Lisa Lowe Stauffer
The Road From Nowhere
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In 1893, after their father dies in a silver-mining accident, Ollie, 13; Gus, 11; and their mom are stuck in deep poverty in Gatchett’s Gulch, ...Read Review
Eureka
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Mei Mei, 12, is constantly being warned by her parents that it’s not safe for her in 1885 San Francisco. But she feels safe ...Read Review
The Curious Calling of Leonard Bush
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When 12-year-old Leonard insists on burying his amputated leg with a full-blown funeral, it starts a chain of events that eventually engulfs more ...Read Review
The Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls
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When Stanislava reads a book about a girl who hides her poor immigrant roots to have adventures at college, Stani’s eyes are ...Read Review
The Protégée
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Paris, 1850. After the death of Angélique’s’s father in a textile mill, her mother and sister have to work at the ...Read Review
The Pirate Rabbi
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AdventureChildren/Young AdultNautical
Young Sam can’t decide whether he wants to become a rabbi like his father, or go to sea as a pirate. “Helping ...Read Review
The Librarians of Lisbon
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During World War II, Portugal remained officially neutral, making it fertile territory for spies from both sides. The Americans were no exception, training ...Read Review
A Death on Corfu (A Minnie Harper Mystery)
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Widow Minnie Harper, an Englishwoman, is raising her two children on Corfu following the death of her husband many years before. Money is ...Read Review
Walking West
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It’s 1883 in Kansas, and David Kamen just wants to have adventures like the characters in the books he’s always reading. But ...Read Review
The Davenports: More Than This
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As book two in an acclaimed young adult series, The Davenports: More than This re-introduces us to a thriving Black community of entrepreneurial ...Read Review
