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Hours & Directions Catalog Ask a Librarian Contact Us Site Index Ballard, Allen Where I am Bound Civil War As an escape slave, a young man joins the Union Army during the Civil War. Blos, Joan A. A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl’s Journal 1830s Read the journal of a 14 year old girl living in America in 1830. Branford, Hennetta Fire, Bed & Bone Middle Ages (England) A hunting dog tells the tale of his master Rufus’s arrest. Brink, Carol R. Caddie Woodlawn Mid-19th century The adventure of an 11 year old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin frontier. Bruchac, Joseph Children of the Longhouse Late 1400s (Native Americans) A twin brother and sister must make peace in their Mohawk village. Bulla, Clyde R. A Lion to Guard Us Colonial Times Three impoverished children in England travel to the Virginia colony to find her father. Bulla, Clyde R. Pirate's Promise 1716 While on his way toAmerica, an English boy is captured by pirates. Collier, James Lincoln Jump Ship to Freedom 1787 A fourteen-year-old slave escapes and tries to buy freedom for himself and his mother. Colman, Hila Rachel’s Legacy Great Depression A 17 year old girl finds hope when she discovers her dead mother’s unexecuted will. Curtis, Christoper Bud, Not Buddy Great Depression A 10 year old boy escapes a foster home in search of a man whom he believes to be his father. Curtis, Christopher Watsons go to Birmingham 1963 1960s The life of the Michigan Watson’s is changed forever when they visit Grandma in Alabama. Cushman, Karen Catherine Called Birdy Middle Ages A 13 year old girl keeps a journal about her life and her efforts to avoid being married off. Cushman, Karen Ballad of Lucy Whippie mid-1800s A 12 year old girl is distraught when her mother moves them from Massachusetts to a California mining town. Cushman, Karen Midwife’s Apprentice Middle Ages A nameless homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife and shown the trade. DEAR AMERICA (various authors) Dear America series Various Historical Time Periods Read the diaries of all different people living through wars and other historically significant events. DeFelice, Cynthia Weasel mid-1800s Alone in the frontier wilderness an 11 year old boy runs into a renegade killer known as Weasel. Dowell, Frances O'Roark Shooting the Moon Vietnam War era When her brother is sent to fight in Vietnam, 12-year-old Jamie begins to reconsider the army world that she has grown up in. Fox, Paula Slave Dancer 1840s (Slave Trade) A 13 year old boy is kidnapped and forced to ride a slave-ship; he is horrified at what he discovers. Fleischmann, Paul Bull Run Civil War The first battle of the Civil War is told from several different perspectives. Fritz, Jean Cabin Faced West 1800s A 10 year old girl learns to appreciate the importance of her roll in the settling of the wilderness. Fritz, Jean Early Thunder Colonial Times Traces a youth’s growth as he resolves his political conflicts in pre-revolutionary Salem. Giff, Patricia House of Tailors 1871 Dian emigrates from Germany to America and must adapt to hardships in her Brooklyn apartment. Hartling, Peter Crutches post WW II (Austria) A young boy searching for his mother befriends a man on crutches and finds hope. Hesse, Karen Out of the Dust Great Depression (Dust Bowl) A 15 year old girl relates the hardships of her life during the depression in a series of poems that read like a novel. Hoberman, Mary Ann Strawberry Hill Great Depression Ten year old Allie's family moves from urban New Haven to rural Stamford, Connecticut, in the midst of the Great Depression. Holm, Jennifer Penny from Heaven 1950s As she turns twelve during the summer of 1953, Penny gains new insights into herself and her family while also learning a secret about her father's death. Hostetter, Joyce Blue World War II When teenager Ann Fay takes over as "man of the house" for her absent soldier father, she struggles to keep the family and herself together in the face of personal tragedy and the 1940s polio epidemic in North Carolina. Hughes, Dean Soldier Boy World War II Two boys, one German and one American, who are eager to fight in the war, cross paths in battle. Hunt, Irene Across Five Aprils Civil War A young boy grows to be a man when he is left to take care of the family farm. Ibbotson, Eva The Dragonfly Pool World War II When Karil's father is assassinated, it is up to Tally and her friends to help Karil escape the Nazis and the bleak future he has inherited. Kerr, Judith When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 1930s Recounts adventures of a 9 year old Jewish girl and her family as they travel from Germany to England. Klass, Sheila Solomon Soldier's Secret: The Story of Deborah Sampson Revolutionary War A young woman named Deborah Sampson disguises herself as a man in order to serve in the Continental Army. LaFeye, A. Worth Late 19th Century Eleven-year-old Nate feels terrible when he breaks his leg and can't work on the family farm - he feels even worse when his father brings a boy home from Orphan Train to do his share. Lemna, Don When the Sergeant Came Marching Home 1946 When his father returns from the war, a 10-year-old boy and his family move to a run-down farm in the middle of nowhere and struggle to make ends meet. Levine, Ellen Catch a Tiger by the Toe 1950s During the McCarthy era, Jamie keeps secrets about her family, but when the truth is exposed, her parents lose their jobs and she is suddenly fired from the school newspaper. Lord, Bette In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1947 In 1947, a Chinese child comes to Brooklyn where she becomes Americanized at school, in her apartment building, and by her love of baseball. Lowry, Louis Number the Stars 1943 (WW II) During the German occupation of Denmark, a 10 year old girl shelters her Jewish friend from the Nazis. Martin, Ann Belle Teal 1960s Belle is having a difficult time in Fifth grade in the rural South with a sick grandmother and two new kids in her class that change her perspective. Martin, Ann Here Today 1960s Ellie is forced to take care of her sisters, deal with their outcasst status at school, adn with the frightening acts of prejudice in her neighborhood of "misfits." Matas, Carol Rosie in Chicago: Play Ball! Early 19th Century Rosie pretends to be a boy so that she can play on an all male baseball team. Matas, Carol Greater than Angels WW II (France) A teenage German refugee relates her story as a Jewish child cared for in France during the German occupation. O’Dell, Scott Sarah Bishop Revolutionary War Sarah Bishop flees away from the British after her father and brother die fighting, and she is almost captured. O’Dell, Scott Sing Down the Moon Native American 1864 A young Navajo girl recounts when her tribe was forced to march as prisoners of white soldiers. Paterson, Katherine Sign of the Chrysanthemum Japan 794-1185 A teenager discovers social ills and political unrest as he searches for his father. Reeder, Carolyn Shades of Gray Civil War A 12 year old boy, orphaned by the war, must live with his Aunt and an Uncle whom he believes to be a traitor. Roy, Jennifer Yellow Star World War II From 1935 to 1945, Sylvia, a Jewish girl who grows from age four to ten, and her family, must struggle to survive in Poland's Lodz ghetto during Nazi occupation. Sherlock, Patti Letters from Wolfie Vietnam War Mark is certain that he did the right thing by donating his dog to the Army's scout program in Vietnam, but has second thoughts when the Army won't say if or when the dog returns. Yep, Laurence Dragon Road Great Depression In 1939, unable to find regular jobs because of the Great Depression, long-time friends Cal Chin and Barney Young tour the country as members of a Chinese American basketball team. Time Line Middle Ages/Medieval Period (Europe) 400 -1500 Norman Period (England) 1066-1200s Colonial America 1607-1776 Westward movement begins 1820s Civil War 1861-1865 World War I 1914-1918 Great Depression 1929-1941 World War II 1939-1945 Civil Rights Movement 1960s

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