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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The ghost, the White House, and me The ghost, the White House, and me Judith St George When eleven-year-old KayKay Granger learns that the White House is haunted and uses that knowledge to play a prank on her family, she lands in big trouble with her mother, the United States President. OL16043722W
The Chinese puzzle of Shag Island The Chinese puzzle of Shag Island Judith St George What seems a harmless enough trip to the family's ancestral home on a Maine island turns into something much more dangerous for thirteen-year-old Kim. OL1959518W
The girl with spunk The girl with spunk Judith St George When Josie loses her job due to gossip, she realizes that the woman's rights convention could help her start a new life. OL1959523W
The Halloween pumpkin smasher The Halloween pumpkin smasher Judith St George Mary Grace and her imaginary friend Nellie plan to find out who has been smashing all the jack-o'-lanterns the week before Halloween. OL1959524W
Mason and Dixon's line of fire Mason and Dixon's line of fire Judith St George Tells the story of the sometimes violent boundary disputes between colonial Maryland and Pennsylvania, and how two surveyors established the line that finally brought peace. OL1959530W
The mysterious girl in the garden The mysterious girl in the garden Judith St George,Margot Tomes During daily visits to Kew Gardens a ten-year-old American girl finds herself transported back to Kew Palace in 1805 where she meets Princess Charlotte Augusta, future queen of England. OL1959532W
Sacagawea Sacagawea Judith St George Tells the story of the Shoshoni Indian girl who served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest in 1805-1806. OL1959535W
The shad are running The shad are running Judith St George Eleven-year-old Cornelius Van Loon is destined to be a fisherman but is terrified of the water. The collision of two steamboats on the Hudson River tests his courage. OL1959537W
Turncoat winter, rebel spring Turncoat winter, rebel spring Judith St George During the harsh winter of 1779-80, a fourteen-year-old patriot boy finds himself torn between protecting the friend who saved his life or turning him in as a British spy. OL1959543W
Who's scared? not me! Who's scared? not me! Judith St George After fifteen-year-old Micki discovers that her dog is identical with one owned by John James Audubon's long-dead widow, her dull New York City summer is enlivened by the strange behavior of a bag la… OL1959546W
The amazing voyage of the New Orleans The amazing voyage of the New Orleans Judith St George Recounts the voyage in 1811 of the "New Orleans," the first steamboat to travel down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, a trip fraught with dangers including North America's most violent earthquake. OL1959547W
Call me Margo Call me Margo Judith St George In yet another new school, a shy 15-year-old has difficulty adjusting to her first boarding school, especially since the tennis team is hostile toward her. OL1959550W
In the shadow of the bear In the shadow of the bear Judith St George Seventeen-year-old Annie's week in Alaska at her father's company's camp stretches her mental and physical limits as she must deal with hostile Russians and survival in the wilderness. OL1959551W