Paula Fox

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1) The slave dancer: a novel

Author

Fox, Paula

Lexile measure

910L

Language

English

Description

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Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa-bound ship, a thirteen-year-old boy discovers to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the exercise periods of the human cargo.

2) The coldest winter: a stringer in liberated Europe

Author

Fox, Paula

Pub. Date

2005

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

133 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Language

English

3) Western wind

Author

Fox, Paula

Pub. Date

1993

Lexile measure

740L

Physical Desc

201 pages ; 19 cm

Language

English

Description

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Twelve-year-old Elizabeth resents being sent to stay on a small Maine island after the arrival of her new baby brother, but the time she spends with her artist grandmother and an unusual young neighbor help her to see things differently.

4) One-eyed cat

Author

Fox, Paula

Pub. Date

1984

Physical Desc

216 pages ; 22 cm

Language

English

Description

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An eleven-year-old shoots a stray cat with his new air rifle, subsequently suffers from guilt, and eventually assumes responsibility for it.

5) Monkey island

Author

Fox, Paula

Pub. Date

1991

Lexile measure

830L

Physical Desc

151 pages ; 22 cm

Language

English

Description

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Forced to live on the streets of New York after his mother disappears from their hotel room, eleven-year-old Clay is befriended by two men who help him survive.

6) Lily and the lost boy

Author

Fox, Paula

Pub. Date

1987

Lexile measure

840L

Physical Desc

149 pages ; 24 cm

Language

English

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Newbery Medal winner Paula Fox depicts a fateful summer on the mysterious Greek island of Thasos in this "haunting tale" (TheNew York Times Book Review). Lily Corey and her older brother, Paul, have been summering on the Greek island of Thasos with their parents. For Lily, it's been fun hanging out with her brother, exploring the island, and studying ancient mythology and archaeology-until they meet Jack Hemmings. When Paul and Jack become friends,...

7) The village by the sea

Author

Fox, Paula

Pub. Date

1988

Lexile measure

740L

Physical Desc

147 pages ; 22 cm

Language

English

Description

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A young girl learns some hard truths about human nature in this thought-provoking, beautifully crafted novel. Tomorrow, Emma's uncle is coming to take her to his house on Long Island while her father undergoes surgery and her mother stays with him in hospital. For two whole weeks, Emma will be stuck with her father's half-sister: the strange, bossy Aunt Bea. Luckily, Emma makes a friend at the beach, Bertie, and the two girls begin building...

8) The moonlight man

Author

Fox, Paula

Pub. Date

1986

Physical Desc

179 pages ; 22 cm

Language

English

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Newbery Medal–winning author Paula Fox's gripping and sensitive portrayal of a teenage girl who discovers her father is not the man she thought he was. Catherine Ames's father, Harry, has always been a mystery. Her parents divorced when she was three, and she has spent most of her life in a Montreal boarding school. When Harry suggests a month-long stay with him at his summer cabin in Nova Scotia, Catherine is thrilled. Finally she'll have the...

9) Maurice's room

Author

Fox, Paula

Pub. Date

1985

Physical Desc

63 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Language

English

Description

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A hilarious tale from Newbery Medal winner Paula Fox: Maurice loves to collect things-but what happens when he collects too many things? Eight-year-old Maurice is a collector. It doesn't matter how big or how small it is-if he likes something, he'll bring it home with him. His newest addition is a dried octopus hanging by a string from the ceiling. There's also a bottle of dead beetles, four painted turtles, and practical stuff like nails, screws,...