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By Rosemary Sutcliff, Square Fish. 2010
When the Roman army withdraws its protection from Britain, young legionnaire Aquila stays behind to defend his homeland from the…
tides of invaders. Sequel to The Silver Branch (DB 73887). For junior and senior high and older readers. 1959By Devin Scillian, Lee White. 2007
By Julia Golding, Roaring Brook Press. 2009
London and Paris, 1791. When the Theater Royal closes, Miss Catherine "Cat" Royal loses her job and home. But after…
Mr. Sheridan proposes sending her to Paris disguised as a ballerina to report on the Revolutionary War, Cat accepts--and becomes a spy. For grades 5-8. 2007By Julia Golding, Roaring Brook Press. 2008
London, 1790s. Catherine "Cat" Royal, an orphan who lives at the Drury Lane Theater, rallies her companions to try to…
save her friend Pedro from the clutches of Mr. Hawkins, a slave master who considers Pedro his property. For grades 5-8. 2006By Julia Golding, Roaring Brook Press. 2008
London, 1790. Streetwise beyond her tender years, orphan Catherine "Cat" Royal tries to find a diamond supposedly hidden in the…
Drury Lane Theater where she lives. This treasure hunt involves two bare-knuckled boxers, three enemies, and four hundred and thirty-eight rioters. For grades 5-8. 2006By Caroline Lawrence, Roaring Brook Press. 2003
Italy, A.D. 79. Following The Assassins of Rome (DB 57894) Flavia Gemina's family is bankrupt after their trading ship sinks.…
Flavia and her friends Lupus, Nubia, and Jonathan plan to retrieve sunken treasure, but the slave dealer who killed Lupus's parents is also after the loot. For grades 5-8. 2003By Caroline Lawrence, Roaring Brook Press. 2003
Rome, A.D. 79. Jonathan, from Pirates of Pompeii (DB 57213), on a twofold quest to find his long lost mother…
and warn the emperor of an assassination plot, joins Jewish uncle Simeon. Danger lurks in the palace, where Jonathan's friends Nubia, Lupus, and Flavia Gemina follow him. For grades 5-8. 2002By Robert Graves. 1965
By Caroline Lawrence, Roaring Brook Press. 2003
In the chaos after Mt. Vesuvius has erupted, burying Pompeii, Flavia Gemina and her friends seek shelter in a refugee…
camp where children begin disappearing. Flavia's investigations reveal that a powerful citizen may be involved. Sequel to The Secrets of Vesuvius (DB 57214). For grades 5-8. 2002By Caroline Lawrence, Roaring Brook Press. 2001
Flavia Gemina, from The Thieves of Ostia (DB 55246), and her companions journey to her uncle's farm after rescuing Roman…
admiral Pliny from a capsized boat. On the farm there is a riddle to solve and signs that Mt. Vesuvius nearby will soon erupt. For grades 5-8. 2001By Caroline Lawrence, Roaring Brook Press. 2002
In the Roman port of Ostia in A.D. 79, Flavia Gemina solves her first mystery with the help of unlikely…
friends. When Jonathan's pet and other dogs are found beheaded, Flavia wants to find out who is doing it and why. But sleuthing has its dangers. Some violence. For grades 5-8. 2001By Jean Fritz, Lynd Ward. 1987
In 1836, a Pennsylvania community is bitterly divided on the slavery question. Young Brady is at first undecided, but eventually…
takes an antislavery stand and helps with the "Underground Railroad" activities. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1960By Doris Orgel, Marilee Heyer. 1999
Three Greek immortals--Athena, goddess of wisdom; Aphrodite, goddess of love; and Hera, goddess of marriage--tell their own stories. The introduction…
provides background on the society and religion of ancient Greece. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1999By Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton. 2011
"Margaret Pokiak est une jeune Inuit de 8 ans. Son désir le plus cher est d'aller à l'école pour apprendre…
à lire, même s'il lui faut quitter son village arctique. Sa famille tente de la décourager, mais rien ne peut la faire changer d'avis et c'est à contrecoeur que son père consent enfin à la laisser partir. Une fois à l'école, Margaret est confrontée à une religieuse cruelle dont le nez ressemble à un bec d'aigle. Dès les premiers jours, celle-ci s'en prend à la jeune fille qu'elle juge têtue et rebelle. Avec l'intention de l'humilier, elle lui confie les tâches les plus ardues et la force même à porter des bas rouges, qui lui font paraître les jambes énormes, alors que toutes les autres pensionnaires portent des bas gris. Margaret travaille dur tout en rêvant au jour où elle pourra enfin quitter le pensionnat pour ne plus jamais y remettre les pieds..." -- 4e de couvBy Enrique A Laguerre, Enrique Laguerre, Vazquez. 2011
Famed novel about Puerto Rican sugar plantations after the 1929 economic collapse. Protagonist Juan Antonio Borrás narrates his years working…
for a US-owned sugar company, as he first adopts more progressive ideas, then succumbs to his company's conservative propaganda, before a friend's death pushes him toward revolution. Some violence. Spanish language. 1935By Ann Clare LeZotte. 2020
1805. Mary Lambert has always felt safe among the deaf community of Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard where practically everyone communicates…
in a shared sign language. But a scientist determined to discover the origins of the islands' widespread deafness decides that she makes the perfect live specimen--and kidnaps her. For grades 4-7. 2020By 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. 1995By Dan Andreasen, Roger Lea MacBride. 1999
Early twentieth century. Nineteen-year-old Rose leaves her parents' Missouri farm to become a telegraph operator in Kansas City, planning someday…
to marry her sweetheart, Paul. She transfers to San Francisco, where thousands of "bachelor girls" support themselves. Sequel to On the Banks of the Bayou (RC 65100). For grades 5-8. 1999By Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston. 1998
By Abdi Nazemian. 2019
New York City, 1989. Three teens discover their sexuality, romance, AIDS activism, and the revolutionary act of living life to…
the fullest in the face of impossible odds. Descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2019