I am trying to find a book that I think is by Charlotte Zolotow. It’s about a young girl looking out of her window at a rain storm. The water rushes down the gutters and down the street and the child is watching and listening to the sounds.
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332H: Gnomes, Elves, Dwarves, and Humans Band Together
Looking for a fantasy series where gnomes, elves, humans and dwarves must band together. The fantasy series has gnomes who raise an ancient evil. A wizard is trying to become king. Humans, elves, dwarves & gnomes band together. A young gnome woman finds a dog that she thinks is a wolf, so she names it Wolf. The wizards have some magic plant that makes people work harder. Elves and dwarves are set to invade the gnome tunnels.
332G: Blue Monday (Solved!)
I am very sure the book I am searching for is called BLUE MONDAY. It’s about a group of adults that took a certain drug in their student days that was beginning to affect them years later and turning them into killers. The cover is a photo of a bald headed man with a maniacal laugh and a big knife in his hand. It was published and released in the the 1970s.
332F: Vampire With A Toothache
I believe this was a book that had a few different stories, but there is one in particular I am remembering vividly. The characters were anthropomorphic animals I THINK. The story I remember clearly is a little vampire/Dracula with a toothache. He has one of those handkerchiefs tied around his head and his fangs are very big. He doesn't want to go to dentist but eventually he knows he has to. So he does and sees its not a big deal! PLEASE Help! I feel like I'm making this up but I remember the illustrations so clearly!
332E: Young Raccoon Gets Stuck Trying To Retrieve An Olive From Jar (Solved!)
Purchased between 1994-1998 in Ohio (maybe school book fair?). It is a small, paperback, children’s picture book. A young raccoon is at a park (maybe with his mom) and there are leftovers from a picnic. He tries to get an olive out of a jar, but it results in a “monkey trap” situation. I think people start coming his way and he realizes he must let go of the olive to get free. He lets go of the olive and scurries away to safety.
332D: Dark Fairy Tale
- Young adult fiction
- Part of a series
- Dark retelling of classic fairy tales
- Checked out from my local library between 1999-2008
- Around the same time I read “Just Ella” by Margaret Peterson Haddix, and this would have been around the same time period and genre. This could even be written by her as well.
332C: African Safari Via Zebra Bicycle
I read a book years ago about a person who went on a solo safari in Africa, riding a bike painted like a zebra. The only other things I remember are that he got charged by a rhino, and he purified water mostly by boiling or with iodine tabs.
332B: Extended Families On Adjacent Farms (Solved!)
Seeking series from 70's or 80's about extended families who live on nearby farms in the Midwest. I think each book focused on a different girl and the series may have spanned multiple generations. Books may have had names of produce or plants in title (like Apple Farm or something). May have had a slightly religious orientation.
332A: Children Turn Into Insects
331Z: Supper Club Takes Unsavory Turn
The book I’m searching for is out of print, last time I checked. I believe the author is/was a woman who only wrote one book.
The book was set in New York City and was about a young woman moving to the city. She met someone on her plane and they told her of an apartment that was available in a beautiful building. The residents of that building had a supper club where they ate dinner together occasionally. They started out eating exotic animals and gradually graduated to eating people. Can you tell me the name of the book and the author?
