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Taking a stand against your home or haven being bulldozed, a la Arthur Dent in the opening pages of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. :)
Children and others in juvenile lit fighting demolition, condemnation of homes, bulldozing, construction of hyper-space bypasses, change to property or environment. Or when someone is trying to force an eviction, through "eminent domain," government seizure or similar circumstances.
Felling of trees, draining of marshes, dam construction—these also apply.
There's also a book here where a witch, ghost and some jackdaws take a stand at proposed construction on their beloved ruins—that counts, too! :)
If it's about kids or for kids / YA audiences, please include it!
Taking a stand against your home or haven being bulldozed, a la Arthur Dent in the opening pages of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. :)
Children and others in juvenile lit fighting demolition, condemnation of homes, bulldozing, construction of hyper-space bypasses, change to property or environment. Or when someone is trying to force an eviction, through "eminent domain," government seizure or similar circumstances.
Felling of trees, draining of marshes, dam construction—these also apply.
There's also a book here where a witch, ghost and some jackdaws take a stand at proposed construction on their beloved ruins—that counts, too! :)
If it's about kids or for kids / YA audiences, please include it!
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Cheryl is busier irl atm. wrote: "Highway Cats is similar, but obv. not kids..."Ah, I didn't know about this book - sounds interesting!
The War for the Lot: A Tale of Fantasy and Terror "When they lose their home in the city dump because of urban renewal, the city rats decide to invade a nearby wooded lot and the wood animals enlist the help of a young boy to fight off the attack."Worth a mention, but maybe not quite fitting the parameters of this list.
Another book that is hard to sort, but might be sought by someone is: The Stubborn Old Woman"An old woman, so stubborn she won't leave her house and farm which are crumbling into the river, meets an equally stubborn little girl who wants her to leave."
Capn wrote: "Another book that is hard to sort, but might be sought by someone is: The Stubborn Old Woman"An old woman, so stubborn she won't leave her house and farm which are crumbling into th..."
That sounds interesting! Bulla hasn't disappointed me yet, and it's on openlibrary.org, so I'll check it out.
Cheryl struggles to catch up wrote: "Capn wrote: "Another book that is hard to sort, but might be sought by someone is: The Stubborn Old Woman"An old woman, so stubborn she won't leave her house and farm which are crum..."
Oh, thank you very kindly for sharing that it is on Open Library! :) I appreciate your reviews very much, btw - always worth a read. ;)
Thank you!The book is worth a read, too. Almost as short as a picture book.
Secret City, U. S. A makes this list too, I think. Only I can't add it, because I'm full up on votes. :SIf someone could vote it in on my behalf, I'd appreciate it. :)
Oh, and this retro gem!
The Blackmail Machine
as well as the Aussie-authored A Blaze of Summer
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and the classic The Covered Bridge
another classic: The Big Banyan Tree
and, in Scotland: Torridons in Trouble
also The Great Sockathon
and La batalla de los árboles
And this one:
Quickhoney
and one with cats as protagonists:
The Seven Special Cats
and a NZ one!
Kaitangata Twitch
Carrigmore Castle as well (N. Ireland)and also The Witch's House
and The Great Smith House Hustle
and this gem: Emily, Girl Witch of New York
and The MacLeod Place
One day I'll get around to putting in a request to add, but:Farthing, Alison. /Shirley Hughes, illustrator.
The Gauntlet Fair
London: Chatto & Windus, 1974, stated 1st; orange boards, in jacket with brown and olive green drawing of children in the gypsy's cart; small 8vo; 88 pp. Juvenile hardback.
By preserving an ancient tradition, four children attempt to save Town Field, the common land of their village, from developers. The Gypsies seem to be their only allies.
And this one - my word, how does THIS end?! :OMake Way for the Highway
A new highway was being built. Mike runs the bulldozer, Tony runs the crane, and Pedro drives the dump truck. Join them as they build a highway, but what will they do when the little old lady refuses to leave her home?
Holy cow!! I had no idea there was so much overflow.I picked up all the ones that you mentioned. Let me know if there are more. :)
Oh thank you very, very much, Rainbowheart! :D I will - thanks! Yes, this just keeps coming up as a theme!
This one doesn't quite cut the mustard, but I wanted to post it here as it's almost on theme:
Adam and Paradise Island
When the council of Paradise Isle decided to knock down the old shops and warehouses and a build a motorway, Adam and his friends build a playground in a neglected area of the Isle.
Adam's Common turned out to be a good read, thank you (and thank the archivists at openlibrary.org). But people of all ages work against the development, it's just that our hero finds the legal evidence to protect the common.
Cheryl wrote: "Adam's Common turned out to be a good read, thank you (and thank the archivists at openlibrary.org). But people of all ages work against the development, it's just that our hero find..."That's fine - any book with kids (or for kids) where there's an anti-development theme central to the plot is fine for me. :)
I'm glad you liked it! I felt there was a lot of story packed into a little book, and I'm very glad to hear it's been scanned!!! :D Excellent news!
An honourable mention of an obscure book:
During a carnival to raise money to replant part of the local wood, Kelso wishes something could be done to put trees in his own barren street
Capn wrote: "An honourable mention of an obscure book:During a carnival to raise money to replant part of the local wood, Kelso wishes something could be done to put trees..."
We can read an archived copy of this on openlibrary.org.
And I did, and I enjoyed it.
Cheryl wrote: "Capn wrote: "An honourable mention of an obscure book:During a carnival to raise money to replant part of the local wood, Kelso wishes something could be done..."
Oh nice! :D I'll have to take a look - thanks for the rec! (I love archive.org!)
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- a witch and a crow (or other corvid) attempt to stop the ruins of an old church / abbey / ecclesiastical building from being demolished to build a supermarket (and I'm 100% confident on the "supermarket" wording). It was by a fantasy author that I looked up for another reason.Mooncoin Castle, Brinton Turkle (and it was a ghost, a witch and some jackdaws)a girl meets the ghost of a (miner?) boy, I think named Adam, and that's why the forest / spinney / copse is called "Adam's Green" or "Adam's Wood" or something. And of course this is the only nice patch of green left in her town, and she wants to save it. Again, was searching for "magic" in "juvenile fiction" in the 70s-90s, so it could be anywhere....Adam's Common, David Wiseman (and wow was that ever a big search through a very full history!) :S