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Strange But True

John Searles

Philip Chase moves back home with his mother who is still grieving over the death of Ronnie, her younger son five years previous, but life makes an unusual turn when Ronnie's high school girlfriend sh

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On Hitler's Mountain

Irmgard Hunt

Irmgard Hunt chronicles the experiences she had as a child growing up in the Bavarian village of Berchtesgaden during Hitler's Nazi regime.

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Born to Buy

Juliet Schor

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There Are No Children Here

Alex Kotlowitz

An account of two remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes, a public housing complex disfigured by crime and neglect.

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Listen to Us

Jane Springer

Looks at the hazardous work children do in developing and industrialized countries, in agriculture, industry, the home, the military, on the street, and in sex work.

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The Gault Case

Thomas J. Billitteri

Examines the 1967 Supreme Court Case in which the court ruled that juvenile courts cannot deprive children of certain rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

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They Cage the Animals at Night

Jennings Michael Burch

A personal account of the author's experiences living in New York City orphanages and foster homes from 1949 until his reunion with his friend and guardian three years later.

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Birth and Growing Up Celebrations

Relates the history of childhood and describes how birth, coming of age, and other important childhood events are celebrated in different countries and by different cultures around the world.

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Silent Night

Mary Higgins Clark

On Christmas eve in New York City, seven-year-old Brian is kidnapped when he tries to recover his mother's wallet, which has been stolen by a pickpocket.

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Firestarter

Stephen King

Charlie, an eight-year-old girl, has the ability to start fires by pyrokinesis. Now a government agency is after her and wants to use her as a weapon.

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