Author: cholliman1
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The Plot (in 5 sentences or less): The year is 1946 and 13 year old Jack Baker from Kansas is sent to the Morton Hall Academy for Boys in Maine after his mother dies and his father returns to the Navy. At his new school, Jack feels like an outsider but soon meets Early Auden,…
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The Plot (in 5 sentences or less): This nonfiction book follows the journey of two young men, Marshall Bond and Stanley Pearce, as they journey into the Klondike during the gold rush. Starting in the summer of 1897, they make the decision to head for British Columbia only a few hours after gold rumors began…
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The Plot (in 5 sentences or less): Set in 1959 Memphis, Tennessee, an 11 year old takes over a friend’s paper route for a few weeks during the summer. The young man suffers from stuttering and it colors his entire life. As he slowly makes his rounds, he becomes involved in the lives of his…
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The Plot (in 5 sentences or less): Father Groppi was a leader in the civil rights movement in the 1960’s in Wisconsin. While he attended seminary as a young man, James Groppi worked in youth centers in underprivileged areas in segregated Milwaukee where he learned about the travails of the African American population. After becoming…
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The Plot (in 5 sentences or less): Leven Thumps is a 14 year old boy in Oklahoma whose life changes when he meets Clover, a small fantastical furry creature. Through his time with Clover, Leven finds that he has the power to summon lightning and also to see into the future. They soon meet…
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The Plot (in 5 sentences or less): Tipped off by European physicists in 1939 that it was possible to create an extraordinarily dangerous bomb, FDR signs the order which sets off the race to create this powerful weapon before the Nazis do. Brilliant physics professor Robert Oppenheimer puts together a team of world class talent…
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The Story (in 5 sentences or less): Dave is a slave purchased by Harvey Drake in Augusta, Georgia in 1815. Harvey takes him to Pottersville, South Carolina and not only teaches him pottery, but also how to read. Over the span of years, Dave suffers greatly as his loved ones (including two wives) are sold…
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The Story (in 5 sentences or less): Jessie Pearl is a 14 year old girl living in rural North Carolina in the early 1920’s. Her mother died a few years before and Jessie, bright and academically minded, promised to her mother that she would go to “teacher’s school” and make something of her life. Her…
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Genre: Historical Fiction Series? No Audience: ages 9+ Rating (out of 5): 3 The Story (in 5 sentences or less): Growing up in his Uncle Diego’s house in 15th century Spain, Baltasar often heard stories of the famous Moorish warrior-sorcerer Amir Al-Katib. Thinking them to be nothing but stories, Baltasar is deeply confused when he…
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