Hidden Women
The African-American Mathematicians of NASA Who Helped America Win the Space Race
Part of the Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories series
Tells the gripping story of four female African-American mathematicians who literally made it possible to launch US rockets--and astronauts--into space. Tells the thrilling tale of how each woman contributed, the struggles and resistance each experienced, and the amazing results. Consultants currently works for NASA.
Orphan Trains
Taking the Rails to a New Life
by Rebecca Langston-George
Part of the Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories series
Discover the true story of seven orphans who were settled with families in the Midwest by the Children's Aid Society.
Escape from Alcatraz
The Mystery of the Three Men Who Escaped From The Rock
Part of the Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories series
What's more exciting than a prison break? Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz in 1962 and have never been caught. Many authorities are certain they died crossing San Francisco Bay. Relatives claim they made it to Brazil. The theories of what happened to them are endless. Find out the facts from people who dealt with the men and the case first-hand. This is one mystery you'll definitely want to solve.
Trapped Behind Nazi Lines
The Story of the U.S. Army Air Force 807th Medical Evacuation Squadron
Part of the Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories series
In the midst of World War II, a group of Army Air Force medical workers found themselves trapped behind enemy lines after surviving a plane crash. What followed were two months of sheer terror. Vivid details bring to light how they survived and the emotions they faced on a daily basis. Primary-source quotes bring the story to life.
Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport
Part of the Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories series
Tells the stories in their own words of several of the thousands of Jewish children rescued from Nazi Germany between 1938 and 1940 and brought to new homes in the United Kingdom. Memoir pieces, poems, photographs, and other primary sources bring their stories to life.
The Booth Brothers
Drama, Fame, and the Death of President Lincoln
by Rebecca Langston-George
Part of the Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories series
Today everyone knows the name of John Wilkes Booth, the notorious zealot who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. But in his lifetime, the killer was an actor who was well-known among fans of the theater, well-known but less famous and less admired than his brother Edwin. In the 1860s, Edwin Booth ranked among the greatest and most-respected stars of the stage. He lived in New York and sympathized with the Union cause, while his younger brother stomped the streets of Washington, D.C., and raged as the Civil War turned in favor of the North. John fantasized about kidnapping the president, but after the defeat of the Confederacy, he sought deadly vengeance. The night Lincoln attended a performance at Ford's Theatre, Edwin was far away, knowing nothing of the plot unfolding in the nation's capital.