True Stories About Abraham Lincoln
By: Ruth Belov Gross
3.79
Format: 47 pages, Hardcover
Traces the political and personal life of the Civil War president
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1. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
By: Frederick Douglass
4.11
Format: 158 pages, Paperback
Born a slave circa 1818 (slaves weren't told when they were born) on a plantation in Maryland, Doug… read more
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- american history
- nonfiction
- biography
- history
"For my part, I should prefer death to hopeless bondage."-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
"You will be free as soon as you are twenty-one, but I am a slave for life! Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?"-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
"I say , this picture sometimes appalled us, and made us rather bear those ills we had. Than fly to others, that we knew not of."-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
"They attend with Pharisaical strictness to the outward forms of religion, and at the same time neglect the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith."-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
2. A Wind in the Door (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #2)
By: Madeleine L'Engle
4.04
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
A Wind in the Dooris a fantastic adventure story involving Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wal… read more
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3. 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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- picture books
- chapter books
- 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
4. The Trumpet of the Swan
By: E.B. White , Fred Marcellino
4.10
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
Generations have grown up with E. B. White's classic novels. One of his best-loved books, The Trump… read more
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- chapter books
- childrens
"When in love, one must take risks."-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
"Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom."-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
"Besides, my life is a catastrophe. It's a catastrophe to be without a voice."-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
"In almost everyone's life there is one event that changes the whole course of his existence."-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
5. Island of the Blue Dolphins
By: Scott O'Dell
3.87
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, … read more
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- childrens
"They were black like a lizard's and very large and, like the eyes of a lizard, could sometimes look sleepy."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
"Everyone in our tribe had two names, the real one which was secret and was seldom used, and one which was common, for if people use your secret name it becomes worn out and loses its magic."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
"Below me Rontu was running along the cliffs barking at the screaming gulls. Pelicans were chattering as they finished the blue water. But suddenly I thought of Tutok, and the island seemed very quiet."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
6. If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln
By: Ann McGovern
3.72
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
If you grew up with Abraham Lincoln --Would you have to work hard? --What kinds of games would you … read more
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- chapter books
- biography
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- nonfiction
7. True Stories About Abraham Lincoln
By: Ruth Belov Gross
3.79
Format: 47 pages, Hardcover
Traces the political and personal life of the Civil War president read more
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- nonfiction
