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Seeds of Hope Seeds of Hope Kristiana Gregory Susanna Fairchild and her family are on board a ship sailing from New York to the West, where they plan to start a new life in Oregon. But tragedy strikes when Susanna's mother is lost to the sea. He… OL121804W
Mama played baseball Mama played baseball David A. Adler Young Amy helps her mother to get a job as a player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League while Amy's father is serving in the Army during World War II. OL15047579W
Eagle song Eagle song Joseph Bruchac After moving from a Mohawk reservation to Brooklyn, New York, eight-year-old Danny Bigtree encounters stereotypes about his Native American heritage. OL15069239W
Gifts From the Sea Gifts From the Sea Natalie Kinsey-Warnock Quila MacFarlane is devastated by the death of her mother, especially now that it’s just her and her father on Devils Rock where her father is the lighthouse keeper. They can’t leave and almost no on… OL15625440W
Storm warriors Storm warriors Elisa Lynn Carbone In 1895, after his mother's death, twelve-year-old Nathan moves with his father and grandfather to Pea Island off the coast of North Carolina, where he hopes to join the all-black crew at the nearby … OL16035562W
Marie-Grace and the orphans Marie-Grace and the orphans Sarah Masters Buckey As yellow fever threatens New Orleans in 1853, Marie-Grace cares for an abandoned baby. OL16142077W
Meet Cecile Meet Cecile Denise Lewis Patrick With the help of her white friend Marie-Grace, Cecile, a well-to-do black girl in living 1853 New Orleans, plans a secret adventure at a Mardi Gras costume ball. OL16142079W
Walking home to Rosie Lee Walking home to Rosie Lee A. LaFaye At the end of the Civil War, young Gabe meets many other former slaves getting a feel for freedom whose kindness helps him in his quest to find his mother, who was sold away. OL16470008W
I be somebody I be somebody Hadley Irwin A young black boy in the early 1900's hears his community talk about moving to Canada to escape the prejudices and problems they face in the United States. OL1662921W
Lotta's progress Lotta's progress Norma Johnston In 1848 when Lotta's family immigrates to Boston from Germany, they face all sorts of difficulties until they are befriended by the Alcott family, who have set themselves up as "missionaries to the p… OL16971W
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
Mr. McGill goes to town Mr. McGill goes to town Jim Aylesworth Mr. McGill and four of his friends agree to help each other finish their chores so that they will all have time to go to the town fair. OL1857784W
The journal of Otto Peltonen The journal of Otto Peltonen William Durbin In 1905 fifteen-year-old Otto describes in his journal how he travels from Finland to America, joining his father in a dreary iron mining community in Minnesota and becoming involved in a union fight… OL1908885W
When Will This Cruel War Be Over? When Will This Cruel War Be Over? Barry Denenberg A Confederate girl records the hardships of Southern life as the Civil War rages at her doorstep and tears her family and her country apart. OL1967022W
Across the alley Across the alley Richard Michelson Jewish Abe's grandfather wants him to be a violinist while African-American Wille's father plans for him to be a great baseball pitcher, but it turns out that the two boys are more talented when they… OL1987319W
Go south to freedom Go south to freedom Frye Gaillard As Gaillard's narrative makes clear, the Seminole Wars of the 1830s, in which Indians fought side by side with former slaves, represents the largest slave uprising in American history. Gaillard also … OL20039253W
Fields of home Fields of home Marita Conlon-McKenna The final book in the Children of the Famine trilogy, set during the Irish famine. Michael is a stable-boy at the Big House, learning about horses, while Eily struggles to survive in her cottage on a… OL2177807W
Hilarion Hilarion Daniel Curley At the turn of the century Hilarian joins four other men from Linsk and finds the streets of America paved with gold. OL4470135W
The return of Gabriel The return of Gabriel John Armistead In the summer of 1964, a thirteen-year-old white boy whose best friend is black is caught in the middle when civil rights workers and Ku Klux Klan members clash in a small town near Tupelo, Mississip… OL488306W
Uncle Sam Uncle Sam Steve Light All-American Uncle Sam is read for any parade! Just add string and he is ready to pull! The easy-to-assemble pieces punch out and fit together for playtime, then return to their case like a puzzle. J… OL5954169W
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