James Riordan
Author
Series
Publisher
Thameside Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
An illustrated narrative of Nelson Mandela's fight against oppression in South Africa, from his imprisonment for public protest after the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960, to his release from prison and election as president in the 1990s.
Author
Series
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Fourteen year old Molly rides the freight trains in search of a job during the Depression, and sees the misery of the Great Depression at first hand. It is the 1930s and the Great Depression has generated poverty that threatens to tear America apart. Fourteen-year-old Molly has nobody to rely on but herself. To survive, she needs to find work. Any kind of work will do. With millions unemployed, Molly decides that the only way to find work is to travel....
20) On the run
Author
Series
Elijah project ; 1
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Separated from their parents, sixteen-year-old Zach and his thirteen-year-old sister Piper, with help from two school friends and some divine intervention, try to protect their six-year-old brother from dark forces who know of his supernatural gifts.