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Silent Movie

by Avi,

In the early years of the twentieth century, a Swedish family encounters separation and other hardships upon immigrating to New York City until the son is cast...

Thank You, Sarah

The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving

by Anderson, Laurie & Faulkner, Matt

Relates how Sarah Hale, a magazine editor and author, persuaded President Lincoln to transform Thanksgiving Day into a national holiday.

More True Lies

Eighteen Tales for You to Judge

by Shannon, George

Presents a collection of eighteen brief folktales in which the reader is asked to explain how the folk character lied and told the truth at the same time.

Pieces

A Year in Poems and Quilts

by Hines, Anna Grossnickle

Poems about the four seasons, as reflected in the natural world, are accompanied by photographs of quilts made by the author.

So Far from the Sea

by Bunting, Eve & Soentpiet, Chris K.

When seven-year-old Laura and her family visit Grandfather's grave at the Manzanar War Relocation Center, the Japanese American child leaves behind a special s...

Together in Pinecone Patch

by Yezerski, Thomas

A girl from Ireland and a boy from Poland overcome the prejudices held by the residents of the small American town to which they have emigrated.