For fans of The Book Thief and Raiders of the Lost Ark, this thrilling new novel set during World War I features a girl who must pretend to be a male soldier to save her younger brothers.
A young girl fleeing Hitler takes refuge in Shanghai, where she learns that she must fight to surviveThroughout tomboy Ilse's childhood, her mother has tried to force her to behave like a proper Austrian lady.
A young boy dreams of music and sunshine in the Great Smoky MountainsAs far as Billy is concerned, there's no sight more beautiful than the sun setting over the Blue Ridge Mountains.
An Iowa farm boy longs to quit school and join his dad working the landDick comes home from school early and tells his mother he was sent home with a stomachache.
A Newbery Honor Book: During the Revolutionary War, a courageous pioneer girl fights for freedomWhen thirteen-year-old Stephanie Venable moves with her family from North Carolina to a four-hundred-acre homestead in Kentucky, she knows they're in for a great adventure.
A Highland lad joins forces with a notorious Scottish "e;Robin Hood"e; to seek revenge on the greedy laird who destroyed the boy's villageAuthors Jane Yolen and Robert J.
A Highland lad comes of age at the brutal battle of Culloden in 18th-century ScotlandIn the year 1745, the cry goes out across the Scottish Highlands for every able-bodied Scotsman to take up arms in support of Bonnie Prince Charlie.
Little John lives a lifetime of adventure-from humble ferryman to legendary outlawJohn Little is strong enough to be a knight, but he knows he is destined to life as a thief.
From the jungles of Panama to the gold fields of California, a young man searches for justiceIn 1849, there are 2 ways to reach California: overland or by sea.
A desperate sheriff in Sherwood Forest chases a bandit called Robin HoodThe boar charges and Geoffrey, the sheriff of Nottingham, stands tall with an iron spear gripped in his hands, waiting for the moment to strike.
When Theodore's safe, predictable world is destroyed, his life-and his faith-are in dangerThirteen-year-old Theodore has lived in China all his life and never felt terror, until his father's missionary settlement is attacked and burned in the night.
A former child soldier tries to learn the ways of peace in an African nation in this "e;rip-roaring adventure story"e; by a Carnegie Medal winner (Publishers Weekly).
Four children embark on a quest for a new land at the dawn of human history Africa, two hundred thousand years ago: Suth and Noli were orphaned the night the murderous strangers came, speaking an unfamiliar language and bringing violence to the peaceful Moonhawk tribe.
Is Twite and her cousin, Arun, use their telepathic gifts to find Arun's missing mother in this gripping adventure set in an alternate British kingdomWhen Is Twite and her cousin, Arun, return to Cold Shoulder Road in Folkestone after their astonishing adventures in the North, the town is deserted and Arun's mother is missing.
A classic coming-of-age novel set in the midst of the French and Indian WarIn the wilderness of the Northeast, Robert Lennox's life is staked on how well he can evade the fierce Tandakora and his persistent warriors.
The timeless children's story about a young orphan whose sunny outlook and effervescent spirit transform a Vermont townAlone in her big house in Beldingsville, Vermont, Miss Polly welcomes neither friends nor companions of any sort.
Thousands of miles from home, one soldier leads an army to safetyThe war with Sparta is over, and Athens is at peace for the first time in thirty years.
The story of the ten-year-old boy who becomes captain of a ship After his mother’s death, young David Glasgow Farragut is forced to leave home to live with Captain Porter and his wife.
Sacagawea, the Shoshoni woman who helped guide Lewis and Clark on their famed expedition, tells her life storyWhen Sacagawea's son asks her about her life, she isn't sure where to begin.
A teenage girl questions her principles after her brother is captured during the Revolutionary War Fourteen-year-old Samantha Byrd is an excellent shot—she’s even better than her brother at providing food for her family.
A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People and recipient of the Florida Sunshine Award: In this absorbing chapter book, Ahyoka helps her father, Sequoyah, unlock the mystery of “talking leaves” to create the Cherokee alphabet Ahyoka is the daughter of Sequoyah, a silversmith who has given up most of his trade to focus on his true passion.
Nobody said New York City was easy, but for Tolley Holtz, it's homeTolley Holtz would rather be exploring the city with his friends, talking about the Yankees, and discussing what President Roosevelt is going to do about the Depression than watching his little brother, Bubber.
Escaping from the terrors of World War II, Karin gets the chance for a new life in America-but she can't stop thinking about her mother, who she left behind in FranceKarin Levi's life in Paris was happy and normal.
A young girl fleeing Hitler takes refuge in Shanghai, where she learns that she must fight to surviveThroughout tomboy Ilse's childhood, her mother has tried to force her to behave like a proper Austrian lady.
A former child soldier tries to learn the ways of peace in an African nation in this "e;rip-roaring adventure story"e; by a Carnegie Medal winner (Publishers Weekly).
Step through the golden gates of childhood in Kate Douglas Wiggin's classic, Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmEleven-year-old Rebecca is leaving Sunnybrook Farm to live with her spinster aunts and become the educated daughter her family needs.
When Theodore's safe, predictable world is destroyed, his life-and his faith-are in dangerThirteen-year-old Theodore has lived in China all his life and never felt terror, until his father's missionary settlement is attacked and burned in the night.
Four children embark on a quest for a new land at the dawn of human history Africa, two hundred thousand years ago: Suth and Noli were orphaned the night the murderous strangers came, speaking an unfamiliar language and bringing violence to the peaceful Moonhawk tribe.
