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All Moose wants to do is protect his sister, Natalie, plus live up to his parents' expectations and stay out of trouble. But on Alcatraz, trouble is never very far away. United States, California. 1935.

Summer 1665: It seems nothing will keep Hannah from her dreams of living in exciting London with her older sister -- or will the Plague find them no matter what? England, London. 1655.

The year 1790 is the year Rosemary makes her first true friend; it is also a time of great change for her and her entire community. Rumors have begun to spread through the serene farming village: tales of witchcraft and evil. To protect her family and her new friend, Rosemary takes action against the harmful gossip. In the process, she discovers a new, wondrous side of herself. United States, North Carolina. 1790.

Using the strength and courage of her family, Anita must overcome her fears and fly to freedom, leaving all that she once knew behind. Dominican Republic. 1960.

Elaborates on the tale of "The Pied Piper," told from the point of view of a boy who is too ill to keep up when a piper spirits away the healthy children of a plague-ridden town after being cheated out of full payment for ridding Hameln of rats.

Yellow Fever--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Fiction.
Pennsylvania--History--1775-1865--Fiction.

Fourteen-year-old Rachel Marsh is an indentured servant to ambitious lawyer John Adams and his wife, Abigail. But, Rachel's loyalties are divided when she befriends British Private Matthew Kilroy, who eventually leads British soldiers in a massacre of the citizens of Boston. Five colonists are dead...and Matthew is on trial for their deaths. Boston Massacre, 1770.

Wheatly, Phillis, 1753-1784--Fiction.

China--History--Yuan Dynasty--1260-1368--Fiction.
Kublai Khan, 1216-1294--Fciton.

Jews--Warsaw, Poland--Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Ficiton.
World War, 1939-1945--Poland--Fiction.

Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649--Fiction.
Somerset (England)--History--Civil War, 1642-1649--Fiction.
Salem (Mass.)--HistoryColonial Period, ca. 1600-1775--Fiction.

1850's United States. Sarny, a 12 year old slave, sees Nightjohn with a rope around his neck, covered in scars. He had escaped to the north to freedom but has returned to slavery to teach reading. She's scared, but Sarny is willing to take the risk to learn.

Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) --Fiction.
New York (State)--History--20th Centure--Fiction.
Farm Life--New York (state)--Fiction.

At fourteen, Billie Jo has a great deal to forgive. Her father for causing the accident that killed her mother. Her mother for leaving when Billie Jo needed her the most. Herself for being the cause of her own sorrow. Set during the Oklahoma dust bowl of the Great Depression, ecology of both the land and heart are explored.

All his life Nathan Gull has dreamed of pirates. So when he and his sister are orphaned and the son of a famous pirate offers them a home, they are quick to accept. With him, they sail to Madagascar and settle into a peaceful village. But, the pirate's son's dangerous past catches up with him....and the Gulls. Madagascar. 1717.

"Shabanu, you are wild as the wind. You must learn to obey. Otherwise...I am afraid for you." Cholistan Desert (Pakistan).

Principal Character: Sergeant John Luckless of His Majesty's Ninth Regiment of Foot. Problem: carry a message from General Burgoyne on Lake Champlain to General Howe in New York City -- through the rebel American lines. United States, Hudson River Valley. 1777.

World War, 1939-1945--Fiction.

Pea Island (N.C.)--Fiction.
United States, 1895, Life Saving Service--History--Fiction.

Washington, George, 1732-1799--Homes and Haunts--Virginia--Fairfax County--Fiction.
Washington, Martha, 1731-1802--Fiction.
Virgina--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Fiction.
Mount Vernon (Va.:Estate)--Fiction

Trojan War.
Mythology, Greek--Fiction.

Massachusetts--History--Colonial Period, ca. 1600-1775--Fiction.
Witches--Fiction.
Puritans--Fiction.

Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Fiction.
Vermont--Fiction.

Great Britain--History--Charles II, 1660-1685--Fiction.
Plague--Fiction.

Joan, or Arc, Saint, 1412-1431--Fiction.
France--History--Charles VII, 1422-1461--Fiction.

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