A Place Called Freedom

Submitted by Bill W. on Fri, 2016-09-16 09:46

After being set free from slavery in 1832, young James Starman and his family journey from Tennessee to Indiana to start a new life and eventually, a new town.

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A Place Called Freedom
A Place Called Freedom

Scott Sanders
(Juvenile Picture Books - EJ Sa)

After being set free from slavery in 1832, young James Starman and his family journey from Tennessee to Indiana to start a new life and eventually, a new town.

 

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The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts

Submitted by Bill W. on Fri, 2016-09-16 09:41

In rural Indiana in 1904, 15-year-old Russell's dreams of quitting school and joining a wheat threshing crew are disrupted when his older sister takes over the teaching at his one-room schoolhouse after mean old Myrt Arbuckle "hauls off and dies."

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The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts
The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts

Richard Peck
(Juvenile Fiction - J Pe)

In rural Indiana in 1904, 15-year-old Russell's dreams of quitting school and joining a wheat threshing crew are disrupted when his older sister takes over the teaching at his one-room schoolhouse after mean old Myrt Arbuckle "hauls off and dies."

 

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  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • Honey


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • Finding Home


  • The Best At It


  • Rosetown


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • Good night, Indiana University


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • Running Out of Time


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


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Here Lies the Librarian

Submitted by Bill W. on Fri, 2016-09-16 09:31

14-year-old Eleanor “Peewee” McGrath, a tomboy and automobile enthusiast, discovers new possibilities for her future after the 1914 arrival in her small Indiana town of four young librarians.

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Here Lies the Librarian
Here Lies the Librarian

Richard Peck
(Juvenile Fiction - J Pe)

14-year-old Eleanor “Peewee” McGrath, a tomboy and automobile enthusiast, discovers new possibilities for her future after the 1914 arrival in her small Indiana town of four young librarians.

 

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  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Rosetown


  • Finding Home


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • Honey


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • Running Out of Time


  • 13: A Novel


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • Good night, Indiana University


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • Here Lies the Librarian


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The School at Crooked Creek

Submitted by Bill W. on Fri, 2016-09-16 09:28

Living on the 19th-century Indiana frontier with his parents and irritable older sister Louise, 6-year-old Beansie dreads his first day of school, but his resilience surprises even his sister.

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The School at Crooked Creek
The School at Crooked Creek

Laurie Lawlor
(Juvenile Fiction - J Lawlor)

Living on the 19th-century Indiana frontier with his parents and irritable older sister Louise, 6-year-old Beansie dreads his first day of school, but his resilience surprises even his sister.

 

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  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • The Best At It


  • Good night, Indiana University


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • Finding Home


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • Rosetown


  • Honey


  • Running Out of Time


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  • Ruthie’s Gift


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Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift

Submitted by Bill W. on Fri, 2016-09-16 09:25

In her fictionalized journal, 11-year-old Minnie Swift recounts how her family dealt with the difficult times during the Depression and how the arrival of an orphan from Texas changed their lives in Indianapolis just before Christmas 1932.

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Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift
Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift

Kathryn Lasky
(Juvenile Fiction - J Dear Las)
Series: Dear America

In her fictionalized journal, 11-year-old Minnie Swift recounts how her family dealt with the difficult times during the Depression and how the arrival of an orphan from Texas changed their lives in Indianapolis just before Christmas 1932.

 

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  • The Best At It


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • Rosetown


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • 13: A Novel


  • Finding Home


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • Running Out of Time


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Good night, Indiana University


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Running Out of Time

Submitted by Bill W. on Thu, 2016-09-15 12:45

When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, 13-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1995 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children.

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Running Out of Time
Running Out of Time

Margaret Peterson Haddix
(Juvenile Fiction - J Haddix)

When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, 13-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1995 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children.

 

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  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • Good night, Indiana University


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Finding Home


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • Rosetown


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • Honey


  • Running Out of Time


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • The Best At It


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • 13: A Novel


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Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War

Submitted by Bill W. on Thu, 2016-09-15 12:42

12-year-olds Anikwa, of the Miami village of Kekionga, and James, of the trading post outside Fort Wayne, find their friendship threatened by the rising fear and tension brought by the War of 1812.

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Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War
Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War

Helen Frost
(Juvenile Fiction - J Frost)

12-year-olds Anikwa, of the Miami village of Kekionga, and James, of the trading post outside Fort Wayne, find their friendship threatened by the rising fear and tension brought by the War of 1812.

 

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  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • Good night, Indiana University


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • 13: A Novel


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


  • Rosetown


  • Running Out of Time


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Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1

Submitted by Bill W. on Thu, 2016-09-15 12:40

When fifth-grader Timmy McAllister decides to order a ninja through the mail, his town of Cherry Creek, Indiana may never be the same again.

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Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1
Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1

Joshua Elder
(Juvenile Manga - J-MANGA Mailord v. 1 Elder)

When fifth-grader Timmy McAllister decides to order a ninja through the mail, his town of Cherry Creek, Indiana may never be the same again.

 

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  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • Running Out of Time


  • 13: A Novel


  • Finding Home


  • Good night, Indiana University


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • The Best At It


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • Honey


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • Rosetown


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


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Ruthie’s Gift

Submitted by Bill W. on Thu, 2016-09-15 12:23

Just before the beginning of World War I, 8-year-old Ruthie, who lives with her parents and six brothers on a farm in Indiana, wishes for a sister and tries to behave like the lady her mother wants her to be.

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Ruthie’s Gift
Ruthie’s Gift

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
(Juvenile Fiction - J Br)

Just before the beginning of World War I, 8-year-old Ruthie, who lives with her parents and six brothers on a farm in Indiana, wishes for a sister and tries to behave like the lady her mother wants her to be.

 

Indiana Connections

  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • Running Out of Time


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • Honey


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • Rosetown


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • The Best At It


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • 13: A Novel


  • Finding Home


  • Good night, Indiana University


more >

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