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Name of Book: Train to Somewhere Author: Eve Bunting Illustrator: Ronald Himler Publisher: Clarion Books, New York Audience: Ages 8-13 Summary: From the mid-1850s to the late 1920s, “Orphan Trains” took children from the streets and orphanages of New York City to adoptive

Name of Book: Bread and Roses, Too Author: Katherine Paterson Publisher: Sandpiper an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 978-0-547-07651-5 Audience: Grades 4-8 Summary: A historical fiction novel that follows Jake and Rose, two children whose lives are impacted by the

Name of Book: John Calvin Author: Simonetta Carr Illustrator: Emmanuele Taglietti Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books ISBN: 9781601780553 Audience: Ages: 7-10 Summary: This is a biography of the reformer, John Calvin, that provides the reader with the basics of Calvin’s

Name of Book:  Our Children Can Soar Author:  Michelle Cook Illustrator:  Cozbi Cabrera, R. Gregroy Christie; Bryan Collier; Pat Cummings; Leo and Diane Dillon; AG Ford; E.B. Lewis; Frank Morrison; James Ransome; Charlotte Riley Webb; Shadra Strickland; Eric Velasquez Publisher:

Name of Book:   Whittington Author:  Alan Armstrong Illustrator:  S. D. Schindler Publisher:  Random House Children’s Books Audience:   Ages 8 and up Summary: This is a story of the animals that live in Bernie’s barn.  Bernie takes in the animals that no one else has any use f

Name of Book:   The Black Snowman Author:   Phil Mendez Illustrator: Carole Byard Publisher:  Scholastic Paperbacks Audience:  ages 8+ Summary:  Christmas stories don’t usually begin in the grasslands of Africa with an old man preparing to tell the stories of his people, aided by

Name of Book:  Almost to Freedom Author:  Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Illustrator:  Colin Bootman Publisher:  Scholastic Inc. Audience:  ages 6+ Summary:  A rag doll tells the story of a slave family’s escape to find freedom “in a place called North.”  The doll tells of being sewn by

Name of Book: The Librarian of Basra Author:  Jeanette Winter Illustrator: Jeanette Winter Publisher: Harcourt Inc. Audience:   This book is written for all ages – however the faith questions here are for older adolescents. Middle school up. Summary: This book is the true story

Name of Book: The Face of Our Past Author: Kathleen Thompson and Hilary Mac Austin Publisher: Indiana University Press Audience: Girls 5-17.   This book will capture the attention of African American girls and teenagers. Summary: This book creates a visual and written history of