47

BY WALTER MOSELEY
Number 47, a fourteen-year-old slave boy growing up under the watchful eye of a brutal master in 1832, meets the mysterious Tall John who claims he arrived by Sun Ship on Earth. He introduces him to a magical science and also teaches him the meaning of freedom. The story is part mystery, part historical fiction, and part science fiction.

Little Brown 2005 232 PP. Paper

$7.99 (in stock)

The Arrow Over The Door

BY JOSEPH BRUCHAC, ILLUSTRATED BY JAMES WATLING
An historical novel based on the true story of a meeting of Quakers and Indians during the Revolutionary War in Saratoga, New York, which was chronicled in the records of New York Yearly Meeting. It is told in the alternating viewpoints of an Abenaki boy and a Quaker boy. Ages 7-9.

Penguin 2002 89 PP. Paper

$4.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

The Bad Advice Of Grandma Hasenfuss

BY ANNE E G NYDAM
Danny Hasenfuss needs some good advice. A gang of kids at school are bullying him. Grandma Hasenfuss has plenty of ideas, but somehow everything Danny tries just seems to make things crazier. You'll hear all about it as you read Danny and his Grandma's e-mail messages to each other. How many black eyes can there be at one school? Why does the lunch lady keeps flinging utensils? But then, what kind of advice do you think you're going to get from a Grandma who swats lightning with a pillow, plays jazz trombone, rappels from the fire escape with her bathrobe tie, and crochets a bear trap? It's going to be a crazy month at Edgar Middle School.

NydamPrints 2010 102 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Crash

BY JERRY SPINELLI
Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy (Penn Webb) and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family. Ages 10-13.

Knopf 1997 162 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

The Door In The Wall

BY MARGUERITE DE ANGELI
Robin, growin up in medieval times as the son of a nobleman, must find a new purpose when he is injured and can no longer learn to serve in battle as a knight. A monk named Brother Luke takes Robin into his care and Robin begins to learn a new way of life. For advanced independent readers, this chapterbook has a few wonderful pencil sketches.

Randomhouse 1989 121 PP. Paper

$5.50 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Dragon's Gate

BY LAURENCE YEP
In 1867, Otter travels from Three Willows Village in China to California, the Land of the Golden Mountain. There he will join his father and uncle. In spite of the presence of family, Otter is a stranger among the other Chinese in this new land. And where he expected to see a land of goldfields, he sees only vast, cold whiteness. But Otter's dream is to learn all he can, take the technology back to the Middle Kingdom, and free China from the Manchu invaders. Otter and the others board a machine that will change his life, a train for which he would open the Dragon's Gate.

Trophy 1993 333 PP. Paper

$6.99 (in stock)

Each Little Bird That Sings

BY DEBORAH WILES
Comfort finds, despite living in a funeral home and havingattended close to 250 funerals, she needs a true friend when her Aunt and Uncle die unexpectedly. Told in Comforts southern voice and in "testimonies to the life" inserts.

Harcourt 2005 147 PP. Cloth

$5.95 (in stock)

Faith, Hope, And Ivy June

BY PHYLLIS REYNOLDS NAYLOR
Ivy June and Catherine, 2 girls from different parts of Kentucky, are participating in a student exchange program between their schools. The girls will stay at each other's homes, attend school together, and record their experience in their journals. Catherine and her family have a beautiful home with plenty of space. Since Ivy June's house is crowded, she lives with her grandparents. Her Pappa works in the coal mines supporting four generations of kinfolk. Ivy June can't wait until he leaves that mine forever and retires. As the girls get closer, they discover they're more alike than different, especially when they face the terror of not knowing what's happening to those they love most.

Delacorte 2009 280 PP. Cloth

$16.99 (in stock)

Forged In The Fire - Hardcover

BY ANN TURNBULL
London, 1665. Cast out by his father for becoming a Quaker, the newly independent Will travels from the countryside to London to earn a living. He and his beloved Susanna wait patiently to be reunited and, at last, married. But when Will is thrown into jail for his beliefs, the pair's future becomes uncertain. With the plague spreading closer and the scent of smoke on the wind, can their love still bring them together despite the most terrifying twists of fate? Will and Susanna's timeless romance continues in this powerful sequel to No Shame, No Fear.

Candlewick 2007 312 PP. Cloth

$6.99 (in stock)

Home Of The Brave

Coming In December!

BY KATHERINE APPLEGATE
In Africa, Kek lived with his mother, father, and brother. But only he and his mother have survived, and now she's missing. Kek is on his own. Slowly, he makes friends: a girl who is in foster care; an old woman who owns a rundown farm, and a cow whose name means "family" in Kek's native language. As Kek awaits word of his mother's fate, he weathers the tough Minnesota winter by finding warmth in his new friendships, strength in his memories, and belief in his new country.

Square Fish 2008 256 PP. Paper

$6.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Hostage On The Nighthawk

William Penn - Trailblazer Books #32

BY DAVE & NETA JACKSON
Faith and history come to life for young readers when viewed through the eyes of fictional teens interacting with historical Christian heroes. After crew members come down with yellow fever, Theodoric Wakefield and his family unknowingly board a pirate ship while trying to escape illness. The only chance for Theodoric and his family to escape with their lives is for him to slip away and enlist the help of his uncle William Penn.

Bethany press 2000 184 PP. Paper

$6.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Lizzie Bright And The Buckminster Boy

BY GARY SCHMIDT
Not only is Turner Buckminster the son of the new minister in a small Maine town, he is shunned for playing baseball differently than the local boys. Then he befriends smart and lively Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from Malaga Island, a poor community founded by former slaves. Lizzie shows Turner a new world along the Maine coast from digging clams to rowing a boat next to a whale. When the powerful town elders, including Turner's father, decide to drive the people off the island to set up a tourist business, Turner stands alone against them. He and Lizzie try to save her community, but there's a terrible price to pay for going against the tide.

Yearling 2004 219 PP. Paper

$6.99 (in stock)

Luz Sees The Light

BY CLAUDIA DAVILA
One minute, Luz and her friends are snacking on chocolate bars and getting rides to the mall. The next, Luz's mom can't afford to gas or groceries, and the city is dimmed by blackouts. Luz sets her heart on transforming her fossil-fueled world. But how much can one twelver-year-old do? Told in graphic novel format.

Kids Can Press 2011 95 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (in stock)

Mind With Wings

The Story Of Henry David Thoreau

BY GERALD HAUSMAN AND LORETTA HAUSMAN
It's July 4, 1845. A soft-spoken young man named Henry David Thoreau has carefully constructed a small, simple cabin in the woods overlooking Walden Pond. For the next two years, his closest companions will be the chickadees, the woodchucks, and the quiet pines of the Walden Woods. Henry is twenty-eight years old, and his life has not been easy. His brother John-his closest friend and companion-has died. The only woman he ever loved has rejected him. On this day he has come to Walden in search of truth - not the truth taught in schools or in church, but the truth he can feel dwelling deep within him.

Shambala 2006 160 PP. Cloth

$15.95 (in stock)

The Misfits

BY JAMES HOWE
"What do a 12-year-old student who moonlights as a tie salesman, a tall, outspoken girl, a gay middle schooler and a kid branded as a hooligan have in common? Best friends for years, they've all been the target of cruel name-calling and now that they're in seventh grade, they're not about to take it any more. In this hilarious and poignant novel, Howe focuses on the quietest of the bunch, overweight Bobby Goodspeed (the tie salesman), showing how he evolves from nerd to hero when he starts speaking his mind."-Publishers Weekly

Simon & Schuster 2003 288 PP. Paper

$5.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Mockingbird Clothbound Edition (921)

BY KATHRYN ERSKINE
In Caitlin's world, everything is black and white. Anything in between is confusing. That's the stuff her brother, Devon, used to explain. But now Devon is dead, gunned down in a school shooting, and her father cries a lot. She wants to help her dad - and herself - but as a ten-year-old girl with Asperger's syndrome, she doesn't know how. With the help of Mrs. Brook, the caring school counselor, Caitlin works to find closure and comes to discover that the world isn't so black and white after all. A warm and loving book and that shows young readers the importance of understanding one another. SECONDHAND COPY IN GOOD CONDITION. Ideal for Meeting Library.

Philomel 2010 235 PP. Cloth

$7.00 USED - availability checked Feb 10th 2:09pm EST

No Shame, No Fear - Paperback

BY ANN TURNBULL
British children's author Ann Turnbull has written a new young adult novel of young love in the 17th century. The romance is between a Quaker servant, Susanna, and a merchant's son, Will, and the book is written in chapters alternating from Will to Susanna's perspective, so the reader gets a sense of how each sees the other and of how the families view each of them as well. During Will and Susanna's romance and Will's convincement to Quakerism, the Conventicle Act is passed banning all religious meetings except Anglican church services. The novel authentically portrays the ensuing persecution and Will and Susanna's struggle with their communities and their faith.

Candlewick 2006 293 PP. Paper

$8.99 (in stock)

North By Night

A Story Of The Underground Railroad

BY KATHERINE AYRES
Set in 1851 rural Ohio, sixteen-year-old Lucinda Spencer is about to see her life alter dramatically through her Presbyterian family's collaboration with the Underground Railroad. In letters and diary entries, she tells how a snatched conversation with young Quaker Jeremiah Strong draws her into taking care of an entire family of escaped slaves, one about to give birth. Away from home for the first time in her life, estranged from her suitor, confronting dangers and tragedies she'd barely imagined, she discovers her love for Jeremiah and a future that's broader than an early village wedding. Ages 10 and up.

Dell Yearling 2000 176 PP. Paper

$5.99 (in stock)

A Piece Of Forever

BY LAUREL LEE GUGLER
A Piece of Forever begins where Catching Forever ended, with the story of Rose and her experiences being of Mennonite faith in a public school. In A Piece of Forever, Rose is forced to address the issue of warfare, and to examine her own feelings about violence and peace for the upcoming Remembrance Day assembly. While doing research for a school project, Rose learns how the effects of war have touched everyone around her. A member of Toronto Meeting.

Lorimer 2008 164 PP. Paper

$8.95 (in stock)

Quaking - Paperback Edition

BY KATHRYN ERSKINE
Everything changes for fourteen-year-old Matt when she moves in with peaceful Quakers Sam and Jessica Fox, who are active in the movement against the war in the Middle East. After years of being batted around, fourteen year old Matt (don't call her Matilda) has learned to rely on herself at school and everywhere. "Biology is good. I am an expert. We are studying morphing, but I have already morphed. I have my own exoskeleton . . . I have spent years developing my armor and I will not let it be pierced". She must call on all of her resources to handle Mr. Warhead, the Rat, and the Wall at her new school, not to mention the Beast in her head.

Speak an imprint of Penguin 2010 236 PP. Paper

$7.99 (in stock)

The Raid At Red Mill

BY MARY MCGAHAN, ILLUSTRATED BY NED BUTTERFIELD
"At the close of the Revolutionary War in 1782, no one seems concerned about the recent raids on their neighbors except fourteen-year-old Quaker Anne Mott. But when a family friend is followed back to the Mott's Westchester mill after a secret trading mission to New York City, Anne is sure their home will be the next to be hit by the infamous Tory raiders. She determines to find a way to protect her family and home." - Silver Moon Press. Ages 8-12.

Silver Moon Press 2001 92 PP. Cloth

$14.95 (in stock)

Rosetta, Rosetta, Sit By Me!

BY LINDA WALVOORD, ILLUSTRATED BY ERIC VELASQUEZ
Frederick Douglass's daughter tells her own story of segregation and triumph "Rosetta, Rosetta, Sit by me!" That's what the white girls at Miss Tracy's Female Seminary (a Quaker school) yell when Rosetta, Frederick Douglass's nine-year-old daughter, shows up on the first day of school. But things don't turn out the way she expects. Not only does she have to study in a classroom all by herself, but she's also kept apart at recess. Told in Rosetta's voice, and illustrated throughout, this remarkable chapter book includes a biographical endnote, time line, reproductions of a letter from Rosetta to her father and Frederick Douglass's newspaper and source notes.

Marshall Cavendish 2004 96 PP. Cloth

$14.95 (in stock)

Simon's Gold

BY BOBBIE TEAGUE, ILLUSTRATED BY CHARLES DEPPNER
Simon's Gold is a contemporary `ghost' story based on historical and geographical facts from Quaker North Carolina that will appeal to the young reader. Gwen Gosney Erickson, Librarian and College Archivist of the Friends Historical Collection, Guilford College, says, "Simon's Gold offers a look into the past with an interesting spin...blending past events with current settings adds insight into Quaker and Revolutionary era history without distracting the reader from the basic adventure. The book addresses timeless issues such as the importance of family and is an enjoyable read for all ages." Both author and illustrator are Friends.

Canmore Press 2002 92 PP. Paper

$13.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Standing In The Light

The Captive Diary

OSBOURNE, MARY POPE
The diary of a young Quaker girl reflects her experiences growing up in the Delaware Valley of Pennsylvania and her capture by the Lenape Indians in 1763. She learns to care deeply for her captors. An excellent portrait of Quaker life in the late 18th century and of life among the Lenape. This is a well researched historical novel with excellent notes and reproductions of drawings at the end of the book.

1998 184 PP. Cloth

$12.95 (in stock)

Steal Away Home

BY LOIS RUBY
While her family is restoring an old house in Lawrence, Kansas, 12-year-old Dana discovers the diary of a Quaker woman whose family sheltered runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad. "The story is told in alternating chapters, shifting between the present and 1856. . . . A nice addition to historical fiction collections about pre-Civil War events." - School Library Journal. For ages 10 and up.

Simon & Schuster 1999 192 PP. Paper

$5.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Thee, Hannah!

BY MARGUERITE DEANGELI
A Quaker children's classic first published in 1940, this beautifully illustrated book tells the story of Hannah, a young girl before the Civil War who wants to wear pretty dresses instead of her plain Quaker one. She comes to appreciate her heritage when her family saves the life of a runaway slave. Ages 7-12.

Herald Press 2000 99 PP. Paper

$17.99 (in stock)

Toby Alone

BY TIMOTHEE DE FOMBELLE
Ages 9-12. Toby Lolness may be just one and a half millimeters tall, but he's the most wanted person in his world - the world of the great oak Tree. Toby's father has made a groundbreaking discovery; that the Tree itself is alive, flowing with vital energy, and there may even be a world beyond it. Greedy developers itch to exploit this knowledge, risking permanent damage to their natural world. Toby's family has been exiled to the lower branches, and only Toby has managed to escape - but for how long?

Candlewick Press 2010 384 PP. Paper

$8.99 (in stock)

Trouble Don't Last

BY SHELLEY PEARSALL
11 year old Samuel was born as Master Hackler's slave, and working the Kentucky farm is the only life he's ever known. Then with no warning, cranky old Harrison, a fellow slave, pulls Samuel from his bed and, together, they run. The journey north seems much more frightening than Master Hackler ever was, and Samuel's not sure what freedom means aside from running, hiding, and starving. But as they move from one refuge to the next on the Underground Railroad, Samuel uncovers the secret of his own past-and future. And old Harrison begins to see past a whole lifetime of hurt to the promise of a new life. Includes a historical note and map.

Yearling 2002 230 PP. Paper

$6.99 (in stock)

When The Soldiers Were Gone

BY VERA PROPP
"Eight-year-old Henk lives happily on a farm in Holland with his loving papa and mama-until Henk's natural parents come to reclaim the child they had entrusted to papa and mama when the Jewish family was forced into hiding. The miracle of this tale, based on an actual wartime story, is the constancy of Henk's voice: we see his world entirely through his eyes." - Horn Book

Penguin 1999 101 PP. Paper

$4.99 (in stock)

When You Reach Me

BY REBECCA STEAD
Four mysterious letters change Miranda's world forever. By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it's safe to go, like the local grocery store, and they know whom to avoid, like the crazy guy on the corner. But things start to unravel. Sal gets punched by a new kid for what seems like no reason, and he shuts Miranda out of his life. The apartment key that Miranda's mom keeps hidden for emergencies is stolen. Then mysterious notes start arriving. Each message brings her closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic death. Until the final note makes her think she's too late.

Wendy Lamb Books 2009 200 PP. Cloth

$15.99 (in stock)