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Titles Worth Trying: Historical [Middle School]
Indigenous Authors: Books for Middle Grade
Titles Worth Trying: Historical [Middle School]
Description
When fourteen-year-old Norvia moves from Beaver Island to Boyne City in 1914, she has to contend with a new school, a first crush, and a blended family, but she also must keep secret her parents' divorce and her Ojibwe heritage. Includes author's note.
Author
Series
Hagenheim volume 4
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
In this story loosely based on the Cinderella fairy tale, Gisela is determined to get an invitation to the ball being thrown for the duke's son, Valten, but meeting him may not lead to her happily-ever-after.
5) Gee Whiz
Author
Series
Horses of Oak Valley Ranch volume 5
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Soon after her yearling, Jack, begins working with professional trainers at a nearby ranch, Abby Lovitt takes responsibility for a very large, very smart, and very curious retired racehorse named Gee Whiz.
7) Pure
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Tabitha and her four best friends all wear purity rings to symbolize their pledge to remain virgins until they marry, but when one admits that she has broken the pledge each girl must reexamine her faith, friendships, and what it means to be pure.
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Ivy Green, whose mother may have run off with a charismatic preacher to Panhandle, Florida, and classmate Paul Dobbs, who wants to see a Space Shuttle before the program's scrapped, team up for a summer adventure that's full of surprises.
11) Devoted: a novel
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Rachel Walker is devoted to God and her large family, but as her curiosity about the world her parents turned from grows and she finds that neither Calvary Christian Church nor her homeschool education has the answer she craves, she considers leaving her sheltered life, as an older sister did.
13) Pie in the Sky
Author
Series
Horses of Oak Valley Ranch volume 4
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Abby Lovitt is put in charge of training the expensive and haughty horse Pie in the Sky when his owner refuses. While trying to get a hold on him, she must deal with the new challenges, both good and bad, that come with being a freshman in high school in 1970's Northern California"--
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Snoodle sets out to throw the perfect Valentine's Day party for her monster friends, but when nothing goes according to plan, she models the biblical definition of love from 1 Corinthians 13 and proves that love is worth celebrating.
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
2013, ©1973.
Language
English
Description
While preparing for Easter in his small prairie town, Thomas hears the story of the resurrection of Jesus and discovers the meaning of new life through the symbolism of the Easter egg. Includes an information page about the traditions and symbols of Lent and Easter.
16) This is the day!
Author
Publisher
Little Shepherd Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In rhyming text, inspires children everywhere to seize the day and celebrate the goodness of what God has provided.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Billy has spent his almost-sixteen years with four cardinal points--Mother, Christ, Bible, and Home-school--but when he sets off on a wild road trip to find the father he thought was dead, he learns much about himself and life.
Author
Series
Dead Sea squirrels volume 10
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Pearl has finally escaped from Ruben's clutches, but Merle was too slow. Now Ruben is trying to smuggle Merle across the Jordan River in a rowboat with no escape in sight. But sometimes help comes from the most unlikely places -- a talking blue lizard? The squirrel origami and laugh-out-loud talking-animal antics continue in this next installment of the Dead Sea Squirrels.
Author
Series
Dead Sea squirrels volume 11
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Merle and Pearl have been separated! While Pearl is back with the Gomez family, Merle finds himself scurrying through the Holy Land with Dave, a honey-loving, talking lizard. Together, Merle and Dave must brave the perils of the Israeli wilderness in the hopes of reuniting Merle with his friends and foiling Dr. Simon's evil plan. Get ready for more daring escapes, hilarious jokes, and squirrel origami as Merle and Pearl try to make their way back...
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