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  • The Demon in the Teahouse

    Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Nov. 3, 2005)
    The beautiful, mysterious women of Japan are being killed one by one. The famous samurai Judge Ooka knows he will need help to solve the crimes, so he turns to his newly adopted son, fourteen-year-old Seikei. Determined to prove his worth as a samurai, Seikei goes undercover as a teahouse attendant in the exotic "floating city" of Yoshiwara, where demons lurk among the pleasure seekers and no one is safe-not even a samurai.
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  • The 1950s: Music

    Dorothy Hoobler, Tom Hoobler

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, Sept. 1, 2001)
    In the 1950s Matthew befriends a Negro boy who introduces him to the new music, and together they start a rock-and-roll band.
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  • Vanity Rules: History of American Fashion and Beauty

    Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler

    Library Binding (21st Century, March 1, 2000)
    Provides a look at the history of fashion from colonial times to the present day by exploring the different styles that arose with social and economic changes.
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  • The 1940s: Secrets

    Dorothy Hoobler, Tom Hoobler

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, April 1, 2001)
    Volume Five of the Century Kids focuses on Esther and her parents who, after fleeing Nazi Germany, accept teaching positions at the University of Chicago, but suddenly they move to a strange place called Los Alamos and Esther's world becomes filled with dark secrets.
    V

  • The 1930s: Directions

    Dorothy Hoobler, Tom Hoobler

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, July 20, 2000)
    In the summer of 1936, Tony runs away from his home above his family's Italian restaurant in Chicago, while in Berlin David is present at the Olympics and prepares to move to America.
    V

  • The 1960's: Rebels

    Dorothy Hoobler, Tom Hoobler

    Hardcover (Millbrook Press, Sept. 1, 2001)
    While Chuck struggles to find a place to call his own amidst his family and dull boarding school, Sojie becomes involved in sit-ins in Alabama to actively show her beliefs on the racial issues of the times.
    V

  • George Washington and President's Day

    Dorothy Hoobler

    Hardcover (Silver Pr, July 1, 1990)
    Discusses the life and accomplishments of George Washington and why he deserves to be recognized on Presidents' Day
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  • The Second Decade: Voyages

    Dorothy Hoobler, Tom Hoobler

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, March 1, 2000)
    Starting in March 1912, the Aldrich children have grown into adults and are now experiencing life in their own professions amid the turmoil of social change and the sad events of War World I.
    O

  • The 1970s: Arguments

    Dorothy Hoobler, Tom Hoobler

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, April 1, 2002)
    America's involvement in Vietnam adds to the seemingly constant arguing in the Vivante family, whose cousins are among a group of people who have dropped out to live in a commune in Arizona.
    V

  • The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

    Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Sept. 8, 2005)
    A priceless ruby has been stolen and an innocent family framed for the crime. Can Seikei prove himself a worthy samurai by uncovering the real thief?- Nominated for the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Young-Adult Mystery- Named to five State Award Lists- An ALA Best Book for Young Adults- An IRA/CBC Young Adult Choice- Parent's Choice Silver Medal recipient- A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon selection
    U

  • The Sword That Cut the Burning Grass: A Samurai Mystery

    Dorothy Hoobler

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Nov. 2, 2006)
    In the fourth entry in the Hooblers' engaging mystery series, samurai apprentice Seikei is sent on a mission to convince the 14-year-old emperor to resume his ceremonial duties. But when the young emperor is kidnapped, Seikei's mission grows much more dangerous.
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  • The Sword That Cut the Burning Grass

    Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler

    Hardcover (Philomel Books, May 19, 2005)
    When the emperor is kidnapped as part of a plot to overthrow the Shogun, fourteen-year-old samurai apprentice Seikei finds himself wrapped up in a dangerous mission to locate the emperor before his sacred sword falls into the wrong hands and all hope is lost.
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