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Prairie Journey

by Sara Budzik

A girl journeys into the unknown American West with her family, facing danger and loneliness with the bravery of a pioneer. Friendship, bravery, and hard truths about love and loss are central themes in this story about twelve-year-old... Read More

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The English German Girl

by Monica Carter

Dramatic and touching, this coming-of-age novel about a Jewish girl on the eve of the Holocaust renders an accurate portrayal of wartime Germany. In this sweeping Bildungsroman, "The English German Girl", Rosa Klein goes from an upper... Read More

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Brilliance

by Monica Carter

McCarten’s stylish prose propels forward a narrative of one of the most enthralling stories of modern science. “You don’t make money from improving the world, you make it from its destruction,” Edison says to a young inventor.... Read More

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The Fiery Alphabet

by Kristine Morris

This complex and thoroughly satisfying book tells of a time when womanhood was repressed, yet the repository of wisdom and secret knowledge gave them dignity. Diane Lefer has dipped her pen in fire to create the story of a brilliant,... Read More

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