Alice Rose, an irrepressible twelve-year-old, shares adventures with Mark Twain, an outlandish reporter on her father's newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada, during the 1860s.
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Author: Lasky, KathrynSummary:Genre: Juvenile fiction
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Author: Peterson, TracieSummary:
Set amidst the frozen wilds of 1917 Alaska, this finale skillfully weaves an enthralling plot with an uplifting message of God's faithfulness in trials. With Leah's husband and brother still lost...
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Author: Smith, LeeSummary:
Recounts the last summer of innocence for nine-year-old Susan, who witnesses the disintegration of her parent's marriage, and learns of people's cruelty from the visiting nephew of a neighbor.
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Author: Mikaelsen, BenSummary:
Twelve-year-old Koby, who has lost a foot in an accident, sees a chance to prove her self-reliance to her parents when she tries to rescue two stranded pilot whales near her home in the Florida...
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Author: Roberts, GillianSummary:
During a lively discussion of "The Awakening" at Amanda's book club meeting, a member, Helen Coulter, vigorously denounces the main character's suicide as cowardly. When Helen tragically falls...
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Author: McGhee, AlisonSummary:
Eleven-year-old Edwina confronts old and new challenges when her longtime best friend Sally faces the inevitable death of the grandmother who raised her.
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Author: Duane, DianeSummary:
Teenage wizard Nita travels to other universes to find a cure for her mother who has brain cancer.
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Author: Hakim, JoySummary:
Covers the period of American history from the 1880s to World War I.
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Author: Hakim, JoySummary:
Covers the period of American history from 1945 to 1998, from the end of World War II to the Clinton administration.
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Author: Hakim, JoySummary:
Covers American history from the French and Indian War to the Constitutional Convention.
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Author: Hakim, JoySummary:
Discusses the period of growth in American history prior to the Civil War, describing the lives of people from a variety of backgrounds, including Jedediah Smith, Emily Dickinson, John James...
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Author: Hakim, JoySummary:
Presents the history of the United States from the colonization of the New World through the middle of the eighteenth century.
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Author: Hakim, JoySummary:
Covers American history from Washington's inauguration until the first quarter of the 19th century, including the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark's expedition, and the beginnings of...
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Author: Hakim, JoySummary:
Covers the period of American history from 1917 to 1945, including the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and World War II.
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Author: Hakim, JoySummary:
Describes the American Civil War, focusing on its causes, events, and consequences.