Sid Hite

My Name Is America

The Journal of Rufus Rowe (Oct-2003)

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  Dither Farm
  

  • May-1992
  • / General Fiction
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  When Great Aunt Emma arrives on the normally quiet Dither farm, the Dithers are suddenly plunged into a series of adventures involving a near drowning, a severe case of brain fever, and an experiment in textile aviation....

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  Answer my Prayer
  

  • May-1995
  • / Fantasy
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  When lovelorn Lydia Swain prays to the angel she knows is up there, she doesn't know whether the angel will answer her prayer. He's not sure either, being just a little bit lazy and something of a sleepyhead. But when he's persuaded-by an angelic k...

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  An Even Break
  

  • Oct-1995
  • / General Fiction
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  Searching for a worthwhile summer job, twelve-year-old Frisk Tilden is excited when he lands a position at the local hardware store where the boss keeps pool tables, and when he becomes an expert shooter, he enters an annual tournament....

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  Those Darn Dithers
  

  • Sep-1996
  • / General Fiction
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  The Distance of Hope
  

  • Apr-1998
  • / Fantasy
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  Fifteen-year-old Yeshe Anjur, the nearly-blind heir to the throne of Padma, undertakes a dangerous journey to far-off Tigristan to find the legendary White Bean Lama who may be able to restore his sight....

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  Cecil in Space
  

  • May-1999
  • / Fantasy
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  Seventeen-year-old Cecil Rowe loves to write, to read, to think, and to amble about his tiny Tidewater town of Bricksburg, Virginia. Of course, if he had a driver's license, he'd rather drive. And if he could make up his mind which girl to choose, he...

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  Stick and Whittle
  

  • Aug-2000
  • / Historical
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  A Hole in the World
  

  • Oct-2001
  • / General Fiction
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  HAUNTED BY THE PAST Paul Shackleford has gotten himself into trouble, and now he's being sent away to a relative's farm in the middle of nowhere. He thinks he's in for the worst summer of his life . . . until he discovers a haunting mystery and a ...

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  The Journal of Rufus Rowe
  

  • Oct-2003
  • / Historical
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  My Name Is America
  

  Acclaimed author Sid Hite brings the drama of the Civil War to life through the eyes of Rufus Rowe, a Confederate boy.
  
  Sixteen-year-old Rufus Rowe runs away from home, to escape his cruel stepfather. He finds work and shelter in Fredericksburg...

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  The King of Slippery Falls
  

  • May-2004
  • / General Fiction
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  "What story will you tell with your life?"
  In this jewel of a novel, Sid Hite addresses this question and delivers his most commanding and resplendent performance yet.
  
  Lewis Hinton is in pursuit of two things--an elusive giant trout & his t...

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  I'm Exploding Now
  

  • Sep-2007
  • / General Fiction
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  It promises to be a less-than-thrilling summer for 16-year-old Manhattanite Max Whooten. He doesn't have a job. His parents are annoying. His younger sister is even more annoying. His buddy Trevor just got out of a mental institution and the hottest ...

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  It's Nothing to a Mountain
  

  • Sep-2012
  • / General Fiction
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  Moving in with their grandparents after their parents' deaths, adolescents Lisette and Riley explore the woods and discover Thorpe, a fifteen-year-old girl who lives alone in the wilderness....

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