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17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore

by Offill, Jenny & Carpenter, Nancy

A young girl lists the sixteen things she is not allowed to do anymore, including not being able to make ice after freezing a fly in one of the cubes.

I Could Do That!

Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote

by White, Linda & Carpenter, Nancy

In 1869, a woman whose "can-do" attitude had shaped her life was instrumental in making Wyoming the first state to allow women to vote, then became the first w...

Fannie in the Kitchen

The Whole Story from Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipe

by Hopkinson, Deborah & Carpenter, Nancy

Fannie Farmer is a mother's helper in the Shaw house, where the daughter gives her the idea of writing down precise instructions for measuring and cooking, whi...

Brooklyn, Bugsy, and Me

by Bowdish, Lynea & Carpenter, Nancy

In 1953 nine-year-old Sam moves with his mother from West Virginia to Brooklyn and finds that his grandfather, a well-liked neighborhood character nicknamed Bu...

A Picnic in October

by Bunting, Eve & Carpenter, Nancy

A boy finally comes to understand why his grandmother insists that the family come to Ellis Island each year to celebrate Lady Liberty's birthday.

Twister

by Beard, Darleen Bailey & Carpenter, Nancy

Two children experience a tornado.

Twinnies

by Bunting, Eve & Carpenter, Nancy

A little girl gradually becomes reconciled to her new twin sisters.

Sitti's Secrets

by Nye, Naomi Shihab & Carpenter, Nancy

A young girl describes a visit to see her grandmother in a Palestinian village on the West Bank.

Lester's Dog

by Hesse, Karen & Carpenter, Nancy

A boy overcomes his fear of Lester's fierce dog when he has to protect an abandoned kitten.

Masai and I

by Kroll, Virginia L. & Carpenter, Nancy

Linda, a little girl who lives in the city, learns about East Africa and the Masai in school, and imagines what her life might be like if she were Masai.