Maria and the Plague
Title | Maria and the Plague PDF eBook |
Author | Natasha Deen |
Publisher | Stone Arch Books |
Pages | 113 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | JUVENILE FICTION |
ISBN | 1515883329 |
The people of fourteenth-century Florence, Italy, starving after years of bad weather and natural disasters, now face the Black Plague but twelve-year-old Maria is determined to survive. Includes historical note, glossary, and discussion questions.
Emmi in the City
Title | Emmi in the City PDF eBook |
Author | Salima Alikhan |
Publisher | Stone Arch Books |
Pages | 113 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1496578511 |
Emmi, a German immigrant, is living in Chicago when the Great Fire breaks out on October 8, 1871, and, separated from her father, she finds herself with her neighbors, Cara and Seamus, braving the smoke and flames trying to escape the danger of the burning city, and searching for all their parents.
Girls Survive Graphics
Title | Girls Survive Graphics PDF eBook |
Author | Amy Rubinate |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2024 |
Genre | Grandfathers |
ISBN |
In September 1666 Kate and her little sister Lizzie accompany their grandfather to London to sell their apple crop only to be caught up in the Great Fire of London -- and when their grandfather is forced to be part of a fire brigade it is Kate who must keep her sister, their horse and cart safe from both thieves and flames.
Ruth and the Night of Broken Glass
Title | Ruth and the Night of Broken Glass PDF eBook |
Author | Emma Carlson Berne |
Publisher | Stone Arch Books |
Pages | 113 |
Release | 2019-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1496583922 |
In the late summer and early fall of 1938, ten-year-old Ruth Block, along with her father, mother, and best friend, Miriam, must navigate the increasing pressure placed on the Jewish population in Frankfurt, Germany. Ruth grows more worried by the day. Her father's stationery store is shut down; she and Miriam are belittled on the street; their school is closed. Then one night in November, the family's apartment is broken into. Ruth's father is dragged into the square and arrested, along with hundreds of other Jewish men. Ruth, her family, her friends, and her community struggle to survive the fiery night and the terrifying, uncertain future ahead of them. Featuring nonfiction support material, a glossary, and reader response questions, this Girls Survive story takes readers to Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, one of history's most important moments.
Lena and the Burning of Greenwood
Title | Lena and the Burning of Greenwood PDF eBook |
Author | Nikki Shannon Smith |
Publisher | Capstone |
Pages | 113 |
Release | 2022 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1663990565 |
Twelve-year-old Lena is aware of racism, but she lives a comfortable life in the segregated but relatively wealthy Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma; but on May 31, 1921 racial tensions explode, and men from downtown Tulsa invade Greenwood, set on killing and destroying the district--and as the violence escalates Lena, her parents, and her older sister search desperately for a safe place to hide from the mob.
Constance and the Dangerous Crossing
Title | Constance and the Dangerous Crossing PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Gilbert |
Publisher | Girls Survive |
Pages | 113 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1515883345 |
In 1620 an orphaned fifteen-year-old servant girl joins Separatists seeking religious freedom and others aboard the Mayflower as they undertake a perilous journey to the New World. Includes historical note, glossary, and discussion questions.
Girl Stuff
Title | Girl Stuff PDF eBook |
Author | Margaret Blackstone |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780152056797 |
A guide for girls explaining both the physical and psychological aspects of puberty.