Historical - United States - 20th Century
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The Falls
$16.95 Add to cart- Author: Macreery, Janet R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1977274137
- Language: English
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Flood Friday
$14.99 Add to cartWill Sally and her family ever be able to go home?
When heavy rains cause the river to flood, Sally, her family, and many of their neighbors have to evacuate their homes. With nothing but the clothes- Author: Lenski, Lois
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 114
- Publish Date: December 27 2011
- ISBN10: 1453258418
- Language: English
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Finding Langston
$16.99 Add to cartA Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
When eleven-year-old Langston’s father moves them from their home in Alabama to Chicago’s Bronzeville dist
Winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction- Series: The Finding Langston Trilogy
- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 14 2018
- ISBN10: 0823439607
- Language: English
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Belle, the Last Mule at Gee’s Bend: A Civil Rights Story
$8.99 Read more“This small snapshot of the protest movement pays homage to both the determination of ordinary folk and the power of Dr. King’s words. . . . An intergenerational story filled with heart and soul.” — … [more below]
- Author: Ramsey, Calvin Alexander
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 26 2016
- ISBN10: 763687693
- Language: English
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Maryellen: The One and Only
$7.99 Add to cartMaryellen Larkin wants to stand out but, with five brothers and sisters, it’s not so easy. Giving herself a haircut doesn’t go quite the way she expects – and when she draws a cartoon of her teacher o… [more below]
- Series: American Girl Historical Characters
- Author: Tripp, Valerie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: August 27 2019
- ISBN10: 1683371364
- Language: English
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Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown
$9.99 Add to cartBetsy, Tacy, and Tib are twelve–old enough to do lots of things…even go downtown on their own. There they see their first horseless carriage, discover the joys of the public library, and see a real
- Series: Betsy-Tacy #4
- Author: Lovelace, Maud Hart
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 05 2000
- ISBN10: 0064400980
- Language: English
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On the Wings of Heroes
$8.99 Read moreDavy Bowman’s dad looks forward to Halloween more than a kid, and Davy’s brother, Bill, flies B-17s. Davy adores these two heroes and tries his best to follow their lead, especially now. World War II … [more below]
- Author: Peck, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 16 2008
- ISBN10: 014241204X
- Language: English
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Counting Sheep: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet
$8.99 Read moreThe character from The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate helps animals big and small in this second book in a chapter book series by a Newbery Honor author.
When Callie and Granddaddy go exploring by th- Series: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #2
- Author: Kelly, Jacqueline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 03 2017
- ISBN10: 1250129451
- Language: English
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Weedflower
$8.99 Read moreTwelve-year-old Sumiko feels her life has been made up of two parts: before Pearl Harbor and after it. The good part and the bad part. Raised on a flower farm in California, Sumiko is used to being th… [more below]
- Author: Kadohata, Cynthia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 27 2009
- ISBN10: 1416975667
- Language: English
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Lily’s Crossing
$8.99 Add to cartThis “brilliantly told” (New York Times) Newbery Honor Book gives readers a sense of what it was like to be on the American home front while our soldiers were away fighting in World War II.
As in pas- Author: Giff, Patricia Reilly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 12 1999
- ISBN10: 0440414539
- Language: English
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Kidnapped in Key West
$9.95 Add to cartA daring adventure on Henry Flaglers Over-Sea Railroad!
Twelve-year-old Eddie Malone is living a carefree life swimming and fishing in the Florida Keys in 1912 when suddenly his world is turned upside
- Series: Florida Historical Fiction for Youth
- Author: Raffa, Edwina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: March 25 2012
- ISBN10: 1561645370
- Language: English
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Echo Mountain
$17.99 Add to cart★ “Historical fiction at its finest.” –The Horn Book
“There has never been a better time to read about healing, of both the body and the heart.“ –The New York Times Book Review
Echo Mountain is an… [more below]- Author: Wolk, Lauren
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 21 2020
- ISBN10: 0525555560
- Language: English
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A Squirrelly Situation
$9.99 Add to cartThis charming chapter book features the beloved characters from Newbery Honor Book award-winning author Jacqueline Kelly’s young readers’ series, Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet.
When Travis finds an abando- Series: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #5
- Author: Kelly, Jacqueline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 31, 2021
- ISBN10: 1250211158
- Language: English
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Kit: Turning Things Around
$7.99 Read moreFor Kit, the Depression has brought big changes: a houseful of boarders, tons of chores, and no birthday party. Then Aunt Millie arrives, and it looks as if her great ideas might turn things around fo… [more below]
- Series: American Girl Historical Characters
- Author: Tripp, Valerie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 1683371593
- Language: English
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Who Gives a Hoot?: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet
$9.99 Add to cartFrom Newbery Honor author Jacqueline Kelly comes a third title in her illustrated chapter book series for younger readers featuring the beloved characters from The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate.
Out in- Series: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #3
- Author: Kelly, Jacqueline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 10 2018
- ISBN10: 125014339X
- Language: English
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Rudy Rides the Rails: A Depression Era Story
$17.95 Read moreIn 1932, Akron, Ohio was no better off than other parts of the country. Since Black Tuesday in ’29, companies are closed, men all over the state are out of work, and families are running out of hope. … [more below]
- Series: Tales of Young Americans
- Author: Mackall, Dandi Daley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1585362867
- Language: English
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Dust for Dinner
$5.99 Add to cartJake and Maggy lived on a farm where they loved to sing and dance to the music from Mama’s radio. Then terrible dust storms came and ruined the land. The family had no choice but to auction off the fa
- Series: I Can Read Level 3 #1
- Author: Turner, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: February 01 1997
- ISBN10: 006444225X
- Language: English
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Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves
$19.99 Add to cartIn this moving and timeless story, award-winning author L. M. Elliott captures life on the U.S. homefront during World War II, weaving a rich portrait of a family reeling from loss and the chilling ye
- Author: Elliott, L. M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 22 2022
- ISBN10: 0063056569
- Language: English
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Samantha: Lost and Found
$7.99 Add to cartThings have changed for Samantha. She leaves quiet Mount Bedford for the bustle of New York City and the company of Aunt Cornelia’s ten-year-old twin sisters, Agnes and Agatha. This pair is good at ge… [more below]
- Series: American Girl(r) Historical Characters
- Author: Tripp, Valerie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: February 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1683372018
- Language: English
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Dark Water Rising
$9.99 Add to cartI looked and saw water rushing in from Galveston Bay on one side and from the gulf on the other. The two seas met in the middle of Broadway, swirling over the wooden paving blocks, and I couldn’t help
- Author: Hale, Marian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 12 2010
- ISBN10: 0312629087
- Language: English
