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...
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.
Thanksgiving Coloring Books (Pet Cartoon, #19) (Funny Zoo, #4)
by J K Mimo
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.
Out of the Nest (Italian Saga, #2) (Italian Childhood, #2)
by Gaia B Amman
George Washington Carver (Real Readers) (Real Readers Series: Level Blue)
by Miena Benitez and Mirna Benitez
A biography of the agriculturist for beginning readers, chronicling his struggle to get an education, his work at the Tuskegee Institute, and how he helped popularize peanuts as a cash crop in the South. Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the African American scientist who promoted the idea of crop rotation and found many uses for peanuts.
