Mary, Queen of Scots: Queen Without a Country, France 1553

• Series: The Diaries
• Genre: Fiction

Mary is sent from her native Scotland to live in the court of her future father-in-law, King Henry II of France.

A Time For Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen, Washington, D.C. 1917

• Series: The Diaries
• Genre: Fiction

Thirteen-year-old Kathleen Bowen tells of her life in Washington, D.C. in 1917, as she juggles concerns about the national battle for women's suffrage, the war in Europe, and her own school work and family.

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Science Fair Bunnies

• Genre: Picture

Clyde and Rosemary's science project suffers a blow with the untimely demise of their bean plants. When Clyde discovers he has a loose tooth, he devises a back up plan. But he and Rosemary must decide whether to use their loose teeth or leave them for the Tooth Fairy.

Born in the Breezes

• Genre: Picture

The Voyages Of Joshua Slocum: In the mid-1800s, 14-year-old Slocum ran away to sea to escape the drudgery of his father's boot shop. By the time he was 25, he was a sea captain. Later, he became the first man to sail around the world alone.

Christmas After All

• Series: The Diaries
• Genre: Fiction

Eleven-year-old Minnie Swift recounts how her family dealt with the difficult times during the Depression and how the arrival of an orphan from Texas changed their lives in Indianapolis just before Christmas 1932.

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Show and Tell Bunnies

• Genre: Picture

Clyde has nothing to bring for Show and Tell. In desperation, he searches the basement and finds a gray, lopsided, furry-looking ball. The next day, Clyde's mystery object turns into a wonderful surprise for the whole class.

Lost Tales of Ga’Hoole: Guided by the Knower

• Genre: Fantasy

Otulissa has studied long in the libraries of the Others; she has probed the ancient lore of the strange and powerful dire wolves of the Beyond. And at the Great Ga'Hoole tree itself she has uncovered secret histories of Guardians she thought she knew well! Attention Dear Reader! Great mysteries will be revealed to the attuned mind in these last Lost Tales of the Great Tree!

Surtsey: The Newest Place on Earth

• Genre: Nonfiction

The story of the birth of Surtsey, an island off the coast of Iceland that is the result of an underwater volcanic eruption that took place in 1963.

First Painter

• Genre: Picture

After her mother's death, young Mishoo becomes her prehistoric tribe's Dream Catcher. She must find a way to help her tribe during a terrible drought.

Blazing West: The Journal of Augustus Pelletier

• Series: The Diaries
• Genre: Fiction

Fourteen-year-old Gus, the youngest member of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, tells of his adventures during the expedition.

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