Books in Carolrhoda on My Own Books series

Relates the real-life saga of Abbie Burgess, who single-handedly kept the lighthouse lamps lit during a four-week winter storm that lashed the coast of Maine in 1856

Related how a group of Moravians, living in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, around 1755, used heavenly music to defeat the Delaware Indians.

Two fourteen-year-old girls, sewing machine operators at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, are caught in the famous Triangle fire of 1911

A greedy, lazy troll with a passion for blueberries terrorizes the townspeople until a litte girl thinks of a plan.

Describes Christmas traditions in Mexico, Iran, China, Sweden, Iraq, Spain, and Norway.

Relates the story of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus and gives the history of Columbus Day

A young Pennsylvania Dutch boy who does things very slowly is inspired by his "Grossdawdi" to speed up.

Henry the woodcutter is devoted to his loving but often forgetful wife despite her unbelievable mistakes.

Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday created to remind African Americans of their history and their cultural origins

After helping Monsieur Bartholdi build the Statue of Liberty, a Parisian orphan stows away on the ship carrying the statue to America

Presents a brief account of the life of the Roman aristocrat who became Ireland's patron saint and discusses the annual holiday that honors him.

Presents facts about the giant sequoia trees, including how they grow, the circumstances of their "discovery," how their age is determined, and how forest fires actually help them.