Patricia Polacco

At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem.

Depicts the life of a young Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross.

In 1912, orphaned Irish street musician Jonathan Harker accidentally stows away on the Titanic, where he is befriended by Wallace Hartley, called "the bravest man in the world" for playing violin with the band as the Titanic sank. Includes historical note.

Soon after her beloved grandmother's death, Trisha's family moves to a diverse California neighborhood where she meets Stewart and his grandmother, Miss Eula, who brings people together to help a grieving neighbor.

As war erupts around them, a family of sunflower farmers must leave their beloved home in Cherinovska, Ukraine and start over in America.

Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms. Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms. "A memorable picture book that will speak to children about facing their fears and overcoming them".--Booklist, starred review. "A picture book that will appeal mightily to any child who has quaked at the sounds of a thunderstorm.

During the Depression, a young Memphis boy trains his pet duck to do tricks in the fountain of a grand hotel and ends up becoming the Duck Master of the Peabody Hotel.

An injured goose rescued by Babushka, having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter Festival in Moscva, lays thirteen marvelously colored eggs to replace them, then leaves behind one final miracle in egg form before returning to her own kind.

After a fellow slave is beaten to death, Sadie and her family flee the plantation for freedom through the Underground Railroad.

When the Graves family goes on their annual camping trip to Lake Bleakmire, they make a frightening discovery in the forest.