McDonough, Yona Zeldis

A guide for adolescent girls on the subjects of good grooming, fashion, and health.

Explores the life and work of the prolific eighteenth-century Austrian composer.

Advice for children and youth on achieving the poise, ease, and confidence that make socializing pleasurable.

Presents brief retellings of the stories of fourteen women from the Old Testament, including Eve, Ruth, Hagar, and Deborah.

An illustrated biography of Rosa Parks that discusses her childhood, schooling, role in the civil rights movement, family life, and other related topics.

Provides an account of the Underground Railroad, explaining what it was, describing the roles of key individuals, and discussing the impact of the Underground Railroad on the history and development of the United States.

Dora Anne is a doll that has been in Kate's family for 150 years, and Kate sets out to prove to her mother that she is old enough to take care of the special doll.

When France falls to Germany at the start of World War II, nine-year-old Claudine must leave her beloved parents and friends to stay with relatives in America, accompanied by her doll, Violette.

With World War I raging in Europe, eleven-year-old Anna is thrilled to learn that her cousin Tania is coming from Russia to stay with Anna's family on the lower East Side of New York, and although Tania is shy and withdrawn when she arrives, her love of cats helps her adjust to her new family.

During the Depression, intrigued by the beautiful dollhouse they see in a house window, sisters Lila and Jane befriend its elderly owner and ultimately have a very different Christmas.