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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...

The Serpent Gift

Book 3, The Shamer Chronicles

by Kaaberbol, Lene

As her brother Davin is unjustly confined to a prison and looks for a way to escape, Dina, now twelve years old, meets her father and learns whether she shares...

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.

Bringing Ezra Back

by DeFelice, Cynthia

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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...