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Thrilling thieves: liars, cheats, and cons who changed history (Changed History Series)
By Brianna DuMont. 2018
Profiles of twelve troublemakers from history, including Robert Fortune, a Scottish gardener who worked for the tea-loving British government. His…
mission: to steal tea seeds from China. For grades 5-8. 2018My brigadista year
By Katherine Paterson. 2017
Cuba, 1961. After reading flyers posted around her school, thirteen-year-old Lora convinces her family to let her spend a year…
in Fidel Castro's army of literacy teachers. Although Lora faces danger in her mission, she willingly trades her sheltered life for the cause. For grades 5-8. 2017You can fly: the Tuskegee Airmen
By Carole Boston Weatherford, Jeffery Boston Weatherford. 2016
History in verse that celebrates the Tuskegee Airmen. Recounts the challenges faced by the African American pilots in WWII, who…
triumphed in the skies and blew past the color barriers as fighter squadrons. For grades 5-8. 2016How to get rich on a Texas cattle drive: In Which I Tell the Honest Truth About Rampaging Rustlers, Stampeding Steers and Other Fateful Hazards on the Wild Chisolm Trail (How to Get Rich)
By Tod Olson, Gregory Proch, Scott Allred. 2010
Alleged memoir of "Little John" Larken, who headed to Texas in 1877 to work on a ranch, became a trail…
boss, and later performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Describes his adventures with cowhands, cattle rustlers, cattle barons, and Indians--and his experiences with hazardous stampedes. For grades 3-6. 2010Discusses the early battles of the Revolutionary War, beginning with the appointment of George Washington as commander of the newly…
formed Continental army. Examines the British army's advantages during the invasion of New York City and asserts that Washington's tactics revived the spirit of the revolution. For grades 4-7. 2010The firehouse light
By Janet Nolan, Marie Lafrance. 2010
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
Freedom in Congo Square
By Carole Boston Weatherford, R. Gregory Christie. 2016
The story in rhyme of Congo Square--the one place that slaves could congregate in New Orleans on Sundays to celebrate…
their heritage by dancing and sharing music together. For grades K-3Standing like a stone wall: the life of General Thomas J. Jackson
By James I. Robertson, Jr.. 2001
Biography of Confederate general "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863). Describes how Jackson's determination and faith transformed him from a poorly educated orphan…
to a West Point graduate. Recounts his Civil War victories and the unflinching courage that made him a military hero. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001Fields of fury: the American Civil War
By James M. McPherson, James M McPherson. 2002
Pulitzer Prize-winning author presents a brief introduction to the Civil War (1861-1865) emphasizing the battles and important leaders. Includes anecdotes…
from the participants, the role of women and slaves, and the task of reconstruction. For grades 5-8. 2002. For grades 5-8. 2002Just a few words, Mr. Lincoln: the story of the Gettysburg Address (All aboard reading #Level 3)
By Jean Fritz, Charles Robinson. 1993
Provides background material on the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, and his reason for making a speech at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,…
on November 19, 1863. Includes a copy of the text. For grades 2-4. 1993Black, blue & gray: African Americans in the Civil War
By James Haskins, Jim Haskins. 1998
Examines the gradual acceptance of African American soldiers in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Includes excerpts…
from letters, documented accounts, and government transcripts. The last chapter describes how historians for many years ignored the role of African American troops in the war. For grades 5-8Across the wide dark sea: the Mayflower journey
By Jean Van Leeuwen, Thomas B. Allen. 1995
A fictionalized account of a young boy's trip to America with his family on the Mayflower in 1620. Once there,…
the settlers begin making a new life for themselves. For grades K-3Don't you know there's a war on?
By James Stevenson. 1992
The author, a ten-year-old boy in 1942 when the United States entered World War II, reminisces on just what it…
was like to be a "kid." With his brother and father away fighting, he tried to do his part to win the war by collecting tinfoil, saving tin cans, buying war stamps, planting a "victory garden," and keeping an eye on a neighbor who he suspected was a spy. For grades 2-4 to share with older readersThe 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 readersTraitor, the case of Benedict Arnold: The Case of Benedict Arnold
By Jean Fritz, John Andre. 1981
A tense study of the brilliant Revolutionary War general who became one of America's most famous hero-villians when he betrayed…
West Point to the British. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1981A medieval feast (Journeys 2014)
By Aliki. 1983
Mammoths on the move
By Lisa Wheeler, Kurt Cyrus. 2006
Join a pack of woolly mammoths as they trek south for the winter, braving fierce storms, deadly predators, and raging…
rivers while making their slow journey across the gorgeous unspoiled lands of this continent until finally they reach their goal. The author draws readers into the mystery of prehistory and of one of the most awesome beasts to ever walk the earth. For grades K-3Farewell to Manzanar: and related readings (Literature connections)
By Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston. 1998
Good masters! Sweet Ladies!: voices from a medieval village
By Laura Amy Schlitz, Robert Byrd. 2007
Nineteen monologues and two dialogues about the ten- to fifteen-year-old sons and daughters of nobility and paupers living near an…
English manor in 1255. Interspersed between dramatic readings are background pieces on medieval customs and events, such as farming, falconry, the Crusades, and pilgrimages. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal. 2007