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Why Not, Lafayette?

by Fritz, Jean & Himler, Ronald

Traces the life of the French nobleman who fought for democracy in revolutions in both the United States and France.

Great Girl Stories

A Treasury of Classics from Children's Literature

by Sandberg, Rosemary

Presents extracts from "Heidi," "Little Women," "Anne of Green Gables," "Pippi Longstocking," "The Great Gilly Hopkins," "Ramona the Pest," and other favorite ...

Dancer

by Hewett, Lorri

Sixteen-year-old Stephanie struggles to perfect her ballet dancing as her classes are complicated by the introduction of a new male dancer.

Castle Diary

The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page

by Platt, Richard & Riddell, Chris

As a page in his uncle's castle in thirteenth-century England, eleven-year-old Tobias records in his journal his experiences learning how to hunt, play games o...

Dear Juno

by Pak, Soyung & Hartung, Susan Kathleen

Although Juno, a Korean American boy, cannot read the letter he receives from his grandmother in Seoul, he understands what it means from the photograph and dr...

Copy Me, Copycub

by Edwards, Richard & Winter, Susan

Copycub, who imitates everything that his mother bear does, follows her to their den when winter comes and snow begins to fall.

Clarice Bean, That's Me

by Child, Lauren

A girl describes the hectic life she leads among the members of her large family, and her search for a little peace and quiet.

The Heart Calls Home

by Hansen, Joyce

After the Civil War, former slave Obi Booker tries to make a new life on a South Carolina island while waiting to be joined by his beloved Easter, who is study...

Good Night, Maman

by Mazer, Norma Fox

After spending years fleeing from the Nazis in war-torn Europe, twelve-year-old Karin Levi and her older brother Marc find a new home in a refugee camp in Oswe...