Most Circulated Titles

The bronze bow

Speare, Elizabeth George


Wilson's Children, November 1996. School Library Journal. Library Journal. Booklist. Christian Library, September 2005. A young boy seeks revenge against the Romans for killing his parents, but is turned away from vengeance by Jesus.
Date Published:1989

Where the red fern grows

Rawls, Wilson


Wilson's Junior High School, September 1995. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal. Booklist. Reference and Research Book News. The adventures of a ten-year-old boy and the two dogs he bought with money he had earned.
Date Published:1961

Old Yeller

Gipson, Fred, 1908-1973.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, March 1998. Book Links (A.L.A.), June 2001. Child Study Children's Book Committee. Booklist. Horn Book. Reference and Research Book News. In the late 1860s in the Texas hill country, a big yellow dog and a fourteen-year-old boy form a close, loving relationship.
Date Published:1956

Across America on an emigrant train

Murphy, Jim, 1947-


"Illustrated with photographs and prints." Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, December 1993. School Library Journal, July 1997. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 1998. Library Journal Starred. Booklist starred, December 1993. Horn Book. Bulletin (Center for Children's books). Combines an account of Robert Louis Stevenson's experiences as he traveled from New York to California by train in 1879 and a description of the building and operation of railroads in nineteenth-century America. Includes archival photographs.
Date Published:1993

"Illustrated with photographs and prints." Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, December 1993. School Library Journal, July 1997. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 1998. Library Journal Starred. Booklist starred, December 1993. Horn Book. Bulletin (Center for Children's books). Combines an account of Robert Louis Stevenson's experiences as he traveled from New York to California by train in 1879 and a description of the building and operation of railroads in nineteenth-century America. Includes archival photographs.

Date Published:1993

The long road to Gettysburg

Murphy, Jim, 1947-


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, June 1992. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Book Links (A.L.A.), November 1995. Booklist starred, May 1992. Publisher's Weekly. Describes the events of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 as seen through the eyes of two actual participants, nineteen-year-old Confederate lieutenant John Dooley and seventeen-year-old Union soldier Thomas Galway. Also discusses Lincoln's famous speech delivered at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg.
Date Published:1992

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, June 1992. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Book Links (A.L.A.), November 1995. Booklist starred, May 1992. Publisher's Weekly. Describes the events of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 as seen through the eyes of two actual participants, nineteen-year-old Confederate lieutenant John Dooley and seventeen-year-old Union soldier Thomas Galway. Also discusses Lincoln's famous speech delivered at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg.

Date Published:1992

Mummies, tombs, and treasure : secrets of Ancient Egypt /

Perl, Lila


Includes index. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Book Links (A.L.A.), March 1995. Horn Book. Bulletin (Center for Children's books). Appraisal-Science Books for Young People. The Science Teacher (N.S.T.A.). Text and photographs examine the mummies and tombs of ancient Egypt.
Date Published:1987

The great ancestor hunt : the fun of finding out who you are /

Perl, Lila


"Illustrated with photographs." Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred. School Library Journal. Child Study Children's Book Committee. Booklist. New York Times. Horn Book. A guide for tracing one's ancestors via various means. An appendix describes how to use a number of available government resources.
Date Published:1989

The boys' war : Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War /

Murphy, Jim, 1947-


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, January 1991. Book Links (A.L.A.), November 1995. Horn Book Starred. Booklist. Horn Book. Includes diary entries, personal letters, and archival photographs to describe the experiences of boys, sixteen years old or younger, who fought in the Civil War.
Date Published:1990

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, January 1991. Book Links (A.L.A.), November 1995. Horn Book Starred. Booklist. Horn Book. Includes diary entries, personal letters, and archival photographs to describe the experiences of boys, sixteen years old or younger, who fought in the Civil War.

Date Published:1990

Baseball's best : five true stories /

Gutelle, Andrew


"Ready for chapters"--Cover. School Library Journal. Horn Book, October 2009. Profiles the achievements of such baseball greats as Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, and Hank Aaron, all of whom were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Date Published:1990

Charlotte's web

White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2006. Child Study Children's Book Committee. Library Journal. Booklist. Horn Book. Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
Date Published:1952

The diary of a young girl

Frank, Anne, 1929-1945.


Translation of: Het achterhuis. Wilson's Senior High School, January 1992. Wilson's Junior High School, September 1995. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1996. Book Links (A.L.A.), May 1997. Child Study Children's Book Committee. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), January 1998. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. A thirteen-year-old Dutch-Jewish girl records her impressions of the two years she and seven others spent hiding from the Nazis before they were discovered and taken to concentration camps. Includes entries previously omitted.
Date Published:1952

Translation of: Het achterhuis. Wilson's Senior High School, January 1992. Wilson's Junior High School, September 1995. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1996. Book Links (A.L.A.), May 1997. Child Study Children's Book Committee. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), January 1998. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. A thirteen-year-old Dutch-Jewish girl records her impressions of the two years she and seven others spent hiding from the Nazis before they were discovered and taken to concentration camps. Includes entries previously omitted.

Date Published:1952

Amos Fortune, free man

Yates, Elizabeth, 1905-


Reprint. Originally published: New York : Dutton, 1950. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Book Links (A.L.A.), September 1995. Library Journal. Booklist. New York Times. The life of the eighteenth-century African prince who, after being captured by slave traders, was brought to Massachusetts where he was a slave until he was able to buy his freedom at the age of sixty.
Date Published:1989

Reprint. Originally published: New York : Dutton, 1950. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Book Links (A.L.A.), September 1995. Library Journal. Booklist. New York Times. The life of the eighteenth-century African prince who, after being captured by slave traders, was brought to Massachusetts where he was a slave until he was able to buy his freedom at the age of sixty.

Date Published:1989

Tibet : through the red box /

Sís, Peter, 1949-


"Frances Foster books." Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1999. School Library Journal, October 1998. Book Links (A.L.A.), September 2006. Pub Weekly, August 1998. Booklist, September 1998. New York Times, December 1998. Horn Book, November 1998. The author relates his father's experiences while lost in Tibet during the mid-1950s.
Date Published:1998

"Frances Foster books." Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1999. School Library Journal, October 1998. Book Links (A.L.A.), September 2006. Pub Weekly, August 1998. Booklist, September 1998. New York Times, December 1998. Horn Book, November 1998. The author relates his father's experiences while lost in Tibet during the mid-1950s.

Date Published:1998

The phantom tollbooth

Juster, Norton, 1929-


Maps on lining papers. This ingenious fantasy centeres around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a memorable journey. He meets such characters as the foolish, yet lovable Humbug, the Mathemagician, and the not-so-wicked "Which," Faintly Macabre, who gives Milo the "impossible" mission of returning two princesses to the Kingdom of Wisdom ... Illustrated in black-and-white.
Date Published:2015

Maps on lining papers. This ingenious fantasy centeres around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a memorable journey. He meets such characters as the foolish, yet lovable Humbug, the Mathemagician, and the not-so-wicked "Which," Faintly Macabre, who gives Milo the "impossible" mission of returning two princesses to the Kingdom of Wisdom ... Illustrated in black-and-white.

Date Published:2015

The Wright brothers : how they invented the airplane /

Freedman, Russell.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, June 1991. Book Links (A.L.A.), May 1995. Library Journal, March 1995. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), January 2004. Booklist. Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.
Date Published:1991

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, June 1991. Book Links (A.L.A.), May 1995. Library Journal, March 1995. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), January 2004. Booklist. Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.

Date Published:1991

The double life of Pocahontas

Fritz, Jean


Reprint. Originally published: New York : Putnam, c1983. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Book Links (A.L.A.), September 2004. Booklist. New York Times. Horn Book. Kirkus Review. A biography of the famous American Indian princess, emphasizing her life-long adulation of John Smith and the roles she played in two very different cultures.
Date Published:1987

Bill Peet : an autobiography.

Peet, Bill


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Book Links (A.L.A.), May 2004. Child Study Children's Book Committee. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 1999. The well-known author and illustrator relates the story of his life and work.
Date Published:1989

Who's that stepping on Plymouth Rock?

Fritz, Jean


"PaperStar." Wilson's Children, October 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.). Booklist. New York Times. Horn Book. Kirkus Review. Relates the history of Plymouth Rock from the time of the Pilgrim's landing, through the twentieth century.
Date Published:1975

The new way things work

Macaulay, David


Includes index. "Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersly Limited"--T.p. verso. "Originally published as The way things work"--T.p. verso. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal, December 1998. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), January 2004. Booklist, December 1998. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 1999. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000. Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines. Includes new material about digital technology.
Date Published:1998

Includes index. "Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersly Limited"--T.p. verso. "Originally published as The way things work"--T.p. verso. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal, December 1998. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), January 2004. Booklist, December 1998. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 1999. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000. Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines. Includes new material about digital technology.

Date Published:1998

The most beautiful roof in the world : exploring the rainforest canopy /

Lasky, Kathryn


"Gulliver green books." Paperback ed. has erratum tipped in at title page. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal, April 1997. Five Owls, March 1997. Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2008. Booklist starred, April 1997. Horn Book, May 1997. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 1999. Describes the work of Meg Lowman in the rainforest canopy, an area unexplored until the last ten years and home to previously unknown species of plants and animals.
Date Published:1997

"Gulliver green books." Paperback ed. has erratum tipped in at title page. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal, April 1997. Five Owls, March 1997. Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2008. Booklist starred, April 1997. Horn Book, May 1997. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 1999. Describes the work of Meg Lowman in the rainforest canopy, an area unexplored until the last ten years and home to previously unknown species of plants and animals.

Date Published:1997