milwaukee (wis.)

"In 1945, against the backdrop of WWII, a soon-to-be-mama duck builds a nest in a precarious spot in the city of Milwaukee. Soon, news outlets around the world are carrying the hopeful story of the plucky duck"--Provided by publisher.

"Raised by his grandparents, first in Mississippi then in Wisconsin, ten-year-old Lymon moves to Chicago in 1945 to live with the mother he never knew, while yearning for his father"--Provided by publisher.

"A tall tale about a local basketball hero nicknamed Gravity"--Provided by publisher.

Raised by his grandparents, first in Mississippi then in Wisconsin, ten-year-old Lymon moves to Chicago in 1945 to live with the mother he never knew, while yearning for his father.

"Raised by his grandparents, first in Mississippi then in Wisconsin, ten-year-old Lymon moves to Chicago in 1945 to live with the mother he never knew, while yearning for his father"--Provided by publisher.

An account, focusing on the leisure time activities, of the life of Valerie McNamara who grew up in the Midwest during the 1940s.

Recalls what it was like to help out in the family grocery store and to go shopping in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the 1940s.

Fifteen-year-old Yuri Balodis, son of Latvian-immigrant parents, falls in love with Hannah Graham, the daughter of a prominent local socialist, and immediately becomes involved in the socialist movement creating serious consequences for himself and his family.

Fifteen-year-old Caroline Quiner, who will become the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, moves to Milwaukee in 1855 to experience city life and attend school.

When Joe travels back to 1944, he meets the Milwaukee Chicks, one of the only all-female professional baseball teams in the history of the game.