along his paper route the reputation of being haunted.

The Riddle of Raven's Gulch

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Dodd

<p>Ghostly intruders, phantom horses, and hidden treasure on a windswept ridge turn out to be more than figments of an old man's imagination</p>

The Gray Ghosts of Taylor Ridge

Dodd, Mead

Shortly after her friend Natalie, who possesses magical skills, moves away, Jane sees something dark and shapeless stirring on her porch, and, in her efforts to solve the mystery, she tries some of Natalie's tricks and gains insight into herself, Natalie, and all of Barkley Street

The Barkley Street

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