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Jean Van Leeuwen
Full Series List in Order
Merciless Marvin the Magnificent
1 - The Great Summer Camp Catastrophe (May-1992)2 - The Great Cheese Conspiracy ()
3 - The Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper (Nov-1981)
4 - The Great Rescue Operation (Jan-1982)
5 - The Great Googlestein Museum Mystery (Apr-2003)
Oliver and Amanda Pig
1 - Oliver and Amanda's Halloween (Oct-1992)2 - Oliver Pig at School (Sep-1990)
3 - Oliver and Albert, Friends Forever (Sep-2000)
4 - Oliver and Albert, Best Friends Forever (Mar-2002)
5 - Amanda Pig, First Grader (Jul-2007)
Amanda Pig and Her Big Brother Oliver (Jul-1984)
More Tales of Amanda Pig (Oct-1985)
Oliver, Amanda, and Grandmother Pig (Nov-1987)
Tales of Oliver Pig (Sep-1988)
Oliver and Amanda's Christmas (Nov-1989)
More Tales of Oliver Pig (Sep-1993)
Tales of Amanda Pig (Feb-1994)
Amanda Pig on Her Own (Sep-1994)
Oliver and Amanda and the Big Snow (Dec-1998)
Amanda Pig, School Girl (Aug-1999)
Amanda Pig and Her Best Friend Lollipop (Aug-2000)
Oliver the Mighty Pig (Apr-2004)
Amanda Pig and the Awful, Scary Monster (Sep-2004)
Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day (Jul-2005)
Oliver Pig and the Best Fort Ever (May-2006)
Amanda Pig and the Wiggly Tooth (Apr-2008)
Pioneer Daughters
Hannah's Helping Hands (Sep-1999)Hannah's Winter of Hope (May-2000)
Hannah of Fairfield (Aug-2000)
Multi-Author Series List
Lost Treasures
4 - The Great Cheese Conspiracy ()Book List in Order: 57 titles
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Seems Like This Road Goes on Forever
- Jul-1981
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Trapped, isolated, and unable to communicate with her domineering minister father or her unconcerned mother, seventeen-year-old Mary Alice plunges into drastic, destructive action which proves to be a cry for help...
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The Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper
- Nov-1981
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When Merciless Marvin the Magnificent finds his way into Macy’s department store, he thinks he’s discovered the best deal a mouse could wish for. Soon Marvin and his pals Raymond the Rat and Fats the Fuse are cozily settled into a doll...
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The Great Rescue Operation
- Jan-1982
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Has Fats fallen under the spell of the sinister Dr. Simpson? When Marvin the mouse returns to the toy department home he shares with his friends Fats and Raymond, he makes an unhappy discovery. The doll carriage was sold while Fats was napping in ...
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Amanda Pig and Her Big Brother Oliver
- Jul-1984
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Using their cache of already published easy-to-read books, Puffin launched their Easy-to-Read program. Favorite stories by such beloved authors as James Marshall, Jean Van Leeuwen, and Harriet Ziefert are certain to attract readers to this series. Th...
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More Tales of Amanda Pig
- Oct-1985
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Amanda Pig may be the youngest in her family, but she's growing up. She's big enough to care for her stuffed-animal babies, and she's big enough to help Oliver make a bubble bath. But is she too big to snuggle with Sallie Rabbit?...
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I Was a 98-Pound Duckling
- Aug-1987
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This is a story about a 13 year old girl growing into adolescence. Review from School Library Journal: "...cleverly written with lots of self-deprecating humor, and kids will identify with Kathy's lack of self-confidence, fear of rejection, malaise, ...
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Oliver, Amanda, and Grandmother Pig
- Nov-1987
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Using their cache of already published easy-to-read books, Puffin launched their Easy-to-Read program. Favorite stories by such beloved authors as James Marshall, Jean Van Leeuwen, and Harriet Ziefert are certain to attract readers to this series. Th...
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Tales of Oliver Pig
- Sep-1988
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Using their cache of already published easy-to-read books, Puffin launched their Easy-to-Read program. Favorite stories by such beloved authors as James Marshall, Jean Van Leeuwen, and Harriet Ziefert are certain to attract readers to this series. Th...
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Dear Mom, You're Ruining My Life
- 1989
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Why can't Sam's family behave like normal people? Samantha Slayton worries about everything. Like her height (tall), her feet (big), and Brian Finnegan. Not to mention being forced to go to dancing school. It doesn't help to have a mother who's a ...
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The Great Summer Camp Catastrophe
- May-1992
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Three mice who live in a department store are dismayed when they are accidentally shipped in a care package to a ten-year-old boy in a summer camp in Vermont, but after joining in a few of the activities they find that they like camp life...
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More Tales of Oliver Pig
- Sep-1993
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Using their cache of already published easy-to-read books, Puffin launched their Easy-to-Read program. Favorite stories by such beloved authors as James Marshall, Jean Van Leeuwen, and Harriet Ziefert are certain to attract readers to this series. Th...
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Tales of Amanda Pig
- Feb-1994
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Amanda Pig, the youngest member of the Pig family, isn't little anymore. But is she big enough to do all the things her brother Oliver does? Can she eat her breakfast? Can she make up games? Can she go to sleep by herself? Amanda knows she can!...
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Bound For Oregon
- Oct-1994
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Will the Todd family ever see the green grass of Oregon? With only a guide book to show them the way, the Todd family sets out from their Arkansas home on a two thousand mile trek to claim uncharted Oregon Territory. Crossing rough terrain and enc...
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Blue Sky, Butterfly
- Jun-1996
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Several days after their father leaves home, Twig is unable to sleep, her older brother stays in his room, and their mother sits motionless in front of the TV, leaving Twig to fear that they will never be a family again, until someone special suddenl...
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What I Did on My Summer Vacation
- Jun-1997
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Luke and his brother Peter spend a week at their grandparents' lakeside cabin, and they experience many childhood joys, such as hiking up a nearby mountain, swimming in the lake, and learning how to fish....
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Going West
- Sep-1997
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Award-winning author Jean Van Leeuwen tells the moving story of a pioneer family during the Westward Expansion
One day in early spring they packed everything they had into our wagon, and set out to find a new home. Sleeping under the stars, we... -
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Oliver and Amanda and the Big Snow
- Dec-1998
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Whether building a snow fort, braving the big hill on their sleds, or building a snow pig, the lovable Oliver and Amanda Pig find plenty of fun after the "big snow." "The warm interactions among family members continue to make these gentle stories a ...
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The Strange Adventures of Blue Dog
- May-1999
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Wooden toy Blue Dog lives on a toy farm with the rest of the animals until Big Billy wishes he had a
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Amanda Pig, School Girl
- Aug-1999
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Finally it is the day Amanda Pig has been waiting for. It is the first day of school. Whether making a new friend, coloring a picture to put up in the classroom, or twirling around in the sandbox, Amanda is everyone's favorite schoolgirl....
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Hannah's Winter of Hope
- May-2000
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The third book in the Pioneer Daughter series
It's the winter of 1780, and Hannah's family has been living in a one-room shed since the British burned down their house. When news comes that Hannah's brother Ben, a soldier, has been captured by the ...
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Amanda Pig and Her Best Friend Lollipop
- Aug-2000
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Amanda and Lollipop love playing make-believe at Amanda's house, but Amanda would rather go over to Lollipop's. Except when Amanda finally gets to sleep over at her best friend's house, she realizes that maybe she really does like her own home best....
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Hannah of Fairfield
- Aug-2000
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Hannah's life has become a series of challenges. Hannah knows she should pay more attention to her needlework, but she just can't seem to get it right. She's much more comfortable nursing a fragile spring lamb back to health than counting stitches...
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"Wait for Me!" Said Maggie McGee
- May-2001
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Being the youngest child of eight, Maggie is always left behind when it comes to climbing trees and riding bicycles, yet as she waits at home for her siblings to return, she begins to see that she is growing and so knows that she will be able to play...
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Lucy Was There...
- May-2002
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Angry because her mother and brother disappeared and left her all alone, Morgan, who craves a sense of belonging, is visited by a vision of Lucy--a compassionate dog who offers Morgan the solace she needs until she can accept the fact that her mother...
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The Amazing Air Balloon
- Mar-2003
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Long before the Wright brothers made their famous flight, a young boy from Baltimore became the first person ever to travel by air-in a hot-air balloon. One of the most exciting ways to fly, the air balloon was invented in 1783, although it would tak...
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Amanda Pig and the Awful, Scary Monster
- Sep-2004
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Poor Amanda Pig! She's never going to get any sleep with all of the monsters in her room. Or maybe there are no such things as monsters. One thing's for sure, though: Amanda is going to have to be a big girl if she wants the monsters to go away for g...
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Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day
- Jul-2005
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It is the hottest day of the summer, and poor Amanda pig is as droopy as the plants in her father’s garden. Her knees are hot, her nose is hot, even her hair ribbons are hot! How will this little pig stay cool? it is not easy, but plucky Amanda is ...
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Benny and Beautiful Baby Delilah
- Apr-2006
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With everyone coming over to see the new baby, little Benny becomes frustrated with all the fuss and noise taking over his happy home, yet when his little sister begins to cry one night and doesn't stop, Benny jumps into action and learns an importan...
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Oliver Pig and the Best Fort Ever
- May-2006
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Oliver wants to build the biggest, tallest, strongest, best fort ever. It will be so cool. But there are a few problems along the way. Luckily for Oliver, his good pals James and Albert are eager to pitch in. It’s a big job. Find out in four fun...
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Papa and the Pioneer Quilt
- Apr-2007
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Collecting pieces of cloth along her family's long journey on the Oregon Trail, Rebecca looks forward to the day when they are finally in their new home out west and can make her special quilt that will forever remind her of this amazing experience....
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Amanda Pig, First Grader
- Jul-2007
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It is time for first grade, and Amanda Pig is so excited. This year she won?t have to take naps, she?ll play on the big playground, and best of all, she will know how to read! But something is wrong, because when Amanda looks at her book, she recogni...
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Amanda Pig and the Wiggly Tooth
- Apr-2008
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Amanda Pig is ecstatic! She has her first wiggly tooth, and she can?t wait for the tooth fairy to come! But her loose tooth won?t fall out. Her father offers to pull it out, but Amanda is scared that it will hurt too much. Disaster strikes when Amand...
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Cabin on Trouble Creek
- Nov-2008
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After clearing enough forest to build a log cabin for their new home, Pa returns east to fetch the rest of the family, while young brothers Daniel and Will stay behind to watch the land. Pa had planned to return within six weeks . . . but something m...
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Chicken Soup
- May-2009
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Rumor has it that Mrs. Farmer is making chicken soup, so the chickens are on the run -- except for poor Little Chickie, who has a bad cold. No matter where she hides -- the hayloft, a milk pail, or the sheep pen -- her sneezes give her away. She is s...
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Five Funny Bunnies Three Bouncing Tales
- Apr-2012
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Meet the bunnies. There's bossy big sister Flossie. The twins, Homer and Henry always on the go. Little George. He loves trucks and tricks. And messy but much loved Baby Sadie. She's small, but does that stop her? No way! Whether trying to outdo e...
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The Missing Pieces of Me
- Sep-2014
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More than anything, ten-year-old Weezie wants to please her momma. She babysits her spoiled half-sister, Ruth Ann, and little Jackson. She makes tea for Momma in Gramma Emmeline’s beautiful teapot. She even tries to cook dinner. But nothing turns o...
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Five Funny Bunnies
- Jun-2024
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Meet the bunnies. There’s bossy big sister Flossie. The twins, Homer and Henry, always on the go. Little George. He loves trucks and tricks. And messy but much loved Baby Sadie. She’s small, but does that stop her? No way!Whether trying t...
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The Great Cheese Conspiracy
A tough-guy mouse with BIG ideas . . .Merciless Marvin the Magnificent is not your average theater mouse. He’s a crime boss. Along with his mouse gang, Fats the Fuse and Raymond the Rat, he spends his days watching gangster movies in their theater ...
Award-Winning Books by Jean Van Leeuwen
1978 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award -- Children's