Adventures in Time (Various)

Annie Quinn knows the only way to survive the potato famine is to leave Ireland. With her younger brother Thomas, Annie must leave her mother and home behind. Annie's adventures are only beginning...

It is the mid-1800's and Manjiro, a young fisherman, is shipwrecked far off the coast of his native Japan. At this time in history, Japan is an isolated country that allows its citizens no contact with the rest of the world. Foreigners are called "barbarians"-and none are more despised than Americans. But when Manjiro and his fishing companions are rescued by an American ship, Manjiro makes some startling discoveries about the world of the barbarians-and about his own country. His dramatic rescue leads to a series of amazing escapades, and in the end Manjiro travels farther than he ever dreamed he would. Born in the Year of Courage is based on the true story of Manjiro's remarkable life. It is both an exciting adventure tale and a fascinating look at a bygone world.

Twelve-year-old Freedman and his father Nehemiah, a freed slave, make their living on a farm in Delaware during the 1850's. When Nehemiah is taken prisoner by slave-hunters in the Deep South, Freedman gets his chance to become part of the Underground Railroad. This meticulously researched novel treats an often overlooked aspect of African-American history: freed slaves' participation in the Underground Railroad.

"What a pity she isn't a boy!" sighed Induk Pahk's father when he saw his new baby daughter. "Born under the powerful signs of the dragon and the tiger, a boy could have changed the world!" Set in Korea, The Girl-Son is the true story of one girl's courage and determination to go against tradition in order to obtain an education and to create equal educational opportunities for all children in her country. Her story will inspire young readers today as they learn about the fascinating details of another culture.

The author takes readers on a fascinating journey back to A.D. 100, where a bolt of sky blue silk is carried by successive caravans from China to Rome along the ancient Silk Road. The narrators include a brave, young caravan leader from China; a merchant and his preteen son from Turkmenistan; a gifted camel guide from the Middle East; a family of women from Egypt; and citizens in Rome.

Thirteen-year-old Maggie Grant and her family are about to face a terror like none they've ever experienced. Having recently moved to Hinckley, Minnesota, they are caught in the path of one of the deadliest forest fires in history.

Fifteen-year-old Laurel Mawston has just moved to the Mississippi River town of New Madrid with her family when a series of terrible earthquakes devastate the area. Can Laurel and her family save their animals and their home?

When Will is caught in a bloody shootout and a fatally botched bank robbery, he realizes that his daring new friend is really the outlaw Jesse James.