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Fast-paced story of a widow and her two children who try to make their mark in an 1880s Idaho gold-mining town.This is a fun read-alone chapter book.

Newbery winner by author Christopher Paul Curtis. An inspiring coming-of-age story set in a settlement of runaway slaves who have escaped to Canada.

This work is a delightful true story of an American woman journalist who moves south of the border and marries a Mexican man in the 1930s.

In the 1830s, a young orphan with grave blue eyes heads to a new life in North Carolina. As she learns to adapt to her new Quaker surroundings, her new family and friends wonder if this solemn girl will...

From the author of the Newbery-winning A Single Shard comes a carefully researched read aloud book about the 1950s Brooklyn Dodgers, the Korean War and the very real ups and downs of life.

Famous tale of a boy's life in a small town on the banks of the Mississippi River as told by author Mark Twain. Pb.

Jenna is a gangly, gutsy 16-year-old who sells shoes after school. When Jenna drives Mrs. Gladstone (the elderly, crusty president of a chain of shoe stores) on a cross-country "road trip", the two learn...

This educational reading book tells a great tale about doing the right thing, even in the face of opposition.

The Sawi cannibals of Irian Jaya think Judas is a hero for "fattening Jesus for the slaughter." This is the amazing story of how God prepared a tribal culture to receive the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Born the son of an African king, Amos Fortune was captured by slave traders in 1725, brought to America and sold at auction.

Set in pre-Word War II America, this charming collection of short stories recounts the visits of a brother and sister to their eccentric grandmother in a small town in rural Illinois.

One of the most spellbinding space adventure and time travel books. Winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal.

This story takes place in the real world of New York City, but holds a fantastic puzzle at its heart. Winner of the Newbery Medal and a New York Times bestseller, When You Reach Me by author Rebecca Stead...

With only a guide book to show them the way, the Todd family sets out from their Arkansas home on a two thousand mile trek to claim uncharted Oregon Territory.

It's 1936 in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy who never knew his father, but Bud's got a few things going for him.

The "Call of the Wild" book is gripping tale of a heroic dog who, thrust into the Alaska Gold Rush, faces a choice between living in man's world or returning to nature.

Four friends from a class of social outcasts attempt to win an Academic Bowl with the help of their encouraging teacher.

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary is an astonishing story about growing up, about love and disappointment.

Delightful Newbery Honor story of what happened to a twelve year old white girl who was captured by Seneca Indians in 1758.

After his parents die, Jeffrey Magee awes his friends with unbelievable feats.

Billie Jo, a 14-year-old girl caught in the Oklahoma dust storms of the 1930s, reveals the grim realities of a life lived in that time and place.

The full text of Washington Irving's classic accompanied by black-and-white renderings of illustrations by Arthur Rackham.

Adventuresome and feisty 12-year old Lizzy Tinker has to learn how to fit in with her community, 17th century Puritans in Holland.

The unforgettable story of a young girl whose father stands up for principle in the face of deadly prejudice.

This book of classic poems for students is a treasury of more than 150 works by six of America's finest poets.

Mary Alice, a middle-class high school girl from Chicago, leaves the big city to spend 1937 in rural Illinois with her rough-around-the-edges and unconventional grandmother.