More than losing at marbles, worrying about his relatives and the Nazis in Germany, or hearing his favorite radio hero Jack Armstrong, nine-year-old Stenny Green is focused on getting to see the Hindenburg when it lands near their home in Lakehurst, New Jersey, in 1937.

Ten-year-old Orry Jenkins and his stepsister Mildred find themselves in the middle of a huge dust storm.

In 1900, while visiting his aunt in Galveston, Texas, ten-year-old Robert Pettibone is washed into swirling floodwaters when a hurricane takes the town by surprise.

This book introduces readers to the life of the fourth President of the United States, James Madison.

After her father dies, eleven-year-old Jane-Ery slowly finds healing through her relationship with her grandfather and their rural Virginia home.

When his friend, Floyd Collins, becomes trapped in a cave in Kentucky in 1925, ten-year-old Arly places himself in great danger while trying to help with the rescue operation.

W.A. young readers book award list 1989.

Highlights the life and accomplishments of the leader of the Confederate army during the Civil War, General Robert E. Lee.

Discusses the lives of Meriweather Lewis and William Clark and their journey of exploration to find a passage to the Pacific Ocean.