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Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising . Thanks for the suggestion but that isn’t the one. Setting is a world other than our own. The boy is being pursued through much of the book and the symbol on the staff(?) is evidence of his destiny. I think his pursuers sought to kill him initially and failed. Limited on how much I could put in the original post by PayPal though honestly my memory is the biggest limitation here. Patricia McKillip, Riddlemaster of Hed , 1976. Some details don’t match exactly, but it sounds like McKillip ‘s Riddlemaster trilogy. Morgon has three stars on his forehead, and also obtains a harp with the three stars. They are key to his destiny. Some people do try to kill him and he wanders throughout the land, meeting up with (among other people) a shape-shifter who turns into a crow for a time. Not absolutely sure but a staff may also be involved. S604: Scruffy Childrens book from 1980’s; possibly late 1970’s. The title of the book is Scruffy, but it’s not the books by Peggy Parish or John Stoneley. The book is about a dog who runs away and the boy who finds him.
Prudence Andrew, Dog , 1973, copyright. This might be the same as B649 in unsolved mysteries. Andrew pleads with his father for a dog. For the twentieth time his father explains to him that dogs aren’t allowed in the housing project where they live. Andrew is determined to keep the https://kissbrides.com/sv/heta-iranska-kvinnor/ dog. He names him Scruffy, cleans him up and feeds him, and hides him near his home in an abandoned car. Prudence Andrew, Dog , 1973, copyright. “Why can’t I have a dog?” Andrew pleads. For the twentieth time his father explains that dogs aren’t allowed in the project where they live. Then, one wondeful day, Andrew finds Scruffy — a hungry, shaggy, little dog that belongs to nobody. Andrew is determined to keep Scruffy — and, somehow, he’s going to do it! Front cover shows a scruffy little brown and whitish terrier sitting in the snow, with barren trees behind him. S605: Sisters in boarding school 2 book set Solved: The Mystifying Twins Smokes dad’s cigar and turns green Book set in Paris, France (possibly originally a French story translated to English) about a boy with a fat friend called Edwin, whose favourite shop is a delicatessen called “The Epicure”. One day he smokes one of his dad’s cigars in the park, goes green and gets sick.
The other wonderful day, Andrew discovers a hungry, shaggy, little stray
Young, Ethel, Neighbors About Us , 1958, copyright. Found it! You can see a picture of the cover at I saw this title “Neighbors About Us” last week, and while the description of the snowy cabin fits, I remember a bluish/purple cover with no people on the front. I am looking into whether or not what I remember was possibly a later publication? Also, it may have been a supplemental reader, not the main reader for the particular grade level. S608: Short story, space ship, extra weight Solved: The Cold Equations S609: stories Solved: The Hutchinson Illustrated Treasury of Children’s Literature S610: Sci/Fi book 1970s caterpillar gems I read this in in the 1970s, written for children/young adults. Protagonist is a woman, in a different world/galaxy/planet, where they use precious gems as currency. In the story, we learn that the gems are actually the feces of worms/caterpillars. The author wrote other kids sci/fi books, too.
