In a text that mirrors their language and thoughts, Marcia Sewall has masterfully recreated the coming of the pilgrims to the New World, and the daily flow of their days during the first years in the colony they called Plimoth. Aye, Governor Bradford calls us pilgrims. We are English and England was our home...But our lives were ruled by King James, and for many years it seemed as though our very hearts were in prison in England... September, 1620, our lives changed. We were seventy menfolk and...
Fearless Brothers (Blanket of Blood, #2)
by Damian Micheal Desordi
The Handkerchief Map is an epistolary novel set during WWII and told from the point of view of three different characters: Franz, a young Nazi soldier who is beginning to question the war; Helga, a Russian girl bent on joining the resistance; and Susanna, a Jewish woman who has been separated from her husband and children and imprisoned in a concentration camp. By a teenage author, this novel is poetic yet accessible, and highlights the common humanity we all share.
Defeat of the Ghost Riders (Trailblazer Books, #23) (Trailblazer Books (Numbered), #23)
by Neta Jackson and Dave Jackson
A Trailblazer Book for middle-grade readers. Little Celeste Key is sent to Mary McLeod Bethune's school against her will, but soon finds herself enjoying what she's learning -- until the Ku-Klux Klan shows up!
Young Henry Ware helps to establish a pioneer settlement in early Kentucky, joins in defending it against the attack of hostile Shawnee Indians, and spends some time among the Shawnee as a somewhat willing prisoner.
When the move to Chicago leaves twelve-year-old Rosie without friends, she is thrilled when her brother asks her to fill in for his baseball team, even if it means dressing up like a boy.
Shatterproof (The 39 Clues: Cahills Vs Vespers, #4)
by Roland Smith
The NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series returns with an even deadlier challenge, as a new enemy is revealed to be searching for The 39 Clues too...Amy and Dan's race to save the hostages continues. Where will it lead them next? More titles available: CAHILLS VS VESPERS 1: THE MEDUSA PLOT (Library Edition 9780545324090), CAHILLS VS VESPERS 2: A KING'S RANSOM (Library Edition 9780545324106) and CAHILLS VS VESPERS 3 (9780545324120).
Elsie's Holidays at Roselands (Elsie Books (Holly Hall), #2) (Elsie Books (Hibbard), #2)
by Martha Finley
In this second volume in The Original Elsie Dinsmore Series, Elsie is forced into an awful choice between loyalty to her savior and her father's affection. The turmoil of this conflict contributes to a life-threatening illness for Elsie.
Jesse Bowman: A Union Boy's War Story (Historical Fiction Adventures (Paperback))
by Tom McGowen
