Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
Hardcover.
Language
English
Description
It’s 1942. German Nazis occupy much of France. And twelve-year-old Miriam, who is Jewish, is not safe. With help and quick thinking, Miri is saved from the roundup that takes her entire Jewish neighborhood. She escapes Paris, landing in a small French village, where the spires of the famous Chateau de Chenonceau rise high into the sky, its bridge across the River Cher like a promise, a fairy tale. But Miri’s life is no fairy tale. Her parents...
13) Ballerino Nate
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
After seeing a ballet performance, Nate decides he wants to learn ballet but he has doubts when his brother Ben tells him that only girls can be ballerinas.
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In 1788, eleven-year-old Isabelle, living with her lacemaker grandmother and mother near the palace of Versailles, becomes close friends with Marie Antoinette's daughter, Princess Therese, and finds their relationship complicated not only by their different social class but by the growing political unrest and resentment of the French people.
16) Leap of faith
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Forced to attend a Catholic middle school because of her conduct, Abigail discovers a talent for theater and develops a true religious faith.
18) Ruthie's gift
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Just before the beginning of World War I, eight-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.
20) Favorite things
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
As his mother tucks him in, Matthew describes the amazing adventures of his day.
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