Two shipwreck victims, Phillip, a blind, white American boy, and Timothy, an old black sailor, are stranded on a small island in the Caribbean. Being totally dependent on Timothy, Phillip must overcome his prejudice in this adventure story of survival, adjustment, and learning to accept differences in people.
Written from the point of view of a young passenger aboard the ill-fated Titanic, this title combines an award-winning series with the "disaster of the century".
Daniel bar Jamin, 18, is determined to help his countrymen drive the Romans out of Israel. He feels it is his patriotic duty to do this, but he is also seeking revenge for the death of his parents. Thinking only of his goal, Daniel ignores his sister's worsening mental illness and the tenderness offered by his friends. Will a Rabbi named Jesus be ...
Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age 16, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War. Candlewick Press
Fifteen-year-old Navajo Bright Star narrates the capture of her people by white soldiers and settlers, and their forced march to Fort Sumner. Held by Spanish slavers, Bright Star escapes and manages to find her way back to her clan.
A white teddy bear named Polar describes the many sights he has seen while traveling with his owner, a young boy named Douglas. Polar's story concludes with an eyewitness account of the sinking of the "Titanic", aboard which he and the Spedden family were sailing. This story was written by the American heiress Daisy Corning Stone Spedden for her ...
It is 1896. Cuba has fought three wars for independence and still is not free. People have been rounded up in reconcentration camps with too little food and too much illness. Rosa is a nurse, but she dares not go to the camps. So she turns hidden caves into hospitals for those who know how to find her. Black, white, Cuban, Spanish--Rosa does her ...
By 1960, most of 12-year-old Anita de la Torre's relatives have emigrated from the Dominican Republic to the United States. But her Tio Toni has disappeared, and the government's secret police terrorize her remaining family because of their suspected opposition of el Trujillo's dictatorship. Using the courage of her family, Anita must overcome her ...
He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the best of classical educations. Raised by a mysterious group of rational philosophers known only by numbers, the boy and his mother-a princess in exile from a faraway land-are the only people in their household assigned names. As the boy's regal mother, Cassiopeia, entertains the house ...
The year is 1912, and twelve-year-old Sam Harris is traveling from England to America on the grand ship theTitanic. Sam is lonely at first, but is soon delighted to discover that there are dogs aboard! When Sam volunteers to help out in the kennel, he meets Star, a spunky Irish setter that belongs to the ship's captain. Sam and Star become fast ...
In this novel set during the 16th century, a Cherokee girl named Rain Dove must deal with the horrors of smallpox when the dreaded disease surfaces in her small town.
In this combination prequel-sequel to "The Cay", Phillip lies in a New York hospital, anxiously waiting to see if his eyesight can be restored. He longs to return to his beloved cay where he was shipwrecked, and to see Timothy's grave. In dreams and flashbacks, Phillip sees Timothy's childhood and how he overcame poverty and racism to spend a ...
Starting in 1716, this describes the adventures of nine-year-old Jake. When pirates capture his ship, Jake finds himself embarking on a new life, on the wrong side of the law. He takes part in a treasure raid, encounters a sea monster, endures a terrible storm and learns about the pirate code.
A gripping historical tale about Italian Jews, immigration, and the harsh realities of living on the streets of New York City in the 1890s, this middle-grade novel shares the fast-paced story of nine-year-old Italian Benjamino, born and raised in Napoli, Italy. Secreted away on a ship bound for New York City by his desperately poor mother, he is ...
In 1946 the U.S. government wanted to conduct further testing of atomic bombs and selected Bikini Atoll as their test site. The islanders are told by military representatives that they will be able to return home after two years, but 16-year-old Sorry Rinamu thinks the Americans are lying. He decides he must find a way to stop the bombing--even if ...
Stunning, full-color illustrations, detailed diagrams of the ship's interior, and rare photographs convey a wealth of information to complement this breathtaking true story.
Thirteen-year-old Albert Trask is thrilled to be sailing back home to America with his younger sister. He can't wait to see his friends again, play baseball, and enjoy life in the United States. Unfortunately, the year is 1912 and the siblings are sailing on the Titanic.
While living in a river valley in southern France during the Upper Paleolithic era, thirteen-year-old Anooka rejects the ways of her clan and sets out to make another kind of life for herself.
This tale, set in Baghdad during the ninth century, tells the story of Ishaq, a famous scholar's son, who doesn't share his father's passion for knowledge. Will he ever realize the joy of learning? With color illustrations throughout.
Stand on the deck of Calico Jack's pirate ship as he and his crew overtake a Spanish galleon filled with gold treasure. "Pirates" gives readers a taste of life on the high seas, while providing historical tidbits about real-life pirates from Blackbeard to Captain Kidd. Full-color illustrations.
The true-life story of Barry, a remarkable Saint Bernard who gained world-wide fame for rescuing more than 40 people trapped under avalanches. Full-color illustrations. A Step 4 Book--Grades 2-4.
Set against the backdrop of attack by an enemy tribe, the annual buffalo hunt and the tribal gathering for the Sun Dance, Sweetgrass, a 15-year-old Blackfoot Indian tells her own moving story of a few crucial months in her life as she passes from childhood into womanhood.
One of America's favorite songs, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game, " was written about a girl, and in the 1940s, girls all across America were crazy for baseball. Little known facts about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League inspired Corey to write this picture book. Full color.
A sixteen-year-old lad, who can paddle, sing, and swim, signs a three-year contract as a voyageur and joins an expedition to north-west Canada in 1750 to search for furs and his future.
Few know the story of one of the unsung heroes from that the sinking of the RMS "Titanic"--that of Maxixe, a small toy pig, whose music from his music box comforted the frightened children on board one of the lifeboats. Full color.
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