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Terry Griggs wrote a paperback book "Harrier" that was published in January 1982. I can't find a synopsis of the book or even a picture of the cover, but this author has published other science fiction books.

Robert Fulghum?

Perhaps, one of the English translations of Les Indes Noires, by Jules Verne? This book has been published under the titles The Child of the Cavern, The Underground City, and Black Diamonds. There are two English translations available free on the Jules Verne website...

Alice Borchardt. (Anne Rice's sister. I can't wait for her next book to be published - sometime early next year.)

Honey, the weather forecasters barely have a clue about what these storms are going to do. They can't tell where they are going to land or how severe they will be. After Katerina, they will hype ALL the storms that might even approach the United States. As the storms get closer to landfall...

Rudyard Kipling.

Hey, just a suggestion, but both of my (free) E-mail accounts have a spell checker on the "compose new message" function. That's the one thing that I miss the most about Windows XP Home Edition is the spell checker.

I have a few suggestions. I know you have talked to someone at the library about this situation. I think I would go to the other library and ask again. Try to pick a librarian who has worked there for a long time. Be very polite. You'll probably get exactly the same answer, but there is a...

The Secret Island by Enid Blyton "Four runaways, Mike, Peggy, Nora and Jack, find a secret hiding place—a deserted island on a lovely lake. They build a willow-tree house, make their beds of heather and bracken, and grow their own vegetables. And Jack even manages to bring his cow, Daisy...

"Cocker Spaniels competed in AKC field trials during much of the mid-20th century, and there were many outstanding kennels, breeders, trainers, competitors, and Field Champion Cockers during the that era. A widely read 1958 children's book ("Champion Dog Prince Tom" - out of print but sometimes...

Maybe this is one of Mary Mackey's books, perhaps The Year the Horses Came?

Mr. Was, by Pete Hautman, perhaps? Pub. Date: March 1998 "After Jack witnesses his mother's brutal murder by his alcoholic father, he travels through a mysterious door in his grandfather's home and ends up in an earlier time. He decides to grow up there, so that in 55 years he can...

Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins "A witch doctor with a pyramid-shaped head, an aged parrot whose only words are "People of zee wurl, relax," and an isolated band of nuns that possesses the last remaining copy of the Virgin of Fatima's mysterious third prophecy all...

Spikeyli, I'm not even sure that CPS will think that your cousin is worth investigating. I do not think that CPS will immediately remove your cousin's children from the home, if they do investigate. CPS does that when the children are in severe immediate danger, such as when a parent is...

Spikeyli, dear heart, Your cousin is neglecting her children. If the children are in the United States, child neglect is against the law and so is failure to report child neglect. The identity of people who report child neglect is kept confidential. Child Protective Services will investigate...

OK, 12-year-old girl. Does she like to read? What books does she like? What are her hobbies? Is she a tomboy? You might start with the Newbery and Caldecott books. Some school systems assign these books for summer reading, so her friends may have read some of these books. You might...

<- This is too funny. Spikeyli, You might enjoy the Sookie Sackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. The first book is Dead until Dark. Sookie is a telepathic cocktail waitress who dates a vampire.

This book seems to match your description. Flight Of Sparrows by Roy Brown Publisher: New York, Macmillan 1972 ISBN: 0027148602 Summary: The adventures of four runaway boys who band together in a bleak area of London.

How about Margaret Lawrence's books about a midwife in 1780's rural Maine? Her first books is Hearts and Bones, which was nominated for the Edgar, Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards for Best Novel. A reviewer said, "I always admire fiction which makes lives in other times real today -...

Mine's free, too, at least until my new neighbor learns how to secure his wifi network.