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A Warwickshire Lad
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George Madden Martin
Ever wonder what happened to ol' Billy Shakespeare as a child? How did Little William get to be the great writer that we remember him for? T…
A Little Girl in Old New York
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Amanda Minnie Douglas
The first entry in A Little Girl series, a series of historical fiction books for young girls, A Little Girl in Old New York chronices the a…
The Little Colonel's Chum
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Annie Fellows Johnston
This volume is the result of an avalanche of letters that, reached the author, Annie Fellows Johnston, complaining that she skipped in the L…
Our Little Mexican Cousin
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Edward Crompton Butler
This book tells about life in Mexico in the early 20th century, through the eyes of a little girl, Juanita. As the story follows her, the re…
Other People's Lives
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Rosa Nouchette Carey
A series of stories by Rosa Nouchette Carey who was a popular English novelist, whose works reflected the wholesome values of her time. They…
Molly, The Drummer Boy
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Harriet Theresa Comstock and Harriet Theresa Comstock
Molly, The Drummer Boy is the tale of a brave drummer, who, during the war of the Revolution, passed like a gleam of brightness, fun—and ala…
The Boy Travellers in the Russian Empire
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Thomas Wallace Knox
An engaging travelogue first published in 1886, written conversationally among two youths and their guide and mentor. Subtitle: Adventures o…
The Perilous Seat
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Caroline Dale Snedeker
Theria is a young Delphian woman who becomes an oracle. Persian wars, a doomed love affair, and a strong woman make up this well-researched …
The Boy Knight
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G. A. Henty
Follow young Cuthbert on his adventures which lead him on a crusade to the Holy Land and back. - Summary by Sonia
Glaucia the Greek Slave
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Emma Leslie
Glaucia and her brother Laon have been sold into slavery to pay their father's debts. Set in 1st Century Rome and Athens, this story follows…
The Trumpeter of Krakow
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Eric Philbrook Kelly
The Trumpeter of Krakow, set in 1461, chronicles a noble Polish family's wanderings after their home was burned down by Peter of the Button-…