Son of Charlemagne
By: Emil Weiss , Barbara Willard
4.12
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
The year is 781 A.D. King Charles of the Franks is crossing the Alps with his family and court on a…
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1. I, Juan de Pareja
By: Elizabeth Borton de Treviño
3.76
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Told through the eyes of Velazquez's slave and assistant, this vibrant novel depicts both the beaut… read more
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- childrens
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- middle grade
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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. The Silver Branch
By: Rosemary Sutcliff , Charles Keeping
3.93
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Intrigue, plotting, and battles in the second of Rosemary Sutcliff's best-selling trilogy which beg… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
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"Does one refuse to ride with an Emperor?' 'If one is wise, one does not."-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Silver Branch
"I simply--don't know," Flavius said, and then suddenly explosive: "I don't know and I don't care! Go to bed."-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Silver Branch
"The young Centurion, who had been completely still throughout, said very softly, as though to himself, "Greater love hath no man--" and Justin thought it sounded as though he were quoting someone els…"-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Silver Branch
5. Shadows on the Rock
By: Willa Cather
4.00
Format: 229 pages, Paperback
Set in seventeenth-century Canada, an evocation of North American origins highlights the men and … read more
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- fiction
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"The mind, too, has a kind of blood; in common speech we call it hope."-Willa Cather, Shadows on the Rock
"You must pray for him, my child. It is to such as he that our Blessed Mother comes nearest."-Willa Cather, Shadows on the Rock
"Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile his friends are everything."-Willa Cather, Shadows on the Rock
"The Law is to protect property, and it thinks too much of property. A couple of brass pots, an old saddle, are reckoned worth more than a poor man’s life."-Willa Cather, Shadows on the Rock
6. Hittite Warrior
By: Joanne Williamson
3.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Judea has always been the crossroads and battlefield of contending nations. It is no less so in thi… read more
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- fiction
- childrens
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7. Flame Over Tara
By: Madeleine A. Polland , Omar Davis , Madeleine Polland
3.66
Format: 320 pages,
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- childrens
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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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- fiction
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9. The Bronze Bow
By: Elizabeth George Speare
4.01
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. –from the Song of David (2 Sa… read more
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"the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow
"It is the hate that is the enemy. Not men. Hate does not die with killing. It only springs up a hundredfold. The only thing stronger than hate is love."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow
10. The Door in the Wall
By: Marguerite de Angeli
4.88
Format: 242 pages,
The bells clang above plague-ridden London as Robin lies helpless, cold, and hungry. The great hous… read more
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11. A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
By: E.L. Konigsburg
4.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
While waiting in heaven for divine judgment to be passed on her second husband, Eleanor of Aquitain… read more
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12. Black Horses for the King
By: Anne McCaffrey
4.50
Format: 87 pages, Mass Market Paperback
"This fast-moving historical fantasy by bestselling author Anne McCaffrey traces the beginnings of … read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
13. Om-Kas-Toe Blackfoot Twin Captures Elkdog
By: Kenneth Thomasma
2.96
Format: 63 pages, Paperback
life changes dramatically for the Blackfeet people in the early 1700's when a twin brother and sist… read more
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14. The Hidden Treasure of Glaston
By: Eleanore Myers Jewett
4.20
Format: None pages, Paperback
Amidst great mystery, Hugh is left in the care of Glastonbury Abbey by his father who must flee to … read more
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15. Son of Charlemagne
By: Emil Weiss , Barbara Willard
4.12
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
The year is 781 A.D. King Charles of the Franks is crossing the Alps with his family and court on a… read more
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- childrens
- school
- middle grade
- read for school
- fiction
- historical fiction
- medieval
16. The Shakespeare Stealer (Shakespeare Stealer, #1)
By: Gary L. Blackwood
3.74
Format: None pages, Paperback
Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal… read more
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17. 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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18. Catherine, Called Birdy
By: Karen Cushman
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
"Corpus Bones! I utterly loathe my life."Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry… read more
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19. A Single Shard
By: Linda Sue Park
3.85
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Tree-ear, an orphan, lives under a bridge in Ch'ulp'o, a potters' village famed for delicate celado… read more
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20. The Good Master
By: Kate Seredy
4.14
Format: 196 pages, Paperback
Jancsi is overjoyed to hear that his cousin from Budapest is coming to spend the summer on his fath… read more
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21. The Beduins' Gazelle
By: David Bowers , Frances Temple
4.41
Format: None pages, Paperback
When she and he were only babies, they were pledged in marriage. Now Atiyah has been sent away -- a… read more
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22. The Trojan War
By: Olivia E. Coolidge
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this retelling of the Trojan War, Olivia Coolidge crafts heroes and gods into real, multidimensi… read more
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23. The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)
By: George MacDonald , Arthur Hughes
4.02
Format: 241 pages, Paperback
A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie from the goblin miners who live beneath the cas… read more
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"That's all nonsense," said Curdie. "I don't know what you mean." "Then if you don't know what I mean, what right have you to call it nonsense?"-George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)
"But in the meantime, you must be content, I say, to be misunderstood for a while. We are all very anxious to be understood, and it is very hard not to be. But there is one thing much more necessary."…"-George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)
24. The Second Mrs. Gioconda
By: E.L. Konigsburg
3.92
Format: None pages, Paperback
THE GREATEST ARTIST OF HIS TIME AN APPRENTICE WITH A LARCENOUS HEART AND AN AVERSION TO THE TRUTH A… read more
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25. 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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"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)
26. Mystery of the Roman Ransom
By: Henry Winterfeld , None , None
3.53
Format: None pages, Paperback
In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . th… read more
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27. 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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28. The Golden Goblet
By: Eloise Jarvis McGraw
3.82
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Ranofer struggles to thwart the plottings of his evil brother, Gebu, so he can become master goldsm… read more
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29. 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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30. 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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31. 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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