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 Calebs Choice by G Clifton Wisler In 1858 Texas, people are violently divided over a law that makes it a crime to help runaway slaves. When an escaped slave saves Caleb's life, he must decide if he can break the law and risk his life to repay the debt. 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 Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco Drawing from the rich store of Civil War reminiscences handed down in her family, acclaimed author/illustrator Polacco tells the true story of a remarkable wartime friendship between a young white Union soldier and a young black Union soldier who are... View Details
Quick view Root Cellar by Janet Lunn Twelve-year-old orphan Rose, sent to live with unknown relatives on a farm in Canada, ventures into her aunt's root cellar and finds herself making friends with people who lived on the farm more than a century earlier. View Details
Quick view Keeping Secrets by Joan Lowery Nixon It's the autumn of 1863, and as the Civil War rages, a stranger named Violet seeks refuge with the Kelly family. Peg Kelly, 11, is thrilled--Violet treats her like an adult, not a child. Violet is fleeing Confederate raiders and has information that may... 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 Trouble Don't Last by Shelley Pearsall Samuel, an 11-year-old Kentucky slave, and Harrison, the elderly slave who helped raise him, attempt to escape to Canada via the Underground Railroad in this acclaimed novel that includes historical notes and a map. 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 Brady by Jean Fritz Brady has never been trusted with secrets, until now. When he discovers an Underground Railroad station near his family's farm, he is forced to make his own decision about the slavery controversy. Whatever his decision may be, he knows that this is one... View Details
