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Birthmarked

by O'Brien, Caragh M.

IN THE ENCLAVE, YOUR SCARS SET YOU APART, and the newly born will change the future.Sixteen-year-old Gaia Stone and her mother faithfully deliver their quota o...

Under Siege!

Three Children at the Civil War Battle for Vicksburg

by Warren, Andrea

“Living in a cave under the ground for six weeks . . . I do not think a child could have passed through what I did and have forgotten it.” – Lucy McRae, ...

The Crushes

by Wells, Pamela

Four high school friends have an unexpected summer of crushes--and heartbreak.

Two Girls of Gettysburg

by Klein, Lisa M.

Lizzie and Rosanna are cousins. But when the Civil War breaks out, fifteen-year-old Lizzie finds herself committed to the cause of the Union, while Rosanna is ...

Antsy Does Time

by Shusterman, Neal

Fourteen-year-old Anthony "Antsy" Bonano learns about life, death, and a lot more when he tries to help a friend with a terminal illness feel hopeful about the...

The Wednesday Wars

by Schmidt, Gary D.

During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in ...

Odd Man Out

by Ellis, Sarah

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The Choice

by Skurzynski, Gloria

Tired and disillusioned, Corgan tries living a more peaceful life on Nuku Hiva, but soon must confront his nemesis, Brigand, for the last time.

Looking for Seabirds

Journal from an Alaskan Voyage

by Webb, Sophie

To human eyes, the remote Aleutian Islands of Alaska look barren and rocky. The waters seem frigid, the high, sweeping winds intolerable, and the seas rolling....

Close to shore

the terrifying shark attacks of 1916

by Capuzzo, Mike

Details the first documented cases in American history of sharks attacking swimmers, which occured along the Atlantic coast of New Jersey in 1916.