Chronological Period/1900-1949
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Letters to a Young Poet
$6.95 Read moreIn 1903, a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet, requesting an assessment of their value. The older artist, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), replied to th… [more below]
- Author: Rilke, Rainer Maria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: May 08 2002
- ISBN10: 0486422453
- Language: English
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The Darkest Child
$18.00 Add to cartA new edition of this award-winning modern classic, with an introduction by Tayari Jones (An American Marriage), an excerpt from the never before seen follow-up, and discussion guide.
Pakersfield, G… [more below]- Author: Phillips, Delores
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: January 30 2018
- ISBN10: 1616958723
- Language: English
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She Came to Stay
$18.95 Add to cartSet in Paris on the eve of World War II and sizzling with love, anger, and revenge, She Came to Stay explores the changes wrought in the soul of a woman and a city soon to fall. Although Fran?ise cons… [more below]
- Author: Beauvoir, Simone De
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: July 17 1999
- ISBN10: 0393318842
- Language: English
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A Fable
$18.00 Read moreThis novel won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1955. An allegorical story of World War I, set in the trenches in France and dealing ostensibly with a mutiny in a French regiment
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Faulkner, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: November 29 2011
- ISBN10: 0307946770
- Language: English
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Rufus M.
$9.99 Add to cartYou’ve never met anyone quite like Rufus Moffat. He gets things done, but he gets them done his way.
When he wants to check out library books, Rufus teaches himself to write…even though he doesn’t y… [more below]- Series: Moffats (Paperback)
- Author: Estes, Eleanor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0152025774
- Language: English
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Whistle-Stop West 2
$9.99 Add to cartNine-year-old Ethan Cooper has managed to keep his family together for a year in a Pennsylvania orphanage. Now he and his siblings are boarding a train headed west. He can’t help but worry: Mr. and Mr… [more below]
- Series: Beyond the Orphan Train #2
- Author: Richardson, Arleta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1434709566
- Language: English
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Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War
$19.99 Read moreSoldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War is the incredible story of one man’s fight for Mexican American civil rights, from award-winning picture book creator Duncan Tonatiuh.
A 20- Author: Tonatiuh, Duncan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 03, 2019
- ISBN10: 1419736825
- Language: English
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Winnie’s Great War
$8.99 Add to cartFrom the creative team behind the bestselling, Caldecott Medal–winning Finding Winnie comes an extraordinary wartime adventure seen through the eyes of the world’s most beloved bear.
Here is a heart- Author: Mattick, Lindsay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 08 2019
- ISBN10: 0316447099
- Language: English
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Looking for Home
$9.99 Read moreWith his mother dead, his father gone, and his older brothers and sisters unable to help, eight-year-old Ethan Cooper knows it’s his responsibility to keep him and his younger siblings together–even … [more below]
- Series: Beyond the Orphan Train #1
- Author: Richardson, Arleta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1434709558
- Language: English
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Babe & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure
$9.99 Add to cartWith more than 2 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures bring the greatest players in history to life
On October 1, 1932, during Game Three of the Chicago Cubs-New York Yankees World Series
- Series: Baseball Card Adventures
- Author: Gutman, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 05 2002
- ISBN10: 0380805049
- Language: English
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Who Was Claude Monet?
$6.99 Add to cartClaude Monet is considered one of the most influential artists of all time. He is a founder of the French Impressionist art movement, and today his paintings sell for millions of dollars. While Monet … [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Waldron, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 23 2009
- ISBN10: 0448449854
- Language: English
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Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
$10.99 Add to cartFeatured in the upcoming National Geographic documentary, Expedition Amelia! This is a critically acclaimed look at the life, disappearance, and search for the legendary aviatrix, Amelia Earhart.
On M- Author: Fleming, Candace
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 15 2019
- ISBN10: 0593177843
- Language: English
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom
$7.99 Read moreChildhood of Famous Americans One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiri… [more below]
- Series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback)
- Author: Kudlinski, Kathleen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0689857454
- Language: English
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Amelia Earhart
$8.99 Read moreNow in paperback! In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Amelia Earhart, the American aviation pioneer.
When Amelia was- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #3
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0711283834
- Language: English
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Amy Carmichael: Rescuer of Precious Gems
$11.99 Read moreAmy Carmichael’s life was one of simple, determined obedience to God, regardless of the consequences. Her service in India is a vivid example of the impact one person who will fear God and nothing els… [more below]
- Series: Christian Heroes: Then & Now
- Author: Benge, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 203
- Publish Date: May 01 1998
- ISBN10: 1576580180
- Language: English
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Lottie Moon: Giving Her All for China
$11.99 Add to cartIn a twist that only God could orchestrate, this spirited young girl who grew up to become the most educated woman in the American South would ultimately find her calling as a missionary to China. As … [more below]
- Series: Christian Heroes: Then & Now
- Author: Benge, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 13 2001
- ISBN10: 1576581888
- Language: English
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A Picture Book of Thomas Alva Edison
$7.99 Read moreHis inventions included the phonograph, light bulb, and movie camera.
- Series: Picture Book Biographies
- Author: Adler, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 1996
- ISBN10: 0823414140
- Language: English
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Sole Survivor
$16.00 Add to cartOn November 23, 1942, German U-Boats torpedoed the British ship Benlomond and it sank in the Atlantic in two minutes. The sole survivor was a second steward named Poon Lim, who, with no knowledge of t… [more below]
- Author: McCunn, Ruthanne Lum
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 238
- Publish Date: January 24 2013
- ISBN10: 0932538886
- Language: English
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Annie Oakley: Young Markswoman
$8.99 Add to cartTake a peek into the childhood of Annie Oakley in this edition of one of the most popular educational series for children ever published.
This installment of the Childhood of Famous Americans series g- Series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback)
- Author: Wilson, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 30 1989
- ISBN10: 0689713460
- Language: English
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Keeping Corner
$16.99 Add to cartBa slipped the gold bangles from my wrists. The gold ones were plain so I didn’t mind taking them off, but I loved wearing my milk-glass bangles and the lakkh bracelets.
“A widow can’t wear bangles,”- Author: Sheth, Kashmira
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0786838604
- Language: English
