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A child and her family take in refugees during the Korean War in this poignant picture book about courage and what it really means to care for yo...

When Private Matt Duffy wakes up in an army hospital in Iraq, he's honored with a Purple Heart. But he doesn't feel like a hero.There's a memory th...

"Necessary for all of humankind, Under the Broken Sky is a breathtaking work of literature."--Booklist, starred review A beautifully told middle-gr...

Trapped in an enemy tunnel, a young refugee experiences the Korean War firsthand in this searing story of survival, loss, and hope, a companion to ...

Set in 1981 Guatemala, a lyrical debut novel tells the powerful tale of a boy who must decide what it means to be a man during a time of war. Car...

Learn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other side of the world.The Vietnam War was as much a p...

Hiroshima is where the first atomic bomb was dropped. Now readers will learn the reasons why and what it's meant for the world ever since.By Augu...

Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor Book, American Library Association (ALA) Parents' Choice Gold Award, Parents' Choice Foundation Teacher's...

**Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Winner****Middle School Book of the Year— Northern Lights Book Awards****Skipping Stones Honor Award Wi...

Michel Chikwanine was five years old when he was abducted from his school-yard soccer game in the Democratic Republic of Congo and forced to beco...

Notes From Your BooksellerDeeply profound and uplifting, Long Walk to Water tells the story of two lives that are inexplicably bound together. Sa...

Take a tour of an intriguing military airplane (the U.S. Air Force KC-135 flying gas station) narrated by a military-connected child!Second Edition...

Take a tour of an intriguing military airplane (the U.S. Air Force KC-135 flying gas station) narrated by a military-connected child!Second Edition...

Although only a cook, Doris Miller fought bravely against Japanese attackers at Pearl Harbor. The young African-American from Texas was one of the ...

See You Later Uncle Tony is a loving story, written and illustrated by the dynamic duo, Chaunetta Anderson and Nana Melkadze. It is a relatable chi...

Ben Kuroki, a Nebraska-born, Japanese American who fought very hard to become an American aerial gunner and a hero during World War II, flew a tota...

In this classic novel, Josh, a teenage logger on the Ohio River, discovers his life's true mission as an abolitionist after his first encounter wit...

José's eyes turn red as they brim with tears. "Can't you guys see? There is no home anymore. You can't turn back time. There is no home." A new yo...

José's eyes turn red as they brim with tears. "Can't you guys see? There is no home anymore. You can't turn back time. There is no home." A new yo...

Becoming American: A Young Adult World War II Novel by Callie J. Trautmiller shows how siblings cope under the stress of war. Readers of all ages w...

Becoming American: A Young Adult World War II Novel by Callie J. Trautmiller shows how siblings cope under the stress of war. Readers of all ages w...

This expanded edition of A Game for Swallows features a new, illustrated afterword, as Abirached reflects on the meaning of her memoir's title, the...