Amos Fortune, Free Man

Amos Fortune, Free Man
Author: Elizabeth Yates
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 194
Release: 1989-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0140341587

A Newbery Medal Winner When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dinity and courage. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. And, at age 60, he finally began to see those dreams come true. "The moving story of a life dedicated to the fight for freedom."—Booklist

Waterless Mountain

Waterless Mountain
Author: Laura Adams Armer
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0486492885

Story, told in beautiful poetic prose, of the training of a present-day Navajo Indian boy who feels a vocation to become a medicine man.

Shen of the Sea

Shen of the Sea
Author: Arthur Bowie Chrisman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1925
Genre: Children's stories, American
ISBN:

Newbery Awards.

Across Five Aprils

Across Five Aprils
Author: Irene Hunt
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2002-01-08
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1101127945

The Newbery Award-winning author of Up a Road Slowly presents the unforgettable story of Jethro Creighton—a brave boy who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War. In 1861, America is on the cusp of war, and young Jethro Creighton is just nine-years-old. His brother, Tom, and his cousin, Eb, are both of fighting age. As Jethro's family is pulled into the conflict between the North and the South, loyalties are divided, dreams are threatened, and their bonds are put to the test in this heart-wrenching, coming of age story. “Drawing from family records and from stories told by her grandfather, the author has, in an uncommonly fine narrative, created living characters and vividly reconstructed a crucial period of history.”—Booklist

Wulf the Saxon Illustrated

Wulf the Saxon Illustrated
Author: G a Henty
Publisher:
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2021-02-13
Genre:
ISBN:

The hero is a young thane who wins the favor of Earl Harold and becomes one of his retinue. When Harold becomes King of England Wulf assists in the Welsh wars, and takes part against the Norsemen at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. When William of Normandy invades England, Wulf is with the English host at Hastings, and stands by his King to the last in the mighty struggle. Altogether this is a noble tale. Wulf himself is a rare example of Saxon vigor, and the spacious background of stormfulHistorylends itself admirably to heroicRomance-General-General.

Brady

Brady
Author: Jean Fritz
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2001-08-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0698119371

Newbery Honor-winning author, Jean Fritz, takes us on a journey to the Underground Railroad. Brady has never been trusted with secrets, until now. When he discovers an Underground Railroad station near his family's farm, he is forced to make his own decision about the slavery controversy. Whatever his decision may be, he knows that this is one secret that must be kept. "A perceptive, satisfying story." --Booklist" "Mrs. Fritz has written an exciting, yet tender, chronicle of the boy, his home, and his times." --Kirkus Reviews

Mountain Born

Mountain Born
Author: Elizabeth Yates
Publisher: Walker Childrens
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1943
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

A boy in a family of sheep farmers raises a black lamb to be the leader of the flock.

Dear Benjamin Banneker

Dear Benjamin Banneker
Author: Andrea Davis Pinkney
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 35
Release: 1994
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0152018921

Banneker, a free black mathematician and astronomer, takes a stand against slavery and writes Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson about his slave-owning policies.

Nearby, a Novel

Nearby, a Novel
Author: Elizabeth 1905-2001 Yates
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2021-09-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781015128477

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Sarah Whitcher's Story

Sarah Whitcher's Story
Author: Elizabeth Yates
Publisher: Journeyforth
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1994
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780890847541

Describes the search for and adventures of a young girl lost in a New Hampshire forest in the pioneer days. Based on a true incident.