What's New in the Estabrook Library
September 2000
The Mary Celeste, An Unsolved Mystery from History, by Jane Yolen and Heidi Elisabet Yolen Stemple, illustrated by Roger Roth, Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York, NY, 1999
This is the true story of the sailing ship Mary Celeste that was discovered adrift at sea in 1872 with none of her crew or passengers left aboard, as retold by a young girl who wants to be a detective and solve unsolved mysteries. The real mystery has yet to be solved, but some of the theories of what happened are summarized at the end of this book. The reader will also learn a bit about square rigged sail boats and nautical terms.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J. K. Rowling, illustrated by Mary Grandpre, Arthur A. Levine Books, Scholastic Press, New York, NY, 2000
Many more mysterious events await Harry at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry this year. This is the latest exciting volume in the best selling series about Harry Potter. The Estabrook library web page for September 1999 featured the earlier volume, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Snail Mail No More by Paula Danziger & Ann M. Martin, Scholastic Press, New York, NY, 2000
Two thirteen year old girls living in different cities maintain their friendship via an e-mail correspondence as they face problems in their families including alcoholism and death.
A Coal Miner's Bride:The Diary of Anetka Kaminska by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Scholastic Inc., New York, NY,2000
An account, in the form of a diary, of a 13 year old girl who immigrates from Poland in 1896 to Pennsylvania, where she marries a coal miner who wanted a bride from the old country and paid for her passage. Her husband is killed in a mine accident but later she finds happiness again with another man. While the story is fictional it is based on the historical realities of immigration, coal mining, labor unrest, and Polish culture.
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet retold by Bruce Coville, pictures by Dennis Nolan, Dial Books, Penguin Putnam, New York,1999
Shakespeare's play is transformed into a relatively easy to read narrative of the famous love story with fine original paintings to illustrate the story.
Starring Grace by Mary Hoffman, pictures by Caroline Binch, Phyllis Fogelman Books, Penguin Putnam, New York,2000
During her summer vacation Grace transforms her backyard into a circus, a rocket launch pad and the starting place of adventures both real and imaginary. This is the third in a series that started with the award winning Amazing Grace and its sequel Boundless Grace.
Cam Jansen and the Barking Treasure Mystery by David A. Adler, illustrated by Susanna Natti, Viking, Penguin Putnam, New York,1999
When a woman's poodle disappears during a boat ride around the city, Cam Jansen uses her photograpic memory to figure out what happened and solve the mystery. This is the latest one of a series of over 18 Cam Jansen mystery books.
Pleasing the Ghost by Sharon Creech, illustrated by Stacey Shuett, HarperCollins Publishers, NY, 1996
Nine year old Dennis has been visited by ghosts in his bedroom since his father died and the latest ghost is that of his uncle Arvie. Arvies ghost seems to want something and Dennis has to puzzle out what it is from clues like "boodled trampolink."
Girls, A History of Growing Up Female in America by Penny Colman,Scholastic, Inc., New York, NY,2000
This tells the history of young women in America in the word of the girls themselves, drawn from the original diaries, letters, and other documents, and illustrated with photographs of documents and the girls themselves. This covers the entire time from the native Americans and Virginia Dare, the first English woman born in America, to the beginning of the 21st century.
Zachary's Ball by Matt Tavares, Candlewick Press, Cambridge MA, 2000
When his father takes Zachary to his first Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park and catches a foul ball, it marks the start of some amazing baseball fantasies.
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