historical fiction

"A deadly blaze engulfs Chicago for two terrifying days! A brother, a sister, and a helpless puppy must race through the city to stay one step ahead of the devilish inferno. But can they reunite with their lost family before it's too late?"--Back cover.

". . . turn the clock back to January 28, 1986. Seven astronauts boarded the space shuttle Challenger on what would be a routine mission. All eyes and cameras were on crew member Christa McAuliffe, a high school teacher, who was set to become the first private citizen in space. Excitement filledthe air as the clock counted down to lift off. But at T-plus seventy-three seconds after launch, the unthinkable happened . . . What caused the midair explosion? In Pranas T. Naujokaitis's . . . tale, set in a far-off future, a group of curious kids investigate the hard questions surrounding the Challenger explosion"--Provided by the publisher.

When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.

With her father fighting in World War II and her mother's depression becoming worse and worse, twelve-year-old Ellen and her mom move to her Aunt Pearl's small cottage at the base of Snowden Mountain where she discovers the importance of family and friendship.

A storybook adaptation of the 2006 Disney film "Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest," in which Captain Jack Sparrow fights to save his soul from the broken-hearted spirit Davy Jones.

Dramatizes eleventh-century Persian sage Omar Khayyam's composition of the "Rubaiyaat," the nineteenth-century recovery of the manuscript, and its demise aboard the "Titanic" in 1912.

Chagetai, heir to the late Genghis Khan, violently challenges his brother, Ogedai, when Ogedai, about to be proclaimed the new Khan, delays the coronation ceremony for the building of the majestic city of Karakorum.

Tells the story of Genghis Khan's grandson, Kublai Khan, who struggles to lead his people.

Eleven-year-old Thomas struggles to learn about right and wrong even as his older brother engages in a setup to get the Loyalists run out of town.

Spending the summer in Salem Town as the guest of a wealthy ship owner, a ten-year-old Puritan boy asks God for help in dealing with a blackmailing bully.