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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. |
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. |
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. |