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Heart of steele
Par Brad Strickland. 2003
Caribbean, 1688. Davy Shea and the rest of the Aurora's crew continue their search begun in The Guns of Tortuga…
(BR 15069) for pirate king Jack Steele. The pirate implicates Captain William Hunter as the real culprit behind the rampant plunder while Hunter's crew struggles to find Steele's warship. For grades 4-7. 2003Just Jane: a daughter of England caught in the struggle of the American Revolution (Great Episodes)
Par William Lavender. 2002
Fourteen-year-old orphan Lady Jane Prentice arrives in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1776 from England to live with her uncle's family.…
Over the next six years the colonies rebel against the crown, and Jane finds her loyalties divided between countries--and between suitors. For grades 6-9. 2002Mutiny!
Par Brad Strickland. 2002
In 1687 eleven-year-old Irish orphan Davy sails to Jamaica to live with his uncle, Dr. "Patch" Shea. They join a…
British frigate where Patch and his friend Lieutenant William Hunter help stage an aborted mutiny. Fleeing, the mutineers commandeer a sloop and masquerade as pirates. Precedes Guns of Tortuga (BR 15069). For grades 4-7. 2002The guns of Tortuga
Par Brad Strickland. 2003
In this sequel to Mutiny! (BR 14999), Davy Shea continues to assist his physician uncle Patch aboard Captain Hunter's warship…
that is on a secret mission to rid the sea of pirates. The captain sends Davy to Tortuga island to uncover the plans of evil pirate Jack Steele hiding there. For grades 4-7. 2003Wandering warrior
Par Da Chen. 2003
Young Luka, destined to become the future emperor of China, is trained in the ways of the kung fu wandering…
warriors by his guardian--the wise monk Atami. But when Atami is captured by their enemies, Luka has to fight for his own survival. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2003The strange case of Baby H (The American Girl Collection #Bk. 18)
Par Kathryn Reiss. 2002
After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, twelve-year-old Clara finds a baby on the doorstep of her family's boarding house. Clara…
sets about unraveling the mystery of the little girl's arrival--especially since she is disguised as a boy and is believed to have been kidnapped. For grades 4-7. 2002The city of Ember: The First Book of Ember (The City of Ember #1)
Par Jeanne DuPrau. 2003
A city planned to survive for two hundred years, now in year 241, suffers shortages--and a secret message-bearing box is…
missing. Independent-thinking twelve-year-olds Doon and Lina exchange obligatory jobs and make a discovery that could change their known world. For grades 5-8. 2003The whale rider
Par Witi Tame Ihimaera. 2003
Kahu, whose great-grandfather is the chief of their Maori tribe in New Zealand, develops a mystical relationship with whales. Although…
her potential as a future leader is discounted because she is not male, Kahu and her talents save her people. For grades 5-8. 1987Johnny Tremain: a novel for old & young
Par Esther Forbes. 1971
After injuring his right hand, fourteen-year-old Johnny, a silversmith's apprentice, becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the…
days before the American Revolution. He meets Massachusetts patriots and becomes involved in events leading to the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal. 1943The warhorse
Par Don Bolognese. 2003
Renaissance Italy. Fifteen-year-old Lorenzo, the son of the duke's armor maker, is forbidden by his father to become a warrior.…
When their city-state is attacked Lorenzo and his prized warhorse join in the fray and experience the horror of war. For grades 5-8. 2003Mirror, mirror on the wall: the diary of Bess Brennan
Par Barry Denenberg. 2002
In 1932 twelve-year-old Bess loses her sight in a sledding accident. Dictating her thoughts to her twin sister, Elin, on…
weekend visits home, Bess keeps a diary describing life at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts, where she learns to read braille. For grades 5-8. 2002Where the ground meets the sky
Par Jacqueline Davies. 2002
During World War II, Hazel and her parents move to New Mexico where her father works on a confidential army…
project. Hazel's mother has trouble adjusting while Hazel and her curious classmates ferret out spies and the big secret. For grades 5-8. 2002Are You a Cheeseburger?
Par Monica Arnaldo. 2021
A Kids' Indie Next List pick! Laugh-out-loud humor and a tender friendship blossom in author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo’s charming picture book…
about a lonely raccoon and a glowing seed, and the world’s most important question: Can this seed grow cheeseburgers? Grub is a lonely racoon. Rumbling in the trash. Looking for food.Seed is, well, a seed! Patiently waiting in the trash. Hoping someone will plant it. When the two finally meet, they realize they might be able to help each other! Grub has just one big question first: What will Seed grow? Could Seed grow Grub’s favorite food, mouthwatering cheeseburgers? Seed isn’t sure what a cheeseburger is exactly, but . . . maybe!And so begins a hilarious friendship following two unlikely strangers learning more about the other and discovering the pressure that comes with fulfilling expectations. Author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo will leave readers giggling and clamoring for more in this charming story that celebrates the unexpected—and how the most special friendships bloom only when we are unapologetically ourselves.Soldier boys
Par Dean Hughes. 2001
Two teenagers--Spencer Morgan, an American Mormon from Utah, and Dieter Hedrick from Germany--eagerly join the armies of their countries during…
World War II. Their paths cross at the Battle of the Bulge, where they learn that war is more than bravado. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001Dust
Par Arthur G Slade. 2003
Saskatchewan, Canada; 1930s. Robert Steelgate is eleven when his seven-year-old brother, Matthew, disappears while walking from his parents' farm into…
town. After a mysterious stranger arrives with a promise to bring rain, more children vanish. Robert suspects the stranger may be behind these events. For grades 5-8. 2003The witch of Blackbird Pond
Par Elizabeth George Speare. 1958
When sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler helps a woman accused of witchcraft in colonial New England, she too is brought to trial…
as a suspect. Kit's friend Prudence, and Nat, a sailor who has fallen in love with Kit, come to her defense. For grades 6-9 and older readers. Newbery Medal. 1958Haunted castle on Hallows Eve
Par Mary Pope Osborne. 2003
After climbing into their magic tree house, Jack and Annie are invited by master magician Merlin to King Arthur's realm…
where invisible beings, giant ravens, and haunted spells have put a duke's castle in an uproar on Halloween night. For grades 2-4. 2003Lionclaw: a tale of Rowan Hood
Par Nancy Springer. 2002
In this sequel to Rowan Hood (BR 14561), gentle, musical Lionel encounters his father, Lionclaw, a prisoner of Robin Hood.…
Lionclaw's fury causes his son to flee in fright. But when Rowan Hood, Robin's daughter, is abducted, Lionel is roused into action. For grades 4-7. 2002Bone dry
Par Kathleen Karr. 2002
1840s. Orphan Matthew Morrissey and his doctor employer from Skullduggery (BR 14858) journey to the Sahara to find the skull…
of Alexander the Great. After slave traders capture them during a sand storm, Matthew has to find a way to escape. For grades 5-8. 2002Skullduggery
Par Kathleen Karr. 2000
New York, 1839. Twelve-year-old orphan Matthew Morrissey works as an assistant to a phrenologist who robs graves to study the…
skulls. A rival body snatcher follows them to Europe, where they search for the burial plots of famous dead people. Followed by Bone Dry (BR 14855). For grades 5-8. 2000