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Told in their separate voices, thirteen-year-old soccer star Kevin and police sergeant Brown, who knew his father, try to keep Kevin out of juvenile hall after he is arrested on very serious charges.

Using the power of a magic recipe box belonging to her hippie grandmother straightens out some of the problems in twelve-year-old Franny Flanders' life, but she learns that when you tamper with karma, it can strike back in unexpected ways.

Three immigrant girls from different parts of the world meet and become close friends in a small New Jersey town where their mothers have found domestic work, but their relationships are tested when one girl's mother is accused of stealing a precious heirloom.

In 1968, with the Vietnam War raging, thirteen-year-old Lyza inherits a project from her deceased grandfather, who had been using his knowledge of maps and the geography of Lyza's New Jersey hometown to locate the lost treasure of Captain Kidd.

Presents the history of New Jersey and provides information on the Lenni-Lenape Indians who occupied the land before colonization, Dutch and British claims on the land, slavery, French and Indian War, Revolutionary War, and end of slavery in the North.

A detailed look at the formation of the colony of New Jersey, its government, and its overall history, plus a prologue on world events in 1664 and an epilogue on New Jersey today.

Presents an overview of the history of the colonial New Jersey, from 1609-1776. Includes illustrations.

Discusses the early history of New Jersey, from its settlement by Dutch and English colonists through its participation in the Revolutionary War, statehood, and industrialization.

Describes the history of the New Jersey colony, including information on its earliest Native American inhabitants, European settlers, and its growth as a colonial society.

Examines the history of the New Jersey colony from its beginnings to its achievement of statehood after the Revolutionary War. Includes brief biographies of individuals prominent in New Jersey's history.