by Joanne | Mar 8, 2012 | Non-Fiction
This adaptation of Dee Brown’s BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE for a younger audience is a fantastic trip through the conflict with the Indian tribes as our continent was settled. The roles played by various parties, particularly the American government, are...
by Joanne | Mar 8, 2012 | Action / Adventure
Marcus Primus’ father has been murdered and he and his mother are enslaved to merciless merchant. Marcus is sent to a school to learn to become a gladiator where he will provide bloody entertainment for the masses at the Arena. He hopes with success here, he...
by Joanne | Mar 8, 2012 | Non-Fiction
Was Marco Polo the world’s greatest explorer — or the world’s greatest liar? Newbery Medalist Russell Freedman turns his eagle eye on the enigmatic Marco Polo in his most exciting biography yet. He claimed to have seen rocks burn, bandits command...
by Joanne | Mar 8, 2012 | Fiction
Abby and Noah, neighbors and classmates, vie for the honor of taking the class pet, a duck, home for the weekend, Abby wins, but the duck escapes and heads into the town center. Soon Noah, and even the teacher, joins in the chase that ends well at the pond at the...
by Joanne | Mar 8, 2012 | Picture Book
“When Davy sang a tender ballad, Dad cried. When Davy knitted a wooly masterpiece, Mom rejoiced when Davy sheared his own dandy hairdo, Mom and Dad cried and rejoiced. But, things change…” What do you find most scary? Ghouls and vampires? Standing...
