Patricia Polacco
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When two brothers visit a museum in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, with their grandmother, they find themselves in a very realistic Civil War setting where they see the Antietam battlefield and meet historical figures from the aftermath of that momentous battle. Includes author's note on the Battle of Antietam.
5) Emma Kate
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Emma Kate and her best friend share many activities, such as homework and soccer practice, and even have their tonsils out at the same time, all the things best friends do. But there is more to this best friend than meets the eye.
6) Mrs. Mack
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The author remembers the summer when she was ten years old and staying with her father in Michigan where she took riding lessons and became best friends with a perfect horse.
11) Babushka's doll
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A little girl gets a doll that turns out to be twice as rambunctious as her owner.
14) Betty Doll
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Whenever Mary Ellen needed Betty Doll she was there. Now when Mary Ellen's daughter needs Betty Doll most, she opens a package and rediscovers the sweet old doll, along with a letter written by her mother just before she died.
15) The butterfly
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During the Nazi occumpation of France, Monique's mother hides a Jewish family in her basement and tries to help them escape to freedom.
16) Pink and Say
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Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Based on a true story about the author's great-great-grandfather.
19) Thunder cake
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Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.