Charlotte Spies for Justice

Charlotte Spies for Justice
Author: Nikki Shannon Smith
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496583892

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.

Charlotte Spies for Justice

Charlotte Spies for Justice
Author: Nikki Shannon Smith
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2019-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 149658757X

Twelve-year-old Charlotte lives on a plantation in Richmond, Virginia, where the American Civil War is raging. All around her, citizens and the Confederate army are fighting to protect slavery -- the very thing Charlotte wishes would end. When she overhears the plantation owner conspiring against the Confederates, Charlotte knows she must join forces with her. Maybe together they can help the Union win the war and end slavery. Helping a spy is dangerous work, but Charlotte is willing to risk everything to fight for what is right -- justice for all people. Nonfiction material on the Civil War, a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided.

Ann Fights for Freedom

Ann Fights for Freedom
Author: Nikki Shannon Smith
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2019-02-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496581962

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.

Rebecca Rides for Freedom

Rebecca Rides for Freedom
Author: Emma Carlson Berne
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2020-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496597613

The American Revolution is raging in Philadelphia, and Rebecca is determined to do all she can to help. With her father stationed with Washington's army at nearby Whitemarsh, it's up to Rebecca to help her mother at home with her younger siblings. That includes selling vegetables to British officers stationed in wealthy houses nearby. When Rebecca intercepts a message about an impending British attack against the Patriots from one such house, she knows she has to act. It's up to her to get the message to the Patriot army - before it's too late.

The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane

The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane
Author: Nikki Shannon Smith
Publisher: Picture Window Books
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1515844684

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.

Mary and the Trail of Tears

Mary and the Trail of Tears
Author: Andrea L. Rogers
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496587146

It is June first and twelve-year-old Mary does not really understand what is happening: she does not understand the hatred and greed of the white men who are forcing her Cherokee family out of their home in New Echota, Georgia, capital of the Cherokee Nation, and trying to steal what few things they are allowed to take with them, she does not understand why a soldier killed her grandfather--and she certainly does not understand how she, her sister, and her mother, are going to survive the 1000 mile trip to the lands west of the Mississippi.

Strange Bedfellows

Strange Bedfellows
Author: Paula L. Woods
Publisher: Random House of Canada
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2006-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780345457028

Homicide detective Charlotte Justice is faced with two cases--the drive-by shooting of ultraconservative Chuck Zuccari and his wife, and that of a reckless driver--and possible homicide suspect--that are suddenly beginning to come together.

Sarah Journeys West

Sarah Journeys West
Author: Nikki Shannon Smith
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496592182

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.

Noelle at Sea

Noelle at Sea
Author: Nikki Shannon Smith
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496582519

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.

Lucy Fights the Flames

Lucy Fights the Flames
Author: Julie Gilbert
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2019-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496584481

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.