The Forbidden Schoolhouse

The Forbidden Schoolhouse
Author: Suzanne Jurmain
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780618473021

Describes Prudence Crandall's violently-resisted attempts to educate African-American girls in Connecticut in the 1830's.

The Forbidden Schoolhouse

The Forbidden Schoolhouse
Author: Suzanne Jurmain
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2018-01-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781536430011

Describes the circumstances surrounding the 1833 opening of a school for African-American girls in Canterbury, Connecticut, and discusses the attitudes of the townspeople who persecuted the teacher and burned down the school.

Samuel Blink and the Runaway Troll

Samuel Blink and the Runaway Troll
Author: Matt Haig
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2008-09-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101221216

When Troll-Son runs away from home, he decides to leave the Shadow Forest behind and move in with his idol, Samuel Blink. Samuel isn't thrilled with the idea of hiding a runaway troll, especially one who copies everything he does, even (ugh!) using his toothbrush. But should Samuel return Troll-Son to the Shadow Forest? After all, he's running from something . . . what danger still lurks there? This engaging adventure showcases Matt Haig's wry sense of humor, drawing readers deeper into the imaginative world introduced in Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest.

Things Not Seen

Things Not Seen
Author: Andrew Clements
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2006-04-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101200456

Winner of American Library Association Schneider Family Book Award! Bobby Phillips is an average fifteen-year-old-boy. Until the morning he wakes up and can't see himself in the mirror. Not blind, not dreaming-Bobby is just plain invisible. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to Bobby's new condition; even his dad the physicist can't figure it out. For Bobby that means no school, no friends, no life. He's a missing person. Then he meets Alicia. She's blind, and Bobby can't resist talking to her, trusting her. But people are starting to wonder where Bobby is. Bobby knows that his invisibility could have dangerous consequences for his family and that time is running out. He has to find out how to be seen again-before it's too late.

A Forbidden Rumspringa

A Forbidden Rumspringa
Author: Keira Andrews
Publisher: Keira Andrews
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2014
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0993859828

When two young Amish men find love, will they risk losing everything? In a world where every detail of life is dictated by God and the all-powerful rules of the church, David takes on Isaac as a carpentry apprentice. Soon their attraction grows amid the sweat and sawdust, and they share sinful secrets. Can they reconcile their shocking desires with their commitment to faith, family and community?

If You Lived Here

If You Lived Here
Author: Giles Laroche
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0547238924

Features detailed, bas-relief collage spreads of dwellings in other world regions and historical times to explain how different people live and have lived, from a village house in South Africa to a floating green house in the Netherlands.

Mandie and the Schoolhouse's Secret

Mandie and the Schoolhouse's Secret
Author: Lois Gladys Leppard
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9780613021319

Mandie, Snowball, and Celia become trapped in a dark and creepy secret room in the schoolhouse basement. Can Mandie discover the meaning to the mysterious writing on the wall and find a way out?

The Case of the Monkeys That Fell from the Trees

The Case of the Monkeys That Fell from the Trees
Author: Susan E. Quinlan
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2010-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1590787757

NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book Why would several monkeys suddenly fall from the trees? How do tiny frogs make deadly poisons? Why are passionvines so difficult to find? These are some of the mysteries explored in this fascinating nonfiction picture book. Why do certain plants harbor hordes of biting ants? What kind of creature pollinates an odd-looking flower? Each of the eleven ecological mysteries in this book follow scientists as they track down clues, set up curious experiments, and ultimately discover some of the surprising and hidden connections that make tropical forests so fascinating—and so fragile. Carefully researched illustrations help readers visualize tropical forests, diverse plants and animals, and the details of each mystery.