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Jericho

by Hickman, Janet

An account of twelve-year-old Angela's visit to help take care of her great-grandmother alternates with the story of the old woman's life.

Lydia, Queen of Palestine

by Orlev, Uri & Halkin, Hillel

Ten-year-old Lydia describes her childhood escapades in pre-World War II Romania, her struggles to understand her parents' divorce amid the chaos of the war, a...

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American Women of Myth, Legend, and Tall Tale

by San Souci, Robert D. & Yolen, Jane & Pinkney, J. Brian

A collection of twenty stories about legendary American women, drawing from folktales, popular stories, and ballads.

The Boggart

by Cooper, Susan

After visiting the castle in Scotland which her family has inherited and returning home to Canada, twelve-year-old Emily finds that she has accidentally brough...

Letters from a Slave Girl

The Story of Harriet Jacobs

by Lyons, Mary E.

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Letters from Rifka

by Hesse, Karen

In letters to her cousin, a young Jewish girl chronicles her family's flight from Russia in 1919 and her own experiences when she must be left in Belgium for a...

Talking with Artists

by Cummings, Pat

Fourteen distinguished picture book artists talk about their early art experiences, answer questions most frequently asked by children, and offer encouragement...

Missing May

by Rylant, Cynthia

After the death of the beloved aunt who has raised her, twelve-year-old Summer and her uncle Ob leave their West Virginia trailer in search of the strength to ...

Monkey Island

by Fox, Paula

Forced to live on the streets of New York after his mother disappears from their hotel room, eleven-year-old Clay is befriended by two men who help him survive.

Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt!

by Fritz, Jean & Wimmer, Mike

Follows the life of the dynamic twenty-sixth president, discussing his conservation work, hunting expeditions, family life, and political career.