F Log
Claudia Logan, Melissa Sweet, and Boston. 1 Museum of Fine Arts.
The 5,000-year-old puzzle / Claudia Logan, Melissa Sweet, and Boston. 1 Museum
of Fine Arts. -- New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2002.
A fictionalized account of the excavation of a secret tomb at Giza, Egypt,
in 1925, told through the experiences of a young boy who accompanies his father
on an archeological dig.
F Hun
Irene Hunt.
Across five Aprils / Irene Hunt. -- New York : Berkley, 1986,c1964.
The story of a young boy, his family, and his neighbors who live in a backwoods
Illinois community during the period of the Civil War.
SET F McD
Megan McDonald.
All the stars in the sky / Megan McDonald. -- New York : Scholastic, 2003.
A girl's diary records the year 1848 during which she, her brother, mother,
and stepfather traveled the Santa Fe trail from Independence, Missouri, to
Santa Fe.
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Tamar Bergman.
Along the tracks / Tamar Bergman. -- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1991.
Recounts the adventures of a young Jewish boy who is driven from his home
by the German invasion, becomes a refugee in the Soviet Union, is separated
from his family, and undergoes many hardships before enjoying a normal home
again.
F Rin
Ann Rinaldi.
Amelia's War / Ann Rinaldi. -- New York : Scholastic, 1999.
When a Confederate general threatens to burn Hagerstown, Maryland, unless
it pays an exorbitant ransom, twelve-year-old Amelia and her friend find a
way to save the town.Includes bibliographical references.
F Cro
Kevin Crossley-Holland.
Arthur : The Seeing Stone / Kevin Crossley-Holland. -- New York, New York :
Scholastic, 2000.
It is 1199 and young Arthur de Caldicot is waiting impatiently to grow up
and become a knight. One day his friend's father, Merlin, gives him a shining
piece of obsidian, and his life becomes entwined with that of his namesake,
the Arthur whose story he sees unfold in the stone. In this many-layered novel,
King Arthur is seen as a mysterious presence influencing not just one time
and place, but many. The 100 short chapters are almost like snapshots, not
only of the mythic tales of King Arthur, but the earthy, uncomfortable reality
of the Middle Ages. Written in the direct, open voice of a real boy living
in a time of uncertainty about the future, this story touches on the issues
of war and peace, social inequity, religion, reason, and superstition.
F Gai
Ernest J Gaines.
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Piiman / Ernest J Gaines. -- New York : Bantam,
1972, c 1971.
A 110-year- old black woman. who witnesses the the history of Africa Americans,
recounts her life story.
F Atk
Jeannine Atkins.
Becoming little women / Jeannine Atkins. -- New York : G.P. Putnam's, c2001.
Relates events in author Louisa May Alcott's tenth year, 1843, when her family
moved from Boston to a farm where, along with an odd assortment of idealists,
they try to establish a community based on equality and love.
F Ste
Robert Louis Stevenson.
The Black Arrow / Robert Louis Stevenson. -- : Watermill Press, 1983.
A fierce war rages between two bitter rivals: on one side the House of Lancaster;
on the other the House of York. The prize is the crown of England. Young Richard
Shelton finds himself torn in his loyalties. He must decide wisely, for his
fate and that of England hang in the balance in this classic and unabridged
portrait of England during the War of the Roses
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Anne McCaffrey.
Black horses for the king / Anne McCaffrey. -- San Diego, CA : Harcourt, 1996.
Galwyn escapes from his tyrannical uncle and joins Lord Artos, later called
King Arthur, and uses his gift for knowing languages and horses to secure and
care for the horses that Artos needs to fight the Saxons
F Rin
Ann Rinaldi.
Broken days / Ann Rinaldi. -- New York : Scholastic, 1995.
In 1811, life with her Aunt Hannah in Salem, Massachusetts, becomes even more
difficult for fourteen-year-old Ebie with the arrival of a half-Indian girl
who claims to be the daughter of Hannah's sister, Thankful, and with the threat
of impending war.
F Fle
Paul Fleischman, David Frampton, and Robert Romagnoli.
Bull Run / Paul Fleischman, David Frampton, and Robert Romagnoli. -- New York
: Laura Geringer Book, 1995, c1993.
Northerners, Southerners, generals, couriers, dreaming boys, and worried sisters
describe the glory, the horror, the thrill, and the disillusionment of the
first battle of the Civil War.
F Fle
Paul Fleischman, and David Frampton.
Bull Run / Paul Fleischman, and David Frampton. -- New York : HarperTrophy,
1995,c1993.
Northerners, Southerners, generals, couriers, dreaming boys, and worried sisters
describe the glory, the horror, the thrill, and the disillusionment of the
first battle of the Civil War.
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Avi.
Captain Grey / Avi. -- New York : HarperTrophy, 2000, c1977.
Following the Revolution, an eleven-year-old boy becomes the captive of a
ruthless man who has set up his own "nation," supported by piracy,
on a remote part of the New Jersey coast.
SET F Las
Kathryn Lasky.
Christmas after all / Kathryn Lasky. -- New York : Scholastic, c2001.
In her fictionalized journal, eleven-year-old Minnie Swift recounts how her
family dealt with the difficult times during the Depression and how the arrival
of an orphan from Texas changed their lives in Indianapolis just before Christmas
1932.
Set F Bar
Susan Campbell Bartoletti.
A coal miner's bride / Susan Campbell Bartoletti. -- New York : Scholastic,
c2000.
A diary account of thirteen-year-old Anetka's life in Poland in 1896, immigration
to America, marriage to a coal miner, widowhood, and happiness in finally finding
her true love.
SET F McK
Patricia C. Mcissack.
Color me Dark / Patricia C. Mcissack. -- New York : Scholastic, 2000.
Although 11-year-old Nellie Lee takes after her Mama's folks and "could
pass," she proudly says "color me dark." Through the child's
diary entries, McKissack explores the racism that existed in post World War
I Tennessee, where a lighter skin was considered "better" than a
darker one. In fact, a major story line involves Nellie Lee's sister, Erma
Jean, as she learns to treasure her darker color. When Uncle Pace, returning
from the war, is found badly injured, the family suspects the
F Mag
Gregory Maguire, and ; illus by Bill Sanderson.
Confessions of an ugly stepsister / Gregory Maguire, and ; illus by Bill Sanderson.
-- New York, N.Y : Regan Books, c1999.
F Dum
Alexandre Dumas.
The Count OF Monte Cristo / Alexandre Dumas. -- : , .
Set against the tumultuous years of the post-Napoleonic era, The Count of
Monet Cristo recounts the swashbuckling adventures of Edmond Dantes, a dashing
young sailor falsely accused of treason. The story of his long imprisonment,
dramatic escape, and carefully wrought revenge offers up a vision of France
that has become immortal.
F AVI
Crispin : The Cross of Lead / -- : , 2002.
After being declared a "wolf's head" by his manor's corrupt steward for a crime he didn't commit (meaning that anyone can kill him like a common animal--and collect a reward), this timid boy has to flee a tiny village that's the only world he's ever known. But before our protagonist escapes, Avi makes sure that we're thoroughly briefed on the injustices of feudalism--the countless taxes cottars must pay, the constant violence, the inability of a flawed church to protect its parishioners, etc. Avi then folds in the book's central mystery just as the boy is leaving: "Asta's son," as he's always been known, learns from the village priest that his Christian name is Crispin, and that his parents' origins--and fates--might be more perplexing than he ever imagined.
Providing plenty of period detail (appropriately gratuitous for the age group)
and plenty of chase-scene suspense, Avi tells a good story, develops a couple
of fairly compelling characters, and even manages to teach a little history
lesson. (Fortunately, kids won't realize that they're learning about England's
peasant revolt of 1381 until it's far too late.)
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Lensey Namioka.
Den of the White Fox / Lensey Namioka. -- : , .
An intriguing blend of historical fiction and mystery that will be appreciated
by fans of either genre. Freelance samurai Matsuzo and Zenta are warned that
the valley they are about to enter is an "unwholesome place after dark." Rumors
about a powerful spirit that haunts the area and the more tangible threat of
an occupying army fail to dissuade the two, however, and they descend into
the valley's depths. The place is rife with intrigue and the samurai establish
an uneasy existence among the locals, ever unsure of who is friend and who
is foe. As the plot unfolds, the two warriors attempt to solve the mystery
of the White Fox, a shadowy figure who might be the leader of a political rebellion
or a supernatural spirit. This extremely well-researched work gives readers
a real sense of what life was like in 16th-century Japan. As a mystery, it
is methodically planned and resolved with no loose ends. The characters are
all well developed and interestingly drawn and YAs will be as unsure as the
samurai about whom to trust. The language is challenging and includes some
Japanese words. This novel will expose teens to a fascinating period in world
history
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Marissa Moss.
Emma's journal / Marissa Moss. -- San Diego : Harcourt, 2001, c1999.
From 1774 to 1776, Emma describes in her journal her stay in Boston, where
she witnesses the British blockade and spies for the American militia. Features
hand-printed text, drawings, and marginal notes.
F Avi
Avi.
Encounter at Easton / Avi. -- New York : Avon, 2000], c1980.
The doomed flight of two young indentured servants from their unkind master
brings together an unlikely assortment of people in a mid-eighteenth-century
Pennsylvania town.
F Mye
Walter Dean Myers.
Fallen angels / Walter Dean Myers. -- : Scholastic, 1988.
A coming of age tale for young adults set in the trenches of the Vietnam War
in the late 1960s, Fallen Angels is the story of Perry, a Harlem teenager who
volunteers for the service when his dream of attending college falls through.
Sent to the front lines, Perry and his platoon come face-to-face with the Vietcong
and the real horror of warfare. But violence and death aren't the only hardships.
As Perry struggles to find virtue in himself and his comrades, he questions
why black troops are given the most dangerous assignments, and why the U.S.
is there at all.
F Avi
Avi.
The fighting ground / Avi. -- New York : HarperTrophy, 1987,c1984.
Thirteen-year-old Jonathan goes off to fight in the Revolutionary War and
discovers the real war is being fought within himself.
F Tho
James A Thom.
Follow the river / James A Thom. -- : Ballantine, 1983.
Captured by the Shawnee Indians, Mary Ingles escapes and follows the Ohio
River for a thousand miles back towards her home in Virginia.
F Fle
Sid Fleischman, and Joseph A Smith.
Jim Ugly / Sid Fleischman, and Joseph A Smith. -- New York : Bantam Doubleday
Dell Books for Young Readers, 1993], c1992.
The adventures of twelve-year-old Jake and Jim Ugly, his father's part-mongrel,
part-wolf dog, as they travel through the Old West trying to find out what
really happened to Jake's actor father.
F For
Esther Forbes.
Johnny Tremain / Esther Forbes. -- New York : Dell, 1969,c1943.
After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger
for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution.
F For
Esther Forbes, and Lynd Ward.
Johnny Tremain / Esther Forbes, and Lynd Ward. -- New York : Bantam Doubleday
Dells Books for Young Readers, 1987], c1971.
After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger
for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution.
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Jill Paton Walsh.
Knowledge of angels / Jill Paton Walsh. -- Boston, MA : Houghton, 1994.
Set before the Reformation on a Mediterranean island, this is the story of
a saintly monk, a feral child, a castaway and the conflicts between tolerance
and moral certainty, kindness and cruelty.
Set F Bau
Marion Dane Bauer.
Land of the buffalo bones / Marion Dane Bauer. -- New York : Scholastic, 2003.
Fourteen-year-old Polly Rodgers keeps a diary of her 1873 journey from England
to Minnesota as part of a colony of eighty people seeking religious freedom,
and of their first year struggling to make a life there, led by her father,
a Baptist minister.
F Gif
Patricia Reilly Giff.
Lily's Crossing / Patricia Reilly Giff. -- : Delacorte Press, 1997.
During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently.
Elizabeth Mollahan--the Lily of Lily's Crossing--lost her mom when she was
little. Her father and a grandmother are her only family. Every summer the
three of them flee sweaty New York City for a beach house in New York's Rockaways.
This year though, Lily's father announces that he's enlisted in the Army; days
later, he is gone. Alone with her grandmother, Lily sees a long lonely summer
ahead. And then, Albert appears. A refugee from the Nazis, his family thrown
to the winds, young Albert bears a grief and sadness of his own.
F Alc
Jane E Gerver, and Louisa May Alcott.
Little women / Jane E Gerver, and Louisa May Alcott. -- New York : DK Pub,
1999.
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into
young women in nineteenth-century New England. Illustrated notes throughout
the text explain the historical background of the story.
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Julius Lester.
Long journey home / Julius Lester. -- New York : Scholastic, 1988, c1972.
Six stories from black history, about ordinary people who led extraordinary
lives, based on historical fact.
F Har
Beatrice O. Harrell.
Longwalker's Journey / Beatrice O. Harrell. -- : , .
Harrell tells the story of her great-greatgrandfather, who set out ahead of
the other Choctaw to pave the way for their settlement in the new "Indian
Territory." "Ten summers" old, Minko and the other Choctaw are
evicted from their homelands in Mississippi, and forced to walk hundreds of
miles to a newly established Indian Territory in Arkansas in 1831. Minko must
also leave behind his beloved pony, Black Spot. After they encounter a brutal
wagon leader, bitter winter weather and inadequate supplies, Minko and his
father, Itilakna, go on ahead of their family and tribe to prepare their new
home. Joined by the stubborn pony that would not stay behind, they bravely
traverse the wilderness. The novel begins awkwardly, introducing important
facts without integrating them into the flow of the story, and doesn't fill
in the details as vividly or with the same immediacy as the first-person narration
in Cornelia Cornelissen's recent story of the Trail of Tears, Soft Rain. However,
Harrell smoothly introduces Choctaw beliefs and values, which surface in the
father and son's treatment of animals, nature and even in their forgiveness
of the wagon leader. The character of John Turner, a freedman who helps Minko
and his father when they come to Little Rock, brings up a little-known thread
of historic cooperation and assistance between Native Americans and escaped
slaves.
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Jane Chance.
The lord of the rings / Jane Chance. -- New York : Twayne Publishers, 1992.
An exploration of a classic including a chronology of the author's life, historical
content of the work, and its critical reception.
SET F Tur
Ann Warren Turner.
Love thy neighbor / Ann Warren Turner. -- New York : Scholastic, 2003.
In Green Marsh, Massachusetts, in 1774, thirteen-year-old Prudence keeps a
diary of the troubles she and her family face as Tories surrounded by American
patriots at the start of the American Revolution.
F Wre
Patricia C. Wrede.
Mairelon the Magician / Patricia C. Wrede. -- : , .
A London street thief's career comes to an abrupt end when an itinerant ``magician''
uncovers her boyish disguise and leads her with him on a wild chase through
the English countryside to recover some powerful items of true magic. The author
of Snow White and Rose Red creates a successful blend of Regency romance and
historical fantasy in this lighthearted romp that should appeal to fans of
both genres.
F Pyl
Howard Pyle.
Men of Iron / Howard Pyle. -- : Airmont Publishing Co, .
In seeking to avenge his unjustly accused father, young Myles Falworth is
knighted and wins the friendship of King Henry IV.
FIC MAS
Tom Mason, Dan Danko, and Morrie Ruvinsky.
The Minotaur / Tom Mason, Dan Danko, and Morrie Ruvinsky. -- New York : Bantam
Books, 2003, c2002.
Alex Bellows finds himself transported to ancient Crete where he becomes Theseus,
the hero who fought the bull-headed monster called the Minotaur.
Set F Den
Barry Denenberg.
Mirror, mirror on the wall / Barry Denenberg. -- New York : Scholastic, 2002.
In 1932, a twelve-year-old girl who lost her sight in an accident keeps a
diary, recorded by her twin sister, in which she describes life at Perkins
School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts.
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Michael Dorris.
Morning Girl / Michael Dorris. -- New York : Hyperion Paperbacks for Children,
1999.
Morning Girl, who loves the day, and her younger brother Star Boy, who loves
the night, take turns describing their life on an island in pre-Columbian America;
in Morning Girl's last narrative, she witnesses the arrival of the first Europeans
to her world.
F Har
Sue Harrison.
Mother earth father sky / Sue Harrison. -- : Avon Books, 1991.
In a time before history, in a harsh and beautiful land near the top of the
world, womanhood comes cruelly and suddenly to beautiful, young Chagak. Surviving
the brutal massacre of hertribe, she sets out across the icy waters off Ameria's
northwest coast on an astonishing odyssey that will reveal to Chagak powerful
secrets of the earth and sky... and the mysteries of love and loss.
F Wil
Carol Lynch Williams.
My Angelica / Carol Lynch Williams. -- New York : Dell, 2001,c1999.
Fifteen-year-old Sage is enthusiastic about submitting her historical romance
novel to the school creative writing contest, but her would-be boyfriend George
thinks that it is awful and tries to stop her.
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James Lincoln and Christopher Collier Collier.
My Brother Sam is Dead / James Lincoln and Christopher Collier Collier. --
New York : Scholastic, 1974.
All his life, Tim Meeker has looked up to his brother Sam. Sam's smart and
brave -- and is now a part of the American Revolution. Not everyone in town
wants to be a part of the rebellion. Most are supporters of the British --
including Tim and Sam's father. With the war soon raging, Tim know he'll have
to make a choice -- between the Revolutionaries and the Redcoats . . . and
between his brother and his father.
F Col
James Lincoln Collier, and Christopher Collier.
My brother Sam is dead / James Lincoln Collier, and Christopher Collier. --
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1985], c1974.
Recounts the tragedy that strikes the Meeker family during the Revolution
when one son joins the rebel forces while the rest of the family tries to stay
neutral in a Tory town.
SET F Mur
Jim Murphy.
My face to the wind / Jim Murphy. -- New York : Scholastic, c2001.
Following her father's death from a disease that swept through her Nebraska
town in 1881, teenaged Sarah Jane must find work to support herself and records
in her diary her experiences as a young school teacher.
SET F Rin
Ann Rinaldi.
My heart is on the ground / Ann Rinaldi. -- New York : Scholastic, 1999.
In the diary account of her life at a government-run Pennsylvania boarding
school in 1880, a twelve-year-old Sioux Indian girl reveals a great need to
find a way to help her people.
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Gary Paulsen.
Nightjohn / Gary Paulsen. -- New York : Delacorte Press, c1993.
Twelve-year-old Sarny's brutal life as a slave becomes even more dangerous
when a newly arrived slave offers to teach her how to read.
ART REF F Ste
John Steinbeck.
Novels and stories, 1932-1937 / John Steinbeck. -- New York : Distributed by
Penguin Books, 1994.
For the first time in one volume, the early California writings of one of
America's greatest novelists have been collected, including the seminal works,
Tortilla Flat and Of Mice and Men, tracing his early growth and evolution.
20,000 first printing
F Wye
Sharon Dennis Wyeth.
Once on this River / Sharon Dennis Wyeth. -- : , .
This book is about a girl named Monday. She thinks her mother is a free midwife.
But when she and her mother go to America from Madagascar to prove Monday's
uncle isn't a slave, Monday learns she is really Easter, the daughter of a
slave woman, and that she was given to her "mother" so she would
grow up free.
Set F DEN
Barry Denenberg.
One eye laughing, the other weeping / Barry Denenberg. -- New York : Scholastic,
2000.
During the Nazi persecution of the Jews in Austria, twelve-year-old Julie
escapes to America to live with her relatives in New York City.
FIC TRI
Irene Trimble, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Jay Wolpert, Elliott Marks, and John
Bramley.
Pirates of the Caribbean / Irene Trimble, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Jay Wolpert,
Elliott Marks, and John Bramley. -- New York : Random House Children's Books,
c2003.
Young blacksmith Will Turner and pirate captain Jack Sparrow join forces to
rescue the woman Will loves, who has been taken hostage by a band of Jack's
enemies who want her blood to lift a curse. Includes color photos from the
movie.
F Tem
Frances Temple.
The Ramsay scallop / Frances Temple. -- New York : HarperTrophy, 1995.
At the turn of the fourteenth century in England, fourteen-year-old Elenor
finds her betrothal to an ambitious lord's son launching her on a memorable
pilgrimage to far-off Spain.
F Bon
Frank Bonham.
The rascal's from Haskell's gym / Frank Bonham. -- : Dutton, 1977.
Sissy is deeply involved in he competition between two gymnastics schools
while worrying about her father's trying to save an old and historical hotel.
F Cra
Stephen Crane, and Charles J LaRocca.
The red badge of courage / Stephen Crane, and Charles J LaRocca. -- Fleischmanns,
N.Y : Purple Mountain Press, 1995.
F Fra
J. Suzanne Frank.
Reflections in the Nile / J. Suzanne Frank. -- New York, NY : Warner Books,
c1997.
F Kei
Harold Keith.
Rifles for Watie / Harold Keith. -- : , .
Jeff Bussey, a young Union volunteer, is sent to spy on Confederate Cherokee
raiders.
F Def
Daniel Defoe.
Robinson Crusoe / Daniel Defoe. -- New York : Doring Kindersley, 1998.
During one of his several adventurous voyages in the 1600s, an Englishman
becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for nearly thirty years
on a deserted island. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical
background of the story.
FIC KIN
Dick King-Smith, and Siân Bailey.
The Roundhill / Dick King-Smith, and Siân Bailey. -- New York : Dell
Yearling, 2002.
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Joseph bruchac.
Sacajawea / Joseph bruchac. -- New York : Scholastic, 2001.
With these words from one of the members of Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's Corps of Discovery, the men embark on their fateful journey. Encountering danger, hardship, and excitement along the way, Lewis and Clark carry out their plan of attempting to bring peace to the various Indian nations while exploring the western part of the continents. One of the most important moments on this great expedition comes when they meet Sacajawea, a Shoshone woman who becomes translator, peacemaker, caretaker, and guide--and an invaluable member of the Corps.
Told in alternating points of view by Sacajawea and Clark, this historical
novel will rivet every reader, history buff or not. Including excerpts from
Clark's and Lewis's journals as well as traditional Shoshone tales, the often-humorous,
always compelling story inspires, educates, and entertains. Joseph Bruchac
has written more than 60 books for children and adults, and received many literary
awards, including the PEN Syndicated Fiction Award and the Lifetime Achievement
Award from the Native Writers' Circle of the Americas. (Ages 13 and older)
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Priscilla Cummings.
Saving Grace / Priscilla Cummings. -- New York : Dutton's Children's Books,
c2003.
When Grace's family is evicted from their Washington, D.C., apartment just
before Christmas 1932, and she and her younger brothers are sent to the Mission,
Grace wonders what will become of her sick older brother, her pregnant mother,
and her out-of-work father.
F RIN
Ann Rinaldi.
The Secret of Sarah Revere / Ann Rinaldi. -- : , .
Set F Gre
Kristiana Gregory.
Seeds of hope / Kristiana Gregory. -- New York : Scholastic, 2001.
A diary account of fourteen-year-old Susanna Fairchild's life in 1849, when
her father succumbs to gold fever on the way to establish his medical practice
in Oregon after losing his wife and money on their steamship journey from New
York. Includes a historical note.
F Bla
Gary L Blackwood.
The Shakespeare stealer / Gary L Blackwood. -- New York : Puffin Books, 2000,
1998.
A young orphan boy is ordered by his master to infiltrate Shakespeare's acting
troupe in order to steal the script of "Hamlet," but he discovers
instead the meaning of friendship and loyalty.
F Ode
Scott O'Dell.
Sing down the moon / Scott O'Dell. -- New York : Bantam Doubleday Dell Books
for Young Readers, 1992], c1970.
A young Navajo girl recounts the events of 1864 when her tribe was forced
to march to Fort Sumner, New Mexico, as prisoners of the white soldiers.
F Fox
Paula Fox.
The slave dancer / Paula Fox. -- New York : Dell, 2001.
A kidnapped 13-year-old boy discovers that he is on a slave ship and is to
play music for the human cargo.
F Fox
Paula Fox.
The slave dancer / Paula Fox. -- New York : Dell, 1975], c1973.
Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa bound ship, a thirteen-year-old boy discovers
to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the exercise
periods of the human cargo.
F Bun
Eve Bunting.
SOS Titanic / Eve Bunting. -- San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1996.
Fifteen-year-old Barry O'Neill, traveling from Ireland to America on the maiden
voyage of the Titanic, finds his life endangered when the ship hits an iceberg
and begins to sink.
F Har
Joan Hiatt Harlow.
Star in the storm / Joan Hiatt Harlow. -- New York : Aladdin, 2001,c2000.
In 1912, fearing for the safety of her beloved Newfoundland dog Sirius because
of a new law outlawing non-sheepherding dogs in her Newfoundland village, twelve-year-old
Maggie tries to save him by keeping him hidden.
F Hes
Karen Hesse, and Robert Andrew Parker.
Stowaway / Karen Hesse, and Robert Andrew Parker. -- New York : Aladdin Paperbacks,
2002, c2000.
A fictionalized journal relates the experiences of a young stowaway from 1768
to 1771 aboard the Endeavor which sailed around the world under Captain James
Cook.
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Michael Lawrence, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Ian P Andrew.
The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / Michael Lawrence, Robert Louis
Stevenson, and Ian P Andrew. -- New York : DK Pub, 1997.
A retelling of the tale in which a kind and well-respected doctor is transformed
into a murderous madman by taking a secret drug of his own creation. Illustrated
notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
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Katelan Janke.
Survival in the storm / Katelan Janke. -- New York : Scholastic, 2002.
A twelve-year-old girl keeps a journal of her family's and friends' difficult
experiences in the Texas panhandle, part of the "Dust Bowl," during
the Great Depression. Includes a historical note about life in America in 1935.
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Noel B. Gerson.
The Swamp Fox, Francis Marion / Noel B. Gerson. -- : , .
South Carolina was the setting of more battles during the American Revolution
than any other state. This Palmetto State had its share of heroes, foremost
among them Francis Marion. Veteran storyteller, Kay Cornelius, colorfully details
Marion's life from his plantation childhood through his valiant fight for freedom
and his return home after the war. Marion's Brigade made a name for themselves
in outwitting the British by slipping in and out of their headquarters deep
in the swamp. British cavalry who tried to pursue them sank into mud. A British
commander said, "We'll never find that cursed Swamp fox!" From then
on Marion became known as the Swamp Fox. This Revolutionary War figure deserves
attention as a hero and worthy role model.
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Deborah Hopkinson, and James Ransome.
Sweet Clara and the freedom quilt / Deborah Hopkinson, and James Ransome. --
New York : Dragonfly Books, 1995, c1993.
A young slave stitches a quilt with a map pattern which guides her to freedom
in the North.
F Dum
Alexandre Dumas.
The Three musketeers / Alexandre Dumas. -- New York : Bantam, 1984.
In seventeenth--century France, young D' Artagnan initially quarrels with
, then befriends, three musketeers and joins them in trying to out wit the
enemies of the king and queen.
F Ode
Scott O'Dell, and Elizabeth Hall.
Thunder rolling in the mountains / Scott O'Dell, and Elizabeth Hall. -- New
York : Bantam Doubleday Dell for Young Readers, 1993.
In the late nineteenth century, a young Nez Perce girl relates how her people
were driven off their land by the U.S. Army and forced to retreat north until
their eventual surrender.
SET F Las
Kathryn Lasky.
A time for courage / Kathryn Lasky. -- New York : Scholastic, 2002], c2001.
A diary account of thirteen-year-old Kathleen Bowen's life in Washington,
D.C. in 1917, as she juggles concerns about the national battle for women's
suffrage, the war in Europe, and her own school work and family. Includes a
historical note.
F Voi
Cynthia Voigt.
Tree by Leaf / Cynthia Voigt. -- : , .
When 12-year-old Clothilde's father left to fight in World War I, her wealthy
grandfather was so angered that he refused to support their family. With nowhere
else to go, the family moved into an abandoned farmhouse on the rocky coast
of Maine, which was left to Clothilde by an eccentric aunt. Now her father
has come home from war, and Clothilde hopes that he will be able to solve their
problems. Instead, he just adds to them.
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Avi, and Ruth E Murray.
The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle / Avi, and Ruth E Murray. -- New York
: Avon, 1997,c1990.
As the lone "young lady" on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte
learns that the captain is murderous and the crew rebellious.
F Dur
Lynda Durrant.
Turtle clan journey / Lynda Durrant. -- New York : Clarion Books, c1999.
As the captive white boy Echohawk and his Mohican father and brother make
a perilous journey from the Hudson River Valley to a settlement on the Ohio
River, Echohawk feels the conflicting pulls of his dual heritage.
F HAW
Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Twice-Told Tales / Nathaniel Hawthorne. -- : , .
Collection of previously published short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, issued
in 1837 and revised and expanded in 1842. The 1837 edition consisted of 18
stories; the 1842 enlargement brought the total to 39. Stories such as "The
Gray Champion," "The May-pole of Marymount," "The Gentle
Boy," and "Endicott and the Red Cross" reflect Hawthorne's moral
insight and his lifelong interest in the history of Puritan New England. Among
other tales are the allegorical "The Ambitious Guest"; "The
Minister's Black Veil" and "Wakefield," psychological explorations
of sin and guilt; "Howe's Masquerade," a ghostly legend set in Boston
just prior to the American Revolution; and "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," an
allegorical search for the Fountain of Youth
F Bat
Miriam Bat-Ami.
Two suns in the sky / Miriam Bat-Ami. -- : Cricket Cooks, 1999.
F Azu
Mariano Azuela.
The Underdogs, a novel of the Mexican Revolution / Mariano Azuela. -- : New
American Library, 1962.
F Sie
Aranka Siegal.
Upon the Head of the Goat A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944 / Aranka Siegal.
-- : , .
“At the outbreak of World War II, 9-year-old Piri is visiting her grandmother
in the Ukrainian countryside and is unable to return to her family in the Hungarian
town of Beregszász.
SET F Gar
Sherry Garland.
Valley of the Moon / Sherry Garland. -- New York : Scholastic, 2001.
The 1845-1846 diary of thirteen-year-old Maria, servant to the wealthy Spanish
family which took her in when her Indian mother died. Includes a historical
note about the settlement and early history of California.
F Bak
Betty Baker.
Walk the World's Rim / Betty Baker. -- : , .
F Rob
Harriette Gillem Robinet.
Walking to the bus-rider blues / Harriette Gillem Robinet. -- New York : Aladdin,
2002,c2000.
Twelve-year-old Alfa Merryfield, his older sister, and their grandmother struggle
for rent money, food, and their dignity as they participate in the Montgomery,
Alabama, bus boycott in the summer of 1956.
F Stu
Colin Stuart.
Walks Far Woman / Colin Stuart. -- : , .
A Blackfoot grandmother recalls her life to her grandson, recently returned
from combat on Okinawa.
F Bea
Melba Pattillo Beals.
Warriors don't cry / Melba Pattillo Beals. -- : , .
SET F Lev
Beth Seidel Levine.
When Christmas comes again / Beth Seidel Levine. -- New York : Scholastic,
2002.
Teenage Simone's diaries for 1917 and 1918 reveal her experiences as a carefree
member of New York society, then as a "Hello girl," a volunteer switchboard
operator for the Army Signal Corps in France.
F PRO
Vera W. Propp.
When The Soldiers Were Gone / Vera W. Propp. -- : , .
This World War II story begins in 1945 when eight-year old Henk is being taken
away from “his” parents by David and Elsbet. They keep calling
a little baby his brother; who are they and why are they here? We soon learn
that Henk is really Benjamin, a little Jewish boy who was hidden in Holland
during the war. His repressed memories return slowly and he eventually begins
to accept his real mother and father. Based on a true story. Suggestions for
Class Extensions: Make paper rolls. Have students locate the country where
Henk has been hidden on a map. Do other map activities with the books listed
below. Show a film about the orphan trains in England during the war. Invite
veteran’s of WWII to talk to students.
SET F Whi
Ellen Emerson White.
Where have all the flowers gone? / Ellen Emerson White. -- New York : Scholastic,
c2002.
In 1968 Massachusetts, after her brother Patrick goes to fight in Vietnam,
fifteen-year-old Molly records in her diary how she misses her brother, volunteers
at a Veterans' Administration Hospital, and tries to make sense of the war
in Vietnam and the tumultuous events in the United States. Includes historical
notes.
F Spe
Elizabeth George Speare.
The witch of Blackbird Pond / Elizabeth George Speare. -- New York : Bantam
Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1987], c1986.
A young girl's rebellion against bigotry culminates in a terrifying witch
hunt and trial.
F Seb
Ouida Sebestyen.
Words by heart / Ouida Sebestyen. -- New York : Bantam Doubleday Dell Books
for Young Readers, 1996], c1979.
A young African-American girl struggles to fulfill her papa's dream of a better
future for their family in the southwestern town where, in 1910, they are the
only African-Americans.
F Cho
Sook Nyul Choi.
Year of impossible goodbyes / Sook Nyul Choi. -- New York : Bantam Doubleday
Dell Books for Young Readers, 1993], c1991.
A young Korean girl survives the oppressive Japanese and Russian occupation
of North Korea during the 1940s, to later escape to freedom in South Korea.