
Midnight Rescue
Lois Walfrid Johnson. Freedom Seekers series, book 3. Long ago Jordan’s parents named him in the belief that one day he would lead his people across the Jordan River into the Promised Land of freedom. Now Jordan, as a newly … Read More

Looking for Home (Beyond the Orphan Train Book 1)
Arleta Richardson; middle/upper. Beyond the Orphan Train Series, book 1. With Mama dead and Papa gone, there is no way the nine Cooper children can keep their family together. The four young ones must go to an orphanage. Ethan, Alice, … Read More

The Hidden Girl
Lola Rein Kaufman. When Lola’s mother is killed by the Gestapo, she is sent to a Ukrainian woman, who hides her for a time. Then she has to move to another hiding spot, living in a little earthen hole underneath … Read More

Feats and Failures
From the editors of YES Mag: Canada’s Science Magazine for Kids. Engineering is how people design and build many things, such as bridges, towers, tunnels, buildings, and vehicles. Read about some of the most daring and successful engineering feats in … Read More

Escape into the Night
Lois Walfrid Johnson. Freedom Seekers series, book 1. Libby Norstad’s life has changed to anything but ordinary. In 1857, when she comes to live on her father’s steamboat, Libby’s curiosity ensnares her in a mystery. What secret is Caleb the … Read More

Almost Home
Wendy Lawton. This book is a part of a series the author has written for 10-16-year-old girls. These books will interest other readers as well. Each book is about a girl in history who faced life with faith and courage … Read More

Alone Yet Not Alone
Tracy Leininger Craven. Tracy Leininger Craven. The year is 1755. The Leininger family celebrates a fruitful harvest in the New World. But with the beginning of the French and Indian War, the Native Americans change from friend to enemy. In … Read More

The Adventures of Lewis and Clark
In this exciting, action-packed young reader’s edition, based on the author’s acclaimed earlier study of the two great American explorers, historian John Bakeless chronicles the daily challenges these men faced — from encounters with indigenous people, snake-infested waterways, prairie fires, … Read More

The Wheel on the School
This is an interesting and educational book about school life in Holland. Some objectionable words—see pp. 75, 275. Paper; Harper and Row.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin
In a nation divided on the slavery question, Uncle Tom’s Cabin had the profound effect of defining and calling dramatic attention to the issue of slavery. Paper; Harper and Row.