The Bronze Bow by Houghton Mifflin (Jp)
Snow Treasure by Dutton Juvenile $16.99
Based on a true story, Snow Treasure is a tale of heroism set in Norway during World War II. This amazing book, continuously in print since 1942, tells how brave schoolchildren outwitted the invading Nazis. To keep their country's gold out of Nazi hands, the children sledded thirteen tons of gold bricks down the mountain to a waiting ship. The appearance of innocent winter fun fooled the...
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Demco Media
Running Out of Time by Kimberly Schraf
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) $16.95
Nine-year-old Ling is very comfortable in her life; her parents are both dedicated surgeons in the best hospital in Wuhan. But when Comrade Li, one of Mao’s political officers, moves into a room in their apartment, Ling begins to witness the gradual disintegration of her world. In an atmosphere of increasing mistrust, Ling fears for the safety of her neighbors and, soon, for herself and family....
Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy by Graphia $6.95
In 1861, when war erupted between the States, President Lincoln made an impassioned plea for volunteers. Determined not to remain on the sidelines, Emma Edmonds cropped her hair, donned men’s clothing, and enlisted in the Union Army. Posing in turn as a slave, peddler, washerwoman, and fop, Emma became a cunning master of disguise, risking discovery and death at every turn behind Confederate...
Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 (Caldecott Honor Book) by Christopher Bing $18.99
"And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; But there is no joy in Mudville-mighty Casey has struck out." Those lines have echoed through the decades, the final stanza of a poem published pseudonymously in the June 3, 1888, issue of the San Francisco Examiner. Its author would rather have seen it forgotten. Instead, Ernest Thayer's poem has taken a well-deserved place as an...
Frontier Wolf by Front Street Press $10.95
Britain, A.D. 343. The end of Roman rule. The Antonine Wall has fallen and order slowly collapses on the northernmost edge of the empire. The little protection that Rome has from the Dalriad and Caledone tribes comes from a small post of half-wild legionnaires: The Frontier Wolves. During a period of tentative peace in Northern Britain, a young commander is sent to preside over this undisciplined...
Guns for General Washington: A Story of the American Revolution by Sandpiper $6.95
Seymour Reit re-creates the true story of Will Knox, a nineteen-year-old boy who undertook the daring and dangerous task of transporting 183 cannons from New York’s Fort Ticonderoga to Boston--in the dead of winter--to help George Washington win an important battle.