American History


Showing 1 - 10 of 10  There are a total of 29 valid entries on the list.
Book cover for "The adventures of Tom Sawyer"
Star rating for The adventures of Tom Sawyer
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
"The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen. A consummate prankster with a quick wit, Tom Sawyer dreams of a bigger fate than simply being a "rich boy." Yet through the novel's humorous escapades-from the famous episode of the whitewashed fence to the trial of Injun Joe-Mark Twain explores the deeper themes of the adult world, one of dishonesty and superstition, murder and revenge,...
Book cover for "The call of the wild"
Star rating for The call of the wild
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
Book cover for "Children of the longhouse"
Star rating for Children of the longhouse
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Eleven-year-old Ohkwa'ri and his twin sister must make peace with a hostile gang of older boys in their Mohawk village during the late 1400s.
Book cover for "Indian captive"
Star rating for Indian captive
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Little Mary, captured by Indians, learns to love them and refuses to leave when English soldiers try to rescue her.
Book cover for "Johnny Tremain"
Star rating for Johnny Tremain
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution.
Book cover for "Kidnapped"
Star rating for Kidnapped
Description:
After being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, sixteen-year-old David Balfour escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
Book cover for "Oliver Twist"
Star rating for Oliver Twist
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
An abridged version of the adventures of the orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
Book cover for "Out of the dust"
Star rating for Out of the dust
Author:
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
In a series of poems, fifteen-year-old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her family's wheat farm in Oklahoma during the dust bowl years of the Depression.
Book cover for "To kill a mockingbird"
Star rating for To kill a mockingbird
Author:
Series:
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
"Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee exploreswith rich humor and unswerving honesty the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet heroism of one man's struggle for justice--but the weight of history will only tolerate so much."--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for "The witch of Blackbird Pond"
Star rating for The witch of Blackbird Pond
Average Rating:
3.1 stars
Description:
Now an orphan, Kit Tyler travels from Barbados, where she grew up, to live with her strict Puritan uncle in Connecticut.