Elvira Woodruff, Author . Scholastic $15.95 (240p) ISBN 978-0-439-28133-1
Opening in 1735, Woodruff's (Dear Levi
) historical novel has much to say about the nature of war, judgment and prejudice. Eleven-year-old Forrest lives with his family in the Tower of London, where his father serves as Ravenmaster, tending to...
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Elvira Woodruff, Author Apple $5.99 (176p) ISBN 978-0-590-44036-3
In PW 's words, ``An overnight camp-out turns into a harrowing trip to colonial America in this action-packed novel. . . . Young history buffs and adventure seekers alike will enjoy this journey to the past.'' Ages 9-12. (Feb.)
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Elvira Woodruff, Author Scholastic $13.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-590-44035-6
An overnight campout turns into a harrowing trip to colonial America in this action-packed novel. When 10-year-old Matthew, his younger sister Katie and their band of friends enter a mysterious rowboat with magical powers, they wind up crossing the...
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Elvira Woodruff, Author, Sucie Stevenson, Author, Sucie Stevenson, Illustrator Holiday House $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-0777-4
This is an amiable but not especially original bathtime fantasy, in which the mud-loving O'Mally sisters discover that their bubble pipes create animals as well as suds. Six chickens, 12 frogs and one hungry alligator are thus conjured; the latter's
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Elvira Woodruff, Author, Beth Peck, Illustrator Yearling Books $5.5 (128p) ISBN 978-0-679-88558-0
This epistolary novel, about a boy on a wagon train in 1851, was inspired by pioneer diaries. Ages 10-13. (Feb.)
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Elvira Woodruff, Author, Katherine Coville, Illustrator Yearling Books $3.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-440-40640-2
The author deftly blends elements of magic and farce to produce a lighthearted romp about a somewhat misguided budding scientist. Ages 8-12. (June)
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Elvira Woodruff, Author, Katherine Coville, Illustrator, Thomson, Illustrator Holiday House $15.95 (153p) ISBN 978-0-8234-0832-0
In the tradition of Scott Corbett's The Lemonade Trick , this offbeat fantasy reveals the risks of meddling with fate as it recounts a child's mishaps with an extraordinary chemistry set. After discovering an ancient box filled with mysterious...
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Elvira Woodruff, Author, Jill Kastner, Illustrator Scholastic $12.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-590-41233-9
As Mrs. McClosky watches her three rambunctious boys swinging from trees or climbing around the house, she sometimes has to admit to herself that they resemble monkeys. When the boys grow fur and sprout tails, it comes as no surprise--and everyone...
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Elvira Woodruff, Author, Stephen Gammell, Illustrator Holiday House $17.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-8234-0825-2
When his family moves, Matthew does not like their new neighborhood. Desperate for a way to get back to his old house, Matthew stumbles into the wing shop, where Lucy Featherman lends him three different pairs of wings. In one high-flying adventure...
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Elvira Woodruff, Author, Stephen Gammell, Illustrator Holiday House $6.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-8234-1260-0
""Gammell's shimmering watercolors... are positively breathtaking,"" said PW, adding that ""Woodruff's gentle wit and sense of broad fantasy raise [this story] head and shoulders above the norm for problem-solving books."" Ages 4-8. (July)
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Elvira Woodruff, Author, Michael Dooling, Illustrator Scholastic Press $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-590-67717-2
An immigrant boy's tattered woolen coat helps secure his entrance to America in this thoughtful picture book. Grisha, whose parents have died, now lives with his cousin Rachel's boisterous family in a Russian shtetl. Grisha misses his parents...
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