Classroom set of 7 classic books for the middle school classroom or homeschool. Includes:

1. The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet.
2. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi Accused and convicted of murder, thirteen-year-old Charlotte Doyle decides to reveal what really happened aboard the Seahawk--a ship piloted by a tyrannical captain and crewed by mutinous seamen--during the summer of 1832. 1991 Newbery Honor Book.
   
3. Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O'Dell A young Eskimo girl encounters frightening obstacles when she takes her father's place in the Iditarod, the annual 1,172-mile dogsled race in Alaska.
4. Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard From the moment Danny sees the beautiful Irish setter, he knows Red is the dog for him. Fast and smart, strong and noble, Red is the only dog Danny wants by his side. Soon, neither boy nor dog can stand to be apart. Together Danny and Red face many dangers in the harsh Wintapi wilderness that they call home. But the greatest test of their courage and friendship will come from an enemy more cunning than any they've known before--a bear who is the undisputed king of the wilderness, a savage killer called Old Majesty.
5. Smoky the Cowhorse by Will James The experiences of a mouse-colored horse from his birth in the wild, through his capture by humans and his work in the rodeo and on the range, to his eventual old age.Winner of the 1927 Newbery Medal.
   
6. A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle It is November. When Meg comes home from school, Charles Wallace tells her he saw dragons in the twin's vegetable garden.  That night Meg, Calvin and C.W. go to the vegetable garden to meet the Teacher (Blajeny) who explains that what they are seeing isn't a dragon at all, but a cherubim named Proginoskes.  It turns out that C.W. is ill and that  Blajeny and Proginoskes are there to make him well – by making him well, they will keep the balance of the universe in check and save it from the evil Echthros. Meg, Calvin and Mr. Jenkins (grade school principal) must travel inside C.W. to have this battle and save Charles' life as well as the balance of the universe. Sequel to the Newbery Awardd winning A Wrinkle in Time.
   
7. Under the Blood-Red Sum by Graham Salisbury Tomikazu Nakaji's biggest concerns are baseball, homework, and a local bully, until life with his Japanese family in Hawaii changes drastically after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Winner of the Scott O'Dell award for historical fiction.
   

These are paperback books. One is ex-library. A couple have some cover wear. The others are in generally good condition.

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