Quick view Ashes by Kathryn Lasky With Adolf Hitler slowly but unstoppably rising to power, Gabriella Schramm turns to her books for comfort. When Gaby's beloved books come under attack, she fears she may have to leave behind the fiction--and the life--she has always cherished. View Details
Quick view Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See Set in 19th-century China, See's national bestseller tells a story of two young women who find solace with each other, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their lifelong friendship suddenly threatens to... View Details
Quick view Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury Following orders from the United States Army, several young Japanese American men train K-9 units to hunt Asians during World War II. View Details
Quick view Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen At the start of the Civil War in 1861, 15-year-old Charlie leaves his farm and enlists in the First Minnesota Volunteers. After experiencing the horrors of war, Charlie comes back a man changed forever. This "stark, utterly persuasive novel of combat... View Details
Quick view Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt The Newbery Award winning author of Up a Road Slowly presents the unforgettable story of Jethro Creighton a brave boy who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War View Details
Quick view How I Found the Strong: A Civil War Story by Margaret McMullan McMullan pens a gripping story of ten-year-old Frank Russell, who comes of age too soon during the Civil War--a war that mercilessly robs Frank of a simpler way of life, his boyhood, his family, and his idealistic dreams. View Details
Quick view The Killer Angels: A Novel of the Civil War by Michael Shaara The Battle of Gettysburg was fought for two dreams-- freedom, and a way of life. Memories, promises, and love were carried into the battle but what fell was shattered futures, forgotten innocence, and crippled beauty. View Details
Quick view Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen In this "searing picture of slavery" ("Kirkus Reviews"),12-year-old slave Sarny risks terrible punishment as Nightjohn, an adult slave, teaches her how to read. An inspirational story, meticulously researched, and historically accurate. View Details
Quick view The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead A magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. View Details
Quick view The Kingdom on the Waves by M T Anderson Anderson recounts Octavian's experiences as the Revolutionary War explodes around him, thrusting him into intense battles and tantalizing him with elusive visions of liberty. Escalating to a deeply satisfying climax, this celebrated novel examines the... View Details
Quick view The Help by Kathryn Stockett In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women--black and white, mothers and... View Details
Quick view Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips Lark and Termite is a rich, wonderfully alive novel about seventeen year old Lark and her brother, Termite, living in West Virginia in the 1950s. Their mother, Lola, is absent, while their aunt, Nonie, raises them as her own, and Termite's father,... View Details
