Mini McGee is suddenly very interested in heroes (especially when they do some rescuing). I'd like to get some more children's books about heroes for him (and his brother), especially if they are a little off-beat.
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posted by Eyebrows McGee
on Apr 12, 2013 -
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Children's novel: Protagonist is the son of deceased missionaries, retaining only a comforter and a photograph. He lives with an aunt and uncle, and the plot concerns his reintegration into non-missionary society. Setting is an island in New England, and there are scenes of driving on the ice in the winter to get to the mainland.
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posted by longtime_lurker
on Mar 20, 2012 -
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Can you think of any children's books that reference pretzels? I'm trying to remember a book in which a child spends her allowance on a pretzel stick and slowly licks the salt off--but it's NOT
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posted by pipti
on Mar 26, 2011 -
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I'm trying to remember a children's book. There is an explosive so powerful that a single grain of it would cause a huge blast. It is in the possession of a sinister person. Our tiny hero rides a bird, steals the explosive, and (spoiler) drops it in the ocean, where it detonates relatively harmlessly.
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posted by Eater
on Jan 4, 2011 -
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Frabjous day! My eight-year-old cousin likes biographies. What are good biography resources that are age appropriate?
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posted by ocherdraco
on Dec 30, 2009 -
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Help me find the title of this children's book about a boy building a cage/trap for a monster.
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posted by Kabanos
on Sep 16, 2009 -
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Please help me identify this comical children's adventure story book from the 80s...
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posted by kumonoi
on May 8, 2009 -
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[LongLostChildhoodMemoriesFilter] I am looking for a book that I had as a wee-one, involving a night-time adventure through the city via a boy's imagination and a shoebox diorama.
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posted by elr
on Apr 23, 2006 -
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