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A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple
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Kathryn Lasky
Twelve-year-old Mem presents a diary account of the trip she and her family made on the Mayflower in 1620 and their first year in the New World.
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Capture
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In the first book in the GUARDIANS series, the reader is introduced to Soren, a barn owl and the centerpiece of the series. When Soren is pushed from his family's nest by his older brother, he is rescued from certain death on the forest floor by agents from a mysterious school for orphaned owls, St. Aggie's. When Soren arrives at St. Aggie's, he ...
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Elizabeth I, Red Rose of the House of Tudor
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In a series of diary entries, Princess Elizabeth, the eleven-year-old daughter of King Henry VIII, celebrates holidays and birthdays, relives her mother's execution, revels in her studies, and agonizes over her father's health.
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Dear America: Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift
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Kathryn Lasky
This fictionized dairy of 11-year-old Minnie Swift describes a Christmas celebrated during the Great Depression.
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Beyond the Burning Time
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When, in the winter of 1691, accusations of witchcraft surface in her small New England village, twelve-year-old Mary Chase fights to save her mother from execution.
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Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles; Austria-France, 1769
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In 1769, thirteen-year-old Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna, daughter of Empress Maria Theresa, begins a journal chronicling her life at the Austrian court and her preparations for her future role as queen of France.
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Guardians of Ga'hoole #8: The Outcast: The Outcast
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This is the eighth Guardians of Ga'Hoole title in Kathryn Lasky's sweeping middle-grade saga about these fierce, courageous owls. Young and confused, Nyroc, the offspring of the evil owl Nyra, finds himself unable to commit the terrible crimes his mother expects of him. Sad and alone, he is followed by the nefarious Pure Ones, and finds himself on ...
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Jahanara, Princess of Princesses
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Jahanara is the daughter of a rich emperor in India. While she is showered with many riches, she is also confined by her strict religion and the rules of the palace.
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Journey
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Lasky brings a fantastical new owl world to life as Soren, Gylfie, Twilight, and Digger travel to the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, where an order of owls rises each night to perform noble deeds.
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Kazunomiya: Prisoner of Heaven
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Kazunomiya, along with her royal family, is thought to be a divinity, descended from the goddess of the sun, and she lives an extremely sheltered life. However, when a Japanese general signs a treaty with the white-faced men from America, uncertainty and turmoil erupt in the kingdom. But the external threats do not compare to the tangled intrigue, ...
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Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl
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Kathryn Lasky
The acclaimed historical fiction series continues with diaries from two Newbery Honor authors. In a vibrant and colorful portrait of a Jewish girl, "Dreams in the Golden Country" is the diary of a Russian immigrant girl who begins a new life on the Lower East Side of New York City.
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Marven of the Great North Woods
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When the influenza epidemic strikes Minnesota in 1918, Marven's parents send their son far away from the danger of the disease. But a logging camp in the great north woods? A true story of a Jewish boy and a bearish lumberjack . . . and how they became friends under the most unusual circumstances. Full-color.
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Mary, Queen of Scots, Queen Without a Country
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For the benefit of forging an alliance with France, young Mary Queen of Scots is betrothed to a French prince and sent to live in his parents' care until she is old enough for the marriage to take place. Now this royal diary finds her at 11 years old at the beautiful Chateau St. Germaine.
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Siege
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The fourth book in the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series, THE SIEGE begins with Soren's mentor, Exylryb, safely returned to the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. Although this should be a time of great celebration, any happy mood is destroyed by the fact that a civil war has begun within the owl kingdom--a war that pits Soren's own brother against the owls of the ...
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Shattering
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In the midst of war, Eglantine unwittingly becomes a spy for Kludd, leader of the Pure Ones (a group of evil owls). She is brainwashed by an owl sent by the Pure Ones to infiltrate the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. Her odd behavior eventually attracts attention, and Soren and his friends vow to find out what's wrong with Eglantine. They ultimately learn ...
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Lunch Bunnies
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Kathryn Lasky, Marilyn Hafner (Illustrator)
Clyde, the rabbit, is ready to start school, but after talking with his brother, he is worried about what will happen at lunchtime.
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The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
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Kathryn Lasky
Describes the life and work of Eratosthenes, the Greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the Earth.
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Guardians of Ga'hoole #7: The Hatchling: The Hatchling
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The serious troubles that have been plaguing the owl kingdoms are far from over. Young Nyroc, last hatchling of the evil Kludd (who is now dead) is next in line to wield the family's terrible power. While his mother, Nyra, expects him to take on the destructive mantle of his father, Nyroc is slowly discovering that he is actually meant for a life ...
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To Be a King
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In this final book of the Legends trilogy Hoole reclaims the thrown of his father and goes on to wage a war against the forces of chaos, greed and oppression led by the powerful warlord-tyrants. Grank, the first collier, uses his skills with fire and metals to forge weapons for battle. With great trepidation Hoole uses the power of the Ember in ...
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Exile
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The Striga, former dragon owl from the Middle Kingdom beyond the Unnamed Sea, has come to stay at the great tree. He has earned the trust of all by saving Bell, Soren's owlet, from Nyra, and he grows daily closer to the young king Coryn, with whom he seems to share a strange bond. The Striga senses the power of the ember hidden in Bubo's forge and ...
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Burning
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Soren and his band are sent to the mysterious Northern Kingdoms to gather allies and learn the art of war in preparation for the coming cataclysmic battle against the sinister Pure Ones. Meanwhile, in the Southern Kingdoms, St. Aggies has fallen to the Pure Ones and they are using its resources to plan a final invasion of The Great Ga'Hoole Tree. ...
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The Coming of Hoole
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Grank raises the hatchling deep in a forest far from owls that would kill the royal chick named Hoole to end the kingly line. His mother comes to visit, in disguise, and departs again. Not even the chick must know his mother's identity. It would give him away as Hrath's heir. Sent by an evil warlord, a hagsfiend attempts to lure young Hoole away ...
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Night Journey
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Kathryn Lasky
A story-within-a-story tells of a young Jewish girl's escape from Russia. Color illustrations accompany the text.
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She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!
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It's 1896 and Harriet Hemenway and her cousin Minna Hall live in Boston where they are prominent members of society. They are appalled by the latest rage in ladies hats that are decorated with dead birds. Despite the fact that women do not even have the right to vote, Harriet, Minna, and their friends gather together to form the Audubon Society. ...
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First Collier
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It is a time of Legends and a time of chaos. Warlords vie for power and marauding outlaws roam the land. Good King Hrath and his queen, Siv, noble Spotted Owls struggle to keep peace in their kingdom. Grank, noble Spotted Owl, friend and supporter of King Hrath, has exiled himself to Beyond the Beyond, where he has developed his firesight and ...
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