Best of
Middle-Grade

1989

The Doll in the Garden


Mary Downing Hahn - 1989
    She had been warned never to go there...But as ten year-old Ashley followed the beautiful white cat through a small opening in the hedge, she stepped into an enchanted place...A place where she might find the answers...Who is the little girl with golden curls and the huge sad eyes? Whose voice cries out in the dark of night? Why does the white cat cast no shadow in the moonlight? Who is the owner of the beautiful doll found buried in the garden? And if Ashley discovers the truth, can she ever go back...?

Jane of Lantern Hill / Magic for Marigold


L.M. Montgomery - 1989
    

Nightmare Mountain


Peg Kehret - 1989
    Her cousin hates her on sight. Her aunt falls into a mysterious coma. Then, left alone on the huge property, Molly and her cousin discover an intruder lurking in the barn! Armed and desperate, he drags them to the top of a nearby mountain--and triggers an avalanche with a gunshot. Can they make it down the mountain alive?

Matt Christopher


Matt Christopher - 1989
    What could be better than a Matt Christopher baseball classic? This boxed set includes three of Christopher's most popular baseball novels, Catcher with a Glass Arm, The Kid Who Only Hit Homers, and Look Who's Playing First Base.

Newfound


Jim Wayne Miller - 1989
    "In a beautiful plainspoken novel of an Appalachian boy's coming-of-age, Kentucky poet Miller tells of a family drama rooted in daily work, the turn of the seasons, and the stories people share" -Booklist.

The Dolphins and Me


Don C. Reed - 1989
    Reed tells more stories of his adventures as a diver at California's Marine World/Africa U.S.A., this time about the dolphins with whom he worked and played--and came to know, respect, and love.