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Chasing the Nightbird

Author : Krista Russell
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781561458691

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A brave young protagonist must rely on his wits and his friends to navigate dangers and escape an unwelcome fate in this action-packed historical novel. As the son of famous Black Jack Valera, the best whaler on the eastern seaboard, thirteen-year-old Cape Verdean Lucky Valera has led a charmed life. Then his father dies and his estranged half-brother Fortuna, kidnaps him. Lucky's hopes of joining the crew of the Nightbird are dashed as Fortuna forces him into servitude at a textile mill. When Lucky meets Emmeline, a spirited girl with abolitionist sympathies, and Daniel, who has escaped from slavery, his dream to return to his old life once again seems within reach. That is, if he and his new friends can outwit and outrun Fortuna and an enraged slave trader, both of whom will stop at nothing to get back what they believe is their rightful property. Krista Russell has created a fast-paced historical adventure that will keep readers hooked. Rich with historical detail, Chasing the Nightbird offers readers a glimpse into the past during a period of tremendous social and political upheaval, touching upon industrialization, the whaling industry in New England, and slavery.

The Night Bird

Author : Catherine Asaro
Publisher : LUNA
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781426818820

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The Night Bird by Catherine Asaro Pdf

For centuries the women of Aronsdale have lived freely among the green and misted valleys. Creatures of exotic beauty and sensuality, they possess powerful skills of enchantment…and young Allegro is no different. But her life—and Aronsdale's independence—is threatened when Jazid nomads invade, carrying Allegro into the desert as a prized trophy…or worse. Until an unexpected ally falls under her spell. From the moment feared Jazid warrior Markus Onyx sees the alluring beauty, he knows he has found his queen. But even the promise of love cannot quell Allegro's determination to save her homeland. Summoning her powers, she casts herself north—out of passion's grip—and into the dark heart of conflict.…

Until the Day Arrives

Author : Ana Maria Machado
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554984572

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Until the Day Arrives by Ana Maria Machado Pdf

A fast-moving middle-grade novel set in the seventeenth century about two Portuguese orphans who are sent to Brazil where they encounter slaves from Africa. Together with their new friend, an aboriginal boy, they work towards reuniting the slaves with their families and helping them escape to freedom. The novel opens when Bento is wrongly thrown into Lisbon’s prison by the king’s guards, leaving his younger sibling, Manu, to fend for himself. Fortunately, a nobleman’s family helps to reunite the siblings — although they will have to lead a life of exile in Brazil. They keep secret the fact that Manu is a girl in disguise so that she will be able to accompany her brother aboard ship. The story shifts to the African savannah, where a young boy, Odjigi, is hunting gazelle with his father and other men. But the hunters soon become the hunted — they are kidnapped by slave traders, as are the women and children of the village, marched to the sea, shut up in dark, airless huts to prepare for the voyage across the Atlantic, and then undergo the horrifying trip itself. In Brazil, the siblings quickly adapt to their new lives, but they are shocked by the existence and treatment of African slaves. Manu befriends an aboriginal boy, Caiubi, and a slave, Didi, who has been separated from his father. Meanwhile Bento falls in love with Rosa, a beautiful young slave who is also searching for her family. When Manu learns from Caiubi that escaped slaves have formed quilombos — villages hidden deep in the forest where they live in freedom — she is determined that they must help Didi and Rosa escape.

Yossi's Goal

Author : Ellen Schwartz
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554697847

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Yossi's Goal by Ellen Schwartz Pdf

Yossi Mendelsohn works hard to help his family survive after they flee Russia to find a better life in Montreal. He sells newspapers and carries bundles from the garment factory. Yossi longs to play "le hockey" with the French boys, but he has no skates. When his father falls ill and his sister and her fiancé organize a walkout at the factory, Yossi's dream of lacing on skates seems farther away than ever.

Rise of the Golden Cobra

Author : Henry Aubin
Publisher : Annick Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554513246

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Rise of the Golden Cobra by Henry Aubin Pdf

During a picnic overlooking the Nile, 14-year-old scribe Nebi spots the riders first. Led by the treacherous Count Nimlot, the raiding party slaughters Nebi’s master, the region’s head of police. Although wounded, Nebi escapes, the only living witness that the pharaoh’s northern territory is no longer secure. Nebi is quickly catapulted into events that will change history. Set in 728 B.C., RISE OF THE GOLDEN COBRA surrounds the actual reign of Pharaoh Piankhy, the brilliant and compassionate leader whose astonishing campaign united Ancient Egypt. Nebi’s adventures take him to the court of Piankhy himself, to friendship with feisty Prince Shebitku, and to war. Fierce battles culminate in the siege of Memphis, where Nebi finally confronts Nimlot and his own desire for revenge. Well-served by the pharaoh’s honorable example, Nebi finds release in letting Nimlot live. Meanwhile, Piankhy’s victory unites North and South Egypt, making him the one true pharaoh entitled to wear the golden cobra crown. Bursting with action, political intrigue, and military strategy in enticing historical detail, and peppered with dramatic illustrations, RISE OF THE GOLDEN COBRA is an epic adventure for the ages.

The Other Side of Free

Author : Krista Russell
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781561458769

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Jem has escaped slavery and traveled south to Fort Mose in St. Augustine, Florida, where the Spanish offer freedom in exchange for loyalty. Now he must decide what he believes, who he trusts, and what freedom really means. In 1739, England and Spain are on the verge of war and formerly enslaved people are arriving at Fort Mose. Fourteen-year-old Jem has escaped a cruel master but is now in the custody of Phaedra, a difficult and angry woman. He thought he was free, he thought he was a man, but Phaedra takes every opportunity to remind him that he’s still a child. As the threat of war becomes more real, Jem starts to understand the meaning of freedom. Krista Russell’s action-packed historical adventure provides readers with a chance to learn, along with Jem, the complex connections that make a community and the significance of true freedom.

Just Call Me Joe

Author : Frieda Wishinsky
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554696550

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Just Call Me Joe by Frieda Wishinsky Pdf

The year is 1909 and Joseph has just immigrated to the United States from Russia. He thinks that life in New York City will be wonderful, but he has not bargained for the challenges of learning English and of resisting the pressures to skip school, steal and fight to earn a place among the boys in his neighbourhood. Just Call Me Joe presents a full picture of life in New York City for the working poor. Anna, Joe's older sister, struggles to cope with the terrible factory conditions of the time. Aunt Sophie must take in boarders to make ends meet. And Joseph must both accept change and remain true to himself in a new city with new challenges.

The Other Side of Free

Author : Krista Russell
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781682634097

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The Other Side of Free by Krista Russell Pdf

Jem has escaped from slavery. Now it's up to him to decide what he believes, who he trusts, and what freedom really means. In 1739, England and Spain are on the verge of war and former slaves are arriving at Fort Mose in St. Augustine, where the Spanish will give them their freedom in exchange for their loyalty. Fourteen-year-old Jem has escaped a cruel master but is now in the custody of Phaedra, a difficult and angry woman. He thought he was free, he thought he was a man, but Phaedra takes every opportunity to remind him that he's still a child. As the threat of war becomes more real, Jem starts to understand the meaning of freedom. Krista Russell's action-packed historical adventure, provides readers with a chance learn, along with Jem, the complex connections that make a community and the significance of true freedom.

Acts of Courage

Author : Connie Brummel Crook
Publisher : Pajama Press Inc.
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780986949579

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Acts of Courage by Connie Brummel Crook Pdf

In Acts of Courage, Connie Brummel Crook dramatizes the life of one of Canada's most enduring heroines, Laura Secord. From young Laura Ingersoll's early days in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, amidst the turmoil that followed the American Revolutionary War, the story outlines her father's difficult decision to move his family to Upper Canada. Laura's subsequent meeting and courtship with James Secord is described against the backdrop of homesteading in the Niagara Peninsula and of enduring the imminent threat of American invasion. These first sections of the book provide the background for Laura's courageous rescue of her husband from the battlefield at Queenston Heights, and her even more amazing trek to warn Col. FitzGibbon of the American's secret plans to attack the British outpost at Beaver Dams. Laura's extraordinary life, peopled with characters like Joseph Brant and Col. Fitzgibbon, is given even more poignancy and interest by the author's inventive and surprising characterization of the young FitzGibbon, by her acute eye for historical detail, and through her insights into the character of a young woman whose acts of courage have captured the imagination of generations of young Canadians.

The Magic Trapdoor

Author : M.R. Nelson
Publisher : Xist Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781532408212

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The Magic Trapdoor by M.R. Nelson Pdf

Exciting Beginning Reader When a boy loses his best car under his bed, he discovers a magic trap door that will take him to the past. In this first adventure, the trap door opens into the time of the dinosaurs. In Magic Trapdoor Beginning Readers, short and simple sentences tell an exciting story. Call-out text boxes expand the learning experience with nonfiction text designed for a parent, teacher or older sibling to read. Leveling note: If the story on it's own is read, the book has a 0.9 ATOS level and is ideal for Kindergarten and other beginning readers. When the book is read in its entirety, it has a 4.3 level and is perfect for 3rd-grade readers.

Someplace to Call Home

Author : Sandra Dallas
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781534146211

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Someplace to Call Home by Sandra Dallas Pdf

In 1933, what's left of the Turner family--twelve-year-old Hallie and her two brothers--finds itself driving the back roads of rural America. The children have been swept up into a new migratory way of life. America is facing two devastating crises: the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Hundreds of thousands of people in cities across the country have lost jobs. In rural America it isn't any better as crops suffer from the never-ending drought. Driven by severe economic hardship, thousands of people take to the road to seek whatever work they can find, often splintering fragile families in the process. As the Turner children move from town to town, searching for work and trying to cobble together the basic necessities of life, they are met with suspicion and hostility. They are viewed as outsiders in their own country. Will they ever find a place to call home? New York Times-bestselling author Sandra Dallas gives middle-grade readers a timely story of young people searching for a home and a better way of life.

English Language Arts, Grade 7 Module 3A

Author : PCG Education
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781119227670

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English Language Arts, Grade 7 Module 3A by PCG Education Pdf

Paths to College and Career Jossey-Bass and PCG Education are proud to bring the Paths to College and Career English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum and professional development resources for grades 6–12 to educators across the country. Originally developed for EngageNY and written with a focus on the shifts in instructional practice and student experiences the standards require, Paths to College and Career includes daily lesson plans, guiding questions, recommended texts, scaffolding strategies and other classroom resources. Paths to College and Career is a concrete and practical ELA instructional program that engages students with compelling and complex texts. At each grade level, Paths to College and Career delivers a yearlong curriculum that develops all students' ability to read closely and engage in text-based discussions, build evidence-based claims and arguments, conduct research and write from sources, and expand their academic vocabulary. Paths to College and Career's instructional resources address the needs of all learners, including students with disabilities, English language learners, and gifted and talented students. This enhanced curriculum provides teachers with freshly designed Teacher Guides that make the curriculum more accessible and flexible, a Teacher Resource Book for each module that includes all of the materials educators need to manage instruction, and Student Journals that give students learning tools for each module and a single place to organize and document their learning. As the creators of the Paths ELA curriculum for grades 6–12, PCG Education provides a professional learning program that ensures the success of the curriculum. The program includes: Nationally recognized professional development from an organization that has been immersed in the new standards since their inception. Blended learning experiences for teachers and leaders that enrich and extend the learning. A train-the-trainer program that builds capacity and provides resources and individual support for embedded leaders and coaches. Paths offers schools and districts a unique approach to ensuring college and career readiness for all students, providing state-of-the-art curriculum and state-of-the-art implementation.

A Viking Adventure

Author : Frances Durkin
Publisher : North Star Editions, Inc.
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781631633652

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A Viking Adventure by Frances Durkin Pdf

When the Histronauts travel back in time to the Viking era they’ll need your help to uncover the secrets of the past. Join them on their journey as they forage for food, decipher runes, build beautiful burial boats, and hear all about a Viking raid.

Lost on the Titanic (Out of Time Book 1)

Author : Jessica Rinker
Publisher : Out of Time
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1524858250

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Lost on the Titanic (Out of Time Book 1) by Jessica Rinker Pdf

When Allie, Vic, and their friend, Max, are mysteriously sent back in time to the Titanic, they have to find a way to save their parents' shop, save their futures, and get off the ship before it sinks! Join the Treasure Travelers as they explore the Titanic in its prime and attempt to find their way back to the present!

Discovering Emily

Author : Jacqueline Pearce
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781551432953

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Discovering Emily by Jacqueline Pearce Pdf

At the age of eight, Emily Carr struggles to develop her artistic ability within a strict family and in a conservative time.