historical fiction

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Future knight

2009
In 1409, skinny, clumsy Roland, the ten-year-old son of a blacksmith, pursues his dream of becoming a knight.

Streams to the river, river to the sea

a novel of Sacagawea
2008
A young Indian woman, accompanied by her infant and cruel husband, experiences joy and heartbreak when she joins the Lewis and Clark Expedition seeking a way to the Pacific.

The seven blunders of the world

2006
Joe, Fred, and Sam follow a time-warping thief back to ancient Babylon in an attempt to recover The Book which allows the trio to travel across all dimensions of time and space. Presented in graphic novel form.

Plaid to the bone

2006
Joe, Jodie, and Anna warp back to fourteenth-century Scotland where they help Lady Agenes battle the English, fight off Mad Jack, and look for The Book. Presented in graphic novel form.

Freedom ship

2006
Based upon the true story of Robert Smalls, a slave who kidnapped a Confederate ship and its weaponry and delivered it to the Union along with several runaway slaves.

The warlord's alarm

2006
While traveling to an important feast in ancient China, Chuan and his friend Jing Jing devise a water "alarm" clock to make sure their party reaches the emperor's palace before rival warlords. Includes a brief history of water clocks and instructions for making one.

The arrow over the door

2002
In the year 1777, a group of Quakers and a party of Indians have a memorable meeting.

Nobody owns the sky

the story of "brave Bessie" Coleman
1998
Presents a illustrated rhyming story of the life of Bessie Coleman, who became the first female African-American aviator, and describes how she persevered until she made her dream of flying come true.

Lara at Athenry Castle

2005
Lara faces many obstacles in her attempts to rescue Dannsair from the Baron of Athenry.

Lara and the silent place

2005
After returning from captivity and being traded to Norman invaders, Lara and her horse escape and find refuge with nuns whom she teaches to breed horses.

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