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  Heart of a Samurai

  by Margi Preus

  After a horrific storm strikes the small boat of the young boy, Manjiro, and the rest of the fishermen on board are forced to find shelter outside of their own homeland. These lowly Japanese fishermen board a large ship referred to as the John Howland, by the commands of the captain of this ship and his crew from America who had rescued them from the island they got stranded on. Captain Whitfield starts to... (more)
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  Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night

  by Joyce Sidman, Rick Allen

  Come feel the cool and shadowed breeze, come smell your way among the trees, come touch rough bark and leathered leaves: Welcome to the night.   Welcome to the night, where mice stir and furry moths flutter. Where snails spiral into shells as orb spiders circle in silk. Where the roots of oak trees recover and repair from their time in the light. Where the porcupette eats delicacies—raspberry... (more)
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  One Crazy Summer

  by Rita Williams-Garcia

  Citation:Williams-Garcia, R. (2010). One crazy summer. New York, NY: Amistad.Genre:Historical Fiction
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  Turtle in Paradise

  by Jennifer L. Holm

  An inspired by family stories, two-time Newbery Honor winner and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Holm beautifully blends family lore with America's past in this charming gem of a novel, rich in historical detail, humor, and the unique flavors of Key West. Life isn't like the movies, and eleven-year-old Turtle is no Shirley Temple. She's smart and tough and has seen enough of the world not to... (more)