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Liz is staying with her grandmother in her old house in the woods of northern Minnesota when one night a noise awakens her. It is someone calling her name, calling for Elizabeth. Liz opens her eyes. There is a blue ghost in her room What does the ghost want from her? This exciting mystery by Newber... More

Discusses how to write fiction, exploring point of view, dialogue, endings, and revision.... More

In a companion book to What's Your Story? A Young Person's Guide to Writing Fiction, award-winning novelist Marion Dane Bauer explores the conscious and unconscious ways in which her life experiences and emotions have influenced her writing. A fascinating true story of inspiration, thought, research... More

The diary of Mary Rodgers, known as Polly, details her family's experiences in their journey from England to the Minnesota prairie, where her father hopes to find religious freedom and fertile land.... More

One brown bunny went out one day to find a friend who'd like to play. Join brown bunny in search of friends in the forest. Marion Dane Bauer's charming and ryhmic text paired with Ivan Bates's bold illustrations will draw children into a wonderful world of friendship, animals, and counting. Marion D... More

DEEP IN THE Minnesota forest, where only the strong survive, four regular-sized pups--Leader, Sniffer, Runner, and Thinker--are pushed into the world. Then one last, very small pup is born into the wolf pack. He is called Runt. From the very start, Runt struggles in the harsh wild world of the wolve... More

"On your honor?" Joel's father said. "You won't go anywhere except the park?" "On my honor," Joel repeated. During a bicycle trip to the state park, Joel dares his best fried Tony to a swimming race in the dangerous Vermillion River. The boys have been warned never to go near the river, but Tony can... More

Teenage sexuality, northern segregation, differing religious beliefs, and animal cruelty are just a few of the controversial topics explored in this collection of five interrelated stories, told in a voice that is both refreshingly naive and darkly humorous.Life in Claire's typical Midwestern town i... More

Based on an actual incident, and told in alternating chapters from the points of view of a bear and a boy, this is both an involving animal story and a thought-provoking investigation into the consequences of one's actions.Ten-year-old Jonathan practically lives at the Anchorage Zoo, where his fathe... More