Encounter

"Tells the story of a young Revolutionary War hero, Dicey Langston, who warned the Patriots of an attack by the brutal Loyalist leader "Bloody Bill" Cunningham"--Provided by publisher.

"Tells the story of a young Revolutionary War hero, Dicey Langston, who warned the Patriots of an attack by the brutal Loyalist leader "Bloody Bill" Cunningham"--Provided by publisher.

A woman and a dog make their way to the magnetic North Pole on foot, the first trip of this nature.

"Tells Irena Sendler's story of saving 2,500 children during the Holocaust"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at the beliefs of John Wilkes and Edwin Booth and how they disagreed about slavery, the Civil War, and the virtues of President Lincoln.

Looks at seven Jewish children who escaped the Nazis on a rescue operation called the Kindertransport.

"Tells Malala Yousafzai's harrowing story of standing up for girls' education against the Taliban, being shot in the head, and surviving to continue the fight"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at seven Jewish children who escaped the Nazis on a rescue operation called the Kindertransport.

"Leads readers through the story of the 1962 Alcatraz escape and posits what may have happened to the escapees"--.

Tells the story of how in the midst of World War II a group of Army Air Force medical workers found themselves trapped behind enemy lines after surviving a plane crash and what followed were two months of sheer terror. Vivid details bring to light how they survived and the emotions they faced on a daily basis.