The Landmark History of the American People From Charleston to the Moon Vol II
By: Daniel J. Boorstin
3.82
Format: 254 pages, Paperback
A fascinating introduction to American culture as it has shaped and been shaped by events from the …
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1. Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)
By: Ralph Moody
4.27
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
Ralph was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Thr… read more
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- history
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"There are only two kinds of men in this world: Honest men and dishonest men. There are black men and white men and yellow men and red men, but nothing counts except whether they're honest men or dish…"-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)
"You know, Son, sometimes a fellow has to take a licking for doing the right thing. A licking only lasts a short while, even if it's a hard one, but failing to do the right thing will often make a mar…"-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)
2. The Great and Terrible Quest
By: Margaret Lovett
3.97
Format: 172 pages, Paperback
Set in the late Middle Ages, a quick-witted orphan, abused by his grandfather, risks his life to ca… read more
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- childrens
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"Silver hidden in the gold, Young man hidden in the old, Laughing lord with weeping eyes, Bring king and ring before sunrise! -Hilarion, The Great and Terrible Quest"-Margaret Lovett, The Great and Terrible Quest
3. Adam of the Road
By: Elizabeth Gray Vining , Robert Lawson , Elizabeth Janet Gray
3.77
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
"A road's a kind of holy thing," said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. "That's why it's a good… read more
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- childrens
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4. King of the Mound: My Summer with Satchel Paige
By: Wes Tooke
3.94
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Baseball legend Satchel Paige changes a boy's life in this coming-of-age tale from the author of Lu… read more
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- childrens
- school
5. Gone-Away Lake
By: Elizabeth Enright , Joe Krush , Beth Krush
4.14
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Summer has a magic all its own. When Portia sets out for a visit with her cousin Julian, she exp… read more
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- childrens
"Things are always happening to my socks. One's always going off someplace. I don't know why."-Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake
"Self-pity is the hens' besetting sin," remarked Mr. Payton. "Foolish fowl. How they came to achieve anything as perfect as the egg I do not know! I cannot fathom."-Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake
"Yes, except that nothing sleeps inside but furniture, and that's probably gone to pieces by now. Time gets into anything; yes, indeed it does; and weather helps it."-Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake
"Mr. Payton was at work on his pipe again, lighting and coaxing it. "They need constant attention, pipes, like babies and guinea hens," he said, and sucked in the smoke."-Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake
6. A Summer of Sundays
By: Lindsay Eland
3.92
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Fans of The Mother Daughter Book Club (Heather Vogel Fredericks) and The Wedding Planner's Daughter… read more
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"There wasn't a place I could think of that was more magical than a building bursting with books and stories and words..."-Lindsay Eland, A Summer of Sundays
7. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
By: Grace Lin
4.18
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In the valley of Fruitless Mountain, a young girl named Minli spends her days working hard in the f… read more
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- childrens
8. Mara, Daughter of the Nile
By: Eloise Jarvis McGraw
3.16
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Mara is a proud and beautiful slave girl who yearns for freedom. In order to gain it, she finds her… read more
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9. A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt
By: C. Coco De Young
4.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
Eleven-year-old Margo Bandini has never been afraid of anything. Her life in Johnstown, Pennsylvani… read more
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- american history
- childrens
- school
10. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
By: Marc Simont , Bette Bao Lord
3.63
Format: 371 pages, Paperback
Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams.Her new home is Brookly… read more
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11. In Search of the Source: A First Encounter with God's Word
By: Neil T. Anderson
4.17
Format: 78 pages, Paperback
Up to his chest in the black current of an underground river, Neil Anderson was just hitting his st… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
12. Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story of a 19-Year-Old American, His Capture by the Motilone Indians and His Adventures in Christianizing the Stone Age Tribe
By: Bruce Olson
3.63
Format: 143 pages, Paperback
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- nonfiction
- history
13. The Children's Book of Virtues
By: William J. Bennett , Michael Hague
4.24
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
The perfect companion to William J. Bennett's number-one bestseller; The Book of Virtues, The Child… read more
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- childrens
14. Homer Price
By: Robert McCloskey
4.09
Format: 149 pages, Paperback
Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; wh… read more
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- childrens
- school
"By the time Uncle Ulysses and the sheriff arrived and pushed through the crowd, the lunchroom was a calamity of doughnuts! Doughnuts in the window, doughnuts piled high on the shelves, doughnuts stac…"-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price
"Homer got down from the chair and pushed a button on the machine marked, "start". Rings of batter started dropping into the hot fat. After a ring of batter was cooked on one side, an automatic gadget…"-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price
15. Miracles on Maple Hill
By: Beth Krush , Virginia Sorensen
3.86
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Marly and her family share many adventures when they move from the city to a farmhouse on Maple Hil… read more
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- childrens
16. Detectives in Togas
By: Richard Winston , Clara Winston , Henry Winterfeld , Charlotte Kleinert
3.33
Format: 140 pages, Paperback
In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . th… read more
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17. The Seventeenth Swap
By: Eloise Jarvis McGraw
4.54
Format: 380 pages,
Having no money, a thirteen-year-old begins a series of swaps to get the child he babysits for a pa… read more
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18. George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
By: Janet Benge , Geoff Benge
4.23
Format: 121 pages, Paperback
This series chronicles the exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true stories of ordinary men … read more
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19. Every Soul a Star
By: Wendy Mass
4.10
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
And as streams of light fan out behind the darkened sun like the wings of a butterfly, I realize th… read more
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"You never know, life is short but it’s wide"-Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star
"Its a very good book and i wish i read it first than anyone else!!!!"-Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star
"Whereever you end up;" Jack whispered into my ear."I wish you clear skies. Always"-Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star
"If this could be repeated every day for a year, I would never budge from where I stood."-Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star
20. How to Eat a Poem: A Smorgasbord of Tasty and Delicious Poems for Young Readers
By: Ted Kooser , Academy Of American Poets , None
4.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
Focusing on popular verse from the nineteenth century through today, this anthology invites young r… read more
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21. Moonshiner's Son
By: Carolyn Reeder
3.68
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
Twelve-year-old Tom Higgins is learning the craft of making whiskey. Even though Prohibition forbid… read more
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22. General Butterfingers
By: None
4.03
Format: None pages, Paperback
Eleven-year-old Walter can't believe his eyes when he sees the eviction notice from Ralph, the rott… read more
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23. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
By: Mildred D. Taylor
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year—the year… read more
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- school
"Now one day, maybe I can forgive John Andersen for what he done to these trees, but I ain't gonna forget it. I figure forgiving is not letting something nag at you—rotting you out."-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
"It's tough out there, boy, and as long as there are people, there’s gonna be somebody trying to take what you got and trying to drag you down. It's up to you whether you let them or not."-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
"As soon as we were outside, I whipped my hand from his. 'What's the matter with you? You know he was wrong.' Stacey swallowed to flush his anger, then said gruffly, "I know it, and you know it, but h…"-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
"Biting the hand that feeds you, that's what you're doing Mary Logan, biting the hand that feeds you.' Again Mama laughed, 'If that's the case, Daisy, I don't think I need that little bit of food.' Wi…"-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
24. The Winged Watchman
By: Hilda van Stockum
4.26
Format: 191 pages, Paperback
This acclaimed story of World War II is rich in suspense, characterization, plot and spiritual trut… read more
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"But remember that truth itself becomes a lie in the twisted minds of our conquerors."-Hilda van Stockum, The Winged Watchman
"Knowledge is a matter of knowing facts. Wisdom is a matter of understanding and applying principles. A certain amount of knowledge is necessary for wisdom, and without wisdom, knowledge is not only u…"-Hilda van Stockum, The Winged Watchman
25. Henry Reed, Inc.
By: Robert McCloskey , Keith Robertson
3.83
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Henry Reed has arrived in Grover's Corner--and the town will never be the same. While spending the … read more
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26. Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
By: Elizabeth Foreman Lewis , William Low
4.33
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
A classic Newbery Award winner, with an introduction by Katherine Paterson and new illustrations Wh… read more
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27. The World Wars: An Introduction to the First & Second World Wars
By: Ruth Brocklehurst , Paul Dowswell , Henry Brook
4.29
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
The two world wars of 1941-1918 and 1939-1945 cast a malevolent shadow over the entire 20th century… read more
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28. Lights in a Dark Place: True Stories of God at Work in Colombia (Hidden Heroes)
By: Rebecca Davis
4.09
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Colombia has been known as a land of violence - Colombian people have reacted to the Gospel of Jesu… read more
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- history
- childrens
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29. The Landmark History of the American People From Charleston to the Moon Vol II
By: Daniel J. Boorstin
3.82
Format: 254 pages, Paperback
A fascinating introduction to American culture as it has shaped and been shaped by events from the … read more
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- history
- childrens
- school
- nonfiction
30. Return of the White Book: True Stories of God at Work in Southeast Asia (Hidden Heroes #4)
By: Rebecca Davis
4.02
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
The story of how the Gospel came to the Karen tribes in Southeast Asia. The people lived in the mou… read more
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- history
- childrens
31. American History: A Visual Encyclopedia (DK Children's Visual Encyclopedias)
By: D.K. Publishing
4.40
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Uncover the key moments that shaped American history in this extensive history encyclopedia for chi… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- school
