Books in Once upon America series

Bucky and his father, prospecting for gold in Alaska in 1898, must overcome storms, dangerous mountain trails, and wilderness predators before confronting the final challenge of human treachery

In the summer of 1952, Betsy and her friends worry about contracting polio, a mysterious disease for which Betsy's mother and other researchers are creating a vaccine. By the author of Child Star: When Talkies Came to Hollywood.

On November 22, 1963, Bernardo skips school in order to go to Dealy Plaza to see his hero, President John F. Kennedy, and the boy witnesses the assassination. By the author of It's Only Goodbye.

Rosie dreams of quitting school to go to work in a factory despite older sister Freyda's complaints about the brutal, unsafe conditions at work, in a story set against the tragedy of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire.

After her brother Mitch returns home from the war in Vietnam, Samantha must come to terms with the actions of the war protestors, the effects of the war on Mitch, and the tough choices that lie ahead of her.

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When his family moves to Hawaii in 1941, Frank feels out of place until he makes friends with a Japanese American boy--the day before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Ten-year-old Joey Norman helps his family survive the Depression by landing a silent movie role in Hollywood, but he worries about what will happen to his career when sound becomes a part of the motion pictures.

When Hannah sets out to make something special for her sister, who works to support the family, she doesn't suspect the far-reaching consequences of her gift.

The author of The Passover Journey presents the story of Jin Mun, whose family's path to a new future in 1868 America seems clear, until he meets Wai Hing, a poor slave girl, and decides to set her free.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. As his family sets out from Missouri to Oregon, young Ben wonders whether he will have more trouble with the dangers of the journey or his debilitating asthma.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When a cheaply constructed dam above Johnstown bursts under the onslaught of torrential rains, Christina and her family struggle to escape the floodwater which bears down upon their town.