Dreyer, Ellen

Describes a variety of wild animals and how they live intheir natural invironments, including the leopard frog, snapping turtle, opossum, and elephant.

Sam has moved with his family to Seward, Alaska. He misses his best friend and his old home, but soon learns to appreciate Alaska's wonderful surprises.

Tells about the heroism of the soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, one of the first all-African American regiments in the Civil War.

Describes a variety of wild animals and how they live in their natural environments, including the leopard frog, snapping turtle, opossum, and elephant.

Sixteen-year-old Phoebe cannot help but wonder if she will suffer chronic depression like her mother and her recently-deceased uncle, who shared her passion for rock-collecting, until the terrifying experience of being lost in a cave provides the answer.