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Letters from a Slave Boy

The Story of Joseph Jacobs

by Lyons, Mary E.

A fictionalized look at the life of Joseph Jacobs, son of a slave, told in the form of letters that he might have written during his life in pre-Civil War Nort...

Finest Kind

by Wait, Lea

WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE TWELVE YEARS OLD AND YOUR WORLD IS FALLING APART?It's 1838. Jake's father has lost his job and his savings. Hearing of work in Main...

Escape!

The Story of the Great Houdini

by Fleischman, Sid

A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose amazing feats are remembered long after his death in 1926. Profiling his e...

Wildfire

by Morrison, Taylor

Every summer, wildfires spread through the forests of the western United States, threatening homes and entire communities in their paths. Hundreds of firefight...

Listen!

by Tolan, Stephanie

During her solitary convalescence from a crippling accident, twelve-year-old Charley finds a wild dog, and the arduous process of training him leads her to exp...

The Trouble Begins

by Himelblau, Linda

Reunited with his family for the first time since he was a baby, fifth grader Du struggles to adapt to his new home in the United States.

A Subway for New York

by Weitzman, David

A behind-thescenes look at an underground miracle On October 27, 1904, the first section of the most famous subway system in the world was opened for business....

Hidden Child

by Millman, Isaac

The author details his difficult experiences as a young Jewish child living in Nazi-occupied France during the 1940s.

Bodies from the Ash

by Deem, James M.

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Our Eleanor

A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life

by Fleming, Candace

There has hardly been a life in the last century that Eleanor Roosevelt has not affected, in one way or another. From securing safe, low-cost housing for Kentu...