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|  | Winter Poems by Barbara Rogasky, Trina S. Hyman
Description not available.The illustrations of a Caldecott Medalist are combined with a seasonal selection of poems by twenty-five celebrated writers including William Shakespeare, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Robert Frost, Richard Wright, and Edgar Allen Poe. Reprint. PW. SLJ. AUTHOR: Barbara Rogasky, Trina S. Hyman
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | The Bite of the Gold Bug by Barthe DeClements, Dan Andreasen
It's 1898, and 12-year-old Bucky, his father, and Uncle Tanner are off to Alaska to prospect for gold. The journey is hard, and they face deadly storms, numbing cold, and a grueling six-hour nonstop trudge up a mountainside with heavy backpacks. Will the journey be worth it in the end? AUTHOR: Barthe DeClements, Dan Andreasen
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Get It While It's Hot. Or Not by Valerie Hobbs
High school juniors Megan, Mia, and Elaine work together to care for their friend, Kit, when she gets pregnant, becomes toxemic, and is confined to bed. Because Kit`s overworked and often hung-over mother refuses to care for her, Megan, Mia, and Elaine begin cutting school and lying to their own parents in order to be with Kit. AUTHOR: Valerie Hobbs
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Canterbury Tales by A. C. Cawley, A. I. Doyle, A. Kent Hieatt, Barbara Cohen, Constance B. Hieatt
The Canterbury Tales were originally planned to include over 100 stories, but Chaucer completed only 22. The device of using a pilgrimage as a setting for the telling of tales was not uncommon--medieval pilgrims traditionally told stories to liven up the long trek--but Chaucer's version is infinitely more sophisticated, matching the teller and his tale in a way that greatly enriches the content. This, and the interactions between the pilgrims, give the Canterbury Tales the complexity of a good novel. The Tales reflect Chaucer's wide experience with all levels of English society: the royals, the aristocracy, the clergy, the middle class from which he came, and the lower classes, for whom he invariably shows sympathy and understanding. They are also notable for the dialogue that is set up about marriage, its virtues and liabilities, and the proper role of husband and wife--giving the work a coherent unity and an even greater resonance. AUTHOR: A. C. Cawley, A. I. Doyle, A. Kent Hieatt, Barbara Cohen, Constance B. Hieatt
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Small Steps by Abby Levine, Peg Kehret
The author of such books as Earthquake Terror , Cat Burglar on the Prowl , and Danger at the Fair tells of how she contracted polio at the age of 12. Told through fictionalized dialogue, this book is set in 1949. AUTHOR: Abby Levine, Peg Kehret
PUBLISHER: Whitman, Albert & Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Quotable American
Description not available.Presents a collection of quotations that evoke the American spirit, covering such topics as defining moments, politics, war, money and business, the arts, and sports.
PUBLISHER: Globe Pequot Press, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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