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The Bucktails' Shenandoah March
William P. Robertson, David Rimer
Paperback (White Mane Pub, June 1, 2002)Under Kane's able leadership, the tenacious Bucktails once again face the Rebs as they fight their way from their winter camp, through the Shenandoah Valley, and on toward Alexandria, Virginia.
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Nowhere to Turn: Young Heroes of History
Alan N. Kay
Paperback (White Mane Pub, Feb. 1, 2003)In 1862, having left his uncle's farm in Pennsylvania to join the Union Army, twelve-year-old Thomas experiences the bloody horror of the Battle of Antietam.
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The Whispering Rod: A Tale of Old Massachusetts
Nancy J. Kelley
Hardcover (White Mane Pub, Dec. 1, 2001)The Whispering Rod tells the story of 14-year-old Hannah Pryor who lives with her father in Puritan Boston. In 1659 Quaker preacher Mary Dyer and two companions are about to be executed for breaking anti-Quaker laws. Fired by the injustice of this event, Hannah seeks to learn about Mary Dyer and finds that her own deceased mother was involved in past scandals. Helped by friends, Hannah stands up to the Puritan elders and moves from childhood to adulthood during a period of social, political and religious upheaval. The Whispering Rod was selected by the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association's annual list of best selections for young adults. It has also been featured at National Historic Park bookstores.
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Cherokee Passage
Karen Weinberg
Paperback (White Mane Pub, Jan. 1, 1996)In 1736 thirteen-year-old Ela draws strength from her Cherokee heritage when she is kidnapped by Creek warriors.
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On the Trail of John Brown's Body
Alan N. Kay
Paperback (White Mane Pub, Jan. 16, 2002)Two young cousins and their fathers become involved in events leading up to abolitionist John Brown's raid on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, in 1859.
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Freedom Calls : Journey of a Slave Girl
Kem Knapp Sawyer
Hardcover (White Mane Pub, Jan. 9, 2001)Freedom Calls is the story of Louisa's escape from slavery and of her frienship with Abby, the daughter of an abolitionist newspaper publisher. Both girls take enormous risks to do what they think is right-come what may. This historical novel is based on a true incident from 1848-the escape of 76 slaves from Washington aboard the Pearl.
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Ghost Hunter
Shelley Sykes, Lois Szymanski
Paperback (White Mane Pub, Sept. 1, 2003)Philip, Zach, Chucky, Casey, and their ghost-friend, Corporal Jared Scott, attempt to frighten away a ghost hunter who has come to their campground at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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House of Spies: Danger in the Civil War Washington
Margaret Whitman Blair
Paperback (White Mane Pub, Aug. 1, 1999)Swept back to 1861 through the medium of Civil War photographs, Rob and Sarah find themselves in Washington, D.C., just after the Battle of Manassas and are arrested as enemy spies
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Off to Fight
Alan N. Kay
Paperback (White Mane Pub, March 1, 2002)Just when twelve-year-old George Adams has begun to settle into life in Richmond, Virginia, the state secedes from the Union, and George joins the boys he has become friends with when they enlist to fight for the Confederacy.
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Young Heroes of Gettysburg
William Thomas Venner
Paperback (White Mane Pub, March 1, 2000)Two young Indiana soldiers participate in the battle of Gettysburg; one is wounded and forced to rely on the help of two young women living in Gettysburg.
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Shenandoah Autumn: Courage Under Fire
Mauriel Phillips Joslyn, Martha Frances Huston
Paperback (White Mane Pub, Nov. 1, 1998)Living in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia during the time of the Civil War, fifteen-year-old Mattie proves to be a woman of courage even as conflicts rage around her
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America's Betrayal
Jodi Icenoggle
Paperback (White Mane Pub, Sept. 1, 2001)The United States' entry into World War II has devastating effects on a Japanese American family, especially sixteen-year-old Margaret, whose first love is drafted.
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