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Lyddie/Jip Flip Book

by Katherine Paterson

A story of an orphan girl, separated from her siblings, and her struggle to earn enough money to reunite them, along with her struggle for better working conditions in the Lowell, Mass. mills.

Elemental Masters

Accepting employment as a governess after hard times hit her family, medieval scholar Rosalind Hawkins is surprised when she learns that her mysterious employer has no children and only wants her to read to him through a speaking tube. Reprint.

Sorcery and Cecelia: Book 1

Sorcery and Cecelia

or, The Enchanted Chocolate Pot

by Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer

A great deal is happening in London and the country this season. For starters, there's the witch who tried to poison Kate at the Royal College of Wizards. There's also the man who seems to be spying on Cecelia. (Though he's not doing a very good job of it--so just what are his intentions?) And then there's Oliver. Ever since he was turned into a tree, he hasn't bothered to tell anyone where he is. Clearly,... (more)

Uprising

by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Around her the workers were screaming out prayers and curses.... She herself was sobbing tearlessly.... Her only prayer was still, "I don't want to die." Oh, please, God, don't let me die, she thought. I've never even had a chance to live. Bella, newly arrived in New York from Italy, gets a job at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. There, along with hundreds of other immigrants, she works long hours at a grueling... (more)

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Lyddie/Jip Flip Book

by Katherine Paterson

The Fire Rose

by Mercedes Lackey

Sorcery and Cecelia

or, The Enchanted Chocolate Pot

by Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer

Uprising

by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The Era of Choice

by Edward C. Rosenthal