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A Faraway Island

by Thor, Annika

Torn from their homeland, two Jewish sisters find refuge in Sweden.It's the summer of 1939. Two Jewish sisters from Vienna—12-year-old Stephie Steiner and 8-...

An Eye for Color

The Story of Josef Albers

by Wing, Natasha

As a child, Josef Albers loved to watch his handyman father paint houses.When Josef grew up and became an artist, he reduced each image to its simplest shapes,...

Marching for Freedom

Walk Together, Children, and Don't You Grow Weary

by Partridge, Elizabeth

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Half-Minute Horrors

by Rich, Susan

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The Champion of Children

The Story of Janusz Korczak

by Bogacki, Tomek

In 1912, a well-known doctor and writer named Janusz Korczak designed an extraordinary orphanage for Jewish children in Warsaw, Poland. Believing that children...

Salt [The Salt Trilogy]

by Gee, Maurice

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Bad News for Outlaws

The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal

by Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux

Sitting tall in the saddle, with a wide-brimmed black hat and twin Colt pistols on his belt, Bass Reeves seemed bigger than life. As a U.S. Marshal - and forme...

The Mitten

by Aylesworth, Jim

When a little boy loses a mitten in the snow, a passing squirrel finds it's the perfect place to warm his icy toes. So he sqe-e-e-e-zes inside. But he's not th...

The Storm in the Barn

by Phelan, Matt

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Imogene's Last Stand

by Fleming, Candace & Carpenter, Nancy

Enamored of history, young Imogene Tripp tries to save her town's historical society from being demolished in order to build a shoelace factory. Includes notes...