Search Results: Children's Fiction from Bytown Bookery

Thistledown Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2000. Paperback. 1894345126 . Trade Paperback in Near Fine condition. Light wear to the cover edges. " Fifteen years old and nursing a "serious case of outcastitis," Alice MacLeod is having a hard time finding anything much to like in small town Smithers, British Columbia. Her mom's a folk-festival hippie chick with a hair-trigger temper, her dad's a mild and reasonable sort of loser who hides out in the basement trying to write soft-core romance novels, and her last school counselor threw a teary fit in the middle of a session and left the profession entirely. She'd love to "get past what my father calls my 'knee-jerk dislike of just about anything,' " but she's not sure that there's anything out there that's worth it." ; 0.6 x 8.44 x 6.08 Inches; 222 pages .

Rofact International. Fine. 2007. Board book. 2923376544 . Smaller sized board book, color illustrations. In Fine condition. Legal deposit - Bibliotheque et achives nationals du Quebec. ; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; Unpaginated pages .

Groundwood Books. Near Fine. 2004. Paperback. 0888996098 . Trade Paperback in Near Fine conditon. Tightly bound with a clean, unmarked text. Light cover rubbing and edgewear. "It's 1945 and Tommy lives in the tough multi-ethnic neighborhood of Lowertown, Ottawa, where someone who hates Jewish people has attacked his best friend's father. Adopting the persona of his favorite radio hero, Tommy, aka. "The Shadow," teams up with friends "Killer" Bodnoff and CoCo Laframboise to find out who did it, but soon realizes that the quest will lead them straight to Angel Square - a fearsome battleground where Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish kids fight each other daily." ; 7.30 X 5 X 0.40 inches; 143 pages .

Henry Z. Walck, Inc. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1959. Hardcover. Grey cloth boards, black titles to the cover and spine. A crisp, clean book, a sound binding and the pages are bright & clean. Near fine condition. The DJ is unclipped with a small piece missing of off the bottom spine end. Cover edgewear. Very Good. Pictures by Helen Sewell. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 54 pages .

Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very Good. 1935. Hardcover. A pictorial Hardcover, the binding is tight, other than an inscription to the previous owner, the pages are clean & unmarked with a solid binding. A color frontispiece 'The Desert Guide" and numerous black & white illustrations through the book. On the front cover, in the middle of the book is a round ring, a cup maybe. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 200 pages .

The Book Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 2000. Pop-Up. 1740470443 . This is a children; s pop-up book in very good++ condition, some scuffing, one pop-up has been repaired by tape, otherwise good. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; Unpaginated pages .

London, England: The Children's Press. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. N.D.. Hardcover. B000OTKSDQ . Blue hard covers / silver lettering to the spine / silver blind imprint of sports equipment on the cover. Undated, looks like late fifties. Tightly bound with an unmarked interior, pages yelloed with age. The DJ is glossy in good condition with spine end wear and a small tear to the front bottom cover. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 188 pages .

Simon Spotlight. Near Fine. 2003. Board book. All four board books are in Near Fine condition, tightly bound and unmarked with light vorner bumping. ; 64mo 3" - 4½" tall .

Miami, Florida: P. S. I. & Associates. Very Good. 1994. Softcover. 0877832455 . Softcovers in Very Good condition, tightly bound and unmarked, clean text, cover wear with scuffing and edgewear. A double book. ; Color Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Unpaginated pages .

Parker Brothers. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1984. 1st Edition. Pictorial Cover. 0910313288 . Pictorial hard boards with Cabbage Patch Kids on cover. Some bumping on the spine ends, very clean and tightly bound copy. "The Cabbage Kids enact a plan to get their kidnapped pets back from the evil Lavendar, Cabbage Jack, and Beau Weasel. "; Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages .

Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good. 1971. Hardcover. 0448022494 . Pictorial hardcovers. A Very Good++ copy with a bright, unmarked interior. Fullly illustrated in black & white, and color illustrations throughout the book. Previous owner's name printed on the front paste down. The covers are very nice with light wear to the spine ends and corners. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 61 pages .

Atheneum. Very Good. 1985. Paperback. 068971047X . Trade Paperback in Very Good condition with a tight binding and a clean, unmarked text. There is wear to the covers with scuffing, edgewear and corner wear. "Andrew and Sara help an inspector from Scotland Yard uncover the identity of a murderer and a monster associated with Lord Sommerville, an Assyriologist. "; 7.50 X 5.10 X 0.80 inches; 184 pages .

Armada Books, C208. Very Good. 1900. Mass market paperback. Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition. The binding is tight and the pages are clean and unmarked. Light cover edgewear and scuffing. ""The Castle of Adventure" is the story of a mysterious uninhabited castle which offers adventure in underground passages and hidden rooms. This is a gamebook connected with the story." ; Adventure; Vol. 2; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 189 pages .

DUROUERGUE. As New. 2009. Paperback. 2812601795 . French language children's fiction. In As New condition. Tight, bright & unmarked. ; Zigzag; B&W Illustrations; 6.30 X 4.57 X 0.55 inches; 77 pages; Box 22 .

Fireside. Very Good. 1999. Hardcover. 0684859300 . Pictorail hardcovers in Very Good++ copy. This is a tightly bound copy with a bright, unmarked text. Owner's name to the front free end paper and title page. ; 6.38 X 6.29 X 0.66 inches; 92 pages .

Hodder. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 0340281677 . Burgundy hardcovers with gilt titles to the spine. A Very Good copy with a tight binding and a bright, unmarked text. Light wear to the spine ends and bottom corner. The DJ is unclipped and in Good+ condition. "James Clavell presents a chilling tale of how patriotism can be reshaped in a person's mind with a few simple and resonable explanations. Both disturbing and enthralling, this short and stunning story asks many questions, yet leaves the answers up to the reader." ; 8.50 X 6.60 X 0.50 inches; 92 pages .

Paradise Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. 1576577066 . A very colorful Christmas book for children. A small chip on the back cover and stain on the last page, otherwise a clean & Very bright book with a wonderful story. ; Color Illustrations; Unpaginated pages .

Scholastic - T A B Publications. Good+. 1978. Paperback. 0590710117 . Trade Paperback in Good+ condition. Tightly bound and unmarked with tanning to the interior page edges. Wear to the cover edges with scuffing. ; B&W Illustrations; 7 3/4; 121 pages .

Cartwheel Books. Very Good+. 1992. Paperback. 059047782x . Stapled covers in Very Good condition, a tightly bound copy with a bright, unmarked text. Moderate cover wear. ; 7.80 X 7.64 X 0.16 inches; 32 pages .

Hamlyn young books. Very Good. 1991. Hardcover. 0600571009 . Pictorial hardcovers, a Very Good copy with a tight binding and a bright, unmarked text. Light wear to the spine ends and corners. "Part of a series of eight anthologies which contain a variety of stories from international writers of each genre. In this book of action stories contributors include Judy Blume, Rudyard Kipling, John Buchan, Gerald Durrell and Roald Dahl. "; B&W Illustrations; 8.27 X 5.83 X 0.79 inches; 189 pages .