Best of
Middle-Grade

1996

Secret Letters from 0 to 10


Susie Morgenstern - 1996
    Each day is the same: he comes home right after school, eats a healthy snack, and does his homework. Enter Victoria, the new girl in class. Victoria instantly falls in love with Ernest, and bulldozes her way into his life. Much to Ernest's surprise, he likes it. Bit by bit, color seeps into Ernest's humdrum existence--and he begins to realize that life can hold an endless variety of love, friendship, adventure, and change.

Prairie Dog Town/Maury Had a Little Lamb/Trouble in a Fur Coat


Janette Oke - 1996
    Enjoy the adventures of Maury's little lamb, Shandy. Frolic with Natook & Kimwa, adorable bear cubs as they face the wonders and dangers of the forest and meadow.

T.J.'s Secret Pitch


Fred Bowen - 1996
    loves baseball, and hopes to pitch for his team. But he's smaller than his teammates and his pitches just don't have the power to get the batters out. When he learns about 1940s baseball star Rip Sewell and his mysterious pitch, he may have found a solution.

Speckle the Stray


Jenny Oldfield - 1996
    But when a gruff young man turns up claiming to be the real owner, the twins don't believe him. They are convinced there is more to this man than meets the eye.

The Complete Guide to the Baby-Sitters Club


Ann M. Martin - 1996
    Includes an updated, full-color map of Stoneybrook.