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When Paul met Artie: the story of Simon & Garfunkel
Par G. Neri, David Litchfield, Greg Neri. 2018
When Paul Met Artie is a picture book aimed at young readers from grades 4 to 7. From childhood friendship…
to brief teenage stardom, from early failures to musical greatness -- the incredible story of how Simon & Garfunkel became a cherished voice of their generation. For grades 4-7Happy feet: the Savoy Ballroom Lindy Hoppers and me
Par Richard Michelson, E. B. Lewis. 2005
A young boy who loves to dance listens as his father retells the story of the night he was born,…
which coincided with the opening of the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. For grades K-3Peachtree Street, USA
Par Celestine Sibley, Sibley. 1963
Peachtree Street U.S.A recounts portions of Atlanta's history that distinguishes it as one of the commercial centers of the South.…
From Celestine Sibley's impeccabe prose, we learn about some of the city's more illustrious inhabitants: Henry Grady, William Hartsfield, Ralph McGill, Margaret Mitchell, Bobby Jones, Martin Luther King Jr., Ted Turner and the corporation that has become virtually synonymous with its' mother city...Coca Cola. Southern InterestTaking hold: from migrant childhood to Columbia University
Par Francisco Jiménez. 2015
Jiménez came to California with his emigrant Mexican family, and worked for many years in the fields alongside them. Here,…
he recounts his life from when he arrives in NY City to begin graduate work at Columbia University in the late 1960s. It was a turbulent, political time, and he missed his girlfriend and family in California. Eventually he became a professor at Santa Clara University in 1973Terrible typhoid Mary: a true story of the deadliest cook in America
Par Susan Campbell Bartoletti. 2015
Mary Mallon, who became known as "Typhoid Mary," was hired as a cook for a wealthy family in 1906. A…
few weeks later an outbreak of typhoid fever swept through the household. Eventually it was determined that Mallon was a healthy carrier, spreading the disease but not suffering it herself. She was arrested and quarantined against her will. This biography explores the many violations of Mallon's human and civil rights, the culture of the period, how the public and health officials responded, and the sensationalism of "yellow journalism." For grades 5-8Mind your manners, Alice Roosevelt!
Par Leslie Kimmelman, Adam Gustavson. 2009
A brief, fictionalized account of what life was like for Theodore Roosevelt during his political career, with his oldest daughter,…
Alice, a strong-willed and somewhat wild young woman, who loved to do things that shocked the public, even when she lived in the White House. For grades 2-4Mackinac Bridge: the five mile poem (Tales of young Americans series)
Par Gloria Whelan, Gijsbert Van Frankenhuyzen. 2006
Although it will mean that their father can no longer make a living running a ferry boat, thirteen-year-old Mark and…
his brother Luke are excited about the building of a five-mile bridge across the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan in 1957. A 2007 Michigan Notable book. For grades 2-4. 2006Superman: the high-flying history of America's most enduring hero
Par Larry Tye. 2012
An award-winning journalist and lifelong Superman fan looks beyond the legend of the man of steel and explores the awkward…
Ohio teenager whose Depression-era yearnings gave birth to America's mightiest mythical character, now more than 70 years old. Contains some strong language. For high school and adult readersOld Ironsides: Americans build a fighting ship
Par David L. Weitzman. 1997
President Washington has convinced Congress to built six American warships. Young John Aylwin's father is a ship's carpenter in Boston…
who is working on one of the most remarkable sailing ships ever built, the U.S.S. Constitution. Young John observes it all, from selection of the trees for masts, to the casting of three-ton cannon, to the sewing of an acre of sail. For grades 3-6The Pemberton papers: how evidence found in a small New England historical society uncovered a scandal
Par Robert A. Mcinnes. 2006
When a retired couple starts researching their ancestry, they stumble upon a long forgotten murder mystery. This whodunit for history…
lovers is a true story that takes place on the Connecticut sea coast. Contains some strong language. 2006Vacationland
Par Sarah Stonich. 2013
In northern Minnesota at Naledi Lodge, many people cross paths, many memories exist of former days. Meg, who was there…
as a girl, is now an artist painting images reflected across the mirrors of memory and water. Some strong languageFate is a mountain: In Glacier National Park
Par Mark W Parratt. 2009
Explores Glacier National Park history from the perspective of the late ranger Lloyd Parratt's sons Mark, Monty, and Smitty. The…
family summered in the old Sun Camp Ranger Station on Saint Mary Lake in the 1950's and 60's and their story covers the glory days of living and working in America's Crown JewelFreedom in Congo Square
Par Carole Boston Weatherford, R. Gregory Christie. 2016
The story in rhyme of Congo Square--the one place that slaves could congregate in New Orleans on Sundays to celebrate…
their heritage by dancing and sharing music together. For grades K-3Soldier's secret: the story of Deborah Sampson
Par Sheila Solomon Klass. 2009
After completing her indentured servitude, Deborah Sampson, a tall and strong young woman, wants to join America's Continental army and…
help the colonies gain independence. She disguises herself as a boy, enlists in a Massachusetts regiment, and serves admirably as a Revolutionary War soldier. For grades 6-9. 2009The waters of Kronos: Internet Prophets, Private Profits, and the Costs to Community
Par Conrad Richter, Nathan Newman. 2002
Semiautobiographical novel in which John Donner journeys to the town of his youth, Unionville, a Pennsylvania Dutch mining town now…
submerged by the waters of the dammed Kronos River. John's compulsion to reconnect with his past evokes reflections on the power of memory and familial bonds. National Book Award. 1960From slave to soldier: based on a true Civil War story (Ready-to-Read)
Par Deborah Hopkinson, Brian Floca. 2005
Tennessee, Civil War. Young Johnny hates being a slave and chooses freedom by joining the Union Army. Johnny proves his…
bravery by driving the mule team and supply wagon by himself at night to bring food to hungry soldiers. Short chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2005Paradise Alley: a novel
Par Kevin Baker. 2002
In the waterfront slums of New York City in 1863, three working-class women wait out riots against a military draft…
decree. Recreates the Irish experience and racial tensions of Civil War-era New York. Sequel to Dreamland (DB 50727). Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002Distant dreams (Ribbons of Steel Ser. #1)
Par Judith Pella, Tracie Peterson. 1997
Virginia, 1835. Fifteen-year-old tomboy Carolina Adams is fascinated by the new railroad trains and falls in love with her sister's…
fiancé, James Baldwin--who shares her enthusiasm. When he leaves to build a new rail line, Carolina puts their relationship in God's hands. Prequel to A Hope Beyond (DB 54869). For senior high and older readers. 1997Pearl Harbor, 1941
Par Nancy Holder. 2000
Hawaii, 1941. Bekah Martin meets Navy Ensign Scott DeAngelo while returning to her native Hawaii, falling in love although she…
is already engaged to another. When Bekah is visiting Scott on his ship December 7, the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. For junior and senior high readers. 2000Shaking the nickel bush
Par Ralph Moody. 1994
This sequel to Mary Emma & Company (DB 43674) finds the author in 1918 diagnosed with diabetes and advised to…
seek a healthier climate. Raised in Colorado, nineteen-year-old Ralph looks forward to escaping Boston. He heads for Arizona, camps out, works as a stunt rider and sculptor, and travels throughout the Southwest. 1962