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  Revolutionary Poet - A Story...

  Maryann N. Weidt

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  Taken from her family in Africa at the age of seven, Phillis Wheatley arrived in Boston as a slave in 1761. After she was purchased by the Wheatley family, Phillis quickly learned to speak and read English. The bright young girl soon began writing poetry. By 1771, her poems had been published in newspapers all over the colonies, and critics were praising the "extraordinary negro poetess." In this engaging biography, author Maryann Weidt tells the story of how a young slave girl in revolutionary Boston became an internationally famous poet and the first black American to publish a book.

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  The Ghostly Tales of Saratoga

  Kate Byrne

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  Ghost stories from Saratoga have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!The haunted history of Spa City comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Visit the Lincoln Baths and take a dip alongside the spirits who linger there. Or catch a glimpse of Sacandaga Reservoir's infamous witch lights. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.

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  Mèo and Bé

  Doan Phuong Nguyen

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  Just before the United States enters the Vietnam War, eleven-year-old Bé and her three-footed kitten Mèo must rise above the injustices of war to find the comfort, safety, and love of a found family. 
   
   
   
  Eleven-year-old Bé hasn't spoken a word since her mother left. She hangs on to the hope that one day they will be reunited, but after two years of waiting, it's becoming more difficult. Her father can do little to protect her from her stepmother, Big Mother. Thankfully, Bè has a secret friend, her little kitten Mèo, to comfort her in the worst of times. 
   
   
   
  Unfortunately, Big Mother has other plans. She accuses her of stealing, and Bé is drugged and sold. When she wakes up, she finds herself in a locked underground bunker being held captive with a group of young women. Bé is too young to understand why they're prisoners, but at least she still has Mèo! As weeks pass, Bé makes a friend her own age, Ngân, even without speaking, and Mèo becomes a solace for the women. 
   
   
   
  A violent uprising enables the imprisoned women and girls to escape. Can Bé and Mèo, and their newfound friend, Ngân, find their way to a safe place they can call home—even though the world is literally exploding all around them?

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  Three Christmas Trees (Dramatized)

  Jason Markiewitz, Juliana...

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  Based upon the short story of the same title by Juliana Horatia Ewing, this full-cast dramatization follows the life of a child whose wonderment of the Christmas holiday is formed by the beauty of Christmas Trees.

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  1950s Science Fiction 6 - 28...

  Robert A. Heinlein, Arthur C....

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  1950s Science Fiction 6 - 28 Science Fiction Short Stories From the 1950sSecond Childhood by Clifford D. SimakGuest Expert by Allen K. LangSurvey Team by Philip K. Dick“Hey Ma, Where’s Willie?” by I. M. BuksteinA Practical Man's Guide by Jack VanceThe Other Tiger by Arthur C. ClarkeA Walk in the Dark by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Black Ewe by Fritz LeiberBeside Still Waters by Robert SheckleyHero From Yesterday by Robert SilverbergHome is the Spaceman by George O. SmithThe Man From Time by Frank Belknap LongWelcome Martians by Evan HunterThe Foxholes of Mars by Fritz LeiberBlood by Fredric BrownWatchbird by Robert SheckleySouvenir by Philip K. DickX Marks the Pedwalk by Fritz LeiberVoodoo by Fredric BrownThe Stainless Steel Rat by Harry HarrisonThe Futile Flight of John Arthur Benn by Edward HalibutNo Morning After by Arthur C. ClarkeUnfortunately by Fredric BrownThe Pause by Isaac AsimovThe Elephant Circuit by Robert A. HeinleinChicken Farm by Ross RocklynneUpon The Dull Earth by Philip K. DickNo Shield From the Dead by Gordon R. Dickson

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  Togo

  Kate Klimo

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  Small, feisty Siberian husky Togo—the overlooked sled-dog hero of the 1925 serum run to Nome—sets the record straight in Dog Diaries #4! 
   
   
   
  When a diptheria epidemic breaks out in isolated Nome, Alaska, in January 1925, the only way to get life-saving serum to the town is by using dog-sled relay teams. Twenty teams participate, and the dog who inevitably gets credit for saving the town is Balto, lead dog on the final team which delivered the serum. But few people have ever heard of twelve-year-old Togo and his musher Leonard Seppala, who carried the serum for almost double the length of any other team, and twice violated warnings to avoid perilous Norton Sound and instead ran straight over the frozen ice! Togo's tale is perfect for middle-grade readers who love a spunky underdog!

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