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Author:Gloria Whelan
Angel on the Square
From the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird comes "an absorbing saga"* about a young heroine coming of age in the tumultuous years leading up to the Russian revolution.Gripping, accessible historical fiction that's perfect for schools and classrooms, as well as...- $9.99
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Chu Ju's House
One girl too many . . . When a girl is born to Chu Ju's family, it is quickly determined that the baby must be sent away. After all, the law states that a family may have only two children, and tradition dictates that...- $7.99
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Hannah
Nine-year-old Hannah would do almost anything to go to school with all the other children in town. But Hannah is blind, and her parents keep her at home, where she is safe. Then Lydia Robbin, a strong-willed teacher, comes to town and convinces Hannah's...- $5.99
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Homeless Bird
The National Book Award-winning novel about one remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate, perfect for readers who enjoyed A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park or Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai. Like many girls her age in...- $9.99
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In Andal's House
As a young boy in Gujarat, India, Kumar sometimes feels like he lives in two worlds. First there is the old world where people and their choices are determined by prejudice and bigotry. But then there is the second, modern world: in this world...- $17.95
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Jam and Jelly by Holly and Nellie
Holly's family lives a simple life in northern Michigan, enjoying the bounty of the earth and very much in step with the rhythm of the changing seasons. But times are hard and a cold winter is coming. Without a warm coat, Holly might not...- $17.95
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Listening for Lions
A critically acclaimed historical novel "that roars" (Kliatt), from the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird. Africa is the only home Rachel Sheridan has ever known. But when her missionary parents are struck with influenza, she is left vulnerable to her...- $7.99
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Living Together
We all have to live together, whether we do it with enthusiasm or grace, reluctance or despair. In this skillfully drawn collection, National Book award-winning Michigan writer Gloria Whelan presents short stories and a novella that look at people living together who have reached...- $19.99
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Mackinac Bridge: The Story of the Five Mile Poem
Set in the late 1950s, this is the moving story of a young boy whose father operates a ferryboat between Michigan's Upper and Lower peninsulas. As young Mark witnesses the building of the new Mackinac Bridge, he is torn between family loyalty and eager...- $17.95
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Megan's Year: An Irish Traveler's Story
Megan spends her summers traveling around the Irish countryside with her family. They move from place to place, hauling their camper heind their old car. But they aren't on vacation. This is their way of life. Megan and her family are Travelers.Author: Gloria WhelanISBN-10:...- $16.95
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Next Spring an Oriole
A pioneer adventure perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series On Libby Mitchell's tenth birthday, she and her parents climb into a covered wagon and set off on a journey that takes them two months and a thousand miles. Their trip...- $5.99
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Night of the Full Moon
In the winter of 1840, the night of the full moon is approaching. Nothing will stop Libby Mitchell from visiting her best friend, Fawn, during a special ceremony at the nearby wigwam camp. But Libby's adventure takes an unexpected turn when soldiers suddenly rush...- $5.99
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Once on This Island
From the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird comes a gripping historical novel about a young girl during the British-American War of 1812.When war erupts between England and America, it brings change and uncertainty, even to Michigan's remote Mackinac Island. For...- $6.99
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Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine
Prince Albert comes up with a royally creative solution to Queen Victoria's modesty concerns in this true story that reveals an overlooked splash of history. Poor Queen Victoria! She loves to swim, but can't quite figure out how to get to the water without...- $18.99
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Shadow of the Wolf
Libby Mitchell can't believe her luck In 1841, her pioneer family decides to move north--near her best friend, Fawn, who lives with the Ottawa tribe. But the girls' happiness at reuniting is short-lived. Greedy men want to cheat Fawn's people out of their land...- $5.99
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Silver
Even though he is the runt of the litter from her father's prize sled-racing dog, ten-year-old Rachel plans to train her puppy to become a champion racer and determines to track him down when he mysteriously disappears.Author: Gloria WhelanISBN-10: 0394896114ISBN-13: 9780394896113Publisher: Random House Books...- $4.99
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Small Acts of Amazing Courage
Kindness has incredible consequences in this compelling novel set in colonial India from a "master storyteller" (Publishers Weekly) and National Book Award-winning author. It is India, 1918, six months after the end of World War I, and Rosalind awaits the return of her father...- $8.99
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Smudge and the Book of Mistakes: A Christmas Story
The monastery of St. Ambrose is situated on the Irish island of Moracrrick.Here, monks old and young live quiet lives spent in prayer and service. One day the Abbot decides that Brother Bede, their finest illuminator of manuscripts, will illustrate the Christmas story.It will...- $17.95
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Summer of the Tree Army: A Civilian Conservation Corps Story
When young Charlie Brightelot first spies the mysterious barracks in the woods near his home, he's not sure what to think. His father explains that the barracks will soon house young men serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the...- $17.99
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The Boy Who Wanted to Cook
"La Bonne Vache" The Good Cow is a little restaurant in the south of France. It takes its name from and is famous for its "boeuf a la mode," a delicious beef stew.Ten-year-old Pierre longs to follow in the culinary footsteps of his father....- $16.95
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The Disappeared
Silvia's brother, Eduardo, has Disappeared, and she won't stop fighting until she finds him. Norberto, the general's son, is just foolish enough to help. He'll fall in love with her, and then he'll ask his father to set Eduardo free. At least that's the...- $6.99
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The Indian School
A critically acclaimed historical novel by the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird. When shy ten-year-old Lucy comes to live with her aunt and uncle at their mission school, she's surprised at the number of harsh rules and restrictions imposed on...- $4.99
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The Listeners
Ella May lives on a plantation but she doesn't live in the great house. She is a slave. It's dark in the morning when Ella May heads to the fields to pick cotton. And it's sunset when she comes home. But her day isn't...- $18.99
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Waiting for the Owl's Call
Eight-year-old Zulviya, her sister and her cousin, her mother and her grandmother... they all belong to the loom. For generations the women of Zulviya's family have earned their living by weaving rugs by hand. The rugs are valuable and the women are proud of...- $19.99
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Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Japanese provincial governors had to travel between the cities of Kyoto and Edo (modern-day Tokyo). This 300+ mile journey on the historic Tokaido Road required the presence of one to three thousand attendants (carriers). Yuki's father has been...- $17.95
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