Stanley, Diane

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Joan of Arc

Diane Stanley
1998
A biography of the fifteenth century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English and was burned at the stake for witchcraft.

A time apart

2001
While her mother undergoes treatment for cancer, thirteen-year-old Ginny is sent to live with her father in England, where she becomes part of an archeological experiment to investigate life during the Iron Age.

The giant and the beanstalk

2004
In this version of the traditional tale, a young giant chases Jack down the beanstalk to rescue his beloved hen and meets other Jacks from various nursery rhymes along the way.

The silver bowl

2011
From the age of seven when she became scullery maid in a castle, Molly has seen visions of the future which, years later, lead her and friend Tobias on an adventure to keep Alaric, the heir to the throne, safe from a curse.

Thanksgiving on Plymouth Plantation

2004
Twins Liz and Lenny, along with their time-traveling grandmother, visit Plymouth Plantation to see how the Pilgrims lived and to celebrate a big feast with the Pilgrims and Native Americans.

Saladin

noble prince of Islam
2002
A biography of the Moslem leader who opposed the crusaders under King Richard the Lionheart.

Michelangelo

2000
A biography of the Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet, well known for his work on the Sistine Chapel in Rome's St. Peter's Cathedral.

Leonardo da Vinci

1996
A biography of the Italian Renaissance artist and inventor who, at about age thirty, began writing his famous notebooks which contain the outpourings of his amazing mind.

Bard of Avon

the story of William Shakespeare
1992
A brief biography of the world's most famous playwright, using only historically correct information.

Saving Sky

2010
In an America that has suffered continual terrorist attacks since 9/11, seventh-grader Sky stands up for what is right and helps a classmate of Middle Eastern descent, although doing so places her and her family at great risk.

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