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  Confederate Bushwhackers: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  The Civil War is best remembered for the big battles and the legendary generals who fought on both sides, like Robert E. Lee facing off against Ulysses S. Grant in 1864. In kind, the Eastern Theater has always drawn more interest and attention than the West. However, while massive armies marched around the country fighting each other, there were other small guerrilla groups that engaged in irregular warfare on the margins, and perhaps the most famous of them was led by Colonel John Mosby. Mosby, the “Gray Ghost” of the Confederate lore that celebrates the Lost Cause, has an image that has proven nearly impossible to corrupt or change, and time has done little good against it. Unlike the vanished 19th century code of honor that he represented, Mosby has retained the image and all its connotations. 
  Quantrill’s Raiders operated along the border between Missouri and Kansas, which had been the scene of partisan fighting over a decade earlier during the debate over whether Kansas and Nebraska would enter the Union as free states or slave states. In “Bloody Kansas”, zealous pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces fought each other, most notably John Brown, and the region became a breeding ground for individuals like Quantrill who shifted right back into similar fighting once the Civil War started. Rather than target military infrastructure or enemy soldiers, the bushwhackers rode in smaller numbers and targeted civilians on the other side of the conflict, making men like Bloody Bill Anderson and John Mosby notorious. However, none are remembered like Quantrill and his men, not only because of their deeds during the Civil War but because of the actions of some of the former Raiders after it. Quantrill is best known for raiding Lawrence, Kansas in August 1863 and slaughtering nearly 200 boys and men between the ages of 14 and 90 under the pretext that they were capable of holding a gun and thus helping the Union cause. 

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  Exploring Creation with Zoology...

  Jeannie K. Fulbright

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  Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Animals of the Sixth Day, 2nd Edition presents the science of land animals in a God-honoring way to elementary students. Students will strap on their safari hats and learn all about God’s glorious creatures, from crafty carnivores to wayward worms. They’ll also explore prehistoric land animals, the connections animals make with people, and the different careers available to those interested in working with animals. In addition, students will conduct hands-on, interactive activities to bring their learning to life. 
  The adventure begins with an introduction to animals that were created on the sixth day. Students will then learn more about the field of zoology, including the different careers available to those interested in working with animals. They’ll continue their adventures by learning all about God’s amazing land animals, including bears, felines, canines, snakes, and more. They’ll learn not only about the creatures’ historical, physical, and behavioral significance but also their important connections to humans and the environment.

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  The Climbing Boys - Dublin 1830:...

  Ann Murtagh

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  Dublin, 1830.
  When his da gets injured, Hugh 'Scholar' O'Dare has to leave school to work as a chimney sweeper. The job is scary and dangerous, but it brings him into the home of the most famous man in Ireland, Daniel O'Connell, who takes an interest in the young boy's life.
  Then Scholar comes across another young sweeper whose circumstances are much worse than his own, and a shocking secret comes to light. Can he help this new friend escape a life of darkness?

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  Mixed Up

  Gordon Korman

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  What happens when you lose your mind … and someone else gets it? 
   
  Reef and Theo don't know what's happening to them. They’ll be doing something totally normal and then suddenly they’ll have these strange flashes of memory—but the memories belong to someone else. And at the same time, their own memories are starting to … vanish. 
   
  For Reef, this is a big problem, because memories are all he has left of his mom. 
   
  For Theo, it’s strange because the new memories give him a freedom he doesn’t have with his bossy dad. 
   
  Reef and Theo are complete strangers, living in completely different towns. But they share something very weird and mysterious … and it’s becoming more and more important that they find each other and stop the memory slide before they’ve forgotten their own lives entirely.

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  Rieden Reece and the Dark Shadow...

  Matt Guzman

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  The return to reality has got his head spinning. Can this junior high hero find his balance before he falls victim to a sinister scheme? 
    
  Rieden Reece wishes the universe would cut him some slack. Suffering from unrelenting headaches after his last adventure, the plucky teen can’t shake the feeling that the answers are stashed inside his body. So when his shadow turns sentient, the curious thirteen-year-old tails it to a nightmarish mansion… and discovers a hidden alien AI network. 
    
  Hooking up to tech that claims it will bring endless harmony, Rieden struggles to adjust to the bossy new voice in his brain. And as he delves into the mind-melding supercomputer's motives, the snarky teenager suspects one wrong move could doom planet Earth.  
    
  Is he about to achieve world peace or leave the globe in pieces? 
    
  Rieden Reece and the Dark Shadow is the stimulating sixth novel in the Rieden Reece Middle Grade science fiction series. If you like brilliantly defiant protagonists, rapier wit, and eerie adventures, you’ll love this thrilling addition to Matt Guzman’s fantastical saga. 
    
  Buy Rieden Reece and the Dark Shadow to choose a side today! 
   

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  The Treasure Map - The Adventure...

  Pieter E Haumann

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  The children are all back together again and this time they take a trip to the coast where they discover that recent heavy weather had unearthed a long-forgotten secret. 
  What will the children discover as they explore the secrets hidden below? And what does a small smuggler’s town have to do with a long-lost treasure? 
  All will be revealed in this, the fourth installment of the Adventure Series.

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