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Alligator Bayou

By: Donna Jo Napoli

Talullah, Louisiana. 1899.Calogero, his uncles, and cousins are six Sicilian men living in the small town of Tallulah, Louisiana. They work hard, growing vegetables and selling them at their stand and...

Boston Jane: An Adventure

By: Jennifer L. Holm

Fans of adventure, romance, and a strong heroine will love this this action-packed historical trilogy by three-time Newbery Honor winner and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Holm.1855....

Horse Diaries #3: Koda

By: Patricia Hermes
illustrated by: Ruth Sanderson

For anyone who has ever dreamed of hearing a horse’s story . . .Independence, Missouri, 1846Koda is a bay quarter horse with a white blaze. He loves to explore the countryside and run free with his...


Imogene's Last Stand

By: Candace Fleming
illustrated by: Nancy Carpenter

Meet Imogene, a plucky heroine with a passion for history.As a baby, Imogene's first words were “Four score and seven years ago.” In preschool, she fingerpainted a map of the Oregon Trail....

The Nine Pound Hammer

By: John Claude Bemis

What if John Henry had a son?Twelve-year-old Ray is haunted by the strangest memories of his father, whom Ray swears could speak to animals. Now an orphan, Ray jumps from a train going through the American...

Horse Diaries #2: Bell's Star

By: Alison Hart
illustrated by: Ruth Sanderson

Vermont, 1850sBell’s Star is a brown Morgan colt with a white star and two white stockings. He was bred for hard work, yet he longs to run free with his human friend, Katie, on his back. But when...


The Tin Princess: A Sally Lockhart Mystery

By: Philip Pullman

AFTER WITNESSING A mysterious explosion, three young Londoners—Becky, Jim, and Adelaide—journey to a tiny country high in the mountains of Central Europe in 1882. They’re an unlikely...

The Shadow in the North: A Sally Lockhart Mystery

By: Philip Pullman

WHEN ONE OF Sally’s clients loses a large sum of money in the unexpected collapse of a British shipping firm, Sally sets out to investigate. But as she delves deeper into the identity of a wealthy...

The Ruby in the Smoke: A Sally Lockhart Mystery

By: Philip Pullman

“BEWARE THE SEVEN blessings . . . ” When she first utters these words, 16-year-old Sally Lockhart doesn’t know their meaning. But when an employee of her late father hears them, he dies...