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English
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The gripping story of an epic prairie snowstorm that killed hundreds of newly arrived settlers and cast a shadow on the promise of the American frontier. January 12, 1888, began as an unseasonably warm morning across Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Minnesota, the weather so mild that children walked to school without coats and gloves. But that afternoon, without warning, the atmosphere suddenly, violently changed. One moment the air was calm; the next...
Author
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Between 1819 and 1845, as veterans of the Revolutionary War were filing applications to receive pensions for their service, the government was surprised to learn that many of the soldiers were not men, but boys, many of whom were under the age of sixteen, and some even as young as nine. In Boy Soldiers of the American Revolution, Caroline Cox reconstructs the lives and stories of this young subset of early American soldiers, focusing on how these...
Author
Publisher
TwoDot
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
The 16 children--male and female, white and black, Confederate and Union, and between the ages of three and 17--profiled in this book left written records of their turbulent journeys through four years of fighting. Their remarkable stories evoke courage, horror, tragedy, patriotism, and incredible endurance, and give tribute to the resilient generation that survived the turmoil, reunited, and went forth to rebuild America.
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Language
English
Description
Presents a psychological and scientific exploration of suicide, discussing the reasons why people choose to kill themselves; and features personal essays about individual suicides, examples of methods and places people have taken their own lives, and selections from their journals, drawings, and farewell notes.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Life was hard for children during the Great Depression: kids had to do without new clothes, shoes, or toys, and many couldn't attend school because they had to work. Even so, life still had its bright spots. Take a closer look at the lives of young Americans during this era.
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Series
Regan Merritt novels volume 2
Language
English
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"US Marshal Regan Merritt never bought the FBI’s theory that her ten-year-old son’s murder was tied to her job. Yet as leads went cold, she’d had to walk away from the marshals, the case and her now ex-husband, Grant, who blamed her for Chase’s death. After Regan receives a chilling voice mail from her former boss, Tommy, claiming new information about Chase’s murder, she can no longer stay away from her pain-filled past. Especially when...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A touching story about Japanese American children who corresponded with their beloved librarian while they were imprisoned in World War II internment camps. When Executive Order 9066 is enacted after the attack at Pearl Harbor, children's librarian Clara Breed's young Japanese American patrons are to be sent to prison camp. Before they are moved, Breed asks the children to write her letters and gives them books to take with them. Through the three...
12) The End of American Childhood: a history of parenting from life on the frontier to the managed child
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The End of American Childhood takes a sweeping look at the history of American childhood and parenting, from the nation's founding to the present day. Renowned historian Paula Fass shows how, since the beginning of the American republic, independence, self-definition, and individual success have informed Americans' attitudes toward children. But as parents today hover over every detail of their children's lives, are the qualities that once made American...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A founder of the Children's Defense Fund evaluates what has been achieved and what still needs to be done in order to make the nation safe and fair for children, in a series of open letters to the author's grandchildren, the nation's leaders, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
World War II was a difficult, frightening time for many people around the globe. In the United States, difficulties arose after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in December 1941. People became suspicious of Japanese Americans living in the United States. As a result, many Japanese Americans were put into internment camps.
15) I am America
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text and photographs of children underscore the diversity which is America.
Author
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Nothing ever happens in a sleepy American town like Middlebrook. Until the shocking events of one hot Saturday afternoon when, at a back-to-school party, nine children sneak off to a barn. And one child is shot by another. The press are asking questions. About the type of parents who let their children play unsupervised in a house with guns. About how damaged a child must be to commit this kind of atrocity. Two questions are the most urgent, and the...
Author
Publisher
Melanie Kroupa Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In this dramatic nonfiction account of the forty-seven-day siege of vicksburg and the battles leading up to it. In this story the author brings to life both sides of one of the most crucial campaigns of the Civil War-through the eyes of ordinary townspoeple, enlisted men, generals, and, above all three brave children who were there.
Publisher
Reiman Publications
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
In a golden era called yesteryear, money didn't buy fun, and having a good time often took a good imagination. The stories in this book were shared by readers of Reminisce, who can remember a time when kids never said, "I'm bored," and even adults could "play" for a song.
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Explores what life is like for children throughout the United States, looking at one city in each state plus Washington, D.C., to show how residents combine their ethnic and regional heritages to create America's unique culture.