historical fiction

Gordianus the Finder is charged by Pompey the Great to discover what really happened on the Appian Way on January, 52 B.C. after Publius Clodius is found murdered and Titus Milo stands accused.

In 1906 New Orleans, shoe shiner Sterling Crawford is the eleven-year-old son of a washer woman who aspires to be a great trumpeter like his hero, King Buddy Bolden. But Sterling faces a lot of obstacles, including desperate poverty, Jim Crow laws, and organized neighborhood criminals. Sterling's dreams won't be thwarted however, and as he plays for pennies in the park to help his mother out, he perseveres for a better life.

When her mother dies, Molly is left with kin in north Texas in the early 1870s and as she gets older all she can think about is finding a way to make a home for her father and her twin brother.

While trying to hide her horse, Maddie meets up with two Yankee soldiers who make her change her mind about who is right and who is wrong in the war between North and South.

Tells the story of Pedro Pavon, a Spanish nobleman, who was held captive by Comanche Indians. This fictional creation was inspired by the true story of a nine-year-old Mexican boy who was abducted in 1810 by a Comanche raiding party, and for the next nineteen years was raised as a Comanche.

"In ancient Egypt, Nakht records his experiences as his family moves from the small town of Esna to the big, exciting city of Memphis, where he studies to be a scribe like his father and helps discover who has been robbing graves. Includes information on ancient Egyptian society and religious practices"--Provided by publisher.

While caring for her team of horses, fourteen-year-old Eliza Carter struggles with her twin brother's involvement with rebel farmers and an approaching war that might divide her family.

The joys and frustrations of family life are portrayed through the eyes of Annie Rye, the ten-year-old daughter of a black sharecropper.

During the siege of Vicksburg, thirteen-year-old Claire Louise struggles with difficult choices when family and friends join opposing sides of the war.

"Follows the story of a warrior named Mahingan and his family as they live the traditional Algonquin way of life long before Europeans arrived in North America. Hunting and warfare are daily concerns, and signs point to a defining conflict between Mahingan's nation and its enemies"--Provided by publisher.