Rogosin (history, St. Lawrence U.) uses the Civil War pension system as a rich source of documentation for enhanced understanding of how ex-slaves made the transition from slavery to freedom. She uses personal histories and pension narratives to show how former slaves negotiated the system, constructing and communicating their familial relationships for the bureaucracy in order to quality for the Union veteran benefits that were their entitlement. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

After completing her years of servitude to a dairy farmer in North Carolina, Annie McGregor hears about lke Reardon, who's looking for settlers to accompany him across the mountains to Tennessee. Could this be the answer to her prayer for freedom?

In 1931, nine black teenagers were arrested in Alabama. The young men were accused of crimes they did not commit, including rape. This unjust arrest led to years of imprisonment and trials for the young men, who were known as the Scottsboro Boys. The Scottsboro Boys examines their legacy and how their trials shaped the criminal justice system. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Historical Fiction Novel about the struggle for American Liberty from the British Empire, covering the early years of the Revolutionary War surrounding the Declaration of Independence in 1776, as told via the story of spies and soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

A military fiction novel: A US President is forced to react to a Chinese invasion of Taiwan during an election year. The beleaguered President is given false information that leads to mission-creep in the military response. With lots of action, the reader will be lead to see that military operations are a result of a large team effort, not the work of a lone-wolf hero.

In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked into William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana. She became the first black student to attend the previously all-white school. This event paved the way for widespread school desegregation in the South. Ruby Bridges and the Desegregation of American Schools explores Bridges's legacy. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.