Historical - United States - 20th Century
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Melody: No Ordinary Sound
$7.99 Add to cartMelody Ellison can’t wait to sing her first solo at church, and she wants to pick a song that’s special. She gets advice from her big brother, who has his sights set on becoming a Motown star, and ins… [more below]
- Series: American Girl Historical Characters
- Author: Patrick, Denise Lewis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 27 2019
- ISBN10: 1683371402
- Language: English
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Summer of the Tree Army: A Civilian Conservation Corps Story
$17.99 Read moreWhen young Charlie Brightelot first spies the mysterious barracks in the woods near his home, he’s not sure what to think. His father explains that the barracks will soon house young men serving in th… [more below]
- Series: Tales of Young Americans
- Author: Whelan, Gloria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1585363855
- Language: English
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Rebecca: The Sound of Applause
$7.99 Read moreRebecca Rubin was born for the stage. If only her very traditional family understood this When her cousin Ana’s family needs money to leave Russia, Rebecca puts on a sidewalk show, but all she earns … [more below]
- Series: American Girl Historical Characters
- Author: Greene, Jacqueline Dembar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 27 2019
- ISBN10: 1683371445
- Language: English
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The Coal Thief
$15.00 Read moreBrrr! Georgie wakes up to a freezing morning in 1920s Pennsylvania and gets the bad news that there is no coal to heat the farmhouse–and he knows there is no money to buy more, either. Just after he … [more below]
- Author: Adams, Alane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 17 2015
- ISBN10: 1940716276
- Language: English
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Nanea: The Spirit of Aloha
$7.99 Read moreNanea Mitchell may be the youngest in her family, but she knows she’s old enough to do grown-up things. Before she can prove she’s ready for responsibility, the unthinkable happens. Japan attacks Pear… [more below]
- Series: American Girl Historical Characters
- Author: Larson, Kirby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 27 2019
- ISBN10: 1683371380
- Language: English
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Kit: Read All about It
$7.99 Read moreKit Kittredge has a nose for news — but she never dreamed that the news stories about the hard times of the Depression would become her own story. First Mother’s bothersome friends move in with the K… [more below]
- Series: American Girl Historical Characters
- Author: Tripp, Valerie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 1683371585
- Language: English
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Midnight Without a Moon
$9.99 Read more“A powerful story.” —Kirkus Reviews It’s Mississippi in the summer of 1955, and Rose Lee Carter can’t wait to move north. For now, she’s living with her sharecropper grandparents on a white man’s cot… [more below]
- Author: Jackson, Linda Williams
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 05 2017
- ISBN10: 1328753638
- Language: English
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As Fast as Words Could Fly
$12.95 Add to cartThe story of Mason Steele, an African American boy in 1960s Greenville, North Carolina, who relies on his inner strength and his typing skills to break racial barriers after he begins attending a “whi
- Author: Tuck, Pamela M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 1620148595
- Language: English
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The List of Unspeakable Fears
$17.99 Read moreThe War That Saved My Life meets Coraline in this “deliciously creepy” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) middle grade historical novel following an anxious young girl learning to face her fears–and… [more below]
- Author: Kramer, J. Kasper
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1534480749
- Language: English
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Bread and Roses, Too
$9.99 Read more2013 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award
Rosa’s mother is singing again, for the first time since Papa died in an accident in the mills. But instead of filling their cramped tenement apartment with Italian lul- Author: Paterson, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 12 2008
- ISBN10: 0547076517
- Language: English
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Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
$21.95 Read moreAsian/Pacific American Award for Literature – Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)
Nine-year-old Maria Singh learns to play softball just like her heroes in the All-American Girls’ Lea
- Author: Krishnaswami, Uma
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 15 2017
- ISBN10: 1600602614
- Language: English
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Moon’s First Friends: One Giant Leap for Friendship
$8.99 Read moreA New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller! Delight in this heartwarming picture book about a moon who just wants a friend…
Commemorate the extraordinary 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mi
- Author: Hill, Susanna Leonard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1728223083
- Language: English
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The Wind Called My Name
$20.95 Read moreIn this heartwarming historical middle-grade set in the 1930s — perfect for fans of Esperanza Rising and Hattie Big Sky— Margarita Sandoval and her family try to navigate the shifting winds of belon
- Author: Sanchez, Mary Louise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 30 2018
- ISBN10: 1620147807
- Language: English
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More All-Of-A-Kind Family
$13.95 Add to cartSydney Taylor’s beloved All-of-a-Kind Family series chronicles a Jewish immigrant family at the beginning of the twentieth century. The richly drawn characters, based on Taylor’s own life, include fiv
- Author: Taylor, Sydney
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: June 10, 2014
- ISBN10: 1939601150
- Language: English
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Escape from Alcatraz (Escape from #4)
$7.99 Read more“Nonstop action, real history, serious danger. You gotta read these books!” -Alan Gratz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Refugee
May 1962
In the middle of the San Francisco Bay looms Alcatraz, h
- Series: Escape from
- Author: Marino, Andy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1338858580
- Language: English
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Esperanza Rising
$12.99 Add to cartPura Belpr Award Winner
IRA Notable Book for a Global Society New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and SharingEsperanza thought she’d always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico
- Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 13 2019
- ISBN10: 1432863886
- Language: English
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Sophie’s Gifts
$20.95 Add to cartTen-year-old Sophie Glidden lives in a rural Maine community in 1933. She and her best friend, Evelyn Murphy, enjoy hanging out in Evelyn’s tree house and exploring. There is also a difference between
- Author: Ericson, Shirley Coulter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 250
- Publish Date: April 01 2024
- ISBN10: 9798890611567
- Language: English
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White House Clubhouse
$9.99 Add to cartMarissa and Clara’s mom is the newly elected president of the United States, and they haven’t experienced much freedom lately. While exploring the White House they discover a hidden tunnel that leads
- Series: White House Clubhouse
- Author: O’Brien, Sean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1324054107
- Language: English
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Decide & Survive: The Attack on Pearl Harbor: Can You Stop the Assault?
$9.99 Add to cartA fast-paced, interactive adventure series for kids, featuring death-defying moments in history! This time featuring the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor!
The surprise military strike by the Imperial Ja
- Series: Decide and Survive #2
- Author: Keene, Jarret
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1638191794
- Language: English
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Eyes on the Sky
$17.99 Add to cartFrom acclaimed author J. Kasper Kramer comes a historical middle grade novel about a budding young scientist in 1947 Roswell, New Mexico, who fears her weather balloon experiment has been mistaken for… [more below]
- Author: Kramer, J. Kasper
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 166594420X
- Language: English
