Sylvia Cassedy, Author T.Y. Crowell Junior Books $14 (242p) ISBN 978-0-690-04796-7
Those who venture with Cassedy into her imagination's powerful realms, making no assumptions and only following the currents, will find this an edifying and curiously exhilarating journey. Lucie Babbidge is the class duffer, the butt of ruthless...
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Sylvia Cassedy, Author Crowell $14 (312p) ISBN 978-0-690-04560-4
Behind the Attic Wall was the debut of this highly imaginative writer who made readers love a despicable little girl. Now Cassedy writes a more realistic story of childhood heartbreaks and solutions. Mary Ella doesn't appreciate Morton, her mildly...
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Sylvia Cassedy, Author, Sylvia Cassidy, Author, Rosekrans Hoffman, Illustrator Dial Books $10.95 (480p) ISBN 978-0-8037-0516-6
It is Halloween night, and poor Matthew misses his old home and his best friend Betsy. He misses making their costumes together and going trick-or-treating--Betsy dressed as a witch and he as her black cat. Worst of all, Matthew is sick and cannot...
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Sylvia Cassedy, Author, Kunihiro Suetake, Author, Molly Bang, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $15 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-022624-4
This uncommon picture book contains 13 haiku, gracefully translated from the Japanese and playfully illustrated with Bang's ( Dawn ; The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher ) characteristic inventiveness. Composed of collages with ordinary objects
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Sylvia Cassedy, Author, Michele Chessare, Illustrator Crowell $12.95 (71p) ISBN 978-0-690-04466-9
In this extraordinary volume of poems, novelist Cassedy (Behind the Attic Wall, M. E. and Morton) invites the reader to explore rooms, both literal and imaginary, from attic to basement, from castle keep to zoo. Her range of skill and depth of...
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Sylvia Cassedy, Author, Michele Chessare, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $14.95 (50p) ISBN 978-0-06-022632-9
Though not quite as dazzling as these collaborators' Roomrimes , this clever, well-crafted volume is notable for the late Cassedy's rich invention and mischievousness. Arranged from Ark to Zeppelin with a verse for each letter of the alphabet, the...
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