Ann Fights for Freedom
Ann Fights for Freedom

Author: Nikki Shannon Smith

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2019-02-01

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1496581962

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Twelve-year-old Ann understands there is only one thing to be grateful for as a slave: having her family together. But when the master falls into debt, he plans to sell both Ann and her younger brother to two different owners. Ann is convinced her family must run away on the Underground Railroad. Will Ann's family survive the dangerous trip to their freedom in the North ? This Girls Survive story is supported by a glossary, discussion questions, and nonfiction material on the Underground Railroad, making it a valuable resource for young readers.

Ann Fights for Freedom
Ann Fights for Freedom

Author: Nikki Shannon Smith

Publisher: Stone Arch Books

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1496578538

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In 1854 in Eastern Maryland twelve-year-old Ann is a slave, grateful that her family is still all together; but when their master, in need of money, decides to sell Ann and her younger brother, their parents decide to take the dangerous step of running away north to freedom--a journey filled with danger, especially since they are not sure how to find the first station on the Underground Railroad.

Charlotte Spies for Justice
Charlotte Spies for Justice

Author: Nikki Shannon Smith

Publisher: Stone Arch Books

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1496583841

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In 1864 twelve-year-old former slave Charlotte is lucky enough to live on a plantation near Richmond, Virginia, owned by a Miss Van Lew, who hates slavery, and when Charlotte overhears a conversation she realizes that her mistress is gathering information and passing it on to the Union army; Charlotte is eager to help, (especially since her own cousin, Mary, is involved) but her enthusiasm may endanger them all--or help free 400 Union soldiers who are being moved from Richmond further south. Includes historical note, glossary, and discussion questions.

Noelle at Sea
Noelle at Sea

Author: Nikki Shannon Smith

Publisher: Stone Arch Books

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1496582519

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Thirteen-year-old Noelle feels like the luckiest girl in the world to be cruising the Atlantic aboard the famed Titanic. The trip is made even better by her new friend, Pauline, a girl who is traveling with her father to live in America. The girls spend the first days of the journey exploring, but on the fifth night, Noelle awakes to a sinking ship. Women and children will be rescued first, and Noelle realizes motherless Pauline will be left all alone. Despite her parents' wishes, Noelle breaks away from her family to find and help her friend. Nonfiction information, a gloassary, and reader response questions make up the back matter of this Girls Survive story.

The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane
The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane

Author: Nikki Shannon Smith

Publisher: Picture Window Books

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1515844641

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Azaleah loved her class field trip to the National Zoo in Washington D.C, and is looking forward to earning extra credit by building a diorama of a tiger in his natural habitat for extra credit--but before she can even begin her task she has to solve the mystery of her younger sister's favorite missing stuffed animal because her parents and older sister are too busy and Tiana is ready to throw a tantrum.

Sarah Journeys West
Sarah Journeys West

Author: Nikki Shannon Smith

Publisher: Stone Arch Books

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1496592182

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In 1851 twelve-year-old Sarah is a free Black, happy living with her parents, grandparents, and brother on their own farm in Iowa; but her father has been bitten by the gold bug and wants to take the trail west to California, and after some argument it is decided that the the grandparents will stay on the farm, but the rest of the family will go; the journey will be difficult and dangerous, but if they survive extreme weather, difficult terrain, illness, and the racism of others in the group there may be a better life waiting for them at the end of the trail. Includes nonfiction material on the Oregon Trail, a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.

Lucy Fights the Flames
Lucy Fights the Flames

Author: Julie Gilbert

Publisher: Stone Arch Books

Published: 2019-08

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1496584481

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It is 1911, and fourteen-year-old Lucia (Lucy) Morelli dreams of going to college, but for the present she lives with her large Italian family in a crowded apartment in New York City, and works as a sewing machine operator in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory bringing home money because her father can no longer work--but this is March twenty-fifth, and Lucy will soon be fighting for her life as fire sweeps through the locked down factory trapping the workers inside.

Alice on the Island
Alice on the Island

Author: Mayumi Shimose Poe

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2019-02-01

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1496581938

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In 1941, thirteen-year-old Alice's days are filled with swimming in the Hawaiian sea, going to school, and helping watch her younger siblings. But on December 7, everything changes when she experiences an act of warÑthe bombing of Pearl Harbor. As the United States enters World War II, Alice's father is sent to a Japanese internment camp, leaving Alice and the rest of her family struggling to adjust to life without him. Featuring nonfiction support material, a glossary, and reader response questions, this Girls Survive story takes readers to one of history's most important moments.

Constance and the Dangerous Crossing
Constance and the Dangerous Crossing

Author: Julie Gilbert

Publisher: Girls Survive

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1515883345

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In 1620 an orphaned fifteen-year-old servant girl joins Separatists seeking religious freedom and others aboard the Mayflower as they undertake a perilous journey to the New World. Includes historical note, glossary, and discussion questions.