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Mr. Lincoln's boys: being the mostly true adventures of Abraham Lincoln's trouble-making sons, Tad and Willie
By Staton Rabin, Bagram Ibatoulline. 2008
The road back to Sweetgrass: a novel
By Linda LeGarde Grover. 2014
Dale Ann, Theresa, and Margie, are American Indian women coming of age in the 1970's. They navigate love, economic hardship,…
loss, and changing family dynamics on Mozhay Point reservation. When Theresa meets Michael Washington, he introduces her to his father, Zho Wash, and the three women begin looking at their people's history. UnratedAurora crossing: A Novel of the Nez Perces
By Karl H. Schlesier. 2008
Idaho, 1877. Eighteen-year-old John Seton, whose father was white, lives among his late mother's people, the Nez Perces. When nontreaty…
bands are pressured by the U.S. government to move onto a reservation, they flee north. On the journey, Seton struggles to safeguard the horses, elude soldiers--and survive. Some violence. 2008Jim Thorpe: original All-American
By Joseph Bruchac. 2006
Fictional autobiography of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe (1887-1953). Recounts his early life on an Oklahoma reservation and at Carlisle…
Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, where he excelled in sports. Describes winning two Olympic gold medals and the scandal of losing them on a technicality. For grades 6-9. 2006Walking the Choctaw road: Stories from the Heart and Memory of the People
By Tim Tingle, Norma Howard. 2003
Twelve traditional stories reflecting the history and beliefs of the Choctaw nation spanning almost two centuries of tribal life. "Saltypie"…
is Tingle's own story of his family's close bond with his blind grandmother. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2003Hannah's winter of hope (Pioneer Daughters #3)
By Jean Van Leeuwen, Harry Bliss, Donna Diamond. 2000
Fairfield, Connecticut. In the winter of 1780, Hannah hopes for the safe return of her brother Ben, a colonial soldier…
imprisoned by the British, as she helps her family rebuild their home. Sequel to Hannah's Helping Hands (DB 55798). For grades 2-4. 2000Hannah's helping hands (Pioneer Daughters #2)
By Jean Van Leeuwen, Donna Diamond, Phyllis Fogelman. 1999
1779. In this sequel to Hannah of Fairfield (DB 55797), the Revolutionary War is drawing closer to the Perley's home…
in Connecticut. Hannah and her family keep busy with farm chores and try not to worry about Ben, a soldier in the colonial army. For grades 2-4. 1999. 24. 1999The beaded moccasins: the story of Mary Campbell
By Lynda Durrant. 1998
On her twelfth birthday, wearing a new lace-trimmed dress, Mary is captured by Delaware Indians and forced to march west…
with them. She is chosen to replace the leader's dead granddaughter and becomes part of his family. Based on a historical incident in Pennsylvania in 1759. For grades 5-8The double life of Pocahontas
By Ed Young, Jean Fritz. 1983
A biography of the famous American Indian princess emphasizes her lifelong admiration of John Smith and the difficulties she faced…
as an Indian princess married to an Englishman. For grades 4-7 to share with older readersOn the other side of the hill (Little House Sequel)
By David Gilleece, Roger Lea MacBride. 1995
In the early 1900s, young Rose Wilder and her pioneer family struggle with a series of natural disasters, including a…
cyclone, on their farm in Missouri. Sequel to In the Land of the Big Red Apple (DB 42000). For grades 4-7. 1995Little town in the Ozarks (Little House Sequel)
By David Gilleece, Roger Lea MacBride. 1996
After the disasters they experienced in On the Other Side of the Hill (RC 63178), eleven-year-old Rose Wilder and her…
family move from Rocky Ridge Farm into a house near the railroad tracks in Mansfield, Missouri. They have a hard time adjusting to town life. For grades 4-7. 1996Little town at the crossroads (Little House Prequel)
By Maria D. Wilkes, Dan Andreasen. 1997
Young Caroline Quiner, who would grow up to become Laura Ingalls Wilder's mother, and her family have new adventures as…
the frontier outpost of Brookfield, Wisconsin, grows into a bustling townNew dawn on Rocky Ridge (Little House Sequel)
By Dan Andreasen, Roger Lea MacBride. 1997
Thirteen-year-old Rose Wilder welcomes the new century of the 1900s while living in Mansfield, Missouri. Her parents take in a…
boarder to earn money to save their farm. And Rose becomes interested in boys. Sequel to Little Town in the Ozarks (RC 63429). For grades 5-8. 1997Liberty (Dogs Of World War Ii Ser.)
By Kirby Larson. 2016
New Orleans, 1940s. Polio-survivor Fish Elliot and his neighbor Olympia team up in order to save a starving stray dog…
they call Liberty, and they find other unlikely allies willing to help. For grades 3-6. 2016Dash (Dogs Of World War Ii Ser.)
By Kirby Larson. 2014
When her family is forced into a Japanese internment camp, Mitsi Kashino is separated from her home, her classmates, and…
her beloved dog, Dash. Heartbroken, Mitsi clings to her one connection to Dash: the letters from the kindly neighbor who is caring for him. For grades 3-6. 2014One crazy summer: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
By Rita Williams-Garcia. 2010
Oakland, California; 1968. Eleven-year-old Delphine and her younger sisters Vonetta and Fern arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with…
their poet mother Cecile, who abandoned them years ago. Cecile resents their presence--and sends them to a Black Panther summer camp. For grades 4-7. C.S. King Award, Newbery Honor. 2010Jacob have I loved: A Newbery Award Winner
By Katherine Paterson. 1990
Louise has always lived in the shadow of her beautiful twin sister on a tiny Chesapeake Bay island. Tomboy Louise…
grows up hating delicate Caroline, who robs her of her friends, her hopes for schooling, and even the boy she loves. For junior and senior high readers. Newbery Medal. 1980A single shard: A Newbery Award Winner
By Linda Sue Park. 2001
Tree-ear, an orphan in twelfth-century Korea, spends most of his time foraging for food for himself and Crane-man, an older…
companion. Tree-ear takes advantage of a mishap in master potter Min's yard to become his apprentice, learning a craft and gaining unforeseen rewards. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal. 2001These happy golden years: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #8)
By Laura Wilder. 1943
Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder, the town's most eligible bachelor, enjoy a delightful romance while Laura teaches school. When her…
last term ends, they marry and look forward to a long and happy life together. Sequel to Little Town on the Prairie (BR 11326). For grades 5-8 and older readersThe long winter: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #6)
By Laura Wilder. 1953
The Ingalls family moves from their stake on the Dakota prairie to their store in town to escape the severe…
winter. One blizzard follows another until trains stop running and the community, isolated for months, faces starvation. Sequel to By the Shores of Silver Lake (BR 11324). For grades 4-7