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No Ordinary Day No Ordinary Day Deborah Ellis Valli is an orphan who lives on the streets of Kolkata, India. No matter how bad her life seems, there are people who are worse off than her - the lepers. And then, one day, she finds out that she al… OL16793853W
The dog who thought he was Santa The dog who thought he was Santa Wallace, Bill In 1957, problems at the mine threaten to ruin Christmas for fifth-grader Don, his family, and the rest of their Oklahoma coal town, but Don's bloodhound, Frank, is determined to do whatever it takes… OL17732394W
Horrors of history Horrors of history T. Neill Anderson Young Frank, his father, and the families of all the Colorado miners on strike in the Ludlow tent colony are uncertain of their fate when the camp's guards attack during the Ludlow Massacre of 1914. OL17904194W
Canary in the coal mine Canary in the coal mine Madelyn Rosenberg Tired of his twelve-hour shifts and facing danger daily, Bitty, a canary whose courage more than makes up for his small size, treks to the state capital to try to improve working conditions in coal m… OL18181712W
Blackout Blackout Robert Swindells As World War II begins in England, a group of children yearning for excitement follows a mysterious woman into the rotten mines of Golfodd. OL19831693W
Chase Chase Jessie Haas Phin Chase was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now he's witness to a murder, and he must run fast and far to escape the Sleepers-the secretive, powerful organization responsible for th… OL26633W
No Friend of Mine (Friends & Foes) No Friend of Mine (Friends & Foes) Ann Turnbull Lennie's family lives in a poor English mining town in 1937, and when he and the son of the wealthy mine owner become friends, Lennie's feelings of camaraderie are complicated by class conflicts and … OL2964446W
Danger at the breaker Danger at the breaker Catherine A. Welch Because of family need, an eight-year-old coal miner's son in 1885 leaves school to work at the mines, where he learns about the dangers of a coal mine on his first day on the job. OL441866W
Kit's Wilderness Kit's Wilderness David Almond The Printz Award--winning classic gets a new look.The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to care for Kit's recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another bo… OL469098W