Every Breedlove is a lawyer or soon will be, except Ivy Breedlove, who wants to be a historian, and her supposedly crazy Aunt Josephine who disappeared years ago.
The life and times of Eleanor Roosevelt are presented chronologically as though one is examining a scrapbook. Much like the approach the author uses for other historical figures, this look at Eleanor is almost intimate, certainly thorough, and compelling.
Espionage played an important role in defeating the British, as is demonstrated in this cleverly-formatted, intriguing book.
Primary sources are used to relate the life of an enslaved woman who achieved freedom to become Mary Todd Lincoln's highly esteemed dressmaker and friend.
Sameera, adopted daughter of a U.S. President, continues to adjust to her new life in the White House — as she confronts very contemporary issues.
The ghost of George Washington introduces Sara to other presidential ghosts.
We know a lot about Kennedy's political career and untimely death, but little has been written for younger readers about his childhood. Kennedy was both a sickly child and a mischievous one.
The sons of one family fight on different sides while the youngest tries to make sense of the war.
A girl from the Shenandoah Mountains witnesses the devastation of war as a daughter and emerging scientist.
A lighthouse keeper's daughter on Fenwick Island, Delaware, chronicles the confusion brought on by the War.