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Ghost GirlGhost Girl

Eleven year old Eleven year old April is delighted April is delighted when president and when president and Mrs. Hoover build a Mrs. Hoover build a school near her school near her Madison county Madison county Virginia, home but Virginia, home but her family's her family's poverty, and other poverty, and other problems may problems may mean that April can mean that April can never learn to read.never learn to read.

Fever, 1793Fever, 1793

In 1793 Philadelphia, In 1793 Philadelphia, 16-year-old Matilda 16-year-old Matilda cook, separated cook, separated from her sick from her sick mother, learns mother, learns about perseverance about perseverance and self reliance and self reliance when she is forced when she is forced to cope with the to cope with the horrors of a Yellow horrors of a Yellow Fever Epidemic.Fever Epidemic.

The Ransom of Mercy CarterThe Ransom of Mercy Carter

In 1704, in the English In 1704, in the English settlement of Deerfield, settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts, 11-Massachusetts, 11-year-old Mercy and her year-old Mercy and her family and neighbors family and neighbors are captured by are captured by Mohawk Indians and Mohawk Indians and their French allies, and their French allies, and forced to march forced to march through bitter cold to through bitter cold to French Canada, where French Canada, where some adapt to new some adapt to new lives and some still lives and some still hope to be ransomed.hope to be ransomed.

Train wreck:kansas,1892Train wreck:kansas,1892

In1892 Max and In1892 Max and Jodi, young Jodi, young employees of a employees of a traveling circus traveling circus finds their lives finds their lives endangered when endangered when their train wrecks their train wrecks in a storm.in a storm.

Maggie's DoorMaggie's Door

In the mid-1800s, In the mid-1800s, Nory and her Nory and her neighbor and neighbor and friend, Sean set out friend, Sean set out separately on a separately on a dangerous journey dangerous journey from famine-from famine-plagued Ireland, plagued Ireland, hoping to reach a hoping to reach a better life in better life in America.America.

Rifles for WatieRifles for Watie

16-year-old Jeff 16-year-old Jeff can’t wait to join can’t wait to join the Union army the Union army and fight against and fight against Stand Watie, Stand Watie, leader of the leader of the Cherokee Indian Cherokee Indian rebels. rebels.

The Year of the HangmanThe Year of the Hangman

In 1777, having been In 1777, having been kidnapped and taken kidnapped and taken forcibly from England forcibly from England to the American to the American colonies, 15-year-old colonies, 15-year-old Creighton becomes Creighton becomes part of developments part of developments in the political unrest in the political unrest there that may spell there that may spell defeat for the patriots defeat for the patriots and change the course and change the course of history.of history.

Mary, Queen of ScotsMary, Queen of Scots

Mary, the young Mary, the young Scottish Queen, is Scottish Queen, is sent a diary from sent a diary from her mother in which her mother in which she records her she records her experieriences experieriences living at the court of living at the court of Frances King Henry Frances King Henry II as she awaits her II as she awaits her marriage. marriage.

Doomed Queen Anne Doomed Queen Anne

In 1520, 13-year-old In 1520, 13-year-old Anne Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, jealous of her older jealous of her older sisters beauty and sisters beauty and position at court, position at court, declares that she declares that she will one day be will one day be Queen of England, Queen of England, and that her sister and that her sister will kneel at her will kneel at her feet. feet.

Night JohnNight John

Twelve-year old Twelve-year old Sarny’s brutal life Sarny’s brutal life as a slave becomes as a slave becomes more dangerous more dangerous when a newly when a newly arrived slave offers arrived slave offers to teach her how to to teach her how to reed.reed.

The Cook Camp The Cook Camp

During World War During World War II, a little boy is II, a little boy is sent to live with his sent to live with his grandma, a cook in grandma, a cook in a camp for workers a camp for workers building a road building a road through the through the wilderness. wilderness.

My Heart is on the GroundMy Heart is on the Ground

In the diary In the diary account of her life account of her life at a government at a government run boarding run boarding school in 1800, a school in 1800, a 12-year-old Sioux 12-year-old Sioux Indian girl reveals Indian girl reveals a great need to a great need to find a way to help find a way to help her people.her people.

Numbering All the BonesNumbering All the Bones

The Civil War is The Civil War is moving towards an moving towards an end. Southern end. Southern slaves are slowly slaves are slowly gaining their gaining their freedom. But for freedom. But for thirteen-year-old thirteen-year-old Euglena, a home Euglena, a home slave on a Georgia slave on a Georgia plantation, it is the plantation, it is the most difficult time most difficult time of her life.of her life.

MilkweedMilkweed

This is the story of This is the story of an orphan living in an orphan living in Nazi-occupied Nazi-occupied Warsaw during Warsaw during World War II who World War II who believes in bread, believes in bread, mothers, and mothers, and angels.angels.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Four black children Four black children growing up in rural growing up in rural Mississippi during Mississippi during the depression the depression experience racial experience racial antagonisms and antagonisms and hard times. This is hard times. This is the first book in a the first book in a series of three. series of three.

Mr. Lincoln’s DrummerMr. Lincoln’s Drummer

Recounts the Recounts the courageous exploits courageous exploits of Willie Johnston, of Willie Johnston, an eleven-year-old an eleven-year-old Civil War drummer, Civil War drummer, who becomes the who becomes the youngest recipient youngest recipient of the of the Congressional Congressional Medal of Honor.Medal of Honor.

The Raven Master’s SecretThe Raven Master’s Secret

The 12-year-old The 12-year-old son of the Raven son of the Raven Master and the Master and the tower of London tower of London befriends a befriends a Jacobite rebel Jacobite rebel being held being held prisioner there.prisioner there.

AND—There are many more!AND—There are many more!

Watch for the following awesome Watch for the following awesome historical fiction authors:historical fiction authors:

• Ann RinaldiAnn Rinaldi• Karen CushmanKaren Cushman• Patricia Rielly GiffPatricia Rielly Giff• Gary PaulsenGary Paulsen• Clifton WislerClifton Wisler