The author's carefree life in a small midwestern town at the close of World War I, and his adventures with his pet raccoon, Rascal.

A Dutch Jewish girl describes the two-and-one-half years she spent in hiding in the upstairs bedroom of a farmer's house during World War II.

Tells the life story of singer Marian Anderson, describing her famous 1939 Lincoln Memorial performance and explaining how she helped end segregation in the American arts after being refused the right to perform at Washington's Constitution Hall because of the color of her skin.

Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.