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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The dream jar The dream jar Bonnie Pryor After emigrating to America, each member of a Russian family works hard to contribute to the family's dream of someday owning and running a store. OL14854524W
Anya's ghost Anya's ghost Vera Brosgol Anya, embarrassed by her family and lacking confidence in her body and her social skills, finally finds a friend after falling down a well, but quickly learns there are drawbacks to having a ghost fo… OL15746656W
Dancing at the Odinochka Dancing at the Odinochka Kirkpatrick Hill In the 1860s, Erinia Pavaloff's life at a trading post in Russian America gets more complicated when the region is annexed to the United States and members of the small community become American Alas… OL17825146W
Sunny Sweet is so dead meat Sunny Sweet is so dead meat Jennifer Ann Mann When Sunny Sweet, age six, devises a science experiment that requires her big sister Masha to look weird all day, Masha will try almost anything to get them home from the science fair without causing… OL17881184W
Sunny Sweet is so not sorry Sunny Sweet is so not sorry Jennifer Ann Mann Follows eleven-year-old Masha and her "evil genius" little sister, Sunny, through one very adventurous day, as Masha faces scary situations, meets new people, and gains new insight into life with her… OL17937450W
Dancer, daughter, traitor, spy Dancer, daughter, traitor, spy Elizabeth Kiem After a harrowing defection to the United States in 1982, Russian teenager Marya and her father settle in Brooklyn, where Marya is drawn into a web of intrigue involving her gift of foresight, her mo… OL19968357W
Audacity Audacity Melanie Crowder "A historical fiction novel in verse detailing the life of Clara Lemlich and her struggle for women's labor rights in the early 20th century in New York."-- OL20002534W