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In Darkness, Death In Darkness, Death Dorothy Hoobler An intriguing mystery set in 18th-century Japan begins with the murder of Samurai Lord Inaba, right under the nose of the shogun. Judge Ooak and his assistant, 14-year-old Seiki, are entrusted with t… OL15181021W
The demon in the teahouse The demon in the teahouse Dorothy Hoobler,Thomas Hoobler In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of whi… OL15835733W
The great consummation The great consummation Dorothy Hoobler,Thomas Hoobler Unable to endure the discrimination in his small Mississippi town when he returns home from serving in France during World War I, Flo's father moves the family to Chicago, where jazz symbolizes the f… OL17014148W
Photographing history Photographing history Dorothy Hoobler A biography of the photographer of famous men and women of his time who left his studio at the zenith of his career to travel with Union troops photographing the Civil War. OL17034162W
Chinese portraits Chinese portraits Dorothy Hoobler Portraits of people prominent in Chinese civilization over a 3000-year period: Confucius, Shi Huang Di, the Ban family, Empress Wu, Li Bo and Du Fu, Ma Yuan, Zheng He, Yuan Mei, Lin Xezu, and the Soo… OL17693485W
African portraits African portraits Dorothy Hoobler Presents biographies of some prominent sub-Saharan African people throughout history, including Piankhy, Ahmed Baba, Ann Nzinga, Cinque, Kip Keino, and Wole Soyinka. OL17698305W
The 1960s The 1960s Dorothy Hoobler Inspired after meeting John F. Kennedy at a 1960 campaign fundraiser hosted by the Aldrich family, Chuck defies authority at his Pennsylvania boarding school, Sojie takes part in lunch counter sit-in… OL17909982W
The summer of dreams The summer of dreams Dorothy Hoobler In 1893 while working at the Chicago World's Fair, a young Italian-American girl meets two prominent women, Mrs. Potter Palmer and Jane Addams, and learns about the achievements of other women throug… OL18171649W
Priscilla Foster Priscilla Foster Dorothy Hoobler Hannah hears Granny Priss recount her involvement in the Salem witch trials of 1692 and the terrible consequences that occured when Granny Priss, as a young girl, joined Ann Putnam in accusing many i… OL18176643W
The trail on which they wept The trail on which they wept Dorothy Hoobler,Thomas Hoobler Forced to leave their homes in Georgia in 1837, Sarah Tsaluh Rogers, her family, and other Cherokees make the long and difficult journey along the Trail of Tears to the Indian Territory in Oklahoma. OL18181037W
The voyages of Captain Cook The voyages of Captain Cook Dorothy Hoobler Follows the career of the British navigator and explorer whose three famous voyages resulted in the accurate mapping of much of the South Pacific. OL18182502W
The 1990s The 1990s Dorothy Hoobler The Aldrich, Vivanti, and Dixon families gather to celebrate Nell and Rocco's one hundredth birthdays as the new century dawns and the specter of the Y2K bug threatens. OL18252074W
The 1940s The 1940s Dorothy Hoobler Volume Five of the Century Kids focuses on Esther and her parents who, after fleeing Nazi Germany, accept teaching positions at the University of Chicago, but suddenly they move to a strange place ca… OL19129830W
The social security system The social security system Dorothy Hoobler Examines the largest social program in the United States primarily designed to meet the income needs of retired and disabled workers. OL19169605W
Vanished! Vanished! Dorothy Hoobler Presents controversial facts about such famous disappearances as those of Judge Crater, hijacker D. B. Cooper, and the inhabitants of the Lost Colony, and allows readers to make up their own minds. OL19208258W
Lost civilizations Lost civilizations Dorothy Hoobler Examines such archaeological remains as Stonehenge, the Easter Island statues, and the Minoan ruins on Crete and speculates about the vanished civilizations that built them. OL19212725W
The sign painter's secret The sign painter's secret Dorothy Hoobler When the Redcoats occupy her house in Philadelphia, young Annie MacDougal finds a way to help General Washington's troops at Valley Forge. OL19416221W
The 1950s The 1950s Dorothy Hoobler In the 1950s Matthew befriends a Negro boy who introduces him to the new music, and together they start a rock-and-roll band. OL19467886W
The second decade The second decade Dorothy Hoobler An Italian immigrant boy joins the large Aldrich family as they stage a women's suffrage play and receive messages on the wireless radio about the ocean voyage of the Titanic. OL19470955W
The 1980s The 1980s Dorothy Hoobler The new inventions and gadgets of 1983, such as the personal computer, Swatch watch, and Rubik's Cube, don't distract Suzanne and her friends from confronting the owner of a factory that is dumping t… OL19865877W
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