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The Trail of Tears by Joseph Bruchac
epub |eng | 2013-09-25 | Author:Joseph Bruchac [Bruchac, Joseph]

But despite the pressure from the Southern states, nearly all Cherokees were still determined to keep their land. However, the Cherokees were not completely united. A small group of wealthy ...
( Category: Geography & Cultures September 1,2017 )
Babe Ruth Saves Baseball! by Frank Murphy
epub |eng | 2005-02-22 | Author:Frank Murphy [Murphy, Frank]

But some White Sox players cheated. People all across America found out. People were shocked. Many fans stopped going to the ball fields. A boy saw his favorite White Sox ...
( Category: Literature & Fiction September 1,2017 )
When Audrey Met Alice by Rebecca Behrens
epub, mobi |eng | 2013-11-21 | Author:Rebecca Behrens

May 29, 1902 Diary— I am going to have to ensure that no one ever finds this diary because if some person does read this, and tells my stepmother that ...
( Category: Biographies September 1,2017 )
The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss
epub, mobi |eng | 1972-01-01 | Author:Johanna Reiss [Reiss, Johanna]

7 I STRAINED my ears. Clip-clop, clip-clop. What was that noise outside? The little Groothuis boy? Where was he? In front of his house? Clip-clop, clip-clop. Jumping rope? Did he ...
( Category: History September 1,2017 )
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
epub |eng | 2017-09-01 | Author:Susan Campbell Bartoletti

It isn’t a holiday, but Mutti and Oma treat Gerhard’s homecoming as one. The flat is crowded with friends and family and feels as festive as Christmas. It doesn’t even ...
( Category: Biographies September 1,2017 )
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
epub |eng | | Author:Eleanor Coerr

“That isn’t important,” Kenji said. “The poison was in my mother’s body and I got it from her.” Sadako wanted so much to comfort him, but she didn’t know what ...
( Category: History August 31,2017 )
An Unlikely Friendship by Ann Rinaldi
epub |eng | | Author:Ann Rinaldi [Rinaldi, Ann]

MY SISTER'S NORTH PARLOR was forty feet long, big enough for all the meetings, teas, and balls they held in it. Since Springfield had become the state capital, it had ...
( Category: Literature & Fiction August 31,2017 )
Mona Kerby & Eileen McKeating by Amelia Earhart: Courage in the Sky
epub, mobi |eng | 1992-12-01 | Author:Amelia Earhart: Courage in the Sky [Sky, Amelia Earhart: Courage in the]

For the next few years, Amelia worked during the week and flew on the weekends. After all, there weren’t any careers for women in flying. She was flying for the ...
( Category: Biographies August 31,2017 )
The President's Daughter by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
epub |eng | 2004-08-31 | Author:Kimberly Brubaker Bradley [Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker]

Saturday morning Quentin ran down the wide main-floor hallway. “Tom Pen, Tom Pen!” he yelled. “One of the guinea pigs had babies, and I didn't even know he was a ...
( Category: Literature & Fiction August 31,2017 )
Indian Captive by Lois Lenski
epub |eng | 2011-09-13 | Author:Lois Lenski [Lenski, Lois]

“Please, Earth Woman,” she asked, suddenly, “could I not make a cooking-pot?” “Ohè! You!” cried Earth Woman, astonished. “An ear of corn not half filled out?” She frowned, then with ...
( Category: Geography & Cultures August 30,2017 )
The Journey Back by Johanna Reiss
epub |eng | 2007-03-14 | Author:Johanna Reiss [Reiss, Johanna]

Part Three FALL & WINTER On the morning of the wedding a fine dr’v. zle was falling, dripping off trees and buildings as slowly as it collected. We were standing ...
( Category: History August 29,2017 )
The Plot to Kill Hitler by Patricia McCormick
epub |eng | 2016-07-04 | Author:Patricia McCormick

Later that summer, the German president, Paul von Hindenburg, a revered war hero, passed away. It was an emotional and patriotic moment when Hitler summoned his troops to a garrison ...
( Category: History August 29,2017 )
Magic Tree House #47: Abe Lincoln at Last! by Mary Pope Osborne;Sal Murdocca
mobi |eng | 2011-12-27 | Author:Mary Pope Osborne;Sal Murdocca

CHAPTER SEVEN Sam’s Farm “I don’t know,” said Jack. This was one of the worst things that had ever happened. He pressed his finger against Sam’s wrist to feel for ...
( Category: Literature & Fiction August 28,2017 )
Agnes Owens by Agnes Owens
mobi, epub |eng | 2011-04-16 | Author:Agnes Owens

The Collectors Davey came up over the steep, stony track that would lead him to the golf course once he had climbed a fence and crossed a burn. Sometimes he ...
( Category: Biographies August 28,2017 )
The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey by Louise Louise
mobi |eng | 2005-09-26 | Author:Louise, Louise [Louise, Louise]

At night, the streets of Paris had an eerie dark blue gleam from the blackout cloth on the streetlamps. The slow, loud whine of air raid sirens, mostly false alarms, ...
( Category: Biographies August 28,2017 )

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