The third generation of a circus family, he becomes a star bareback rider by the time he turns fifteen. But when his father, a lion-tamer, is killed by one of his cats, Joe becomes an orphan and is sent away to a vocational school while the law decides whether or not Mo Shapely, an old clown, is a fit guardian for him. Meanwhile, the circus moves on. Joe escapes from the school and stumbles into the farm life of the Dawson family, who take him in.Mistrustful at first, Joe grows to love farming and his foster family. Faced with prejudice as an outsider in a closely-knit rural community, he closely guards the secret of his past--until the day his extraordinary acrobatic talent is called for to save a life. Joe earns respect, but there is still circus is in his blood, sawdust in his shoes. Will he ever be happy away from his former life with the greatest show on earth?The debut novel of three-time Newbery winner Eloise Jarvis McGraw, "Sawdust in His Shoes" is reminiscent of Ralph Moody's "Little Britches" and "Man of the Family", Roahl Dahl's "Danny the Champion of the World", Sid Fleischman's "The Whipping Boy", and Walt Morey's "Run Far, Run Fast". Rediscover another great read-aloud treasure from the golden age of the children's novel.

    When an Appalachian family with a sixteen-year-old son takes in a runaway town boy, a friendship begins, full of shared, simple pleasures that become threatened when the town boy's father comes to take him home.

    By the time the ship reached Honolulu, Rod was a seasoned hand, but the luck changed, and Rod found himself marooned on a small island and alone.

    

    It was released in 1970.

    Attractive, literary, voluble Anne Armacost, 17, just graduated from high school and planning on college, lives in a middle-class community with her loving and supportive family. The family consists of her father, a high school English teacher, her mother, her older sister, Theo, 23, a nurse, and her brother, Johnny. The book tells of her romance with handsome Douglas Eamons, a college freshman. Another romance involves Theo, who meets the handsome Paul Favor. Contrasting with these love stories is that of Nora Chapin, Anne's high school chum, who is married to a friend of Doug's. Anne has to learn not to be too possessive, to realize that young romance may not last forever, and that one's first love may not merit long term devotion.