Children/Young Adult
Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson
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Biographical FictionChildren/Young Adult
The language and illustrations used indicate that this is a children’s book; however, the artwork is well done and can be appreciated ...Read Review
Young Houdini: The Magician’s Fire
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Set in New York, in 1886, a young shoeshine boy called Harry earns a little extra money with the help of his best friends, ...Read Review
Audacity
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Written in free verse, Audacity is a beautifully told story of a poor, young immigrant girl who eventually became a leader in the 1909 ...Read Review
Winter’s Bullet
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In Amsterdam in 1945 as the war is ending, Tygo, the son of a locksmith, is forced by the Germans to break into houses ...Read Review
Susan Marcus Bends the Rules
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Susan Marcus Bends the Rules is set during WWII in Clayton, Missouri. Missouri is quite a change for Susan Marcus, who grew up ...Read Review
The Last of the Spirits
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Victorian London, Christmas. Winter has the city in its icy grip. Thirteen-year-old Sam and his ten-year-old sister, Liz, are feral beggar children on ...Read Review
The Light in the Labyrinth
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In 1535, thirteen-year-old Kate Carey, niece of Anne Boleyn, arrives at Court to serve her aunt. Kate, who has been frustrated with her mother, ...Read Review
Visions of Teaoga
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Visions of Teaoga takes place in Tioga, northern Pennsylvania, during two very different time periods, one contemporary and one historical. It’s the ...Read Review
The Thieves of Pudding Lane
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This is an exciting action story for a ten- to thirteen-year-old boy or girl, set amid the terrors of the Great Fire of ...Read Review
The Ghosts of Heaven
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Children/Young AdultShort Stories
There are four stories in this book. In his introduction, Marcus Sedgwick says that they can be read in any order but they ...Read Review