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Shoshi, her brother Moshe, and their pet dragon, Snigger, travel from Russia to New York City to start a new life, where they find hardship working in a failing restaurant in a neighborhood run by the gangster Nick the Stick.

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Newbery Medal-winning author of "Bridge to Terebithia" follows a young Cuban teenager as she volunteers for Fidel Castro's national literacy campaign and travels into the impoverished countryside to teach others how to read. Inspired by true accounts, the novel includes an Author's note and a timeline of Cuban history.

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"A graphic novel/prose hybrid which tells the story of a young Japanese American man who leaves his family in the Manzanar internment camp to fight in the European theater during World War II, and of his ten-year-old sister who, frustrated over her brother risking his life for the government that imprisoned them, decides to stop talking until he returns."--

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Facts meet fiction in this exciting, intricate Victorian detective story.

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A HILARIOUS and exciting new series from the Philip Ardagh winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.

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Fact meets fiction in this exciting story of Tudor espionage and intrigue!

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In this "searing picture of slavery" ("Kirkus Reviews"),12-year-old slave Sarny risks terrible punishment as Nightjohn, an adult slave, teaches her how to read. An inspirational story, meticulously researched, and historically accurate.

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In this work of historical fiction, Nelson tells the story of a man with a passion for knowledge and of a bookstore whose influence has become legendary.

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"On his first train ride, Michael meets a new friend from the "whites only" car, but finds they can hang together for only part of the trip."--Provided by publisher.

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Sam, Fred, Joe, and Joes great-granddaughter Jodie once again find themselves in a heart-pounding escapade in the middle of Christmas night, 1776, as colonial troops led by George Washington defeat the British. Illustrations.

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In 1871 Wisconsin, thirteen-year-old Georgia sets out to find her sister Agatha, presumed dead when remains are found wearing the dress she was last seen in, and before the end of the year gains fame as a sharpshooter and foiler of counterfeiters.

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A soaring tale of empathy, hope, and resilience, Athaide's unforgettable debut follows two friends whose lives are transformed by Idi Amin's decision to expel Indians from Uganda in 1972.

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As the only girl in a Finnish American family of seven brothers, May Amelia Jackson resents being expected to act like a lady while growing up in Washington state in 1899.

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A moving debut middle-grade novel about a girl whose family is relocated to a Japanese internment camp during World War II-and the dog she has to leave behind.

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When Revolutionary War Patriot Lamberton Clark is shot by the British, he enlists his twin 14-year-old sons to get a secret letter to General George Washington. Upon discovering that their father is a spy for the Culper Spy Ring, John and Ambrose set off from Connecticut to New Jersey to find Washington and meet up with danger along the way.

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"A twelve-year-old Iroquois boy rethinks his calling after witnessing the arrival of a mystical figure with a message of peace in this historical novel based on the creation of the Iroquois Confederacy."--

In 1941, Frank meets Kenji, a Japanese-American boy who lives in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where Frank and his family have just moved. But then the unthinkable happens--Pearl Harbor is bombed by the Japanese. Can Frank and Kenji still be friends "A good springboard for thoughts and discussion of perennial, increasingly visible issues".--Kirkus Reviews.

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In this picture-book biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, noted "Little House" scholar William Anderson and artist Dan Andreasen create a glowing portrait of the little girl known as "Half-Pint, " whose pioneer adventures have made her one of the most popular literary figures in America. Full-color illustrations.

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Laura Ingalls and her family are heading west! Join the original pioneer girl in this Little House chapter book, adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilders beloved classics.

Laura Ingalls doesnt have many neighbors on the frontier, but she always has her sisters to keep her company.

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In fifteenth-century Florence, Italy, a contest is held to design a magnificent dome for the town's cathedral, but when Pippo the Fool claims he will win the contest, everyone laughs at him. Based on a true story.