| RC 44
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Marnie |
| Marion Marsh Brown |
3 cassettes |
| A Nebraska author tells the story of a year in the life of 13-year-old Marnie, living on a farm with her family in the early 1900s. Grades 6-9. Narrated by Budd Duvall.
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RC 69 |
How Big Is a Foot? |
| Rolf Myller |
1 cassette |
| The problem of relative sizes is pictured with imagination and humor, when the royal carpenter attempts to make a bed for the king. For primary grades. Narrated by Dorothy Eckel. Produced by Taping for the Blind, Houston, Texas. |
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RC 73 |
Titanic |
| Richard A. Boning | 1 cassette |
| The Titanic is said to be unsinkable. Then, on April 12, 1912, as it makes its first trip across the Atlantic, the impossible happens. Nonfiction for grades 6-9. Narrated by Natalie Elliot. Produced by the Library of Michigan. |
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RC 74 | The Sesame Street Storybook |
| Albert Miller | 1 cassette |
| Stories and verse featuring characters from the Sesame Street television show. Introduces number concepts, letters of the alphabet and word meanings. Preschool-grade 3. Narrated by Patricia Jonatz. Produced by Zeta Phi Eta. |
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RC 76 | Big Sister and Little Sister |
| Charlotte Zolotow | 1 cassette |
| Big Sister always took care of Little Sister until the little one grew tired of the smothering love and ran away to the fields to hide and be alone. Story of how the two become reconciled. Preschool-grade 2. Narrated by Lesley Betler. Produced by Dallas Taping for the Blind. |
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RC 81 | Will I Have A Friend? |
| Miriam Cohen | 1 cassette |
| On the way to school, Jim asks his father the question that bothers many children on their first day: "Will I have a friend?" Jim's initial apprehension and loneliness disappear as the day progresses. Preschool-grade 2. Narrated by Patricia Jonatz. Produced by Zeta Phi Eta. |
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RC 82 | Good Night, Orange Monster |
| Betty Jean Lifton | 1 cassette |
| A little boy becomes friends with the little monster living in his closet. Preschool-grade 2. Narrated by Patricia Jonatz. Produced by Zeta Phi Eta. |
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RC 83 | Babar Visits Another Planet |
| Laurent de Brunhoff | 1 cassette |
| Babar and his family are kidnapped and taken to a strange planet. Preschool-grade 2. Narrated by Mary Enlow. Produced by Brevard Association for the Advancement of the Blind. |
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RC 86 | The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes |
| Du Bose Heyward | 1 cassette |
| The story of a country rabbit who wanted to become one of the five Easter Bunnies and how she realized her ambition. Preschool-grade 2. Narrated by Patricia Jonatz. Produced by Zeta Phi Eta. |
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RC 92 | Green Eyes |
| Abe Birnbaum | 1 cassette |
| A story about the first year in the life of a small white cat. For grades 2-5. Narrated by Jean Edwards. Produced by Taping for the Blind, Houston, Texas. |
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RC 98 | Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John |
| Pearl S. Buck | 1 cassette |
| Matthew, an eleven-year-old, assumes responsibility for three younger boys. All four boys have been abandoned by their Korean mothers and American soldier fathers. For grades 3-6. Narrated by Helen Lury. |
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RC 168 | Scratchin' on the Eight Ball: The Havelock Chronicles, Book 1 |
| Tom Frye | 2 cassettes |
| Fourteen-year-old Reason Nelson walks a tightrope between the police and the underworld, while getting deeper into drugs, alcohol, and serious crime. The author, who lived in Lincoln,
Nebraska, writes from personal experience. Some strong language. High school and adult readers. Narrated by Mike Pearl. Other books by Tom Frye.
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RC 203
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An Orphan for Nebraska |
| Charlene Joy Talbot | 1 cassette |
| Orphaned on the journey to America in 1872, a young Irish boy finally makes his way to Nebraska where he goes to work for a newspaper editor and learns to do the work of a printer's devil. Grades 4-7 and older readers. Narrated by Dick Daleki.
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RC 241 | Stories for Christmas |
| Alison Uttley | 1 cassette |
| Twelve stories that will bring Christmas alive for young children. Nonfiction for grades K-3. Narrated by Julie Mark. Produced by the Colorado Regional Library. |
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RC 254 | The Cowboy's Christmas |
| Joan Walsh Auglund | 1 cassette |
| Relates the young cowboy's activities as he prepares for Christmas. Nonfiction for grades K-3. Narrated by Karen DeBusk. Produced by the Texas Regional Library. |
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RC 333 | Night of the Twisters |
| Ivy Ruckman | 1 cassette |
| This novel, written for juveniles, is based on the 1980 disaster in which a series of tornadoes devastated Grand Island,
NE. Dan Hatch, his baby brother, and his best friend hurry to the basement. They hear the roaring, shrieking tornado as it hovers overhead. Then, they must search the
neighborhood for their families. For grades 4-7. Narrated by Sherry Cole Weber. Other books by Ivy Ruckman. |
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RC 334 | The Story Catcher |
| Mari Sandoz | 1 cassette |
| An Oglala Sioux warrior becomes story catcher - the recorder of his tribe's history - after a number of trials, dangers and sorrows test his ability to tell the story of his people with truth and courage. Grades 5-8. Narrated by J. Rock Johnson. |
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RC 355 | Devil-in-the-Fog |
| Leon Garfield | 1 cassette |
| George Treet, son of a strolling actor, is astounded to learn that he is really George Dexter, the only son of a gentleman. His
new identify involves him in a feud which endangers his life, and arouses even more doubts about his true identity. For grades 5-8. Narrated by John Seitz. Produced by NLS. |
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RC 363 | Hey, Big Spender |
| Frank Bonham | 1 cassette |
| An old man who inherits a half-million dollars offers Cool Hankins $100 a week to interview
needy people from Dogtown and give money to the neediest one each day. The job sounds easy, but Cool soon discovers that plenty of money brings plenty of trouble. Grades 5-8. Narrated by Hal Tenny. Produced by NLS. |
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RC 365 | Profiles in Black Power |
| James Haskins | 2 cassettes |
| Introductory sketches of 11 famous black leaders including Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Dr. Nathan Wright, Jr., James Forman, and H. Rap Brown. For junior and senior high readers. Narrated by Randy Atcher. Produced by NLS. |
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RC 387 | Santa Grows Up In Mother Gooseland |
| Ruth Waldrop | 1 cassette |
| This tale follows Santa Claus and his brothers as they grow up in Happy Hollow, Mother Gooseland. Kindergarten-grade 4. Recorded on two tracks at 1 and 7/8ths inches per second by McGarity/Henderson Communications. |
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RC 410 | The Black BC's |
| Lucille Clifton | 1 cassette |
| The author combines prose and poetry to celebrate the many ways that black men and women have enriched American life. A paragraph of history or biography accompanies each letter of the alphabet. Grades 3-6. Narrated by John Polk. Produced by NLS. |
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RC 411 | The Fortune Cake |
| Hope Dable Jordan | 1 cassette |
| A broken window, a strangely painted rock, and a vengeful escaped murderer change Jenny's summer dream into a nightmare. Grades 6-9. Narrated by Janis Gray. Produced by NLS. |
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RC 415 | Sugar Bee |
| Rita Micklish | 1 cassette |
| When Sugar Bee Harris visits the Martins in the country, she is more ashamed than usual of her ghetto home and thrift shop clothes. Then she discovers that Rosemary Martin is blind and begins to see herself differently. Grades 4-6. Narrated by Hal Tenny. Produced by NLS. |
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RC 433 | The Adventures of Obadiah |
| Brinton Turkle | 1 cassette |
| Obadiah, is a mischievous little Quaker boy who tells tall tales. Nobody believes him when he actually has an adventure more fantastic than any of his made-up stories. Kindergarten-3. Narrated by Burt Blackwell. Produced by NLS. |
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RC 435 | Lillie of Watts; A Birthday Discovery |
| Mildred Pitts Walter | 1 cassette |
| Although Lillie's eleventh birthday begins very happily, she is in disgrace by the end of the day, and hardly any of the trouble is her fault. Grades 4-6. Narrated by Janis Gray. Produced by NLS. |
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RC 436 | The Cave Children |
| A. Th. Sonnleitner | 1 cassette |
| Two 16th century young people, Peter and Eva, are trapped in a remote Alpine valley by a rock slide. They survive by rediscovering the tools and techniques of prehistoric men. Grades 5-8. Narrated by Burt Blackwell. Produced by NLS. |
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RC 440 | Animal Heroes |
| Ernest Thompson Seton | 1 cassette |
| In these natural history tales, a slum kitty becomes a society cat; a homing pigeon saves a steamer stranded two hundred miles out of
New York; a black wolf out-generals an army of dogs; and a jackrabbit beats the odds at a race track. Other tales feature a gray wolf, a mother lynx,
a bull terrier, and a white reindeer. Grades 5-8 and older readers. Narrated by Sherry Cole Weber. |
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RC 449 | Blue Eyes |
| Mary Jackson | 1 cassette |
| A fairy-tale about a dinosaur, specially written and recorded for the
Nebraska Library Commission's 1988 summer reading program, Dino-Soaring into Summer. Grades 2-5. Narrated by Mary Jackson. |
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RC 453 | To Find a Dinosaur |
| Dorothy Shuttlesworth | 1 cassette |
| The story of dinosaur hunts, from early discoveries in England to expeditions in North America and Asia. Describes the process of transforming fossil remains into museum exhibits. Nonfiction for grades 4-7. Narrated by Betty Watters. Produced by the
New Jersey Regional Library. |
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RC 456 | The Henchman's At Home |
| Hester Burton | 1 cassette |
| Six short stories from the lives of Rob, Ellen, and William Henchman, children of an English country doctor. In the first story, Rob leaves his birthday party in disgrace; in the last story, Ellen finds a perfect husband. Grades 6-9. Narrated by John Seitz. Produced by NLS. |
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RC 457 | The Last Lap |
| William Campbell Gault | 1 cassette |
| Johnny Pilgrim chooses stock car racing over his father's career as a Kentucky coal miner. Johnny is determined to become a winner even though he is short on experience, short on money, and long on heart-breaking losses. Grades 5-8. Narrated by Charlie Ryle. Produced by NLS. |
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RC 461 | The Bears of Blue River |
| Charles Major | 4 cassettes |
| Balser, a boy of fifteen, learns to hunt, fish, and trap with his father on the White Water River in Indiana. Set in the 1820s, the book highlights Balser's escapades with bears: he hunts them, runs from them, and eventually saves a little girl and her brother from one. Grades 5-8. Recorded on two tracks at 1 and 7/8ths inches per second. Narrated by Esther Bauer. |
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RC 464 | Escape! |
| Ben Bova | 1 cassette |
| Convicted of attempted murder and looting, Danny Ramano is sentenced to an indefinite term at a juvenile center run and guarded by a completely escape-proof computer system. But Danny lives for only one thing-escape! Grades 6-9. Narrated by Dan Loveland. Produced by the Texas Regional Library. |
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RC 494 | Too
Near the Sun |
| Lynn Hall | 2 cassettes |
| In 1875, a fifteen-year-old boy living in Icaria, Iowa, finds himself in growing conflict with the socialistic principles of his community. Grades 5-8. Recorded on two tracks. Narrated by Susan Buchlyn. |
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RC 499 | Lisa, Bright and Dark |
| John Neufield | 2 cassettes |
| Losing her hold on reality, teenaged Lisa attempts suicide. As they strive to rebuild their relationship, Lisa and her parents are forced to acknowledge their family crisis. Junior and senior high readers. Narrated by Gena Wood Sparrow. Produced by the Colorado Regional Library. |
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RC 504 | The Open Boat |
| Stephen Crane | 1 cassette |
| The thoughts and emotions of four men who escape a wrecked steamer. Grades 6-8. Narrated by Cherry Bane. Recorded at 1 and 7/8th inches per second. Produced by NLS. |
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RC 523 | Sister Sweet Ella |
| Rosekrans Hoffman | 1 cassette |
| A neglected older brother plots to recapture his mother's attention, in this original tale of sibling rivalry. Preschool-grade 2. Narrated by Jim Shelley.
Other Books by Rosekrans Hoffman. |
| RC 524 | Anna Banana |
| Rosekrans Hoffman | 1 cassette |
| Charlie Chimpanzee is so delighted with the new baby, James Charles, his wife doesn't have the heart to tell him they really have a baby daughter. Kindergarten-grade 4. Narrated by Mark Baldridge.
Other Books by Rosekrans Hoffman. |
| RC 569 | The Gunny Wolf and Other Fairy Tales |
| Duane Hutchinson | 1 cassette |
| Seven fairy tales retold for clarity, with a minimum of description and an emphasis on dialogue. Preschool-grade 2. Narrated by Yvonne Beister. |
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RC 600 | The Kid, the Cop, and the Con: The Havelock Chronicles, Book 2 |
| Tom Frye | 2 cassettes |
| Reason Nelson is off alcohol and drugs, but discovers that staying that way isn't easy-it takes more than just saying no. Action and adventure follow Reason as he strives to stay clean himself and help the twelve-year-old brother of his girlfriend, Julie. Sequel to "Scratchin' on the Eight Ball" (RC 168). Strong language and violence. Junior and senior high readers. Narrated by Mike Wight. Other books by Tom Frye. |
| DB/RC 602 | Nebraska Moments: New Edition; Glimpses of Nebraska's Past |
| Donald R. Hickey, Susan A. Wunder, and John R. Wunder | 3 cassettes |
| Authors write about Nebraska places, events, personalities, and institutions, including the Oregon Trail, Forts Kearny and Robinson, the rise of Omaha, the celebrated architecture of the Capitol building, the world's largest area of sand dunes and of planted forest, the High Plains Aquifer, the establishment of Boys Town and Offutt Air Force Base, Gerald Ford-the first native Nebraskan president, the assassination of Malcolm X, the University of Nebraska five-time national championship football team, and the opening of the Kearney Arch over Interstate 80. Revised and expanded from the first edition. For high school and adult readers. Narrated by Helena Whitaker. |
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RC 626 | Lucretia Ann on the Oregon Trail |
| Ruth Gipson Plowhead | 1 cassette |
| This story of a little girl crossing the Plains with her family captures the romance and adventure of a child's life on the trail. Set against a true historical background, the book gives an authentic and vivid picture of travel by wagon train. Grades 4-7. Narrated by Jane Knox. |
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RC 634 | Tickley Tiger |
| Garnett Tremain Bond | 1 cassette |
| Jungle animals conspire to stop a tiger from laughing so much. In the process, the animals learn to value each other's differences. Preschool-grade 2. Narrated by Garnett Tremain Bond. Other books by Garnett Tremain Bond. |
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RC 635 | The Inventions of Mr. Tinkers-A-Lot |
| Garnett Tremain Bond | 1 cassette |
| An inventor loves to make people happy. He borrows the song of a wren to communicate his greatest ideal-love. Preschool-grade 2. Narrated by Garnett Tremain Bond. Song written by Donald F. Marsh and performed by Phyllis Spahn. Other books by Garnett Tremain Bond. |
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RC 659 | The Wizard of Oz |
| Frank L. Baum | 1 cassette |
| Based on story of a Kansas girl transported by a tornado to the fantastic land of Oz. Grades 4-7. Radio drama by the Blue Ridge Players. |
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RC 661 | The Dreadful Dragon of Oz |
| Hendrik Booraem | 1 cassette |
| Based on characters from the fantastic land of Oz. Grades 4-7. Radio drama by the Blue Ridge Players. |
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RC 729 | The Good Green Witch from Ipswitch |
| Garnett Tremain Bond | 1 cassette |
| The story of a good witch who safeguards the earth from pollution. Preschool-grade 2. Narrated by Garnett Tremain Bond. Music performed by Dan and Denise Cotton.
Other books by Garnett Tremain Bond. |
| RC 750 | Animal Stories |
| Thrice Told Story Tellers | 1 cassette |
| African and African-American animal folk tales. For grades 3-6. Blue Ridge Radio Players. |
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RC 764 | The Missing Chums |
| Franklin W. Dixon | 2 cassettes |
| Hardy boys mystery series, #4. Frank and Joe Hardy piece together a number of baffling clues after a strange craft tries to ram their boat and two of their best friends disappear from a masquerade party. Grades 4-7. Narrated by Burt Blackwell. Produced by NLS.
Other books by Franklin W. Dixon.
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RC 765 | Hunting for Hidden Gold |
| Franklin W. Dixon | 2 cassettes |
| Hardy boys mystery series, #5. Timber wolves, a Rocky Mountain blizzard, and a mine cave-in are only a few of the dangers Frank and Joe Hardy encounter in their search for the notorious gang that pulled a payroll robbery. Grades 4-7. Narrated by Jim Walton. NLS.
Other books by Franklin W. Dixon.
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RC 766 | What Happened at Midnight |
| Franklin W. Dixon | 2 cassettes |
| Hardy boys mystery series, #10. Assuming they are tackling a fairly simple case of burglary, the Hardy brothers realize they are in great danger only after Joe Hardy is kidnapped. Grades 4-7. Narrated by Burt Blackwell. Produced by NLS.
Other books by Franklin W. Dixon.
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| RC 767 | The Mark on the Door |
| Franklin W. Dixon | 2 cassettes |
| Hardy boys mystery series, #13. Searching for a thief, the Hardy boys encounter a mysterious submarine, hostile Indians, and a band of smugglers. Grades 4-7. Narrated by Hal Tenny. Produced by NLS.
Other books by Franklin W. Dixon.
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RC 768 | The Hidden Harbor Mystery |
| Franklin W. Dixon | 2 cassettes |
| Hardy boys mystery series, #14. Shortly after Frank and Joe Hardy decide to help a small-town publisher who is being sued for libel, the boys find that their lives are in danger. Grades 4-7. Narrated by Burt Blackwell. Produced by NLS.
Other books by Franklin W. Dixon.
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| RC 769 | The Sinister Signpost |
| Franklin W. Dixon | 2 cassettes |
| Hardy boys mystery series, #15. When Mr. Hardy is hired by a race car designer to investigate a series of mysterious accidents, Frank and Joe discover the first sinister clue. Grades 4-7. Narrated by Ryan Halloren. Produced by NLS.
Other books by Franklin W. Dixon.
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RC 770 | The Secret Warning |
| Franklin W. Dixon | 2 cassettes |
| Hardy boys mystery series, #17. An unsigned warning from Egypt and the ghost of a bloodthirsty pirate lead the Hardy boys to an ancient treasure. Grades 4-7. Narrated by Jeffery Jones. Produced by NLS.
Other books by Franklin W. Dixon.
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RC 771 | The Twisted Claw |
| Franklin W. Dixon | 2 cassettes |
| Hardy boys mystery series. A whirlwind chase after a self-styled pirate king leads to the Hardy boys' imprisonment in a Caribbean island stronghold. Grades 4-7. Narrated by George Patterson. Produced by NLS. Other books by Franklin W. Dixon. |
| RC 772 | The Disappearing Floor |
| Franklin W. Dixon | 2 cassettes |
| Hardy boys mystery stories, #19. A disappearing floor, a savage-looking hound, a galloping ghost, and a startling invention challenge the Hardy brothers in solving two simultaneous mysteries. Grades 4-7. Narrated by John Stratton. Produced by NLS.
Other books by Franklin W. Dixon.
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RC 773 | The Clue of the Broken Blade |
| Franklin W. Dixon | 2 cassettes |
| Hardy boys mystery series, #15. The Hardy brothers attempt to help their fencing teacher find the long-lost sword on which their wealthy grandfather etched his will. Grades 4-7. Narrated by John Richardson. Produced by NLS.
Other books by Franklin W. Dixon.
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| RC 801 | The Purple Pumpkin |
| Garnett Tremain Bond | 1 cassette |
| This books asks, "Who says a pumpkin's always orange? or maybe even yellow?" A purple pumpkin reminds young readers that life itself is filled with miracles. Grades 2-5. Narrated by Garnett Tremain Bond. Other books by Garnett Tremain Bond.
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| RC 849 | The Biggest Victory |
| Alfred Slote | 1 cassette |
| A boy knows the only thing he likes about baseball is finishing a game so that he can go fishing. But his father says that everyone in his family is a baseball player. Grades 4-7. Narrated by Randy Atcher. Produced by NLS. |
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RC 905 | Hank's Story |
| Jane Buchanan | 2 cassettes |
| Twelve-year-old Hank Donohue doesn't mind leaving the New York orphanage for
Nebraska, as long as his brother Peter goes with him. Together they ride the orphan train to live with the Olsons, a bitter childless couple who
need help with their farm. After Peter runs away, Hank finds himself alone and abused. He learns to trust animals more than people, but also forms a special bond with other orphans. At last, Hank learns that orphans have rights, too, although they may have to fight for them. For grades 5-8. Narrated by Bonnie Quinn. |
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RC 911 | Mountain Pirates |
| Gail Blankenau | 1 cassette |
| Teenage brothers Dillon and Chad stumble onto a dangerous poaching ring in their beloved mountains. With the help of their friend, Robin, they risk their lives to find out who is killing off wild animals for money. Narrated by Frances Buell. |
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RC 912 | Linnie's Letters |
| Candri Hodges | 1 cassette |
| Phoebe and her young husband choose to settle near a small town on the
Nebraska Prairie, while her sister Elinore and her parents travel on by wagon train to California. As they exchange letters, Elinore and Phoebe share their experiences on the prairie and western frontiers. For junior high grades. Narrated by Sue Monroe. |
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RC 918 | Born to Fly; The Heroic Story of Downed U.S. Navy Pilot Lt. Shane Osborn |
| Shane Osborn with Malcolm McConnell, adapted for young people by Michael French | 1 cassette |
| A graduate of the naval ROTC program at the University of
Nebraska, Shane Osborn worked tirelessly until he advanced from navy pilot to mission commander. All of his skills were put to the test when a Chinese fighter jet collided with his plane during a U.S. surveillance mission through international airspace. Having landed his crippled plane safely on the Chinese island of Hainan - saving the lives of his twenty-three crewmates - Lt. Osborn was subsequently awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. For junior high grades. Narrated by David King. |
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RC 934 | Pioneer Girl: Growing Up on the Prairie |
| Andrea Warren | 1 cassette |
| The true story of Grace McCance Snyder whose family settled in a one-room sod house on the
Nebraska prairie when she was three years old. It is based on interviews with her family and on her own memories in No Time on My Hands (RC 114), written by her daughter
Nellie Snyder Yost. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Narrated by Frances Buell. Other books by Andrea Warren. |
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RC 951 | Together Apart |
| Andrea Warren | 1 cassette |
| Several months after barely surviving a devastating blizzard of January 1888, fourteen-year-old Hannah and fifteen-year-old Isaac both leave their abusive homes to work for Eliza Moore, the judge's widow, who is publishing a
newspaper to promote women's suffrage. Their story, told in the alternating perspectives of a boy and a girl, reveals late nineteenth-century attitudes toward women's rights and class consciousness. For grades 5 to 8. Narrated by Frances Buell. Other books by Andrea Warren. |
| RC 979 | Free to Drink the Wind |
| Ruth Foreman | 2 cassettes |
| Misty, a rancher's daughter, is captivated by a beautiful Arabian horse running free on a neighboring ranch in the vast Nebraska Sandhills. Concerns grow when the rancher, as well as horses, turns up missing, and Misty's brother sees humvees hidden in the Sandhills and small aircraft overhead. She and her brother set out to solve the mystery. Grades 6-9. Narrated by Dick Shasteen.
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RC 981 | Prairie Summer |
| Bonnie Geisert | 1 cassette |
| It is summer 1954 on a family farm in South Dakota. Though ten-year-old Rachael dislikes farm chores, she tries as hard as she can to please her father. When she helps her mother through a medical emergency, she finally wins his approval. For younger readers grades 3 to 5. Narrated by Beth McNeil. |
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RC 1009 | Isaac: A Journey to Oregon |
| Kevin Boos | 1 cassette |
| St. Louis, Missouri, 1848. Two boys, Isaac and Abe, run away from an orphanage to embark on a dangerous journey to Oregon. They are the best of friends, although their personalities are quite different. Their six-month journey takes them on a steamboat and across the Willamette River. Grades 4-7. Narrated by Gail Barnard.
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RC 1015 | C Is for Cornhusker |
| Rajean Luebs Shepherd | 1 cassette |
| This alphabet book uses rhymes and informative text to explore Nebraska. From the state's eastern Missouri border to its western geologic landmarks, this book celebrates Nebraska's pioneer and Native American spirit. Grades 2-4. Narrated by Frances Buell. |
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RC 1017 | If I Only Had a Horn |
| Roxanne Orgil | 1 cassette |
| As a poor boy in New Orleans, young Louis Armstrong got his first horn after an incident with the police landed him in a boy's home, where he eventually joined their legendary band. Grades 2-4. Narrated by Scotty Drake. Produced by the Louisiana Regional Library.
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DB/RC 1025 | Summer of Discovery |
| Melody Herr | 1 cassette |
| May 1939. Ben and David, two teenagers living in western Nebraska during the dustbowl, spend their summer as archaeologists unearthing the story of the Great Plains peoples. Bones, caves, arrowheads, and buried cities provide clues concerning Nebraska's history, from the days of the Ice Age hunters through the end of the Indian Wars. For grades 6-9. Narrated by Joann Herrington.
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RC 1040 | Anna's Blizzard |
| Alison Hart | 1 cassette |
| 1888. Twelve-year-old Anna Vail loves living in a sod house on the Nebraska prairie with her parents, four-year-old brother, and beloved pony, Top Hat. The only part she dislikes is school, since she does poorly in arithmetic and penmanship. Then when a blizzard traps Anna, her teacher, and classmates inside the schoolhouse, and the storm destroys the school, Anna and her pony must lead the class to safety. Grades 3-6. Narrated by Nathalie Freeman.
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DB/RC 1045 | Link Across America |
| Mary Elizabeth Anderson | 1 cassette |
| This book tells the story of the nation's first transcontinental highway that today is followed approximately by I-80. The colorful history of the highway includes the use of "seedling miles," whereby developers sought local supporters to pay for segments of the highway through donations. Grades 2-4. Narrated by Margaret Polk. Other books by Mary Elizabeth Anderson. |
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RC 1051 | Luck |
| Jean Craighead George | 1 cassette |
| After a girl in Texas saves his life, Luck sets out with his parents on a long migration across North America all the way to his homeland in Siberia. Along the way, they use their voices to produce a tracking signal to stay together as a family as they eventually join 500,000 other cranes. In Siberia, Luck chooses his own mate, with whom he dances and composes his own song. They then begin their long migration south. Grades K-3. Narrated by Nathalie Freeman.
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DB/RC 1056 | Lana's Lakota Moons |
| Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve | 1 cassette |
| Lori and Lana are two Lakota girls living in Rapid City, South Dakota. Growing up within an extended family of parents and grandparents, the two girls are almost like sisters. They form a friendship with Shoua, a Hmong girl from Laos who is new to their school. That friendship opens doors to understanding each other's culture. For grades 4 to 7. Narrated by Alice Timm.
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RC 1058 | A Fourth of July on the Plains |
| Jean Van Leeuwen | 1 cassette |
| Feeling left out of planning the wagon train's feast, Jesse and his friends find whistles, bells, and makeshift drums to surprise their fellow travelers with a rousing rendition of "Yankee Doodle." Based on an actual 1852 Fourth of July celebration along the Oregon Trail and on the memoirs of seven-year-old Jesse Applegate. Grades K-3. Narrated by Sue Mayeux.
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DB/RC 1059 | Calling Me Home |
| Patricia Hermes | 1 cassette |
| In the 1850s, after moving from St. Joseph to a sod house on the Nebraska Prairie, twelve-year-old Abbie struggles to adapt to her new life. While her father is away earning money to buy land, Abbie's baby brother dies from cholera and her family help Abbie discover the faith and strength to survive their hardships. Grades 3-6. Narrated by Nathalie Freeman. |
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RC 1060 | Prairie Friends |
| Nancy Smiler Levinson | 1 cassette |
| Betsy loves living on the Nebraska prairie in a sod house with her family, but she is sometimes lonely. She is excited when a potential friend, Emmeline, moves in next door. Emmeline misses the city, so Betsy tries to help her love her new life on the prairie. Grades K-4. Narrated by Sue Mayeux.
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RC 1066 | Tomorrow, the River |
| Dianne E. Gray | 1 cassette |
| 1896. Fourteen-year-old Megan travels by train from her Nebraska prairie home to the Mississippi river town of Burlington, Iowa, to meet her sister and her family and spend the summer aboard the Oh My, their cargo-ferrying paddleboat. When Megan's brother-in-law injures his leg, she finds herself taking on tasks to pick up the slack. That summer she meets a number of amazing characters, falls in love with photography, and finds herself transformed into a confident and mature young woman. Grades 5-8. Narrated by Alice Timm. |
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DB/RC 1086 | Prairie Whispers: The McKay Family Saga, Book 1 |
| Scott E. Miller | 1 cassette |
| Based on true events from the 1880s, the McKay family settle on the Nebraska prairie. They diligently work through the difficulties that arise the first year of living on their homestead along the Niobrara River, including such trials as clearing out rattlesnakes, planting crops, buying supplies, building a cabin, making it through the winter, and preparing for a new baby. Grades 4-7. Narrated by Karen Boyer. Other books by Scott E. Miller. |
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DB/RC 1087 | Prairie Sunsets: The McKay Family Saga, Book 2 |
| Scott E. Miller | 1 cassette |
| Two years after beginning new lives as homesteaders on the Nebraska prairie, the McKay family now enjoys living among neighbors, as well as having a school and even a county fair in O'Neill. Claire's friendship with Caleb Clark, their neighbor's son, blossoms into romance. The community contends with a tornado and a swarm of hungry locusts. That fall, the McKay's announce plans to sell the farm and move to Stuart where they will manage a hotel, and Caleb begins university classes in Lincoln. Sequel to Prairie Whispers (RC 01086). For grades 6 to 9. Narrated by Marilee McPherson. Other books by Scott E. Miller. |
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DB/RC 1094 | Husker Numbers: A Nebraska Number Book |
| Rajean Luebs Shepherd | 1 cassette |
| A counting book provides a way for young readers to explore the Cornhusker State. Beginning with western Nebraska's "1 majestic Chimney Rock," the numbers progress through other attractions, such as "4 ancient Indian petroglyphs," "7 black-tail prairie dogs," and "15 American flags...for veterans at Fort McPherson." Grades K-3. Narrated by Nathalie Freeman.
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DB/RC 1098 | Gracie Gannon: Middle School Zero |
| Mary Elizabeth Anderson | 1 cassette |
| Gracie is having a tough time at middle school after her dad lost his job and the family had to move to a small house in a rundown section of town. The popular girls at school think Gracie's clothes, her hair, and Gracie herself are a joke, and even her former best friend ignores her. Gracie has to choose between joining the bullies and becoming a loyal friend to others who need her. For grades 5 to 8. 2008. Narrated by Nathalie Freeman. Other books by Mary Elizabeth Anderson.
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DB 1101 | Plainsong for Caitlin |
| Elizabeth M. Rees | 3 hours, 45 minutes |
| 1871. New Bedford. Fifteen-year-old Caitlin's and her older sister, Rebecca's lives crash when their father and Rebecca's fiance die in a sea disaster. Responding to an ad for a mail-order-bride, Rebecca moves to Sweetgrass, Nebraska, bringing Caitlin along with her. When Caitlin meets Nate, the young settler who is Rebecca's husband to be, she senses a strong mutual attraction. Out of a sense of honor, Nate marries Rebecca and soon a baby is on the way; however, a tragedy offers a bitter-sweet possibility that Nate and Caitlin can be together after all. For junior high and senior high readers. Narrated by Nathalie Freeman and Elizabeth Avery.
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DB/RC 1109 | Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy |
| Mary Elizabeth Anderson | 1 cassette |
| In 1975, at the end of the Vietnam War, an eight-year-old orphan named Long is evacuated from Saigon's Holt Center during Operation Babylift. An adoptive family in Ohio receives him with open arms and changes his name to Matt Steiner. Eventually Matt graduates from college and then medical school and becomes an emergency room physician. Years later, he revisits Vietnam and remembers his American heart is half Vietnamese. For grades 5-8. Narrated by Dennis Lorance. Other books by Andrea Warren.
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DB/RC 1111 | Rob&Sara.com |
| P.J. Petersen and Ivy Ruckman | 1 cassette |
| This novel for young adults was written in actual emails between its two authors, who took on personas for a whole year. Sara, an army brat, wants to stay in one high school for a year and live like a normal person. Rob, an unwilling resident of an academy for troubled teens, feels distant from his father and his alcoholic mom. Two lonely outsiders, Sara and Rob meet on a web site for young poets and build a trusting relationship across cyberspace. There seems to be few prospects for ever meeting in person until an accident lands Sara in the hospital and Rob runs away in order to be with her. Some strong language. For grades 6 to 9. Narrated by Alice Timm. Other books by Ivy Ruckman.
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DB/RC 1115 | Jennie Barnes: Right Now Forever! |
| Vera Saban | 1 cassette |
| Nebraska prairie. 1915. Jennie, a ten-year-old girl, lives on a tenant farm with her family. Though she, her sister, and her brother have little money, they live an exciting life that includes school, Sunday school, the county fair, and even a circus. For grades 3 to 6. Narrated by Gail Barnard. |
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DB/RC 1116 | Spell It Murder |
| Ivy Ruckman | 1 cassette |
| After Andrea and her bunkmate Katy feel bullied by the other campers at Camp Shagbark, they make a foggy, late-night escape by stealing a rowboat in order to row the six miles downstream toward home. When they overhear two men in a powerboat speak of dumping bodies, the two girls think they have witnessed a murder. Since they are missing from camp, their miscellaneous tip to police makes everyone believe they have been murdered. For grades 5 to 8. Narrated by Karen Boyer. Other books by Ivy Ruckman. |
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DB/RC 1117 | By Train They Came: Fragile Excess Baggage, Volume 1 |
| Charlotte Endorf and Sarah M. Endorf | 1 cassette |
| Personal stories of those who, as children, rode the Orphan Trains in order to be placed in foster homes. For grades 6 to 9. Narrated by Judy Hanefeldt. Other books by Charlotte and Sarah M. Endorf. |
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DB/RC 1118 | By Train They Came: Fragile Excess Baggage, Volume 2 |
| Charlotte Endorf and Sarah M. Endorf | 1 cassette |
| More true-life stories of those who, as children, rode the Orphan Trains in order to be placed in foster homes. For grades 6 to 9. Narrated by Cherie Frederick. Other books by Charlotte and Sarah M. Endorf. |
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DB 1120 | Stag-Heart: Stag-Heart, Book 1 |
| Tom Frye | |
| Stag-Heart, a wild woodlands that is home to dangerous creatures, lies near a reservation in North Dakota. Dawn Red Feather, a young Lakota girl, traverses there against her elder's warnings, and witnesses the shooting of an FBI agent when a drug deal goes wrong. Dawn ends up passing evidence on to Ryan MacNeil, the son of a small-town sheriff. The only thing is, the evidence will clear a Lakota man who served ten years for the drunk driving accident that killed Ryan's mother. For junior and senior high readers. Narrated by (to be added). Other books by Tom Frye. |
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DB 1140 | The Woods of Bloody Mary: The Havelock Chronicles, Book 3 |
| Tom Frye | 9 hours, 30 minutes |
| This third book in the chornicles of Reason Nelson finds Reason and his friends crossing paths with Boody Mary, an older woman falsely rumored to murder unwelcome tresspassers in her woods north of Lincoln. Reason and his friends uncover a plot involving drug trafficking, stolen dogs, and even murder. Sequel to Scratchin on the Eight Ball (RC 168) and The Kid, The Cop and the Con (RC 600). For junior and senior high readers. Narrated by Karen Boyes. Other books by Tom Frye. |
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DB/RC 1146 | Wild Hearts |
| Kody James Connick | 1 cassette |
| A juvenile delinquent breaks into a home to steal valuables and ends up taking a pit bull puppy. As he encounters the bloody sport of dog fighting, he feels the urgent need to rescue abused dogs. In the process, the lives of dogs and his own life are forever changed. For junior high and older readers. Narrated by Gail Barnard. |
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DB/RC 1149 | Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom |
| Tim Tingle | 1 cassette |
| Mississippi, before the Civil War. Martha, a Choctaw girl, makes friends with Little Mo, a slave boy on a plantation. She helps Little Mo and his family cross the river to freedom one night when his family is threatened. For grades 2-4. 2006. Narrated by Nancy Cheper. |
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DB 1161 | Effie's Image |
| N.L. Sharp | 0 hours, 10 minutes |
| On the morning of her 82nd birthday, Effie Armstrong picks up a photograph of her younger self and traces her image with her finger. Feeling depressed that she is no longer physically beautiful, she hides away in her house. The neighbor girl, Amanda, tries to lift her spirits. Finally, Effie finds new purpose for herself by volunteering at the local grade school. For grades 4-7. Narrated by Carolin Roehr. |
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DB 1171 | The Legend of Lil' Red |
| Paul W. Rea | 0 hours, 10 minutes |
| Rhyming story tells how a four-year-old Husker fan's sportsmanship turned him into the team mascot. For grades K-4. Narrated by Gabe Kramer. |
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DB 1192 | Have You Seen Mary? |
| Jeff Furrus | 0 hours, 20 minutes |
| Set in the Platte River Valley during spring migration, this fictional account tells of one
sandhill crane's faithful search for his lost mate. In addition to telling a tender love story for children, this account teaches about these magnificent birds. For grades K-4. Narrated by Gail Marik. |
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