Joan W. Blos

A series of letters and newspaper articles reveals life in California in the 1850s, especially for thirteen-year-old Eldora, who was raised in Massachusetts as an orphan only to meet her influential mother in San Francisco, and Luke, who hopes to find a fortune in gold.

A little boy and his grandfather search the house for his favorite shoes and celebrate together when he puts them on by himself for the first time.

McGinty the monkey and his new owner, a woman journalist, travel from Singapore to New York where he finally takes up residence at the Menagerie.

A young boy enjoys the lunch that his grandmother has carefully prepared.

At the request of her sixth grade teacher, Edwina Rose Sachs records events in the lives of her Polish immigrant family and their friends living in Brooklyn in the early 1900s.

The celebrated children's book writer describes the scenes of her childhood, in New York City and on Long Island, and how she lived as an adult.

Illustrations and very brief text depict a seed changing into a flower, a bee into a swarm, a thought into a poem, and other changes.

An anecdotal account of some of the adventurous activities of Molly Brown, with an emphasis on her survival of the sinking of the Titanic.

Disappointed when her bracelet of little hearts breaks, Barbara proves both her ingenuity and her capacity for giving by turning this treasure into valentines for her whole family.

Lottie imagines that she and her cat, Famous, are the stars of a wonderful circus.

Philip comes up with just the right project to build with Grandpa during their week together, but first he has to learn the difference between wishes and good planning.

Henry's neighbors are scandalized that he ignores them and lets his property get run down, until they drive him away and find themselves missing him.

Fourteen-year-old Shem spends six months in the Michigan wilderness alone with a dying Indian woman, who helps him, not only to survive, but to mature to the point where he can return to his family and the difficulties of life as a cripple in a frontier village.

A variety of hats afford Martin many adventures.

The journal of a 14-year-old girl, kept the last year she lived on the family farm, records daily events in her small New Hampshire town, her father's remarriage, and the death of her best friend.

The appearance of the ice cream truck, children playing baseball, and new short haircuts are only a few of the indications that spring has arrived in the city.

A little boy who is not ready for bedtime runs to hide in a magic castle and finds some unusual friends there.