Television: Dec. 13, 1968

(4 of 4)

THE HOUSE OF DIES DREAR by Virginia Hamilton (Macmillan, $4.95). An old house, once a station on the Underground Railroad, provides new and exciting mysteries for a modern Negro boy and his family. As he discovers its secrets and dangers, the boy realizes his own link with the Negro past.

THE OWL SERVICE by Alan Garner (Walck, $4). A fey story involves a Welsh legend and three adventurous teen-agers in a mystery-fantasy of jealousy and revenge.

JOURNEY FROM PEPPERMINT STREET by Meindert DeJong (Harper & Row, $4.50) is a slight, touching account of a small Dutch boy's first trip away from his village in the early 1900s. Although the journey is only as far as his great-aunt's house, the road is beset by dangers and delights, and even a few "miracles."

ME, CASSIE by Anita MacRae Feagles (Dial, $3.95). One of the numerous "with it" books this season to deal with "how I overcame my problems and became just me." This model works better than most.

THE STONE-FACED BOY by Paula Fox (Bradbury Press, $3.95). A moody, sensitive portrait of a withdrawn and lonely boy.

LUCY by Catherine Storr (Prentice-Hall, $3.95). Lucy wanted to be a boy—or at least to be included in the neighborhood boys' game of detective. How she proves her worth in a real adventure makes fast-paced and funny reading.

Best Sellers

FICTION 1. A Small Town in Germany, Le Carre (1 last week)

2. The Salzburg Connection, Maclnnes (3)

3. Preserve and Protect, Drury (2)

4. The Hurricane Years, Hawley (4)

5. Airport, Hailey (5)

6. Savage Sleep, Brand (9)

7. The Senator, Pearson (6)

8. Testimony of Two Men, Caldwell (8)

9. The First Circle, Solzhenitsyn (7) 10. Couples, Updike

NONFICTION 1. The Money Game, 'Adam Smith' (1)

2. Sixty Years on the Firing Line, Krock (3)

3. The Rich and the Super-Rich, Lundberg (5)

4. Anti-Memoirs, Malraux (2)

5. The Day Kennedy was Shot, Bishop

6. Instant Replay, Kramer

7. The American Challenge, Servan-Schreiber (7)

8. The Beatles, Davies

9. Lonesome Cities, McKuen (4) 10. On Reflection, Hayes (8)