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Foiled

by Yolen, Jane

A quirky, fast-paced urban fantasy by esteemed author Jane Yolen Aliera Carstairs just doesn’t fit in. She’s always front and center at the fencing studio,...

You Don't Even Know Me

Stories and Poems About Boys

by Flake, Sharon

I sit in your classI play by the rulesI’m youngI’m flyI’m black.In 9 stories and 13 poems, Sharon G. Flake gives readers insight into the minds of a dive...

The Firefly Letters

A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba

by Engle, Margarita

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An Unspeakable Crime

The Prosecution and Persecution of Leo Frank

by Alphin, Elaine Marie

Was an innocent man wrongly accused of murder? On April 26, 1913, thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan planned to meet friends at a parade in Atlanta, Georgia. But fi...

The Last Summer of the Death Warriors

by Stork, Francisco X.

When Pancho arrives at St. Anthony's Home, he knows his time there will be short: If his plans succeed, he'll soon be arrested for the murder of his sister's k...

Mercury

by Larson, Hope

In 1859 French Hill, Nova Scotia, Josey Fraser has just met handsome Asa Curry -- a man with a mysterious and traveled past. While quickly winning young Josey'...

Every Bone Tells a Story

Hominin Discoveries, Deductions, and Debates

by Rubalcaba, Jill & Robertshaw, Peter

Jill Rubalcaba and Peter Robertshaw recount the unearthing of four hominins--Turkana Boy, Lapedo Child, Kennewick Man, and Iceman. Each discovery leads not onl...

Rikers High

by Volponi, Paul

Martin was sitting on the front stoop of his apartment building minding his own business when he was arrested for something he didn’t even mean to do. Five m...

Blessing's Bead

by Edwardson, Debby Dahl

Nutaaq and her older sister, Aaluk, are on a great journey, sailing from a small island off the coast of Alaska to the annual trade fair. There, a handsome you...