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  • Freedom Songs: A Tale of the Underground Railroad

    Trina Robbins, Jason Millet

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Fourteen-year-old Sarah is a slave in Maryland during the 1850s. She knows her only chance at freedom is to head North, where slavery is illegal. To get there, though, Sarah needs help from members of the Underground Railroad. But who can she trust?
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  • Jungle Scout: A Vietnam War Story

    Tim Hoppey, Ramon Espinoza

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Sixteen-year-old Lam Hung was once a member of the Viet Cong. Now he's a Kit Carson Scout for U.S. Marines, ordered to steer the troops safely around explosive land mines and deadly booby traps. One mistake could mean their lives. Lam's most difficult task could be getting the platoon to trust him, a former enemy.
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  • The Last Rider: The Final Days of the Pony Express

    J. Gunderson, Ned Woodman

    Paperback (Stone Arch Books, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Matt Edgars hungers for adventure. The Pony Express is the answer to his dreams. Riding fast, riding far, he brings the mail to settlers scattered across the Nevada and Utah deserts. Matt can handle the punishing sun and the poisonous rattlesnakes, but he's worried about rumors of a war with the Paiute nation. Then someone begins setting the Express stations on fire. Are these the last days for the young riders?
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  • The First and Final Voyage: The Sinking of the Titanic

    Stephanie True Peters, Jon Proctor

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2008)
    On April 10, 1912, fourteen-year-old Christopher Watkins boards the Titanic with his family. While sailing across the Atlantic, the giant ship strikes an iceberg and begins to sink! Christopher must quickly find a way to save his family.
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  • Jungle Scout: A Vietnam War Story

    Tim Hoppey, Ramon Espinoza

    Library Binding (Stone Arch Books, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Sixteen-year-old Lam Hung was once a member of the Viet Cong. Now he's a Kit Carson Scout for U.S. Marines, ordered to steer the troops safely around explosive land mines and deadly booby traps. One mistake could mean their lives. Lam's most difficult task could be getting the platoon to trust him, a former enemy.
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  • Blackbeard's Sword: The Pirate King of the Carolinas

    Liam O'Donnell, Mike Spoor

    Paperback (Stone Arch Books, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Edward Teach, known far and wide as Blackbeard, holds the coast of North and South Carolina in a grip of terror. Lieutenant Maynard and his men of the Royal Navy decide to capture the pirate, but they need help piloting their way through the shallow maze of coves and inlets. They enlist the aid of local fishermen Jacob Webster and his father, but Maynard doesn't count on the fact that Jacob may be leading them into trouble. The boy thinks Blackbeard is a hero! Historical Fiction.
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  • Captured Off Guard: The Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Donald Lemke, Ronda Pattison, Claude St. Aubin

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2008)
    While camping out, Hank and his best friend James hear loud explosions. Pearl Harbor is under attack! James wants to hide out, but Hank wants to capture the battle on his trusty camera. Will this he risk his life for the snapshot of a lifetime?
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  • Hot Iron: The Adventures of a Civil War Powder Boy

    Michael Burgan, Pedro Rodriquez

    Paperback (Stone Arch Books, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Hoping to eventually find his brother, twelve-year old Charlie O'Leary joins the crew of the USS Varuna, as the ship steams its way toward the mouth of the Mississippi River to fight the Confederate Navy. Written in graphic-novel format.
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  • Standoff: Remembering the Alamo

    Lisa Trumbauer, Brent Schoonover

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2008)
    In 1836, 15-year-old Cal and his mother ride across the Texas countryside. Suddenly, they spot thousands of Mexican soldiers approaching on the horizon. Cal knows they mean trouble, so he steers the wagon to the safest place around ― the Alamo! Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and other soldiers are there, waiting for a fight. But can their small group hold off an entire army? It'll be a battle they'll never forget.
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  • Island of Exiles: A Mystery of Early Japan

    I. J. Parker

    Hardcover (Thorndike Pr, Feb. 20, 2008)
    In I.J. Parker's newest mystery set in eleventh-century Japan, Akitada disguises himself as a prisoner to solve the, murder of a prince As her audience grows with each evocative historical thriller featuring Sugawara Akitada, I. J. Parker returns with a gripping tale of political intrigue and cold-blooded murder in ancient Japan. When the exiled Prince Okisada, the most illustrious prisoner of the penal colony on Sado Island, is poisoned, Akitada is called upon by the emperor's envoys to investigate incognito. Posing as a prisoner, he discovers a deadly conspiracy, only to fall into the hands of brutal guards and disappear. It falls to Tora, Akitada's devoted assistant, to begin his own dangerous search of the island for his lost friend and the truth.

  • Lost in Space: The Flight of Apollo 13

    Gary Bush, Nick Derington

    Library Binding (Stone Arch Books, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Half graphic novel. Half traditional text.
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  • Dodger Dreams: The Courage of Jackie Robinson

    Brandon Terrell, Benny Fuentes, Claude St. Aubin

    Library Binding (Stone Arch Books, Sept. 1, 2009)
    Max Owens is Brooklyn's biggest baseball fan. On his birthday, September 28, 1955, Max's grandpa gives him the greatest gift of all: World Series tickets. During the game, Max watches his favorite Dodger player, Jackie Robinson, play against the New York Yankees. Although the Dodgers lose, Max gets to meet Jackie and learn the lesson of a lifetime.
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