Gary L Blackwood

Publisher

Dutton Children's Books

Pub. Date

2002.

Language

English

Description

In 1777, having been kidnapped and taken forcibly from England to the American colonies, fifteen-year-old Creighton becomes part of developments in the political unrest there that may spell defeat for the patriots and change the course of history.

2) Debatable deaths

Author

Unsolved history
Benchmark rockets history's mysteries

Series

Publisher

Marshall Cavendish Benchmark

Language

English

Description

"Explores the mystery surrounding the deaths of various historical figures: Tutkankhamen, the English Princes in the Tower, Christopher Marlowe, Mozart, Meriwether Lewis, and Amelia Earhart"--Provided by publisher.

3) Life on the Oregon Trail

Author

Series

Way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[1999]

Language

English

Description

Describes how people traveling on the Oregon Trail lived, discussing their reasons for going west, modes of transportation, interaction with the Indians, and activities on the Trail.

4) Mysterious messages: a history of codes and ciphers

Author

Publisher

Dutton Children's Books

Pub. Date

[2009]

Language

English

Description

From the ingenious ciphers of Italian princes to the spy books of the Civil War to the advanced techniques of the CIA, codes and code breaking have played important roles throughout history.

5) The Shakespeare stealer

Author

Publisher

[publisher not identified]

Pub. Date

[1998]

Language

English

Description

A young orphan boy is ordered by his master to infiltrate Shakespeare's acting troupe in order to steal the script of "Hamlet," but he discovers instead the meaning of friendship and loyalty.

6) Life in a medieval castle

Author

Series

Way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

Description

Describes the history, purpose, and construction of medieval castles and the life of their various inhabitants.

7) The just-so woman

Author

Series

I can read book

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

Description

When the Just-So Woman runs out of butter one day, she learns an important lesson from her neighbor, the Any-Way Man.

8) Alien astronauts

Author

Series

Publisher

Benchmark Books

Pub. Date

1999.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the existence of unidentified flying objects and explanations for various sightings throughout history.

9) Shakespeare's scribe

Author

Publisher

Dutton Children's Books

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

Description

In plague-ridden 1602 England, a fifteen-year-old orphan boy, who has become an apprentice actor, goes on the road with Shakespeare's troupe, and finds out more about his parents along the way.

10) Shakespeare's spy

Author

Publisher

Dutton Children's Books

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

Widge, an orphan boy turned actor, must play the spy to find out who has been stealing from Shakespeare's acting company. He also starts to write a play of his own ; will this bring him the fortune that a fortune-teller promised him?

11) Extraordinary events and oddball occurrences

Author

Series

Publisher

Benchmark Books

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the details and possible explanations of mysterious events throughout human history, including strange things falling out of the sky, the teleportation of objects, and unexplained appearances and disappearances.

12) Fateful forebodings

Author

Series

Publisher

Benchmark Books

Pub. Date

1999.

Language

English

Description

Describes some of the ways humans have tried to foretell the future throughout history and discusses specific instances of such prophecies.

13) Around the world in 100 days

Author

Publisher

Dutton Children's Books

Pub. Date

[2010]

Language

English

Description

When seventeen-year-old Harry Fogg undertakes a race against time to win a wager with a member of his famous father's club, he puts to good use the recklessness and fascination with all things mechanical that have caused him trouble in Victorian England.

14) Spooky spectres

Author

Series

Publisher

Benchmark Books

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

Description

Presents true-life accounts of ghosts in such categories as "Short-lived Spectres," "Persistent Phantasms," and "Homemade Spooks."

15) Long-ago lives

Author

Series

Publisher

Benchmark Books

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

Description

Examines reincarnation, discussing past lives, age regression through hypnosis, spontaneous memory, false memory, karma, and notable case studies.

16) Paranormal powers

Author

Series

Publisher

Benchmark Books

Pub. Date

1999 [i.e. 1998]

Language

English

Description

Discusses ESP, enhanced perception, psychokinesis, and other paranormal phenomena, as well as the work of psychic detectives and water witches.

17) Enigmatic events

Author

Series

Unsolved history

Publisher

Marshall Cavendish Benchmark

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

Description

"Explores several events that have baffled scientists and historians for years, such as the demise of dinosaurs, the "lost colony" of Roanoke, the sinking of the Maine, and the Hindenburg disaster"--Provided by publisher.

18) Curiosity

Author

Publisher

Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC

Pub. Date

[2014]

Language

English

Description