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In 1777 Philadelphia, young Maddy Rose spies for General Washington's army by using an unusual code to communicate with her soldier brother.

Eleven-year-old Gabe enlists in the Union Army in Pennsylvania along with his older brother Davy and, as bugler, does his best to protect Davy during the Battle of Gettysburg.

An immigrant child named Rettie spends her days caring for her younger siblings and her ailing mother while New York City is raging with deadly influenza. With her father away fighting in World War I, nine-year-old Rettie must fend for her family the best she can. With the Ragamuffin Parade just around the corner, she is excited to participate and get pennies dressed as a beggar so she can buy her family special food for Thanksgiving. But with influenza...

In Depression-era Detroit, Gordy and Ira, one African-American and one German-Jewish, bond over a shared interest in boxing as America awaits the rematch between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling.

In 1881, when their apple tree is felled by a storm just before Christmas, a young farm girl and her family discover that the tree was important to each of them for different reasons.

In July 1863 the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fought outside the sleepy Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg. In The Last Brother the story of one small boy is told amidst the dramatic events of those early days of July. Though he is only 11 years old, Gabe is a bugler in the Union Army. He takes his responsibility very seriously; after all, there are over 60 different battle calls for buglers to learn. But what is even more important to Gabe...

Long, long ago there was a time when men did not venture into the deep ocean waters. It was believed that the world was flat and to sail beyond the horizon meant falling off the edge of the earth. So even though they were drawn to and fascinated by the ocean, men feared it. And as men lived their lives above the water, far beyond their view and in the ocean's deepest depths lived mysterious and magical sea creatures, half girl and half fish. These...

Jimmy's boa constrictor creates havoc in his gym class and his antics leads to the formation of an unusual basketball team.

A poor peasant woman who has no money for gifts or a special meal for her children gets help from a kindly mother spider on Christmas.

In the 1970s, Jillian draws strength and encouragement from her predecessors who fought for equal rights when she is told she does not belong in the all-boy Math Club.