Taking Liberty: The Story of Oney Judge, George Washington's Runaway Slave
7 best books like Taking Liberty: The Story of Oney Judge, George Washington's Runaway Slave (Ann Rinaldi): A Faraway Island, The Red Queen's Daughter, Someday Dancer, Best Foot Forward, Ashes to Asheville, Hook, Livvie Owen Lived Here
| Author | Annika Thor |
| ISBN | 0385736177 |
Torn from their homeland, two Jewish sisters find refuge in Sweden.
It's the summer of 1939. Two Jewish sisters from Vienna—12-year-old Stephie Steiner and 8-year-old Nellie—are sent to Sweden to escape the Nazis. They expect to stay there six months, until their parents can flee to...
| Author | Jacqueline Kolosov |
| ISBN | 1423107977 |
Mary Seymour is the daughter of the great Katherine Parr--the last Queen of Henry VIII. Orphaned at a young age because of her mother's bad marriage to Thomas Seymour, Mary determines early on that love is a sentiment that causes foolishness at best, and death at worst. She is sent to be raised by Lady Strange,...
| Author | Sarah Rubin |
| ISBN | 0545393787 |
A ballerina tale with a thoroughly modern twist!
Casey Quinn has got more grace in her pinkie toe than all those prissy ballet-school girls put together, even if you'd never guess it from the looks of her too-long legs and dirty high-top sneakers. It's 1959, and freckle-faced Casey lives in...
| Author | Joan Bauer |
| ISBN | 0142406902 |
In this sequel to the beloved Rules of the Road, Jenna Boller is dripping with newfound maturity after her life-altering summer on the road. She has a job she loves at Gladstone Shoes, a best friend who makes her laugh, and a dysfunctional family she's learning how to handle. Jenna feels ready for anything—until...
| Author | Sarah Dooley |
| ISBN | 0399165045 |
Two sisters take off on a wild road trip in this poignant tale for fans of Counting by 7s and Fish in a Tree
After Mama Lacy's death, Fella was forced to move in with her grandmother, Mrs. Madison. The move brought Fella all sorts of comforts she wasn't used to at home, but it also meant saying goodbye...
| Author | Terry Brooks |
| ISBN | 3442413265 |
I gave this a three star rating simply because Brooks kept very close to the movie. This is a good thing of course, but I think he may have done so to a fault. Sure, he added a bit more of the internal emotions and motivations of the character, but there isn't much to say other than that. It followed the movie...
| Author | Sarah Dooley |
| ISBN | 0312612532 |
Olivia "Livvie" Owen feels things differently than her parents and two sisters. Livvie is autistic. Her family has had to move repeatedly because of her outbursts. When they again face eviction, Livvie is convinced she has a way to get back to a house where they were all happy, once.
The problem...
