F
ENS
Thumbelina Tiny Little Runaway Bride (age 7-10)
by Barbara Ensor
adventure ... growing up ... folklore
Catalog: In this expanded version of the Andersen fairy tale, a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb becomes separated from her overprotective mother, has adventures with various animals, and records her feelings in a diary as she gains self-reliance and searches for someone to love.
F
HOO
The Ballad of Belle Dorcas (age 7-10)
by William H. Hooks
folklore ... historical ... spooky
When she falls in love with Joshua, a slave, free-born Belle Dorcas uses the magic of a conjer woman to keep Joshua with her.
F
CAP
A Christmas Memory (age 7-10)
by Truman Capote
traditions ... friendship ... folklore
A reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sixtyish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them.

Escondido Elementary School, Sat Aug 25 11:55:29 2012
Other themes and genres