I’m searching for an old child’s book about a little Indian girl named Minda. My father bought it used in the 1950s. It was a child’s reader and I remember very colorful. We lived in Ohio and my father had a store where he sold things, like thrift stores today. He was so excited to find it for me. My fathers mother passed away when he was 9 in 1928 her name was Minda. I was named after her. I was always told she was Indian. I think Cherokee. My mother passed away when I was 17 in 1969. I never knew what happened to my book. I’ve searched many years now. Of course both parents are gone. I don’t know the name of the book. I never knew anyone else named Minda but I know there are. I’m hoping you can help me. Thank you.
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343X: Younger Sister Makes A Mess In Bedroom
Seeking a small (I think it was green with ivy on the cover) children’s book about a little girl who is not allowed in her sister’s room without permission for fear she will make a mess. She gets in one day and does make a mess while playing, but then cleans it up. If I remember correctly her sister is angry when she realizes her little sister went in without permission, but then forgives her when she sees how tidy her room was left.
343W: Kitten Gets Baby Sibling for Christmas
I'm looking for a book from my childhood. It is a small red children’s book about a kitten who asks his mother and Santa for a baby brother/sister kitten for Christmas... and gets one!
343V: Ellen, Haggis, Scottish Traditions in America
A teen girl whose family has died is sent to live with relatives (maiden aunts?) in a part of the United States that still follows more Scottish customs than American customs, including holidays, and she experiences major culture shock. I believe the title character is named Ellen. The cover shows her at the door wearing a shift mini-dress, so the novel probably was written in the late 1960s or early 1970s. This novel is the first time I encountered the word “haggis.”
343U: Foiled By a Tricky Sock
343S: Little kid’s picture book, about girl and castle, possibly and her family and I think animals
I cannot remember a lot about this book, but I know that the main “character” is a girl (it’s a short, mainly picture book) and I think she has a family too, like brothers. And I think they may live in a castle, surrounded by a moat. I seem to think there’s something to do with animals as well, whether they go to the zoo or have animals. I also vaguely might think there’s something to do with flying or a flying car/some type of vehicle/plane thing, but that could be wrong. Please help!!!!
343R: Girl Must Murder Psychopathic Boyfriend to Stay Alive
Hi Folks,
I’m looking for a YA title about a girl trapped in a relationship with a psychopath. For a while she tries to overlook his evil and thinks that she might be able to change him. In the end she has to kill him to escape (before he kills her).
Truth told. I’m looking for a good comparison title for a book I just wrote. A good, fairly recent book about this would be perfect.
Thanks.
343P: Island in the Mist Author?
Looking for the book 'Island in the Mist' published circa 1940 and was serialized as an audio play by the BBC in that decade, and is about a mist-hidden island in south east Asia inhabited by mermen. Would like to know the author's name.
343O: Men Go On Magical Journey Through Mountain
I am looking for information on a children's book about a group of men on a journey through a mountain, each with a special tool or power needed on the journey like a hammer and lantern.