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All books are paper unless otherwise stated.
I have not been able to read every book listed here and cannot guarantee that all books
are supportive of traditional family values. I have not listed here anything that
obviously, after a quick look through, is not.
Books are listed in alphabetical order by title. They are paper unless otherwise stated.
A ? before a title indicates that I'm unable to locate it as I'm revising this
page and that I'm looking for it.
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Dandelions, Fireflies, and Rhubarb Pie: The Adventures of Grandma Bagley
and Her Friends, by Ethel Marbach. Hardcover, Upper Room, 1984, OP.
Hospitable Grandma Bagley opens her home to many young friends who feel free to come for
cookies, a warm fire, and maybe a little help with their problems. This colorfully
illustrated book contains warm personal stories of children who grow in knowledge of
themselves and God's creation. Good for reading aloud or for independent reading for
children in the middle and upper elementary grades. BT-821. $12.50-U (B)
Do and Dare, by Horatio Alger Jr., hardcover, no dust
jacket, published by M. A. Donahue and Co. I've no idea how old it is, but old. It
was given as a gift, according to the inscription on the ffep in 1909. Since then it has
accumulated a lot of wear. It is shaken, the hinge is cracked, the spine cover is coming
off, the cover is worn and has some stains, the pages darkened, and there are some stains
on the pages. Page 272 is creased and torn at the backbone. All the pages are still
attached, though some hang by the threads. If you just want to read the book, it's all
here, but if you want it to last you would need to rebind it. BTH-2179. $4.99-U (B)
Dusty and the Fiddlers, by Miscue Miles. Weekly Reader
Children's Book Club, Hardcover. Good condition, with no jacket but pictorial boards as
issued. A couple of pages have minor damage inflicted by a child writing over letters in
pencil and then trying to erase them, but this only affects three letters. Dusty is afraid
he will miss the picnic he looks forward to every year because of a feud between his
father and Mr. Folly over who will play the fiddle at the event. Dusty just has to
reconcile these two fiddlers, or he will miss the biggest event of his year. OP.
BTH-2180. $5.99-U
(B)
E. B. White Trilogy: Charlotte's Web; Stuart Little; and Trumpet of the
Swan in one paperback volume. Bottom corner lightly soiled. Was going to give it as a gift and changed my mind.
BTH-2181. $8.99-U (B)
Ellen Tebbits, by Beverly Cleary. Avon Camelot
edition. Pretty good condition.
Cover shows a little wear and there appears to be some water staining in top margin of
last 60 pages. BTH-2143. $1.00-U (A)
Ellen Tebbits, by Beverly Cleary. Pretty good condition.
Cover shows wear and there appear to be stains from water on the front cover and top
corner of first few pages. No writing inside. 1.25-U (A)
Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective, by Donald Sobel. The first
in the now famous Encyclopedia Brown series. Hardcover, 15th printing. VG/VG. Some rubbing
and a little chipping on jacket, mostly on back. ABE #495, $16.00 -U(B)
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints, by
Donald Sobel. Mass market size, good condition. BTH-2145 $.1.00-U (A)
Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective, by Donald Sobel. The first
in the now famous Encyclopedia Brown series. Digest paper, pretty good condition.
BTH-2146. $1.50-U
(A)
Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues(#3) by Donald Sobel. Troll,
paper. Poor condition, but perfectly readable and all pages are there. BTH-2147.
$1.00-U (A)
Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case((#10) by Donald Sobel.
Bantam Skylark, paper. Wraps damaged around spine, hinges cracked in gutter. Otherwise
fair condition. BTH-2148. $1.00-U (A)
The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt, by Patricia MacLachlan.
Digest size paper. Pretty good condition.OP. An eleven-year-old cellist learns about life
from her eccentric family, her first boyfriend, and Mozart. 136 pages. BTH-2160.
$1.99-U
A Family Apart, by. #1 in the Orphan Train
Quartet. Very good condition. Mass market size. BTH-2163. $2.25-U (A)
Family Crisis, #12 in the Jennifer series by Jane Sorenson,
published by Standard Press. Jennifer is not thrilled that her family may have to move to
Texas and leave all her friends and activities if Dad is transferred. Very good condition.
4.50-U (A)
Family Reading Festival: Stories and Poems to Read
Together selected and edited by Frances Cavanah. Illustrated by Maurice
Brevannes. Prentice-Hall, 1958. HC. VG / G. Bottom edge of text block has small dent that
affects a few pages in the middle. Corners are lightly bumped. Jacket has some crease and
some small tears along the edges. There are some hardened clear glue spots on jacket spine
and some stripes of white on jacket front where some of the surface paper appears to have
been removed. It appears something may have been stuck there and removed. Excerpts from
classic works of children's literature by well known authors on the following themes The
Family; Adventure; Animals; Tall Tales and Laughter; Enchantment; Poetry; and Wisdom.326
pages. 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. OP. BT #2107. $15.00-U (C)
Fantastic Mr. Fox, by Roald Dahl. Trade paper. How will the
animals who are used to bringing home dinner from the farms of Boggis, Bunce and Bean eat
when the farmers band together to get Mr. Fox, who has been stealing their farmyard fowl
for years? The three mean farmers decide to shoot , starve, or dig out Mr.and Mrs.
Fox and their hungry children. Is there any way to survive? Leave it to Mr. Fox to
think of a plan. Fair condition; bottom corner of book is bent and there is a small tear
at bottom of spine. BTH-2161. $2.50-U (A)
 Fifer
for the Union by Lorenzo Allen. Illustrated by Brian Wildsmith. William
Morrow, 1964, first edition, hardcover with dust jacket in Mylar sleeve.
Unhappy at home, twelve-year-old Len runs away from his stepfather and home to
join the Union Army. He lies about his age and is accepted into the fife and
drum corps. Despite the hardships of army life, he remains enthusiastic until
the terrible day when he found himself surrounded by fallen soldiers, and knew
that somewhere among them on the battlefield his friend Mr. Putnam lay wounded.
he was determined to find him. The book pretty accurately portrays a soldier's
life in 1861.
Condition: Retired from school library with all the usual library
markings. Mylar sleeve is taped on with the usual resulting damage to end
papers. Pockets and date slips have been removed from paste-downs and end
papers, leaving remains of papers stuck to them. There are also library stamps
on end papers, title page, and edges, some of which have been inked out, with
the ink bleeding to the other side and the next page. Binding is tight and pages
are complete and secure. Library labels are pasted to spines of both boards and
Mylar sleeve and there is another label on the back of the sleeve. Jacket
appears to be in very good condition except that over half the back flap was cut
away to make room for the pocket (since removed). Someone wrote a big W 78 over
the paper left from the pocket on the back paste-down. There is a one-inch tear
at the top of the last page of text. Overall condition would be G+. 256 pages.
BTH-2908. $15.00-U
The Fledging by Jane Langton. A Newbery Honor Book.
Scholastic trade edition. Good condition. Georgie wants to fly. When a mysterious
Canadian goose appears at her window one night, it seemed only natural to climb on his
back and go off with him to learn to fly. Pages and inside covers are darkening
with age. Wear to cover edges and corners, with a few creases. Previous owner
name on first page. Pages and inside covers are darkening with age. BTH-2162. $3.00-U (A)
 Gawain
and the Green Knight: Adventure at Camelot by Y.R. Ponsor with illustrations
by Darrell Sweet. Macmillan, 1979. First Edition. VG/G-. Green cloth
cover has gilt lettering on spine. Light wear to spine ends and corners on cover. Previous
owner stamp on ffep. End papers are tan. Jacket has several tears of about one inch or
less at top and bottom edges. There is also some chipping at edges. Not price-clipped. Not
a remainder. Illustrations of this old Arthurian tale are black and white drawings. A
prose version. BT#2244. $10.00-U (B)
Ghost of Windy Hill, by Clyde Bulla. OP. No, it isn't a real
ghost -- just a lonely beggar boy. A chapter book mystery. Hardcover. Very good condition
except for light edge and corner wear and a slight rippled effect on pages, most
noticeable on the first few. Looks as though this might be a binding defect.
Illustrated boards, but no jacket. Weekly Reader Edition. No previous owner markings.
10.00-U (A)
Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes. Scholastic trade edition, very good
condition. Jerry and Rachel Pye have the most intelligent dog in their town. He can do
tons of tricks and is very loyal to his human friends. But one day he is kidnapped.
Will Jerry and Rachel ever see him again? $3.50-U (B)
Great Cheese Conspiracy, by Jean Van Leeuwen, Dell Yearling
trade paper edition. Has library pocket on inside front wrap, and pages are beginning to
darken a bit around edges. Otherwise in good condition. OP. Merciless Marvin, the gang
leader of three mice who live in a movie theater, tells of his gang's perilous exploits,
escapades, and escapes of his gang as they try to rob a cheese store and encounter an
unexpected surprise -- a big black cat. 10.00-U (A)
Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson. The heart-warming
story of a challenging foster child and the foster mom who loved her. Very realistic and
must reading for any prospective foster parent. Digest size paper. Very good condition.
2.50-U (A)
Great Stories About Animals, by Eleanor Edwards. Out of print.
12 famous animal stories, many taken from longer works. Paper. Good condition. BT#388.
$7.00-U (A)
Great Stories About Horses, by Eleanor Edwards. Out of print. 12
famous animals stories, many taken from longer works. Paper. Good condition. BT#387,
$5.00-U (A)
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