In 1941 in Lorain, Ohio, 11-year-old Pecola Breedlove, a black girl, prays to have blue eyes so that she will …
Emily, an orphan with a love of words, finds new friends and a place to belong when she moves to …
Hannah is unable to bear a child for her husband. She vows to place her son in temple service if …
Young Daniel should be free if it weren’t for the evil of his owners.
Hemingway lived in Paris in the 1920s. His essays offer character sketches of noted authors and depict the joys and …
When a hurricane hits, Barry and his family escape to the roof. Barry falls into rushing water and clings to …
Nikki shares everything in her diary about starting eighth grade.
Karana the Native American girl lives on an island.
Amanda, her parents, three brothers and a baby sister arrive in California during the Gold Rush.
Mary Chilton and her family are separatists who have escaped the tyranny of England. Mr. Chilton and others feel God’s …
