Follow Chester!

Follow Chester!
Author: Gloria Respress-Churchwell
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1632897237

A little-known civil rights hero and college football MVP finally gets a voice in this fictional account detailing Chester Pierce's game-changing role as the first Black college football player to compete south of the Mason-Dixon Line. In 1947, no African American player can play at a southern school; in return, the opposing team benches a player of "equal talent." This historical fiction picture book frames a turbulent time in the civil rights era with the clever use of a football play to show race relations and teamwork. Inspired by a true story, capturing a historic defense against the Jim Crow laws of the South.

Chester

Chester
Author: Mélanie Watt
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2009-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1554534607

A self-centered cat named Chester keeps interrupting his owner as she tries to write a story about a mouse.

Chester the Crab

Chester the Crab
Author: Peter Tovey
Publisher: Ideals Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-07
Genre: Crabs
ISBN: 9781741854053

Delightfully interactive picture books with plush finger-puppet eyes that peek through every page. These eye-popping, wacky Wiggly Eyes picture books bring to life the characters inside. Each vibrant book has a pair of wobbly eyes that parents and children can control with their fingers as they follow along with the stories. Chester the Crab and his friend are enjoying a fun game of undersea "I Spy." Children will love helping Chester with the game by moving his eyes around to look for the objects. This delightful book with a charming conclusion will occupy readers, both young and young-at-heart.

Bloody Chester

Bloody Chester
Author: J. T. Petty
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2012-07-03
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1596431008

In 1870 Dakota Territory, "Bloody" Chester Kates is in for some surprises when he agrees to burn down the town of Whale, believed to be inhabited by something wicked, in order for the Union Pacific to continue construction of the railroad.

Chester Cricket's New Home

Chester Cricket's New Home
Author: George Selden
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2014-02-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1466863609

When two rather stout ladies sit on Chester Cricket's home in the Old Meadow, the worm-eaten stump collapses and Chester, aided by his friends, is forced to look for a new home. “Readers of this favorite series will delight in the chance to share another experience with Chester and the inhabitants of the Old Meadow.” —Booklist

Chester's Back!

Chester's Back!
Author: Mélanie Watt
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2013-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1554534615

The battle of the picture-book makers, Chester and Mélanie Watt, continues. Is one book big enough for these two creative heavyweights?

Follow the Arrow

Follow the Arrow
Author: Eddie Crooks
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2011-07-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1447780272

The question, 'Who do you think you are?' is answered by knowing the history of your ancestors. Some know this from ancestral records tracing their family back in time over many generations. For others their family history is lost in the ancient mists of time. This book explores a tenuous trail going back in history when men and women survived or perished on the outcome of conflicts between powerful forces that exerted unconditional control over their fate. The book is built around a time frame spanning more than a millenium. It covers times and events when families were forced to seek new lives, sometimes setting sail to distant lands in search of freedom from hardship and oppression. It is from the consequences of such events that the author's ancestors were forced to leave Ireland during the potato famine in the 19th century to a new life in Scotland. Although this is a personal story it will appeal to readers with an interest in how the past has made them what they are today.

Code Talker

Code Talker
Author: Chester Nez
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2011-09-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1101552123

The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII. His name wasn’t Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school at Fort Defiance, he was punished for speaking his native language, as the teachers sought to rid him of his culture and traditions. But discrimination didn’t stop Chester from answering the call to defend his country after Pearl Harbor, for the Navajo have always been warriors, and his upbringing on a New Mexico reservation gave him the strength—both physical and mental—to excel as a marine. During World War II, the Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. But when the Marines turned to its Navajo recruits to develop and implement a secret military language, they created the only unbroken code in modern warfare—and helped assure victory for the United States over Japan in the South Pacific. INCLUDES THE ACTUAL NAVAJO CODE AND RARE PICTURES

Restoration

Restoration
Author: Guy Adams
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2011-07-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0857661191

NONE WHO ENTER THE WORLD HOUSE LEAVE IT UNCHANGED. In some rooms, forests grow; animals roam and objects come to life. Great secrets and treasures await the brave or foolhardy. And at the very top of the house, the prisoner it was all built to contain sat behind a locked door waiting for the key to turn. The day that happened, the world ended. A sequel to the stunning "The World House". File Under: Modern Fantasy [Worlds within Worlds | End of Days | A Prisoner Escapes | Dark Powers]

Chester the Chipmunk

Chester the Chipmunk
Author: Cindy Freland
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2016-10-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781941927854

"Let's play," said Chester the Chipmunk. But his friend, Carly, had plans to find a new home and she needs his help. Follow Chester, and his friends, as they help each other and experience a day of adventure near the pond at Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.