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Stories from the Life of Jesus

by Lottridge, Celia Barker

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A Hoboken Chicken Story

by Pinkwater, Daniel

Upon moving to Hoboken, New Jersey, a boy convinces his two new friends to help him track down the mysterious phantom who stole his bicycle, as well as Arthur ...

The People of Sparks

by DuPrau, Jeanne

Having escaped to the Unknown Regions, Lina and the others seek help from the village people of Sparks.

Gregor the Overlander

by Collins, Suzanne

When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, coc...

Maggie's Door

by Giff, Patricia Reilly

In the mid-1800s, Nory and her neighbor and friend, Sean, set out separately on a dangerous journey from famine-plagued Ireland, hoping to reach a better life ...

Leonardo

Beautiful Dreamer

by Byrd, Robert

Illustrations and text portray the life of Leonardo da Vinci, who gained fame as a artist through such works as the Mona Lisa, and as a scientist by studying v...

Disappearing Act

by Fleischman, Sid

After their archaeologist mother fails to return from Mexico and they discover that someone is stalking their Albuquerque house, twelve-year-old Kevin and his ...

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The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman

by Grimes, Nikki

A biography of the woman who became the first licensed Afro-American pilot.

What Would Joey Do?

by Gantos, Jack

Joey tries to keep his life from degenerating into total chaos when his mother sends him to be home-schooled with a hostile blind girl, his divorced parents ca...

Tenement

Immigrant Life on the Lower East Side

by Bial, Raymond

Presents a view of New York City's tenements during the peak years of foreign immigration, discussing living conditions, laws pertaining to tenements, and the ...