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George Washington

An Illustrated Biography

by Adler, David A.

Our first president has become an icon, but Washington the man has always remained a mystery, even today. Already a national hero in his early twenties-well be...

A Dream of Freedom

The Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 1968

by McWhorter, Diane

In this history of the modern Civil Rights movement, the author focuses on the monumental events that occurred between 1954 (the year of Brown v. the Board of ...

Snow-walker

by Fisher, Catherine

From the frozen mists beyond the edge of the world comes Gudrun, the Snow-walker, to rule the Jarl's people through fear and sorcery. But the enchantress has o...

Peter and the Starcatchers

by Barry, Dave & Pearson, Ridley

Soon after Peter, an orphan, sets sail from England on the ship Never Land, he befriends and assists Molly, a young Starcatcher, whose mission is to guard a tr...

The People of Sparks

by DuPrau, Jeanne

Having escaped to the Unknown Regions, Lina and the others seek help from the village people of Sparks.

The Tarantula Scientist

by Montgomery, Sy

Describes the research that Samuel Marshall and his students are doing on tarantulas, including the largest spider on earth, the Goliath birdeating tarantula.

The Oracle Betrayed

by Fisher, Catherine

After she is chosen to be "Bearer-of-the-god," Mirany questions the established order and sets out, along with a musician and a scribe, to find the legitimate ...

The Amulet of Samarkand

The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book One

by Stroud, Jonathan

Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovela...

Lyra's Oxford

by Pullman, Philip

Lyra and Pantalaimon (now a pine-marten) are back at Oxford. But their peace is shattered by Ragi, the daemon of the witch Yelena, who is searching for a heali...

Airborne

A Photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright

by Collins, Mary

In 1899, efforts to develop a flying machine were making news all over Europe and the United States. These odd machines - and some were very odd indeed - were ...