Other Times
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Moose and his family have just moved on to Alcatraz Island, where his father works two jobs at the maximum security prison. Moose just wants to be a regular kid, but it's hard when you're surrounded by criminals! First in a series.
Moose and his family have just moved on to Alcatraz Island, where his father works two jobs at the maximum security prison. Moose just wants to be a regular kid, but it's hard when you're surrounded by criminals! First in a series.
Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin
In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs.
In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs.
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
As the Revolutionary war begins, Isabel and her sister Ruth belong to cruel owners in New York. Curzon, a slave with ties to the patriots, encourages Isabel to spy on her masters. At first Isabel is reluctant, but soon begins to realize that her loyalty will never gain her the freedom she desires. First in a series.
As the Revolutionary war begins, Isabel and her sister Ruth belong to cruel owners in New York. Curzon, a slave with ties to the patriots, encourages Isabel to spy on her masters. At first Isabel is reluctant, but soon begins to realize that her loyalty will never gain her the freedom she desires. First in a series.
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Delphine and her two sisters, Vonetta and Fern are leaving Brooklyn for California to visit, for the first time, the mother that abandoned them. It's the summer of 1968, and the girl's mother, Cecile, wants nothing to do with them. Delphine and her sisters spend their days at a summer camp being run by the Black Panthers. First in a series.
Delphine and her two sisters, Vonetta and Fern are leaving Brooklyn for California to visit, for the first time, the mother that abandoned them. It's the summer of 1968, and the girl's mother, Cecile, wants nothing to do with them. Delphine and her sisters spend their days at a summer camp being run by the Black Panthers. First in a series.