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Fiction - Novel Genre
Books in the Fiction - Novel genre:
Hornblower in the West Indies (1958)
Hornblower has been promoted to Rear Admiral and has been named in command of the West Indies station, i.e. the Caribbean, with a squadron consisting of three frigates and fourteen brigs and schooners.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Dwight Shepler
I Like it Here (1958)
Garnet Bowen likes it just fine in London, but finds himself with his wife and three small children somehow in Portugal.
Author(s):
Sir Kingsley Amis
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
A Lesson for Janie (1958)
Janie resents the new girl on the island and it takes a near tragedy to make them friends.
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Author(s):
Dorothy Simpson
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy Bayley Morse
The Lions Fed the Tigers (1958)
A mean-spirited tale of bad boys in a small town.
Author(s):
Douglas R. Angus
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Little Sioux Girl (1958)
Life on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in the Dakotas.
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Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Magic in My Shoes (1958)
When Sally meets Josset Ormond at her aunt's home, she cannot determine whether he is a single boy or a set of triplets.
Author(s):
Constance Winifred Savery
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
Mimff-Robinson (1958)
As a reward for good marks, Mimff’s father lets him go as a Robinson Crusoe on a deserted Swedish island. He suffers an attack by squirrels and is not a little thwarted by his friends.
Author(s):
H. J. Kaeser
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Minnow Leads to Treasure (1958)
Author(s):
Philippa Pearce
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Moominland Midwinter (1958)
Author(s):
Tove Jansson
Illustrator(s):
Tove Jansson
The Moon Tenders (1958)
Author(s):
August Derleth
Illustrator(s):
Tony Madia
Mr. Bass’s Planetoid (1958)
David and Chuck are off in their spaceship to rescue the world from the Brumblitron.
Author(s):
Eleanor Cameron
Illustrator(s):
Louis Darling
Myrtle Albertina’s Song (1958)
Myrtle Albertina is only nine, but she makes up a plan to help her Uncle Harvey overcome malicious gossip.
Author(s):
Lillian Pohlmann
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Pinky Pye (1958)
Author(s):
Eleanor Estes
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Rock Hounds (1958)
When Eddie’s cousin Priscilla joins him at science camp he is certain she will ruin it for him.
Author(s):
Evelyn Sibley Lampman
Illustrator(s):
Arnold Spilka
Seraphina (1958)
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
Sheila Rose
The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune (1958)
The poor but honest Bastable children, Oswald, Dora, Dickie, Alice, Noel and H.O. attempt to restore the family fortunes with various schemes.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
Lewis Baumer
Gordon Browne
The Sword of Ganelon (1958)
In ninth century England, Binna studies to become a healer and must contend with the evil legacy of the the sword of Ganelon, the betrayer of Roland.
Author(s):
Richard Parker
Illustrator(s):
William Ferguson
The Time Garden (1958)
Author(s):
Edward Eager
Illustrator(s):
N. M. Bodecker
Tom’s Midnight Garden (1958)
While waiting out quarantine for measles, Tom stays with his aunt and uncle in an old house and discovers he can enter the past through the garden at night.
Author(s):
Philippa Pearce
Illustrator(s):
Susan Einzig
Treasure of Green Knowe (1958)
Author(s):
L. M. Boston
Illustrator(s):
Peter Boston