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Dragonwings
Par Laurence Yep. 1975
Moon Shadow sails from China in 1903 to join his father in San Francisco's Chinatown. The father is obsessed with…
the dream of making a flying machine, and he and Moon Shadow endure poverty and ridicule to make the dream come true. For grades 6-9 and older readersCarry on, Mr. Bowditch
Par Jean Latham. 1955
A fictionalized biography of Nathaniel Bowditch, the American sailor who taught himself mathematics and astronomy and discovered a new method…
of celestial navigation that saved the lives of many seamen. Historical details are coupled with the romance and adventure of old Salem. For grades 6-9 and older readers. Newbery MedalI, Juan de Pareja
Par Elizabeth Borton de Treviño. 1965
Velazquez, the great Spanish painter of the early seventeenth century, owned a black slave, Juan de Pareja, who narrates this…
story. The period forms a background for an array of characters, from a humble dwarf to famous artists and King Philip himself. Newbery Medal. For grades 6-9 and older readersThe winter room
Par Gary Paulsen. 1989
Young Eldon describes his farm as it passes through the four seasons, plunging the reader into the sights, sounds, smells,…
tastes, and textures of his rural experience. Although set in the thirties, this view of life on a remote northern Minnesota farm bears the flavor of a much older era because of the folk tales and memories shared by the two elderly men who live and work with Eldon and his family. For grades 6-9 and older readersShades of gray
Par Carolyn Reeder. 1989
Will Page, a twelve-year-old city boy, has lost his entire immediate family in the Civil War. He has accepted an…
invitation to live with his aunt and uncle in the Virginia Piedmont, but Will is as angry with his Uncle Jeb--who chose not to fight in the war--as he is with Yankees. Then Will comes to realize how much courage it took for his uncle to stick to his beliefs, and begins to heal from his grief and anger. For grades 5-8 and older readersThe Boston coffee party
Par Doreen Rappaport. 1988
Based on a true incident during the American Revolution, this is a tale of how a dishonest coffee merchant was…
found out and bested by the good women of Boston. For grades 2-4Chang's paper pony
Par Eleanor Coerr. 1988
Chang and Grandpa Li live in a California Gold Rush town during the 1850s where Grandpa is a cook at…
the hotel. Lonely and often teased by the miners, Chang longs for a pony. He tries panning for gold, with Big Pete's help. Then, while sweeping Big Pete's cabin, he finds gold in the cracks between the floor and gets a very special reward. Easy reading for grades 2-4Maudie in the middle
Par Phyllis Naylor. 1988
This story takes place in the early 1900s in rural Iowa during Maudie's eighth and ninth years. The middle of…
seven children, Maudie wants to be noticed, especially by her gentle aunt Sylvie. In fact, Maudie wants to be her godchild, and sets out to earn the title by being good. But her high spirits and quick temper often defeat her efforts. For grades 4-7 and older readersThe Josefina story quilt
Par Eleanor Coerr. 1986
It is 1850, and Faith and her family are going to California in a covered wagon. Josefina, her pet hen,…
nearly gets thrown off the wagon train for the trouble she causes. Faith makes a patchwork story quilt to help remember the good and bad times of their journey. Easy reading for grades 2-4Mrs. maccabee's miracle
Par Elka Weber. 2023
The Maccabee home was a happy one, but Mrs. Maccabee's five sons were often losing things. "Mom, have you seen…
my spear?" one would say. "Your things don't grow legs and walk away," Mrs. Maccabee would sigh, pointing to the missing items. "Where you leave them is where they stay." When her five sons go to war against the Greeks, Mrs. Maccabee's lessons stay with them. Recalling their mom's words, the brothers remember where they'd last seen the oil for the Temple menorah. A miracle indeedStarboy: Inspired by the life and lyrics of david bowie
Par Jami Gigot. 2021
A starry-eyed ode to self-expression and staying true to yourself, inspired by the life and lyrics of beloved icon David…
Bowie. For as long as David could remember, he felt like a stranger on his own planet. As if he'd fallen to Earth from outer space... David Bowie is one of the most influential artists of our time, beloved for his joyful self-expression and fierce individuality. But how did he come to be this iconic Starman, celebrated by millions around the world? Inspired by the life and lyrics of David Bowie, author-illustrator Jami Gigot imagines the story of a lonely young boy enchanted by the music of the stars—yet no one else can hear the shimmy-shake rhythm that moves through his body. At first misunderstood and ignored, David ultimately finds the courage to be true to himself, sparking a dazzling revolution... At once vibrantly imaginative and true to the spirit of Bowie, Starboy is about embracing your individuality and discovering the cosmic rhythm that hums within each of usHope Leslie, or, Early times in the Massachusetts: Or, Early Times In The Massachusetts (American Women Writers Ser.)
Par Catharine Maria Sedgwick. 1987
Set in seventeenth-century New England, Hope Leslie portrays early American life and celebrates the role of women in history. At…
the heart of the story is a cross-cultural friendship between Hope-Leslie, a spirited thinker in a repressive Puritan society and Magawisca, the passionate daughter of a Pequot chief. It challenges the conventional view of Indians, tackles interracial marriage and claims for women their rightful place in history. Adult. UnratedSoldier girl
Par Jacqueline McMahon Lakin. 2006
"Soldier Girl is the story of Lindy Harrison who at the age of five along with her mother leaves the…
McLeod family farm in Osawatomie, Kansas to join her father who is a white officer with the Buffalo Soldiers of the Tenth Cavalry Regiment. The story follows the character development of Lindy as she learns about fort life as the daughter of a white officer serving with Buffalo Soldiers in Kansas and Oklahoma at the beginning of the Indian Wars (1867-1875). Many of the officers including Colonel Benjamin Grierson founded the Ninth and Tenth regiments to prove African Americans were good soldiers in peacetime after the War Between the States. Lindy's support as she adjusts to becoming a soldier is her Grandpa McLeod who corresponds regularly with her and Sergeant Pick, a Buffalo Soldier assigned to the Tenth." (taken from Amazon) For grades 5-8The long way to a new land (I can read history book)
Par Joan Sandin. 1981
"We will go to America!" It is 1868, and Carl Erik's family faces starvation in Sweden. They make a journey…
over land and sea to find a better life in a new country thousands of miles away. For grades 2-4Little town at the crossroads (Little house. Caroline years #02)
Par Maria D Wilkes. 1997
"Meet Caroline Quiner, the little girl who would grow up to be Laura Ingalls' mother. Caroline watches eagerly as new…
buildings spring up overnight and more and more families move into the growing town of Brookfield, Wisconsin. There are all sorts of new, exciting things for Caroline to do! She marches in her first Independence Day parade, a circus comes to town, and new neighbors become special friends. But then the family has a chance to move to another farm. Will Caroline have to say good-bye to the little town of Brookfield?" -- Provided by publisherLittle clearing in the woods (Little house. Caroline years #03)
Par Maria D Wilkes. 1998
"Caroline and her family are leaving the little town of Brookfield and moving to a new house in a clearing…
among the big trees of Concord, Wisconsin. As the Quiners travel through the dense forest, Caroline is excited, but she is also a little bit afraid. Will she like her new home in Concord as much as her little house in Brookfield?" -- GoodreadsLaura's ma: adapted from the Little house books (Little House Chapter Bks. #No. 11)
Par Heather Henson. 1999
Flight to freedom (First Person Fiction Ser.)
Par Ana Veciana-Suarez. 2002
Writing in her diary thirteen-year-old Yara describes life with her family in Havana, Cuba, in 1967. She continues her journal…
after they escape from the communist island to join relatives in Miami, Florida, where Yara, speaking only Spanish, attends a new school. For grades 6-9.The real education of TJ Crowley
Par Grant Overstake. 2018
"Set in the late Civil Rights Era, The Real Education of TJ Crowley is told by an awakening white teen…
from a bigoted family who is forced to choose sides after a Black family and their daughter cross the hard-drawn color line and moves into the house next door, unaware that the Crowleys are a vengeful brood with ties to evil men." -- Provided by publisherYossel's journey
Par Kathryn Lasky. 2022
"Yossel, along with his family, flees anti-Jewish Russian pogroms in the late nineteenth century and settles in the American Southwest…
where he forges a friendship with Thomas, a Native American Navajo boy." -- Provided by publisher