| Author | : Karen Cushman |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 143 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0547722176 |
In a small village in medieval England, a young homeless girl acquires a home and a new career when she becomes the apprentice to a sharp-tempered midwife.
| Author | : Karen Cushman |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins |
| Total Pages | : 243 |
| Release | : 2003-03-20 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0547533489 |
Rodzina Clara Jadwiga Anastazya Brodski, a strong and stubborn Polish orphan, leaves Chicago on an orphan train, expecting to be adopted and turned into a slave—or worse, not to be adopted at all. As the train rattles westward, she begins to develop attachments to her fellow travelers, even the frosty orphan guardian, and to accept the idea that there might be good homes for orphans—maybe even for a big, combative Polish girl. But no placement seems right for the formidable Rodzina, and she cleverly finds a way out of one unfortunate situation after another until at last she finds the family that is right for her. Like Karen Cushman's other young girl protagonists, Rodzina is trying to find her place in the world—and she does. The compelling narrative is laced with wry humor and keen observation, full of memorable characters, and a thoroughly researched Afterword.
| Author | : Norma Fox Mazer |
| Publisher | : Open Road Media |
| Total Pages | : 169 |
| Release | : 2015-05-19 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1497650844 |
Vicki wishes she could solve her problems as easily as she can arrange words into a poem Vicki Marnet has two wonderful big brothers who are completely regular people. They like sports, chess, and the student senate, and are totally normal—unlike Vicky, who feels in her heart that she’s different. For one thing, she writes poetry for fun. She plays with sonnets, pantoums, sestinas—all kinds of stanzas and rhymes, anything to take her mind off what’s happening at home. Vicki’s dad lost his job, and since he can’t find another one, her family is moving to the city. They’re selling their big house, moving into a tiny apartment, and facing troubles that Vicki has never known before. Ashamed and slow to make friends at her new school, Vicki puts her thoughts down in verse as she makes a new place for herself—one that’s very much her very own.
| Author | : Karen Cushman |
| Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2014-12-04 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1447294092 |
Shaggy Beard wishes to take me to wife! What a monstrous joke. That dog assassin whose breath smells like the mouth of Hell, who makes wind like others make music, who is so ugly and old! Catherine's in trouble. Caught between a mother who is determined to turn her into the perfect medieval lady and a father who wants her to marry her off to much older and utterly repulsive suitor. Luckily, Catherine has a plan. She has experience outwitting suitors and is ready to take matters into her own hands. A fun and vibrant coming-of-age novel about a 14-year-old girl's fight for freedom and right to self-determination.
| Author | : Karen Cushman |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins |
| Total Pages | : 245 |
| Release | : 2016-06-07 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0544301633 |
Grayling doesn't want to be a hero, but to save her mother from a dark enchantment, she seeks out the few second-string magic makers who haven't been immobilized by the spell and goes off in search of her mother's grimoire, or book of magic. Obstacles both natural and supernatural block their way, and friction within the group delays the journey. Surprising herself, Grayling finds the strength and decisiveness to move the group forward and reach her goal. Eccentric witches and wizards plus a shape-shifting mouse provide moments of high comedy, as do odd practices that date back to the Middle Ages, such as divination with cheese.
| Author | : Richard Peck |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 172 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780803730809 |
Fourteen-year-old Eleanor "Peewee" McGrath, a tomboy and automobile enthusiast, discovers new possibilities for her future after the 1914 arrival in her small Indiana town of four young librarians.
| Author | : Karen Cushman |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 197 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0395681863 |
The thirteen-year-old daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being married off.
| Author | : L. M. Elliott |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins |
| Total Pages | : 204 |
| Release | : 2022-03-22 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0063056585 |
In this moving and timeless story, award-winning author L. M. Elliott captures life on the U.S. homefront during World War II, weaving a rich portrait of a family reeling from loss and the chilling yet hopeful voyage of fighting for what matters, perfect for fans of The War That Saved My Life. Days after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Hitler declared war on the U.S., unleashing U-boat submarines to attack American ships. Suddenly, the waves outside Louisa June’s farm aren’t for eel-fishing or marveling at wild swans or learning to skull her family’s boat—they’re dangerous, swarming with hidden enemies. Her oldest brothers’ ships risk coming face-to-face with U-boats. Her sister leaves home to weld Liberty Boat hulls. And then her daddy, a tugboat captain, and her dearest brother, Butler, are caught in the crossfire. Her mama has always swum in a sea of melancholy, but now she really needs Louisa June to find moments of beauty or inspiration to buoy her. Like sunshine-yellow daffodils, good books, or news accounts of daring rescues of torpedoed passengers. Determined to help her Mama and aching to combat Nazis herself, Louisa June turns to her quirky friend Emmett and the indomitable Cousin Belle, who has her own war stories—and a herd of cats—to share. In the end, after a perilous sail, Louisa June learns the greatest lifeline is love. * A Children's Book Council Notable Social Studies Trade Book *
| Author | : Karen Cushman |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins |
| Total Pages | : 213 |
| Release | : 1996-08-16 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0547532881 |
In 1849 a twelve-year-old girl who calls herself Lucy is distraught when her mother moves the family from Massachusetts to a small California mining town. There Lucy helps run a boarding house and looks for comfort in books while trying to find a way to return "home."
