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Letters from the Corrugated Castle

A Novel of Gold Rush California, 1850–1852

by Blos, Joan W.

"Dear Cousin Sallie,I begin with words I never thought to write: I am not an orphan!"Thirteen-year-old Eldora has always believed that her mother died when she...

Way Down Deep

by White, Ruth

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Leepike Ridge

by Wilson, N. D.

While his widowed mother continues to search for him, eleven-year-old Tom, presumed dead after drifting away down a river, finds himself trapped in a series of...

On the Wings of Heroes

by Peck, Richard

A boy in Illinois remembers the homefront years of World War II, especially his two heroes--his brother in the Air Force and his father, who fought in the prev...

At the Firefly Gate

by Newbery, Linda

Henry has always felt like an outsider and things are about to get worse when his family moves to the countryside and the prospect of a new school looms. He re...

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...

The Last Dragon

by Mari, Silvana De

Struggling to survive in a postapocalyptic world after his village is destroyed, Yorsh, the earth's last elf, must embark on a perilous quest to decipher a pow...

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...

Looking for Bapu

by Banerjee, Anjali

When his beloved grandfather dies, eight-year-old Anu feels that his spirit is near and will stop at nothing to bring him back, including trying to become a Hi...

The Last Apprentice

Curse of the Bane

by Delaney, Joseph

Now thirteen years old, Tom Ward continues his apprenticeship with the Spook as they confront a dangerous bane who can control people's thoughts.