Historical fiction at its best, this novel by bestselling author Marissa Moss tells the story of Sarah Emma Edmonds, who masqueraded as a man named Frank Thompson during the Civil War. Among her many adventures, she was a nurse on the battlefield and a spy for the Union Army, and was captured by (and escaped from) the Confederates. The novel is narrated by Sarah, offering readers an in-depth look not only at the Civil War but also at her journey to self-discovery as she grapples with living a li...
To travel to other worlds is a dream that many children and adults share. This slightly tongue-in-cheek fantasy in the form of a travel brochure will bring readers of all ages one step closer. Narrated by the ambassador to Earth of the Tri-Star Federation, Visit My Alien Worlds offers the aspiring space traveler guidance in clothing and spending money as well as suggestions for sights to see (and hazards to avoid). Throughout, richly detailed illustrations make this outlandish place seem real.
Lew Wallace, Boy Writer (Young Patriots (Patria Paperback))
by Martha E. Schaaf
Lottie Saves the Bees (Lottie Lovall International Investigator, #1)
by Heather B Moon
In their small town of Monroeville, Alabama, in 1930, misfits Tru and Nelle strike up a friendship and find a mystery to solve when someone breaks into the drugstore and steals some candy and a fancy brooch.
Imagine if you lived in the White House! The first book centers around three of Theodore Roosevelt's children, Kermit, Ethel and Archie. Their mother is away and they are left in the charge of a comical nanny named Mrs. Duffit and their President father, who is very preoccupied with the visit from a quirky Russian Ambassador, Count Cassini. Eager to keep the children out of trouble, President Roosevelt sends his children on a treasure hunt--just like Treasure Island, only in the White House. The...
Animals Coloring Book For Smart Kids (Animals World, #2) (Zoo Animal Stories, #1)
by Advanced Color
Thanksgiving Coloring Books (Pet Cartoon, #19) (Funny Zoo, #4)
by J K Mimo
Bachelor Girl (Little House: the Rose years) (Little House Chapter Books: The Rose Years, #8)
by Roger Lea MacBride
Having left her parents' Missouri farm for good and trained to become a telegraph operator in Kansas City, teenage Rose moves out to San Francisco and joins the thousands of "bachelor girls" supporting themselves.
Sheryl Swoopes, member of the Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. women's basketball team, uses her own life as an example of the importance of never giving up.
A boy describes growing up in the 1930s in a Brooklyn seaside community filled with colorful characters.