Quick view Details All the Way to America: the Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel by Dan Yaccarino
Quick view All the Way to America: the Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel by Dan Yaccarino This is the story of four generations of an Italian American family. It begins with an immigrant who came through Ellis Island with big dreams, a small shovel, and his parents' good advice: "Work hard, but remember to enjoy life, and never forget your... View Details
Quick view Blood on the River: James Town, 1607 by Elisa Carbone When 12-year-old Samuel Collier boards a ship bound for the New World, he can't believe his good fortune. Collier learns he can be whomever he wants in the New World settlement of Jamestown. A "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year. View Details
Quick view Will at the Battle of Gettysburg 1863 by Laurie Calkhoven In 1863, 12-year-old Will, who longs to be a drummer in the Union army, is stuck in his sleepy hometown of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. But when the Union and Confederate armies meet, he and his family are caught up in the fight. View Details
Quick view Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane Long considered the first great modern novel of war by an American author, this classic work is set in the time of the Civil War and tells a powerful, psychological story of a young soldier's struggle with the horrors--both within and without the war. View Details
Quick view Escape to Freedom: A Play about Young Frederick Douglass by Ossie Davis Douglass overcame his beginnings as a slave to become the first black man to hold a diplomatic office. He was a great orator and also wrote several books. This play emphasizes his contributions. View Details
Quick view Aunt Harriets Underground Railraod in the Sky by Faith Ringgold When Cassie Louise Lightfoot encounters Harriet Tubman and a mysterious train in the sky, "what follows is a compelling journey in which the author masterfully integrates fantasy and historical fact View Details
Quick view The Ballot Box Battle by Emily Arnold McCully In Tenafly, New Jersey, in 1880, a young girl named Cordelia isn't interested in hearing her neighbor's stories about the fight for women's suffrage. But on election day, Cordelia prompts Mrs. Stanton to tell the heartwrenching story of her own... View Details
Quick view Dear Austin: Letters from the Underground Railroad by Elvira Woodruff Now in paperback! In this companion novel to Dear Levi, told in letters,11-year-old Levi helps a young African American in a harrowing flight for freedom along the Underground Railroad. View Details
Quick view Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail by Elvira Woodruff Twelve-year-old Austin Ives writes letters to his younger brother describing his three-thousand-mile journey from their home in Pennsylvania to Oregon in 1851. View Details
Quick view Caught in the Act by Joan Lowery Nixon Eleven-year-old Michael Patrick Kelly from New York City is sent to a foster home, a Missouri farm with a sadistic owner, a bullying son, and a number of secrets, one of which may be murder. View Details
Quick view Jericho's Journey by G Clifton Wisler Jericho Wetherby yearns for adventure, so he is thrilled when his father decides to move the family from Tennessee to Texas. In a lively first-person narrative, Jericho relates a string of colorful happenings on the westward trail. "A fast-paced,... View Details
Quick view Phoebe the Spy by Judith Berry Griffin In a true story of a young American heroine, someone is planning to kill George Washington while his housekeeper, Phoebe Frances, is trying to save his life. View Details