Pepin
This magical tale follows the life of Pepin, a peasant lad of Medieval France, and circles around the twelfth day after Christmas (the Feast of the Three Kings) as his story unfolds. Raised by his grandfather after the death of his parents, Pepin lives quietly and industriously in a small hut by the edge of the forest. From his grandfather, Pepin learns the story of the wicked duke, Gundebold the Wolf, and learns, too, a consistent generosity that guides him through the twists and turns of his own growing up. A generosity that Pepin will need as the story progresses! Beautifully crafted, and subtly told, this tale will make a welcome addition to any child's bookshelf!
Legend of the Children of Guam’s Green Jungle
Legend of the Children of Guam's Green Jungle is an eco-fable for elder children and their heirs. The Green life is a good life! The ever-children of the Green jungle live a carefree and joyful life on their tiny, remote tropical island. They laugh and play, they tell stories around the evening fire, and are blessed with the abundance of fish and fruits that the island provides. Life is good! Life is Green!But changes are ahead! As the skies darken and the sea grows dark green, strangers begin to arrive and the children are forced into accepting new ways, new thoughts and new lives. The spirit of the Green children is challenged to survive. Join the children on this journey and "Remember the Green!" Throughout history, cultures have risen, been established, conquered, assimilated, and have evolved. This has occurred worldwide as transportation improves, technology advances, and as nations continue to expand and dominate. Legend of the Children of Guam's Green Jungle explores what happens to native cultures that are subjected to progress in an ever-changing world. The struggle remains in those cultures that survive to preserve a sense of self-identity. This short story, written as an eco-fable for children, young adults, and future generations explores the struggles of a native island population through five-hundred years of occupation by three conquering nations, as they strive to hold on to their original heritage. It is a story of a people dominated by others, who submitted to change that may not have been sought after, and of survival. It is a story that could be applied to many other populations, some that have disappeared completely, and others that continue to struggle for their identity. It is a story of all time, and a story of our time.
Das Land der Panaiti
Eines Tages wird die Erde weinen, sie wird um ihr Leben flehen, sie wird Tr瓣nen von Blut weinen. Ihr werdet die Wahl haben ihr zu helfen oder sie sterben zu lassen und wenn sie stirbt, sterbt auch ihr. Diese Worte des H瓣uptlings Hollow Horn Bear von den Oglala Lakota bewahrheiten sich leider in diesen Tagen. Das Buch erz瓣hlt die ?berlebensgeschichte des Stammes der Panaiti (Bannock-Indianer) die gekennzeichnet durch ihren unbedingten Willen die Traditionen ihres Volkes nicht zu verleugnen heute gemeinsam mit Shoshonen in der Fort Hall Reservation im US-Bundesstaat Idaho leben.
Malcolm and Me
After clashing with her Catholic school teacher over Thomas Jefferson's enslavement of people, Roberta Forest, a thirteen-year-old, questions religion and hypocrisy-at school, home, and nationwide-as the Watergate scandal unfolds.
Gold
GOLD as October Sunsets, a Stray Dog, and God's Good Plans is the fourth book in Niedfeldt's Lisenka series, but you don't have to read the first three to love this adventure-packed story. This book, set in October of 1930 as the Great Depression deepens, spotlights three runaway kids, one of them only ten years old. Lisenka and her family reach out to these young hobos who resist help and run again. A stray golden retriever lopes into the book, pulling the characters together, but also adding conflict. Even when life feels desperate, Lisenka, her family, and friends learn that God does have a good plan for their lives. All four Lisenka books are based on stories from actual people, real incidents, and the historical time but are works of fiction. The Author's Story Linda Jane Niedfeldt, known as Janie to her friends, is an outdoorsy, small-town gal. After college, marriage, and four children, she dabbled at teaching but focused on writing. Niedfeldt wrote two children's historical fiction books, then dozens of newspaper stories and a few national magazine articles. In 1995, she and her husband Tom started a travel business, taking her simple life perspective to more than 75 countries. Now in retirement, she's written her first memoir, Psalms in My Backpack, and two more children's novels. (www.lindajaneniedfeldt.com) The Photographer's Story While growing up, Carla Jahnke loved to laugh, make others smile, and see things through her own lens. Now, years later, she has a full life, married to her high school sweetheart Dan. They live on a few acres and share many adventures with their four kids, one cat, and six chickens. Much of her success with Carla Jane Photography, capturing emotions and fun, is seeing through her old and new lenses of life. (www.carlajanephotographyfdl.com)
Birds Flying High
This is a book about a young boy's journey and immigration from Iraq to Sweden. It is an easy read meant for school use and young adults. This book helps introduce subjects such as trauma, emotional development, belonging, and immigration. It offers tools and assignments in the form of questionnaires to help analyze the text and it can be used to help develop students reading- and writing comprehension.
A Lightness in My Soul
Inspired by the incredible true story of a German teen taken prisoner at the end of WWII, determined to survive and to reunite with his mother - A Lightness in My Soul is a tribute to the triumph of hope and redemption against all odds.Germany, October 2019: In a car repair shop an elderly man waits next to a woman. They begin to talk about the Great War, when he was just a teen. He tells her a story, one he has never shared-his own.Bavaria, April 1945: For the last two years, fifteen-year old Arthur and his classmates have lived in a youth camp. Far from home and allied bombs they spend their days with lessons, hikes, play fights and helping local farmers harvest ever decreasing crops. They have been told that the war will be over soon and that they'll return home to a victorious Germany.When the U.S. Army marches into camp, they are arrested and taken to the just liberated Dachau concentration camp. Everything they ever believed turns out to be false. They were lied to... not only has Germany lost the war, what they find is monstrous. But being a prisoner is only the beginning of their ordeal...
Butterflies in the System
Butterflies in the System is a story about love, incarceration, and perseverance. Inspired by true events, it follows a year in the life of five teenagers as they struggle through the youth protection system in Montreal. Through the halls of a group home, into lockdown within a youth detention centre, and onto the streets, Sam and her peers navigate through a world kept hidden from the public eye. Their future in the hands of judges, social workers, and childcare workers, the teens learn the value in empathy and friendship.Jane Powell is an alumna of Ville Marie Social Services and Youth Horizons (now Batshaw Youth and Family Centres) in Montreal. She wrote this story to raise awareness of the challenge teens face while in youth protection, where they are subjected to variable and often unethical care."Great read! The first chapter alone brought me back 30 years. It's fiction, but it was still very close to home for me. I recommend this book to anyone who even spent 48 hours in the system." - Lyne Meilleur, alumna 1989-92, Shawbridge Youth Centres and Youth Horizons in Montreal, QC"I loved Butterflies in the System for its raw and honest look at life in the DYP system as seen through the eyes of someone living it. As a childcare worker and special care counsellor, I found the narrative accurately heartbreaking and inspirational. Sam's journey is poignant, funny, riveting and brutally honest. The story reflects what still does and doesn't work in our flawed social service network. A compelling read!" -Janet Gallagher, special care counsellor and childcare worker in Montreal, QC"An excellent follow up to Sky-Bound Misfit, Butterflies in the System showcases Sam's struggles when she finds herself within the youth protection system. I found the story fascinating and had a hard time putting it down. The characters were vividly real. I loved the connecting pieces that related to Sky-Bound Misfit. Vincent's appearance, along with Frankie's, was stellar ... a great way to tie both novels together, which left me wanting to read Sky-Bound Misfit all over again." -Alicia Grills, avid reader, Golden, BC
Where the World Ends
A Michael L. Printz Honor Book and Carnegie Medal Winner! New from Geraldine McCaughrean comes Where the World Ends, an extraordinary story of eight boys stranded on a rock in the middle of the sea, left to fight for their survival. Every time a lad went fowling on the stacs, he came home less of a boy and more of a man. If he went home at all, that is. Every summer Quill and his friends are put ashore on a remote sea stac to hunt birds. But this summer, no one arrives to take them home. Surely nothing but the end of the world can explain why they've been abandoned--cold, starving and clinging to life, in the grip of a murderous ocean. How will they survive such a forsaken place of stone and sea? This is an extraordinary story of fortitude, endurance, tragedy and survival, set against an unforgettable backdrop of savage beauty.
Alchemy and Meggy Swann
Fans of Karen Cushman's witty novels will welcome Meggy Swann, newly come to London with her only friend, a goose named Louise. Meggy's mother was glad to be rid of her; her father, who sent for her, doesn't want her after all. Meggy is appalled by London, dirty and noisy, full of rogues and thieves, and difficult to get around in--not that getting around is ever easy for someone who walks with the help of two sticks. Just as her alchemist father pursues his great work of transforming base metal into gold, Meggy finds herself pursuing her own transformation. Elizabethan London has its dark side, but it also has gifts in store for Meggy Swann.
Matilda Bone
Into the fascinating, pungent setting of Blood and Bone Alley, home of leech, barber-surgeon, and apothecary, comes Matilda, raised by a priest to disdain worldly affairs and spend all her time in study and prayer. To Matilda's dismay, her new occupation will not involve Latin or writing, but practical tasks: lighting the fire, going to market, mixing plasters and poultices, and helping Red Peg the Bonesetter treat patients. She is appalled by the worldliness of her new surroundings, and the sharp-tongued saints she turns to for advice are no help at all. Filled with witty dialogue and richly authentic detail, Matilda Bone is a compelling comic novel about a girl who learns to see herself and others clearly, to laugh, and to live contentedly in this world.
Alfie's Adventures in Ancient Rome
Join Alfie on an adventure of a lifetime as he is transported back to the streets of ancient Rome! Helped by local boy Diocles, can Alfie escape from the Roman army and return home?The start of a new school term is anything but ordinary as Alfie somehow finds himself on the cobbled streets of ancient Rome. With local boy Diocles offering to help him, they are soon accused of stealing, leaving them with two choices... surrender to the Roman army or run! After sneaking through glorious villas and sprinting through crowds, they are eventually captured by the soldiers and taken to the Colosseum. Faced against a mighty gladiator, have they met their match or can they escape?With beautiful illustrations and an informative factual section (that contains some startling revelations about the book!), any young reader will soon be researching the Roman empire for themselves.Reading for pleasure at its best, this is a page turning adventure story that with inspire and engage young readers.
Fur Beneath the Skin
A youth in Jacobean England who has lost his memory and doesn't know whether he is a werewolf or not. He knows only that he must get rid of his "wolf" - whatever it is - before it kills him and the girl he loves. On the run from superstitious fear and scientific curiosity, he joins other "different ones" who help him. But only he can decide whether or not he is a werewolf...or something else.
Besotted
In a land where being the fairest maiden is a curse . . .A young queen trying to stay alive until she comes of age to rule, and a prince turned into a pauper.Queen Aurora of Mercia has spent her entire life deep in Inglewood Forest, hiding from Warwick's Queen Margery, who seeks her demise. As the time draws near for Aurora to take the throne, she happens upon a handsome woodcutter. Although friendship with outsiders is forbidden and dangerous, she cannot stay away from the charming stranger.Only two months away from completing his royal testing, Prince Kresten of Scania is ready to be finished with the poverty and hardships of being a woodcutter. When he meets a beautiful peasant woman, he doesn't plan to fall in love, especially when he must soon leave and return to his homeland.As Queen Margery's forces close in, Aurora finds herself in mortal danger. Kresten knows a future with Aurora is impossible, but he is desperate to save her and bring an end to the queen's threat. To do so, he joins the ultimate battle against the evil queen, risking everything, including his chance at true love.The real Sleeping Beauty story.
Giles Hopkins’ First Year at Plymouth
"Rebekka Parry (author of young readers' story on Pilgrims' Indian friend Hobomok), again, has penned a time-transporting history book for young readers. What was it like to be a boy in the Mayflower Pilgrim community at Plymouth, 400 years ago? Giles Hopkins was one boy who lived the answer to that question. Mrs. Parry's action-packed and picturesque fact-based story, of Giles Hopkins' first year at Plymouth, provides an entertaining portrayal of typical and unusual life experiences that Giles Hopkins faced, as the Mayflower Pilgrims learned to live with new challenges in the New World, while making new Indian friends, such as Samoset, Squanto, and chief Massasoit. Enjoyable and informative!"-Dr. James J.S. JohnsonHistorian at Institute for Creation Research"I have had the pleasure of getting to know Rebekka Parry when she and her family have visited Plymouth to discover the rich Christian heritage of our country. She is a great researcher that has a unique ability to dig through primary sources to find the true and human story of our country. Being a mother she has an ability to relate to children and write in a style that is relatable and teachable at the same time. I highly recommend this book."-Leo MartinEducational Director at The Jenney MuseumPlymouth, Massachussetts"Giles Hopkins' First Year at Plymouth is a look at a new life through a child's eyes. It's a glimpse into what was surely a grand adventure to a twelve year old: the interesting, the devastating, and the hopeful. May we all be able to recognize our own life events as blessings and to always give thanks for them, just as young Giles did."-Jennifer TouseyBlogger at This Family Blog and author ofupcoming historical children's book Sarah Had a PlanGiles Hopkins sailed to America in the Mayflower. Who will he meet now? What will he discover?Follow this historical boy's adventures in the New World!
Ruffian
Known as the Greatest Thoroughbred Filly, Ruffian was born at Claiborne Farm near Paris, Kentucky, on April 17, 1972, and died at Belmont Park, New York, on July 7, 1975. Ruffian captured the hearts of the racing world and all those who worked with her. One of those hearts was fictional teenager Meg Murphy. Forced to leave her horse and friends behind in Bison Gap, Montana, and move to Lexington, Kentucky, for her dad's new job, Meg struggles to fit in and be the society girl her parents dream of. All she wants is to be back in Bison Gap wearing her Wranglers and riding her horse that is until Doc, her uncle and a veterinarian, asks Meg to help him at the barn with the racehorses. Little did she know that one of the first things she helps Doc with-the birth of the beautiful filly Ruffian-would bring Meg her greatest love and heartbreak.
Will’s War in Exile
In this sequel to Will's War in Brighton (which covered the Brighton Blitz during the summer of 1940) the story focuses on the evacuee experience through the eyes of thirteen-year-old Will Maskall and nine-year-old Brenda Rodmelle. Both of them are evacuated to the Sussex Weald where they will have to adjust to an entire different way of life in strange and sometimes very odd surroundings. This book can be read separately from Will's War in Brighton and closes off the Will's War series by Nisse Visser. Fans of the Secret of the Wyrde Woods series might find it to their liking as the story picks up where Forgotten Road leaves off. Although Exile from Brighton does not form essential reading for that series it is an interesting extra as the main characters from Secrets of the Wyrde Woods make a guest appearance. Just as Will's War in Brighton was based on the recollections and anecdotes about wartime Brighton, Exile from Brighton seeks to capture the evacuee experience based on people's personal memories.
We Are Akan
In a richly illustrated story set in the Asante Kingdom of 1807, Kwame, Kwaku, and Baako strive to become leaders in the Akan culture. They farm, learn spear throwing, take part in ceremonies and dances, and listen to stories while gaining an understanding of the rainforest and its animals. In the capital city to see the king and the Golden Stool and take part in an important festival, the boys encounter the wider kingdom: fine crafts, livestock, foreign people and books, and witness the sale of prisoners as slaves. Kwaku cares for a leopard cub that the king wants returned to the forest. Traveling to the coast, Kwame and Baako are kidnapped and threatened with sale as slaves. The Asante Kingdom faces rebellion and the decline of its role in the Atlantic slave trade. Change will come. Kwame, Kwaku, and Baako balance the life they know with new possibilities for their future.
Daily Bread
It is 1911. Crammed into a three-room flat in a Mott Street tenement, the large Taglia family needs all the help they can muster. Spunky songbird Lily wants to help by baking Daily Bread at the bakery like big sister, Margaret. But Margaret says Lily is just a little kid, and there is more to baking Daily Bread than height and an artist's heart. Lily learns to navigate in a grown-up world when facing bullies, disasters, dotty bakers, and treacherous streets to cross by herself.
Mystery of the Egyptian Temple
KID DETECTIVE ZET: It's The World's Favorite Way To Learn About Ancient Egypt!Love this book!!!! - Tassa DeSalada, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★In a golden era of pyramids live two young detectives. This is their adventure.12-year-old Zet has a mystery on his hands. There's trouble in the kingdom. An important person has vanished into thin air. Zet is sure he can dig up clues. He needs to get down to business, fast. The problem? His best friend, Hui, wants to help. Hui loves joking around and things are bound to turn messy! The boys set sail down the Nile to a temple construction site. But with a suspicious boat captain on their tail, playing spy won't be easy. Soon they're escaping into dusty pyramid chambers, past columns covered in hieroglyphics, through a mysterious land of gold and majesty that the world has never forgotten. Join Zet and Hui in this fun and exciting mystery, perfect for all kids ages 9-12.What kids are saying: "I am 11 years old. I could not put this book down."What parents are saying: "has reread them more than once!"What teachers are saying: "students ask to borrow the book."From the creator of over 300 museum and science center exhibits worldwide comes a story for kids that brings ancient civilizations and Egyptian mythology to life.Perfect for all young explorers enchanted by ancient Egypt, home to pyramids and tombs, mummies, the Sphinx, Cleopatra, King Tut, and a pantheon of fascinating gods.Grab your detective hat, pack your bags, and join Zet on an educational quest that's as thrilling as it is enlightening! It's The World's Favorite Way To Learn About Ancient Egypt!
Girl Out of Place
Girl Out of Place is a moving coming-of-age story set during the liberation of Indonesia (formerly the Dutch East Indies). At the end of the war, Nell is released from a Japanese internment camp in Java. While searching for her father in the chaos, she meets Tim, a young man who is looking for his family too. Nell's journey takes her first to Singapore then to a new life and new friends in Sydney, Australia. But although Tim may well be the love of her life, her father puts her on a passenger liner bound for the Netherlands. Will Nell really be able to settle in a country she's never known - and will she ever see Tim again?Based on the true story of Nora Valk, this is an exciting tale of courage and friendship, hope and determination, about the search for love and a place to finally call home.
A Time for Tears
World War II contains millions of stories, for it affected millions of lives. A Time for Tears examines three-Andr矇 from Soissons, France; Daniel from Topeka, Kansas; and Rachel from Paris-caught in a tangle of events and emotions. Andr矇 Jabot, a teenage French aristocrat, is enraged by the killing of his young brother as the Nazis blitz the nearby village of Soissons. He swears vengeance and finds his way to England to join De Gaulle and the Resistance.Daniel Hagelman, a young Jewish grocer from Kansas, cannot turn his back on the horror of Hitler's Nazis and travels to England to volunteer in the Royal Air Force, leaving behind a wife and newborn baby girl. Fifteen-year-old Rachel Ropfogel's parents, upper class Parisian Jews, see the oncoming disaster as France falls to the Nazis. They arrange sanctuary for their daughter in the remote village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon where she assumes a new identity, Simon Bouret, a twenty-year-old art teacher. Each of these characters become members of the French Resistance and find themselves pursued by the relentless SS officer, Fredrik Haught. Murder, torture, chaos, orphaned children, caged babies, starving captives: cyanide tablets become a reasonable alternative. In war, many die, some survive. War ends, but only if survivors remember and teach future generations what they have learned, only if they remember A Time for Tears.
An Annapolis First Classman
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The Sheltering Tree
A perfectly-pitched look at the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, backed by thorough research which is worn lightly. Excellent for the pre-teen - but it's a book to enjoy whatever age you are...Fiona Taylor has done an excellent job of bringing this story to life for the pre-teen. Her research has been exemplary...will be useful for teachers who might wish to use The Sheltering Tree in class ... Sheltering Tree is a well-written and enjoyable way of introducing the story which played such an important part in the founding of the trade union movement. Sue Magee, Bookbag.I really enjoyed this book and found myself quickly immersed in Elizabeth's story, such is the author's slick ability to write in the first person whilst observing life from a young person's perspective....this book highlights a really significant moment in the evolution of human rights and the right to freedom of speech.... I feel that it could be enjoyed equally by middle grade children/young adults and adults themselves. Susie Fiddes, Reedsy Discovery.TOLPUDDLE DORSET 1834The untold lives of the families behind the Tolpuddle MartyrsThirteen year old Elizabeth Standfield's family have lived happily in Tolpuddle for generations, working as farm labourers on the fields that surround the village. Yet in the early 1830s disaster strikes when the local landowner, Squire Frampton, reduces the labourers wage to six shillings a week. These starvation wages are too little for the families to survive.Some of the village men decide to form a trade union and protest against their low wages. Squire Frampton, fearing revolution and rebellion, has six of the men, who he considers to be the ringleaders, arrested and transported to Australia for seven years. Among these men are Elizabeth's father and her older brother John. Also sent to Australia is her close friend James Brine - who she secretly hopes to marry one day.The story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs is well known, it is even part of the school curriculum, but until now it has been told by the mens' point of view. The Sheltering Tree follows the lives of Elizabeth and the women who are left in the village with little income, scant food and the risk eviction. Despite the hardship, Elizabeth refuses to give into despair and she uses every reserve of strength and integrity to help protect her family, and to fight for justice in bringing the men back home.A coming of age tale and children's historical drama inspired by the true historical events of the Tolpuddle Martyrs.
The Story That Cannot Be Told
"By turns surprising, poetic, and stark, The Story That Cannot Be Told is one that should most certainly be read." --Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee "A mesmerizing debut." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) A powerful middle grade debut with three starred reviews that weaves together folklore and history to tell the story of a girl finding her voice and the strength to use it during the final months of the Communist regime in Romania in 1989. Ileana has always collected stories. Some are about the past, before the leader of her country tore down her home to make room for his golden palace; back when families had enough food, and the hot water worked on more than just Saturday nights. Others are folktales like the one she was named for, which her father used to tell her at bedtime. But some stories can get you in trouble, like the dangerous one criticizing Romania's Communist government that Uncle Andrei published--right before he went missing. Fearing for her safety, Ileana's parents send her to live with the grandparents she's never met, far from the prying eyes and ears of the secret police and their spies, who could be any of the neighbors. But danger is never far away. Now, to save her family and the village she's come to love, Ileana will have to tell the most important story of her life.
Maurice and His Dictionary
This is the story of one refugee family's harrowing journey, based on author Cary Fagan's own family history. The graphic novel follows a young Jewish boy, Maurice, and his family as they flee their home in Belgium during the Second World War. They travel by train to Paris, through Spain to Portugal, and finally across the ocean to Jamaica, where they settle in an internment camp. All the while, Maurice is intent on continuing his education and growing up to be a lawyer. He overcomes obstacles to find a professor to study with, works toward a high school diploma while in the camp, and is ultimately accepted to university in Canada. His English dictionary becomes a beloved tool and beacon of hope through the danger and turmoil of the family's migration. Moments of lightness and humor balance the darkness in this powerful story of one refugee family's courage and resilience, and of the dictionary that came to represent their freedom.
Bonnie In-Between
After her parents' divorce, ten-year-old Bonnie moves with baby brother J.J. and Momma to her grandparent's Texas farm. Daddy moves to Chicago. When he sends a ticket for Bonnie to visit, she packs her suitcase and swallows her fear of flying. Determined to make her family whole again, she secretly plans to bring him home. But Daddy has his own plan. A plan that will change her life.
Beguiled
In a land where being the fairest maiden is a curse . . .A princess rejected and hunted by her mother, and a prince who lives as a shunned outcast.Princess Pearl flees for her life after her mother, Queen Margery, tries to have her killed during a hunting expedition. Pearl finds refuge on the Isle of Outcasts among criminals and misfits, disguising her face with a veil so no one recognizes her. She lives for the day when she can return to Warwick and rescue her sister, Ruby, from the queen's clutches.Amidst his royal testing on the Isle of Outcasts, Prince Mikkel of Scania has kept his identity a secret. Captured by a warring band of outcasts and condemned to die, he finds himself making friends with an intriguing but feisty young veiled woman. Intending to win her trust and gain her help to escape, he soon finds himself coerced to wed her.Mikkel reluctantly agrees to the union to save his life, and Pearl hopes the marriage will provide protection for her and Ruby. But the queen is more determined to kill her daughter than either Pearl or Mikkel realizes and has a sinister reason neither expects-one that could rip their new love apart forever.The real Snow White story.
”smelly” Kelly and His Super Senses
James "Smelly" Kelly used his super-senses and intelligence to make sure that the New York City subway in the 1930s ran safely throughout his lifetime and beyond. James Kelly smelled EVERYTHING: rats in the shed; circus elephants a mile away; tomorrow's rain. His sense of smell was EXTRAORDINARY. But what good was a powerful nose? How could his super-sniffer make him special? In the New York City subway, James found his calling--and earned the nickname "Smelly" Kelly. Armed with his super-sniffer and the tools he invented, he tracked down leaks from the dangerous to the disgusting, from the comical to the bizarre. Then, he sprang into action to prevent cave-ins and explosions in the tunnels beneath the city. Smelly Kelly not only hunted leaks but also saved lives--and he discovered the truly extraordinary power inside him. Beth Anderson's fast-paced text and Jenn Harney's comical illustrations bring to life this everyday superhero.
Hunters and Heretics
On the run from a mad king and living on the streets of his sworn enemies, Niklas assumed his life had bottomed out. After all, how much worse could it get? Apparently, a lot.When one of his closest allies, the priest Matthias, is murdered by a shadowy group known only as the Marauders, he swears to bring them to justice. Yet the more he learns about their activities, the more he realizes their intentions are far more insidious than simply raiding a few villages. The fate of not only Israel, but every country in the region, is at risk, and only Niklas and a small band of followers stand between the Marauders and utter destruction.
Growing Up Lucky
"Growing Up Lucky" is the story of a young man who grew up lucky at a time of great conflict and against all odds...based on the true-life adventures of James Michael "J.J." Willard. When nine-year-old James Michael "J.J." Willard finds himself bumping along in a covered wagon, with his father, mother, two sisters and all their worldly possessions, he has no idea of the adventures that lie ahead. The family is leaving its home in Brooklyn, New York, heading south to New Orleans. The year is 1861 and the War Between the States is just beginning. They stop in townships along the way to sell "Willard's Magic Elixir" - an old family recipe - to pay for food for their journey. Arriving in New Orleans they are confronted with the full horrors of the civil war, and to avoid being caught up in the brutal conflict the family decides to lie low on a small farm outside the city where they brew their potion and work on their sales patter. They entertain crowds with a few simple conjuring tricks and quickly discover that J.J. has a natural gift for performing magic. By the time the war is over the Willards are putting on weekly magic shows in New Orleans and J.J. is the star of the show. Offers start pouring in and before long the talented young magician is performing on Mississippi riverboats and famous clubs all over the United States. Then Europe beckons...
Growing Up Lucky
When nine-year-old James Michael "J.J." Willard finds himself bumping along in a covered wagon, with his father, mother, two sisters and all their worldly possessions, he has no idea of the adventures that lie ahead. His folks had immigrated from Ireland a few years earlier and now the whole family is on the move again, leaving their home in Brooklyn, New York, making their way south to New Orleans, lured by the promise of work. They stop in townships along the way to sell "Willard's Magic Elixir" - an old family recipe - in order to buy food for their journey. The year is 1861 and the war between the states is just beginning. Arriving in New Orleans they are confronted with the full horrors of the civil war, and to avoid being caught up in the brutal conflict the family decides to lie low on a small farm outside the city where they brew their potion and work on their sales patter. They decide to incorporate a few simple conjuring tricks to entertain the crowd and quickly discover that J.J. has a natural gift for performing magic. By the time the war is over the Willards are putting on weekly magic shows in New Orleans and J.J. is the star of the show. Offers start pouring in and before long the talented young magician is performing on Mississippi riverboats and famous clubs all over the United States. Then Europe beckons...But what magic can he conjure up when misfortune stikes his family at home? These are the adventures of a young man who grew up lucky at a time of great conflict and against all odds...based on the true life adventures of James Michael "J.J." Willard.
Birch Choulie
In 1862 the bloody drama of the Indian Massacre was enacted in the Minnesota Valley, and although many accounts of the massacre have been written, no pen has been able adequately to describe or portray the awful experience endured by the defenseless settlers during those dark days." These were the words of Minnesota newspaper editor on the sixty-fourth anniversary of the battle of Birch Coulie. Obscured by the cataclysm of the Civil War, the pathos of the Minnesota Indian massacre was not adequately recorded until now. But the full, authentic story is dramatized in these pages. Bernard Francis Ederer, reared on a farm within view of the Birch Coulie battlefield, he collected his data there, and with the skill of the experienced writer of Indian and pioneer tales, he has brought the saga of the brave pioneers of Minnesota out of obscurity and has placed it in its proper historical perspective. Relating exciting, suspenseful, history making events, Birch Coulie also tells the human story of the brave men and the loyal women who loved them. Written with compassion and knowledge in forceful narrative, Birch Coulie fills a gap in the literature of America's pioneer wars against the Indians
The Bonnet Book
Sent away on an orphan train at fourteen, smart and lovely Blanche Spencer lands in St. Louis, Missouri as a nursemaid, wearing rags and sleeping in a pantry. To rise above her servitude, she begins a self-education program. A trade booth at the 1904 World's Fair and a Cobden, Illinois apprenticeship launch her into a hat-making career, which she documents in a tiny diary, The Bonnet Book.An early example of self-determination and girl power, Blanche-now Bonnie-travels alone to the Wild West, where she's presented with the chance of a lifetime and the possibility of love-both rife with challenges that test her drive, purpose in life, and sense of self.The Bonnet Book diary and other historical items in the novel are real-life touchstones in this gripping, inspiring story based on the life of the author's grandmother.
Beholden
In a land where being the fairest maiden is a curse . . .A beautiful noblewoman with a terrible secret, and a prince subjected to slavery.Upon the death of her wealthy father, Lady Gabriella is condemned to work in Warwick's gem mine. As she struggles to survive the dangerous conditions, her kindness and beauty shine as brightly as the jewels the slaves excavate. While laboring, Gabriella plots how to avenge her father's death and stop Queen Margery's cruelty.Prince Vilmar of Scania enslaves himself in Warwick's gem mine as part of a royal test to prove himself the most worthy of three brothers to become the king's successor. Amidst the hardships, he doesn't anticipate his growing compassion for the other slaves, especially tenderhearted Gabriella.As the annual summer ball looms nearer, Gabriella sets into motion her plan to end Queen Margery's evil. When Vilmar learns of Gabriella's intentions, he resolves to come to her aid and fight against Warwick's queen. But doing so may require him to give up his chance of becoming Scania's next king, perhaps even cost him his life.The real Cinderella story.
Stolen Girl
A companion to Making Bombs for Hitler and The War Below, this novel follows a Ukrainian girl who was kidnapped as a child to be raised by a Nazi family.Nadia is haunted by World War II. Her memories of the war are messy, coming back to her in pieces and flashes she can't control. Though her adoptive mother says they are safe now, Nadia's flashbacks keep coming.Sometimes she remembers running, hunger, and isolation. But other times she remembers living with a German family, and attending big rallies where she was praised for her light hair and blue eyes. The puzzle pieces don't quite fit together, and Nadia is scared by what might be true. Could she have been raised by Nazis? Were they her real family? What part did she play in the war?What Nadia finally discovers about her own history will shock her. But only when she understands the past can she truly face her future.Inspired by startling true events, Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch delivers a gripping and poignant story of one girl's determination to uncover her truth.
At the beach with O'Loty
IO'Loty the squirrel, and Perry, the silver gull, are at the beach. They discover Latin words used in today's language while listening to a tale told by a mother to her child. They try to draw them in the sand as the child writes them down on each page. Scholars will learn about the history of the Latin alphabet with the help of funny clues on each page.Available in several bilingual combinations. O'Loty la ardilla y Perry, la gaviota plateada est獺n en la playa. Escuchan un cuento rojo a un ni簽o y descubren palabras en lat穩n que han entrado en nuestra lengua. Tratan de dibujarlas en la arena como el ni簽o las escribe en el libro. Los m獺s grandes lectores descubrir獺n la historia del alfabeto latino, con la ayuda de divertidas pistas en cada p獺gina.Est獺 disponible en varias combinaciones biling羹es.
The Blackbird Girls
NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD WINNERA SYDNEY TAYLOR MIDDLE GRADE HONOR BOOK Like Ruta Sepetys for middle grade, Anne Blankman pens a poignant and timeless story of friendship that twines together moments in underexplored history. On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A reactor at the nuclear power plant where their fathers work--Chernobyl--has exploded. Before they know it, the two girls, who've always been enemies, find themselves on a train bound for Leningrad to stay with Valentina's estranged grandmother, Rita Grigorievna. In their new lives in Leningrad, they begin to learn what it means to trust another person. Oksana must face the lies her parents told her all her life. Valentina must keep her grandmother's secret, one that could put all their lives in danger. And both of them discover something they've wished for: a best friend. But how far would you go to save your best friend's life? Would you risk your own? Told in alternating perspectives among three girls--Valentina and Oksana in 1986 and Rifka in 1941--this story shows that hatred, intolerance, and oppression are no match for the power of true friendship.
But There Are No Palm Trees Here!
Manu is as joyful as the waves of the coasts in Quisqueya, and as warm as her grandmother's embrace. Even though she is happy, she has to leave behind the life she knows to go live in Queens, NY, with her mother and her half-brother. There, everything is foreign, different, or is it?Join Manu in this new adventure, in this, her new story!
Get Your Knee off Our Necks
GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS is a DEMAND that not only speaks to the condition under which George Floyd was mercilessly murdered, but truly reflects the harsh reality that recognizes Africans freed from enslavement in America have for long been victimized particularly by ingrained institutional practices. W.E.B. Du Bois reminded, "This is how the system was designed" to control and mark the African as held in bondage and deemed inferior from the inception. This view encouraged a particular stigma still associated with being Black in this country profoundly epitomized recent Central Park incident of a young White woman, not wearing a mass and walking her dog without a leash, though signs were posted; she was yet being recorded by an innocent Black man 'bird-watching' at a distance who insisted she keep her distance in this time of Pandemic. Here, her actions underscore the psychological trauma and devastation meted out and represented in her and so many others' thinking, "All I have to say is, 'A Black man is harassing and threatening my life' and the police will come instantly to take care of him, in whatever manner.'" This is the fear that haunts daily life for the Black, especially, young men and women as, Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner, etc. Previously, though now trending, a young Black man, Elijah McClain, wearing a 'ski-mask' was stopped because he "looked suspicious" and, in three days he died of a heart attack and associated trauma resulting from his encounter with police. Apparently, para-medic administered a sedative they should not have given him. This is the callousness and disregard for Black Lives, from slavery days, Blacks psychologically painted and tainted as devoid of humanity, arising from the constructed American system with inherent racial bias as expressed in Black Codes, offering license to unleash terror on Black men, freed or enslaved. Such laws empowered police to view the Black, considered chattel, an animal without the attributes of humanity, a long-standing mental construct, designed to justify treatment meted out in callous and brutish tactics. This insensitivity or heartlessness is what killed George Floyd, Eric Garner, Amaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other Blacks listed within. This cold-heartedness breeds fear the Black man feels in public but more in encounter with the police, forcing Black parents for generations to warn their young about how to act in public. In a unique turn of events, the brutishness in the unconscionable act that murdered George Floyd so inflamed human sensitivities, their sense of decency, their need to express empathy all within the philosophic construct of the fatherhood of god and the brotherhood of man, etc., led concerned Americans - Black, Brown, White, etc., - to take to the streets to express outrage against the long-practiced system that encourages the devastating psychological and social maltreatment of Blacks evident from 1619 to 2020. That sense of brotherhood, humanity, is what encouraged similar protest across the globe in support of Black human beings under siege. GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS is a demand that examines reaction to George Floyd's death in "The Eulogy by Rev. Al Sharpton;" "Placard Signs" carried in protest demonstrations; People's "Comments on the Times," in response to White House effete leadership that yet, divides rather than unites the nation; some "Names of persons murdered by Police;" "Greetings to the Graduating Class of 2020;" "Reactions to the Murder of George Floyd;" and a number of "Articles" such as "Biden is not the Enemy," even "Obama for Biden," and "Ben, Bill and Don," equally "This Russian Thing," "Olympus has Indeed Fallen;" and "Rudy and the Art of the Con." Such discuss failed leadership on part of Donald Trump, inappropriate obstruct of justice, unquestioned by Bill Barr's Department of Justine in time of Carona-Virus Pandemic, crisis of racism, support for racists, generating protests across the
Audrey and Apollo 11
Science-obsessed Audrey is a fifth grader in Houston, Texas, who dreams of one day working at NASA, like her dad does. Dad, however, is nothing but discouraging. Audrey doesn't give up, though. She's created her own model rocket. When it doesn't fly, she figures out a way to fix it that ends up helping the Apollo 11 astronauts after they land on the Moon. Will Audrey's dad come around? And will Audrey have a future in science?
Archie Strikes Gold
Archie is traveling with his uncle Harold, a member of an entertainment revue hired by the renovated Dawson City Theatre, to perform for the Yukon gold rushers. While there, Harold befriends an older gentleman, Montgomery Wycroft, who is in the area panning for gold. Archie and his uncle opt to stay behind in Dawson City, joining Monty on his dangerous quest for gold, battling with both greedy gold-seekers and the unforgiving Canadian terrain. Will Archie and his uncle strike gold, or will they find something more valuable?
A Star Like Jesse Owens
Matthew is a young African-American boy who dreams of becoming an Olympic runner like his hero, Jesse Owens. There's one big problem: Matthew has asthma, which makes it hard for him to run. When his journalist father is assigned to cover the 1936 Olympics in Germany, Matthew jumps at the chance tag along. He has never been out of Ohio before, let alone to Europe. Will Owens's amazing Olympic victories inspire Matthew in his own chosen career?
Madiba is Back
Nelson Madiba Mandela is called to a special meeting of The Ancestors. Many questions are thrown at him like confetti. He is ordered to go back to earth to look for his brother Justice. Everywhere he goes he asks: Have you seen Justice? An old Khoisan lady in the Great Karoo tells him to go take a hike. Bra Dew from Soweto says he must dance. Nelson Mandela decides to walk, and walk, and walk..
One Last Word
"One Last Word is the work of a master poet." - Kwame Alexander, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Crossover From the New York Times bestselling and Coretta Scott King award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes an emotional, special new collection of poetry inspired by the Harlem Renaissance--paired with full-color, original art from today's most exciting African-American illustrators. Inspired by the writers of the Harlem Renaissance, bestselling author Nikki Grimes uses "The Golden Shovel" poetic method to create wholly original poems based on the works of master poets like Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Jean Toomer, and others who enriched history during this era. Each poem is paired with one-of-a-kind art from today's most exciting African American illustrators--including Pat Cummings, Brian Pinkney, Sean Qualls, James Ransome, Javaka Steptoe, and many more--to create an emotional and thought-provoking book with timely themes for today's readers. A foreword, an introduction to the history of the Harlem Renaissance, author's note, poet biographies, and index makes this not only a book to cherish, but a wonderful resource and reference as well. A 2017 New York Public Library Best Kids Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2017, Middle GradeA School Library Journal Best Book of 2017, Nonfiction
That’s How It Was
"When I was nine, I learnt what long-suffering means." A slyly funny and heartwarming middle-grade novel for ages 9 to 14 about growing up in rural America in the 1960s.Sarah is thrilled when a simple question to her grandmother reveals a family treasure-a long-lost book of letters her dad wrote about his adventures on the family farm! His genuine words offer her an extraordinary chance to meet the carefree boy he once was, before becoming the amazing father she now knows. Set in the Midwest United States, this 20th-century historical fiction weaves together subtle humor with classic morals, values, and beliefs. Presented in a diary format, the engaging storytelling sparks a sense of nostalgia by bringing relatable family memories to life. With its playful illustrations, That's How It Was is perfect for tweens and early teens, but it is also a gift that families can enjoy and share across generations.
Two Wars Raging
The war of 1812 is raging.Buck Stephens, notorious privateer, is interested in only one thing - driving the British from the eastern seaboard. He is sidetracked by Marianne Primrose, an insistent and opinionated schoolteacher. Their purposes collide, so a compromise is grudgingly made.The combative relationship between Buck and Maryanne slowly evolves into a burgeoning love affair until malicious former love interests vow to separate them. Despite the intrusion of the outside world, Buck and Marianne find their way back to one another time and time again.But in the end, will their love be strong enough to fight for and win the wars that could destroy their happiness?
