Candlewick
Down Sand Mountain
It’s the 1960s and Dewey Turner is twelve years old, growing up in a small town called Sand Mountain in…
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out
Created by 108 renowned authors and illustrators and the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance, Our White House: Looking In…
I Am Apache
After Mexican raiders murder her four-year-old brother, teen-aged Siki turns from a traditional woman’s path to begin her training as…
The Darkness Under The Water
Beth Kanell has crafted a multi-textured novel dealing with self-discovery, Vermont history, and the Abenaki people. It is the story…
Babylonne
Sixteen-year-old Babylonne, an orphan reared to the Cathar faith in the Languedoc region of 13th-century France, suffers abuse and humiliation…
The Penalty
A young soccer star from the poorest community of Puerto Rico goes mysteriously missing after performing uncharacteristically badly in an…
Cassandra’s Sister
Cassandra’s Sister opens in revolutionary Paris as a young man is guillotined. In due time, his English widow, Eliza, makes…
Without Warning: Ellen’s Story, 1914-1918
Without Warning is narrated by the heroine, Ellen Wilkins, who is almost fifteen at the outbreak of World War…
Little Klein
This is a book which many children will enjoy. A youngest brother, Little Klein, struggles to catch up with his…
Archie’s War
When World War I broke out in 1914, Archie Albright was ten years old. He had just started his own,…
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