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1	Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson Before Sweet Clara is even 12 years old, she is sold away from her mother and forced to work at North Farm Plantation as a field hand. When a kindly older slave takes pity on Clara, she is allowed to work in the "big house" as a seamstress. As Clara dreams of freedom and of seeing her mother again, she learns to sew. Soon she is using her quilting ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson The acclaimed team behind the award-winning "Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt" is back with the riveting story of how one of the most amazing accomplishments in American architecture came to be. Illustrations. see all copies from $4.29! new only from $7.67! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Under the Quilt of Night more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson, James Ransome (Illustrator) A family of five travel via the underground railroad as they attempt to escape from slavery to the freedom of Canada. The story, told in a series of free-verse poems, is illustrated with oil paintings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| SVS
4	Fannie in the Kitchen: The Whole Story from Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurements more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson, Nancy Carpenter (Illustrator) Although she knows she's not much help in the kitchen, a girl named Marcia is nonetheless miffed when her mother goes so far as to hire a mother's helper to do the family's cooking. However, Marcia agrees with her mother's decision once she tastes the new helper's cooking--everything she makes is wonderful. As Marcia befriends the mother's helper, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Shutting Out the Sky: Life in the Tenements of New York 1880-1924 more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson Acclaimed author Hopkinson recounts the lives of five immigrants to New York's Lower East Side through oral histories and engaging narrative. We hear Romanian-born Marcus Ravage's disappointment when his aunt pushes him outside to peddle chocolates on the street. And about the pickle cart lady who stored her pickles in a rat-infested basement. We ... see all copies from $3.35! new only from $12.09! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson, Nancy Carpenter (Illustrator) Papa is moving his frontier family of a wife and eight children from Iowa to Oregon, but his primary concern is his other rolling nursery, the hundreds of various fruit saplings and seedlings he's packed into a pair of boxes loaded with "good, wormy dirt." His daughter Delicious ("Oh, and by the way, he took us along, too") narrates their comical ... see all copies from $4.57! new only from $4.81! \| SVS
7	Birdies Lighthouse more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson When her family moves to a tiny, desolate island off the coast of Maine, Birdie closely watches her father, the light-keeper, as he tends the lights. One stormy night, her father is taken ill, and only Birdie knows how to keep the lighthouse's strong beam running. Color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson, Terry Widener (Illustrator) This picture book tells the story of a girl named Alta who, in the early 1900s, pursues a career as a professional baseball player. After achieving that goal, Alta later broke another boundary by becoming the only woman in her medical school graduating class. Color illustrations accompany the text, which is inspired by the true story of baseball ... see all copies from $2.20! new only from $2.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Band of Angels: A Story Inspired by the Jubilee Singers more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson, Raul Colon (Illustrator) The daughter of a slave forms a gospel singing group and goes on tour to raise money to save Fisk University. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.17!
10	Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in America more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson In this stunning nonfiction volume, an award-winning author weaves together the stories of slaves, sharecroppers, and mill workers, illuminating the history of cotton in America. Illustrated with period photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.43! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	A Packet of Seeds more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson, Bethanne Andersen (Illustrator) This moving picture book tells the story of one pioneer girl's determination to scratch out a garden on the frontier, and to give her mother something the whole family wants: a place that feels like home. Full color. see all copies from $3.59! new only from $3.59! \| first editions
12 view cover	Band of Angels a: A Story Inspired by the Jubilee Singers more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson, Raul Colon (Illustrator) The daughter of a slave forms a gospel singing group and goes on tour to raise money to save Fisk University. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Pioneer Summer more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson, Patrick Faricy (Illustrator) This first volume in the Prairie Skies trilogy takes place in 1855, on the rolling prairies of Kansas. Eight-year-old Charlie's fiercely abolitionist family moves from the East to Kansas after the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, in an effort to vote their new home territory into the Union as a free state. Life on the range is vastly different ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $82.10!
14 view cover	Maria's Comet more books like this by D Hopkinson In the early 1800s, girls were expected to do nothing but housework. But Maria Mitchell didn't want to be like the other girls--she wanted to look at the stars like her Papa did each night. One night, she had a chance to look through her father's telescope and saw wondrous, beautiful things in the sky. She decided to learn more and later attended ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Bluebird Summer more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson, Bethanne Andersen (Illustrator) Mags and her younger brother Cody find a unique way to honor the memory of their recently deceased grandmother. Illustrated with oil paintings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Saving Strawberry Farm more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson, Rachel Isadora (Illustrator) Inspired by photos from the Great Depression, Isadora illuminates this story of a young boy who has one penny to buy candy with. But when he discovers Miss Elsie's beloved strawberry farm is about to be auctioned off by the bank, he uses that penny to save the farm. Full color. see all copies from $2.66! new only from $2.66! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Long Trail more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson, Bill Farnsworth (Illustrator) Davey's adventure continues in this second book of a page-turning trilogy set during the Klondike Gold Rush. Illustrations. see all copies from $3.47! new only from $3.47!
18 view cover	Into the Firestorm: A Novel of San Francisco, 1906 more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson ""I believe I can just see you on the streets of that bright city." "Gran's gone now, but her words live on with Nicholas Dray, almost twelve, as he makes his way from the hot cotton fields to that Queen of Cities: San Francisco. Nick's on his own for the first time, with nowhere to turn. Then he meets jaunty, talkative Pat Patterson, owner of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.97! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Who Was Charles Darwin? more books like this by D Hopkinson see all copies from $2.80! new only from $2.80! \| SVS
20 view cover	Sailing for Gold more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson The Klondike Kid chronicles the tale of 11-year-old orphan Davey Hill's search for his uncle during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.20! \| SVS
21 view cover	Susan B. Anthony: Fighter for Women's Rights more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson, Amy June Bates (Illustrator) Susan B. Anthony was taught that girls and women could do anything boys and men could do--if only they were allowed. She fought for a woman's right to own property, hold down a job, and, more importantly, vote. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.24! \| SVS
22 view cover	Adventure in Gold Town more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson, Bill Farnsworth (Illustrator) The real-life 1898 fire in the mining town of Dawson City provides an exciting backdrop for the dramatic conclusion of Davey's search for his uncle during the Klondike gold rush. Illustrations. see all copies from $3.69! new only from $11.89!
23 view cover	Hear My Sorrow: The Diary of Angela Denoto, a Shirtwaist Worker more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson Drama and history meet in this moving diary of an Italian immigrant who works in a shirtwaist factory in 1909 New York. Young Angela soon plays a part in the turmoil that erupts as workers begin to strike, protesting terrible conditions in the sweatshops. see all copies from $4.82! new only from $4.82! \| first editions
24 view cover	John Adams Speaks for Freedom more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson, Craig Orback (Illustrator) This reader chronicles the life of John Adams, the second president of the newly formed United States. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
25 view cover	Sweet Land of Liberty more books like this by Deborah Hopkinson, Leonard Jenkins (Illustrator) On Easter Sunday 1939, Marian Anderson performed at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial in front of a crowd of over 75,000 people. The man largely responsible for putting her there was a white man, Oscar Chapman, Assistant Secretary of the Interior under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. When Chapman learned that Marian Anderson was not allowed to ... see all copies from $12.10! new only from $12.10! \| first editions \| SVS

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