Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake

8 best books like Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake (Jennifer Allison): The Velvet Room, Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village, How We Fight For Our Lives, Flygirl, May Bird and the Ever After, Miracle on 49th Street, Who Was Paul Revere?, Archival Quality

The Velvet Room

Author	Zilpha Keatley Snyder
ISBN	0595321836

Robin was always wandering off (her mother's words) to get away from the confusion she felt inside her. It was not until Robin's father found a permanent job at the McCurdy ranch, after three years as a migrant worker, that Robin had a place to wander to. As time went by the Velvet Room became more and more...

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village

Author	Laura Amy Schlitz
ISBN	0763615781

Step back to medieval 1255 England and meet 22 villagers, illustrated in pen and ink, inspired by the Munich-Nuremberg manuscript, an illuminated poem from thirteenth-century Germany.

Hugo, the lord’s nephew, proves his manhood by hunting a wild boar. Sharp-tongued Nelly supports...

How We Fight For Our Lives

Author	Saeed Jones
ISBN	1501132733

From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir written at the crossroads of sex, race, and power.

“People don’t just happen,” writes Saeed Jones. “We sacrifice former versions of ourselves. We sacrifice the people who dared to...

Flygirl

Author	Sherri L. Smith
ISBN	0399247092

Ida Mae Jones dreams of flight. Her daddy was a pilot and being black didn't stop him from fulfilling his dreams. But her daddy's gone now, and being a woman, and being black, are two strikes against her.

When America enters the war with Germany and Japan, the Army creates the WASP, the Women Airforce...

May Bird and the Ever After

Author

Jodi Lynn Anderson

Most people aren't very comfortable in the woods, but the woods of Briery Swamp fit May Bird like a fuzzy mitten. There, she is safe from school and the taunts and teases of kids who don't understand her. Hidden in the trees, May is a warrior princess, and her cat, Somber Kitty, is her brave guardian. Then...

Miracle on 49th Street

Author	Mike Lupica
ISBN	0399244883

In the tradition of About a Boy comes a feel good sports and holiday novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Mike Lupica.

Josh Cameron has it all: a World Championship ring with the Boston Celtics, an MVP award, a clean-cut image, and the adoration of millions. What he doesn't have is family....

Who Was Paul Revere?

Author	Roberta Edwards
ISBN	0448457156

In 1775, Paul Revere of Boston made his now-famous horseback ride warning colonists of an impending attack by the British. This event went largely unnoticed in history until Longfellow celebrated it in a poem in 1861. So who was Paul Revere? In addition to being an American patriot, he was a skilled silversmith...

Archival Quality

Author	Ivy Noelle Weir
ISBN	1620104709

Everything you need to know is in the archives.

The Logan Museum is a mysterious old building practically covered in skulls, and also the new workplace of Celeste "Cel" Walden, a librarian who was let go from her previous job after a mental breakdown. But Cel is desperate to feel useful, and Abayomi...