The Story of the Amistad
By: Emma Gelders Sterne
3.80
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
This gripping, fast-paced book tells the dramatic story of the epic 1839 voyage of the schooner Ami…
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1. The White House Is Burning: August 24, 1814
By: Jane Sutcliffe
4.01
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
The British are coming. This "biography of a single day" captures the burning of the White House b… read more
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- american history
- history
- childrens
- middle grade
- nonfiction
2. Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman
By: Dorothy Sterling
4.06
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Born into slavery, young Harriet Tubman knew only hard work and hunger. Escape seemed impossible--c… read more
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- american history
- history
- childrens
- middle grade
- nonfiction
3. 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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- nonfiction
- history
- childrens
"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)
4. Justin Morgan Had a Horse
By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis
4.05
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Joel's face suddenly lit up as if he had thought of something for the first time. He spoke now to t… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
5. By the Great Horn Spoon!
By: Sid Fleischman
4.48
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
For fans of theI Survivedseries--a rollicking adventure from the California Gold Rush! When Jack's … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
6. The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
By: Susan Wise Bauer
3.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting his… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
7. A Child's Introduction to Poetry: Listen While You Learn about the Magic Words That Have Moved Mountains, Won Battles and Made Us Laugh and Cry
By: Meredith Hamilton , Michael Driscoll
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This wide-ranging journey through the history and highlights of the world's poetry covers everythin… read more
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- nonfiction
- childrens
8. Timmy O'Dowd and the Big Ditch: A Story of the Glory Days on the Old Erie Canal
By: Len Hilts
3.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In the late 1800s, young Timmy O'Dowd and his city boy cousin must forget their differences and poo… read more
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- american history
- childrens
9. A Murder for Her Majesty
By: Beth Hilgartner
4.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
Horrified at having witnessed her father's murder and fearing that the killers are agents of Queen … read more
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- middle grade
10. The Great Turkey Walk
By: Kathleen Karr
3.70
Format: 339 pages,
Yeeeeeee-haw! Git along, little . . . turkeys? Big, brawny Simon Green, who's just completed third … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
11. Jericho's Journey
By: G. Clifton Wisler
4.30
Format: 237 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning author and master of the historical novel brings the American past vividly to life… read more
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13. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
"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
14. Adoniram Judson: Bound for Burma (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
By: Janet Benge , Geoff Benge
4.36
Format: 209 pages, Paperback
As America's first foreign missionary, Adoniram Judson spent thirty-eight years working in Burma, t… read more
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15. Alamo All-Stars (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, #6)
By: Nathan Hale
4.19
Format: 208 pages,
"Remember the Alamo!" That rallying cry has been a part of Texas lore for generations. But who were… read more
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16. Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
By: Patricia MacLachlan
3.83
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall."-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
"There are always things to miss," said Maggie. "No matter where you are."-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
"My brother William is a fisherman, and he tells me that when he is in the middle of a fogbound sea the water is a color for which there is no name."-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
17. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
By: Jean Lee Latham
5.00
Format: 87 pages, Paperback
A fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to … read more
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18. Naya Nuki: Shoshone Girl Who Ran
By: Kenneth Thomasma
4.00
Format: 231 pages,
After being taken prisoner by an enemy tribe, a Shoshoni girl escapes and makes a thousand-mile jou… read more
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19. Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
By: Carol Ryrie Brink
4.02
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to b… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"Life is just a lot of everyday adventures."-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
"But every redhead's temper has its limitations."-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes on at the end of an outdoor day."-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes one at the end of an outdoor day."-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
20. The Secret of the Sealed Room: A Mystery of Young Ben Franklin
By: Bailey MacDonald
4.29
Format: None pages,
Indentured servant Patience Martin lives a hard life in 1721 Boston, but things get even harder whe… read more
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21. Master Cornhill
By: Eloise Jarvis McGraw
4.00
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
Victim of both the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London, a homeless, penniless eleven-year-old… read more
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22. Johnny Tremain
By: Lynd Ward , Esther Forbes
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
Johnny Tremain, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in the danger and excitement of 1775 B… read more
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23. Toliver's Secret
By: Esther Wood Brady
3.99
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
When her grandfather is injured, 10-year-old Ellen Toliver replaces him on a top-secret patriotic m… read more
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- american history
- middle grade
- childrens
24. Squanto, Friend Of The Pilgrims
By: Clyde Robert Bulla , None
4.00
Format: None pages,
Tells of the adventurous life of the Wampanoag Indian, Squanto. read more
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25. Across Five Aprils
By: Irene Hunt
4.41
Format: 333 pages, Paperback
The Newbery Award winning author of Up a Road Slowlypresents the unforgettable story of Jethro Crei… read more
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26. The Sign of the Beaver
By: Elizabeth George Speare
3.87
Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition
Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring th… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
27. The Lewis & Clark Expedition
By: Richard L. Neuberger
3.84
Format: 180 pages, Hardcover
A Landmark History book. A highly readable account of the quintessentially American adventure of di… read more
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- history
- childrens
- middle grade
- nonfiction
28. The Landmark History of the American People, Volume 1: From Plymouth to the West
By: Daniel J. Boorstin
3.94
Format: 169 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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- nonfiction
- history
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29. The Story of the Amistad
By: Emma Gelders Sterne
3.80
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
This gripping, fast-paced book tells the dramatic story of the epic 1839 voyage of the schooner Ami… read more
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- history
- childrens
- middle grade
- nonfiction
30. The Beginner's American History
By: D.H. Montgomery
3.73
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
This little book is intended by the writer as an introduction basic American history and as an intr… read more
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- nonfiction
- american history
31. One Voice: The Story of William Wilberforce
By: Amy Lykosh
4.19
Format: 282 pages, Paperback
The life of William Wilberforce, told in verse. read more
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