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I Survived #03: I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005
by Lauren Tarshis
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The horror of Hurricane Katrina is brought vividly to life in this fictional account of a boy, a dog, and the storm of the century. Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister... (read more)
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First Flag of New Hampshire
by Stephanie Burkhart
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It's the start of the school year, and Alyssa has to take American Studies for college prep. She's paired with classmate Miguel De Soto to find the first flag of New Hampshire, but the flag as only flown four times in New Hampshire's past. Can Alyssa and... (read more)
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Second Fiddle
by Rosanne Parry
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The author of Heart of a Shepherd offers another sensitive portrayal of military families, this time stationed abroad, in the city of Berlin at that historic time just after the Wall came down. When 13-year-old Jody and her friends save a badly beaten... (read more)
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Katrina: A Children's Book
by Carolyn Mannings Cola
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Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. As families were displaced from their homes, children in their innocence... (read more)
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Wanting to Be Jackie Kennedy
by Elizabeth A. Kern
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WANTING TO BE JACKIE KENNEDY is a bittersweet story of a young girl's journey to womanhood in Chicago in the 1960s, and the role the nation's elegant first lady plays along the way. News of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' death in 1994 propels 50-year-old... (read more)
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Second Fiddle
by Rosanne Parry
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The author of Heart of a Shepherd offers another sensitive portrayal of military families, this time stationed abroad, in the city of Berlin at that historic time just after the Wall came down. When 13-year-old Jody and her friends save a badly beaten... (read more)
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Second Fiddle
by Rosanne Parry
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Six months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, three eighth-grade girls living on an American military base with their families in Berlin try to save a Russian soldier, who has been beaten and left for dead, by smuggling him to Paris, where they are... (read more)
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Saint Louis Armstrong Beach
by Brenda Woods
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The gripping story of a boy, a dog and a hurricane Saint is a boy with confidence as big as his name is long. A budding musician, he earns money playing clarinet for the New Orleans tourists. His best friend is a stray dog named Shadow, and it's because... (read more)
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Heart of a Shepherd
by Rosanne Parry
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When Brother's dad is shipped off to Iraq, along with the rest of his reserve unit, Brother must help his grandparents keep the ranch going. Hes determined to maintain it just as his father left it, in the hope that doing so will ensure his fathers safe... (read more)
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Heart of a Shepherd
by Rosanne Parry
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When Brother's dad is shipped off to Iraq, along with the rest of his reserve unit, Brother must help his grandparents keep the ranch going. Hes determined to maintain it just as his father left it, in the hope that doing so will ensure his fathers safe... (read more)
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I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005
by Lauren Tarshis
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Eleven-year-old Barry Hunter and his family attempt to ride out Hurricane Katrina at home in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans when his little sister gets ill, but when the levees break, Barry gets swept away from his family.... (read more)
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Second Fiddle
by Rosanne Parry
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When 13-year-old Jody and her friends save a badly beaten Russian soldier from drowning, they put into motion a chain of events that will take them from Berlin to Paris and straight into danger. Jody must quickly learn to trust herself, because in the... (read more)
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War and Watermelon
by Rich Wallace
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A story of the summer of '69 for fans of John Ritter and Mike Lupica Brody Winslow is having a summer typical for most twelve-year-old boys--hanging out at the pool, listening to music, and hitting on girls. But the year is 1969: we've just landed on the... (read more)
Available July 19, 2012
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Saint Louis Armstrong Beach
by Brenda Woods
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The gripping story of a boy, a dog and a hurricane Saint is a boy with confidence as big as his name is long. A budding musician, he earns money playing clarinet for the New Orleans tourists. His best friend is a stray dog named Shadow, and it's because... (read more)
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