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Something Wicked This Way Comes

Ray Bradbury

Two boys, best friends in a small midwestern town, finally come to understand that of all the terrors threatening them from Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show the greatest menace exists within

Alice in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

Presents the annotated text of "Alice in Wonderland," the story of a little girl who falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters; and includes background infor

Martyrs' Crossing

Amy Wilentz

Goes behind the headlines of the Middle East and exposes the lives of the people who live in the region.

Kids On Strike!

Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Describes the conditions and treatment that drove workers, including many children, to various strikes, from the mill workers strikes in 1828 and 1836 to the work of Mother Jones on behalf of child wo

Growing Up in Coal Country

Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Describes what life was like, especially for children, in coal mines and mining towns in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

The Children's Story

James Clavell

A new teacher makes subtle but important changes in the teaching of patriotic and family values--a chilling parable that raises disturbing questions about the vulnerability of children's minds.

Talktalk

E.L. Konigsburg

E.L. Konigsburg presents a selection of speeches she has given over a period of twenty-five years.

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Love and Death at the Mall

Richard Peck

Part personal odyssey, part lierary history, Love and Death at the Mall takes a searching look at coming of age in a country still coming of age.

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Picture the Past, 1900-1915

Hannah Lyons Johnson

Text and photographs examine the everyday life of children growing up in the early twentieth century.

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Breaking the Connection

Essie E. Lee

Describes the current drug epidemic and various treatment programs. Includes case studies of teenagers who have broken their addiction and information about different types of addictive drugs.

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