Meet Josefina, an American Girl (American Girls Collection: Josefina 1824)
by Valerie Tripp
After the Pearl Harbor attack an eleven-year-old Japanese-American girl and her family are forced to go to an aliens camp in Utah.
Join Lola as she learns what it means to be a big sister, in the third installment in the loveable Lola series. We all know how much Lola loves books, so it is no surprise that she can’t wait to share her love of reading with her new baby brother, Leo. Lola gets ready for little Leo’s arrival by reading books about brothers and sisters and picking out the perfect stories that she just knows her little brother will love. When the baby is finally here, Lola takes on the role of big sister—she help...
"Shortly after Cass's big brother is deployed to fight in Iraq, Cass becomes pen pals with an Iraqi girl who opens up her eyes to the effects of war"--
Thirteen-year-old Ipa struggles to survive a brutal time of change as the Spanish begin the conquest of the native people along the Texas border.
Emma's Escape (Soundprints' Read-And-Discover: Level 3)
by Sharon Shavers Gayle
While on a visit to the Anacostia Museum of the Smithsonian Insitution, Emma finds herself going back in time where, as a runaway slave, she uses the Underground Railroad to make her way to Canada.
Smithsonian Historical Fiction (Smithsonian Historical Fiction)
by Veeda Bybee, Rebecca Rissman, Nikki Shannon Smith, and Brandon Terrell
After moving to her ancestral home in northern New Jersey, fourteen-year-old Becca discovers a Native American ghost and a startling family secret.
Tales of the Time Dragon #2: Racing the Waves (Scholastic Reader Level 2)
by Robert Neubecker
Knucklehead Fred and the Principal's Challenge
by Arias Williams
"The Firsttortilla" is a moving, bilingual story of courage and discovery. A small Mexican village is near starvation. There is no rain, and the bean and squash plants are dying. Jade, a young village girl, is told by a blue hummingbird to take a gift to the Mountain Spirit. Then it will send the needed rain. Burning lava threatens her, but Jade reaches the top of the volcano. The Mountain Spirit is pleased. It allows the ants in a nearby cave to share their corn with Jade. The corn was sweet an...
Discusses the geography, history, industries, and famous citizens of the "Treasure State." With many color photos, this introduction to Montana includes material on people, industries, & principal cities.
The Legend of Capitán Calavera (Santiago of the Seas) (Pictureback(r))
by Melissa Lagonegro
Set sail for adventure with Santiago and his pirate crew from Nickelodeon's new animated show Santiago of the Seas in this full-color storybook with a card game! A day at the beach becomes magical when Santiago from Nickelodeon's Santiago of the Seas discovers the lost treasure of the legendary Capitán Calavera. It turns him and his friends Tomás and Lorelai into the new Pirate Protectors of their home, Isla Encanto-but can they protect the treasure from selfish pirate Bonnie Bones? Children ag...