historical fiction

Portraitist Piero Piambo is one of the most popular artists in New York society, and can have his pick of any assignment, but his latest commission is bizarre enough to test both his talents and his sanity.

In this Newbery Award winning novel, Catherine faces many challenges due to the death of her mother.

A fictionalized look at the last twenty years of Thomas Jefferson's life at Monticello through the eyes of three of his slaves, two of whom were his sons by his slave, Sally Hemings.

During the time of the Civil War, Cassius Howard, a carpenter and slave on a Virginia tobacco plantation, risks everything to avenge the murder of Emoline, a slave woman who had previously taught him to read in secret and saved his live once.

"At the edge of the woods the girl hesitated, then darted forward like a deer. Stopping in front of the house, she dug into the pocket of her dress and placed something on the bottom step. Then turned at once and ran, disappearing quickly into the pines.To Rainy Barnes, it is a mystery where this girl and her presents come from--a silver medallion on a chain, a bracelet with a flat green stone, a bright gold ring. But the bigger mystery to Rainy is her own existence: as an infant she was found by Papa Will in the crook of a tree, wrapped in a big soft blanket, with raindrops on her cheeks"--Dust jacket.

Feeling lonesome and missing her sister and her horse who were captured by enemy raiders, Kaya befriends a dog that has wandered near camp. Although others warn her not to trust the animal, Kaya senses something different. Then, an annual gathering makes Kaya hopeful of her sister's return, and a group of hunters bring news of horses running wild in the mountains.

With her new life in Philadelphia, Addy Walker wants to do something to help reunite her family.

Addy Walker and her mother risk everything for freedom in the North during the Civil War.

"Rebecca Rubin is growing up in the bustling city of New York in 1914. She dreams of being a star on the silver screen, but her performance this year is on the stage at school. She has to share the spotlight with her cousin Ana, though, and Rebecca fears the audience will laugh instead of applaud."--Provided by publisher.

"'Turning Things Around,' the second volume of Kit's classic stories, tells how Kit uses her talents to tackle the challenges brought by the Great Depression"--Provided by publisher.