Historical - United States - 20th Century
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Escape from Alcatraz (Escape from #4)
$7.99 Add to cart“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 Read moreA 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
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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 Read moreMaryellen 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 Add to cartDavy 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 Add to cartThe 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 Read moreThis “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 Add to cartFor 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
