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Elijah of Buxton

by Curtis, Christopher Paul

In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and...

Freedom Walkers

The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

by Freedman, Russell

Covers the events surrounding and including the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the end of segregation on buses.

Hitler Youth

Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow

by Bartoletti, Susan Campbell

The story of a generation of German young people who devoted all their energy to the Hitler Youth and the propaganda that brought Hitler his power, and the you...

Eager

by Fox, Helen

Unlike Grumps, their old-fashioned robot, the Bell family's new robot, Eager, is programmed to not merely obey but to question, reason, and exercise free will.

The Voice That Challenged a Nation

Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights

by Freedman, Russell

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Strange Mr. Satie

by Anderson, M. T.

Introduces the life of the French composer, Erik Satie, who spent his entire career challenging established conventions in music.

Locomotion

by Woodson, Jacqueline

In a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life, after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home,...

Baby

by Maclachlan, Patricia L.

Taking care of a baby left with them at the end of the tourist season helps a family come to terms with the death of their own infant son.