Chronological Period/19th Century
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
$7.99 Add to cartA modern repackaging of Mark Twain’s classic American tale of Tom Sawyer.
Here is the story of Tom, Huck, Becky, and Aunt Polly; a tale of adventures, pranks, playing hookey, and summertime fun. Writt- Series: Aladdin Classics
- Author: Twain, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0689842244
- Language: English
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Letters to Oma
$18.95 Add to cartWhen fifteen-year-old Christina Eudora Von Scholl learns that her family will leave their German homeland to seek freedom in Texas, her greatest sorrow is leaving behind her beloved grandmother. And s… [more below]
- Series: Chaparral Books
- Author: Gurasich, Marj
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: July 21 2016
- ISBN10: 0875650376
- Language: English
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Escape by Night: A Civil War Adventure
$9.99 Add to cartIn Escape by Night, Ten-year-old Tommy and his sister Annie are intrigued by the new soldiers arriving in their Georgia town. Since the Civil War started, wounded men waiting to be treated at the loca
- Author: Myers, Laurie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 14 2014
- ISBN10: 1250050553
- Language: English
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Davy Crockett: Ever Westward
$11.99 Add to cartGrowing up in Greene County, Tennessee, Davy Crockett’s education came from the toil of hard labor. Working as a farm hand and wagon driver, he learned about the people and the land of the West — and… [more below]
- Series: Heroes of History
- Author: Benge, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 189
- Publish Date: January 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1932096671
- Language: English
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Harriet Tubman: Toward Freedom
$19.99 Read moreThis illuminating graphic novel biography about Harriet Tubman sheds new light on one of American history’s bravest heroes.
Harriet Tubman did something exceptionally courageous: She escaped sl- Series: Center for Cartoon Studies Presents
- Author: Taylor, Whit
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: June 15 2021
- ISBN10: 0759555508
- Language: English
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Immigrant Architect: Rafael Guastavino and the American Dream
$19.95 Read moreRafael Guastavino Sr. was 39 when he left a successful career as an architect in Barcelona. American cities–densely packed and built largely of wood–were experiencing horrific fires, and Guastavino
- Series: History Makers
- Author: de Miguel, Berta
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 60
- Publish Date: April 07, 2020
- ISBN10: 0884488128
- Language: English
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Yao Bai and the Egg Pirates
$16.99 Add to cart2020 Storytelling World Resource Award Honoree
Inspired by the 1863 Egg War and the mad rush for murre eggs on the Farallon Islands near San Francisco, Yao Bai and the Egg Pirates is a high-seas adven
- Author: Myers, Tim J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 09 2019
- ISBN10: 1513261444
- Language: English
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Tucket’s Travels: Francis Tucket’s Adventures in the West, 1847-1849 (Books 1-5)
$10.99 Add to cartFourteen-year-old Francis is heading west in a wagon train on the Oregon Trail when he s kidnapped by Pawnees. His adventures during the two-year search for his family teach him how to live by the har… [more below]
- Series: Francis Tucket Books
- Author: Paulsen, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: September 09 2003
- ISBN10: 0440419670
- Language: English
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Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller
$18.99 Add to cartA heartwarming portrait of an unforgettable woman by the critically acclaimed author of Abe’s Honest Words and Martin’s Big Words.
This picture book biography is an excellent and accessible introduct- Series: Big Words #6
- Author: Rappaport, Doreen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 16 2012
- ISBN10: 078680890X
- Language: English
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The War Canoe
$12.99 Add to cart17 year-old Mickey Church, a Tlingit Indian didn’t see anything special about his hometown. Perched on an island in Southeast Alaska, the small town of Wrangell was shabby, wet, and isolated. Mickey s… [more below]
- Author: Bryson, Jamie S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: April 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0882407589
- Language: English
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The Great Explorer of Mammoth Cave: A Graphic Novel Biography of Stephen Bishop
$36.65 Read moreMammoth Cave, a National Park in Brownsville, Kentucky, is the world’s largest cavern with more than 400 miles of cavern space. The first to explore the cave was an enslaved Black man, Stephen Bishop…. [more below]
- Series: Barrier Breakers
- Author: Pryor, Shawn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1669061760
- Language: English
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World’s Worst Time Machine: Treasure in the White City Volume 2
$21.99 Read moreThe $3 time machine strikes again in this second installment in the illustrated novel series perfect for fans who love funny, unexpected adventures and wacky plot twists from best-selling author Dusti… [more below]
- Author: Brady, Dustin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1524884324
- Language: English
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Inga’s Amazing Ideas
$16.00 Add to cartInga is no ordinary 11-year-old girl and it isn’t just her crown of white blond hair that makes her different. Standing with the orphan children she stares ahead with a grim expression, waiting to be
- Series: Floyd County Chronicles #2
- Author: Rubino, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 186
- Publish Date: July 26 2018
- ISBN10: 1942247109
- Language: English
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Starting from Seneca Falls
$8.99 Read moreIn 1848, eleven-year-old Bridie runs away to Seneca Falls, New York, where she meets a free black girl named Rose and gets caught up in Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s plans for a women’s rights convention. … [more below]
- Author: Schwabach, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 059312507X
- Language: English
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Dinosaur Hunter
$5.99 Add to cartFossil collectors
In 1880s Wyoming, Ned Chapman dreams of finding a dinosaur skeleton. When he discovers some old bones on his father’s ranch, Ned is thrust into the world of bone hunters — men so co
- Series: I Can Read Level 4
- Author: Alphin, Elaine Marie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 05 2004
- ISBN10: 006444256X
- Language: English
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The Mouse of Amherst
$14.99 Add to cartA mouse’s-eye-view of Emily Dickinson
When a mouse named Emmaline takes up residence behind the wainscoting of Emily Dickinson’s bedroom, she wonders what it is that keeps Emily scribbling at her writ- Author: Spires, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: April 09 2001
- ISBN10: 0374454116
- Language: English
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Henry Builds a Cabin
$9.99 Add to cartHenry the bear builds a cabin with help from his friends. A thoughtful meditation on what a home can be, inspired by the life of Henry David Thoreau.
“Johnson’s singular illustrations of the changing- Series: Henry Book
- Author: Johnson, D. B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 17 2019
- ISBN10: 0358112028
- Language: English
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Fighting for Freedom Along the Underground Railroad: A History Seeking Adventure
$9.99 Read moreYOU are fighting for freedom from enslavement for yourself and others during the mid-1800s. Will you escape to freedom? And will you help others escape as part of the Underground Railroad’s network of… [more below]
- Series: You Choose: Seeking History
- Author: Pryor, Shawn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 166903271X
- Language: English
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On the Origin of Species
$25.99 Add to cartCharles Darwin’s groundbreaking On the Origin of Species is now available in an accessible, illustrated edition for young readers that includes an introduction, glossary, modern insight and informatio… [more below]
- Author: Stefoff, Rebecca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 02 2018
- ISBN10: 1481462490
- Language: English
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Eliza’s Freedom Road: An Underground Railroad Diary
$7.99 Add to cartChristopher Award-winning author Jerdine Nolen imagines a young woman’s journey from slavery to freedom in this intimate and powerful novel that was named an ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults no… [more below]
- Author: Nolen, Jerdine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: February 14 2017
- ISBN10: 1481498320
- Language: English
