C. J. Connor

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Flicka, Ricka, Dicka and Their New Skates

Maj LINDMAN | FICTION, Oct 01, 2011

Gr 1—4—Triplets Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka are thrilled with their new "shiny skates on white shoes" and they take them along when they visit their aunt and uncle...

The Flying Canoe

Eric A. KIMMEL | FICTION, Oct 01, 2011

Gr 1—4—A group of fur traders spends a miserable Christmas in the remote Canadian woods...

Beautiful Blue Eyes

Marianne RICHMOND | FICTION, Sep 01, 2011

PreS-Gr 3—A woman tells how she wondered what color her newborn child's eyes would be...

Hera

George O’Connor | REVIEWS+, Sep 01, 2011

Gr 7 Up—O'Connor does not give in to the typical representation of Hera as just a nagging wife; instead, he shows how the goddess of marriage struggles with Zeus's infidelity time and again...

The Pearl

Nan RICHARDSON | FICTION, Aug 01, 2011

Gr 3—5—A retelling of the tale of Praskovia, a Russian opera singer, and her relationship with Count Nicolas Cheremeteff...

Princess to the Rescue

Claudia SOUZA | FICTION, Jun 01, 2011

K-Gr 2—In this turnabout fairy tale, a princess saves princes who were turned into frogs, kidnapped by an ogre, locked in a dungeon, or buried in a cave...