Books from Calkins Creek
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The Streak: How Joe Dimaggio Became America's Hero
By Barb RosenstockPerfect for every baseball fan, here is the story of New York Yankees baseball great Joe DiMaggio’s longest hitting streak in baseball history.
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Revolutionary Rogues: John André and Benedict Arnold
By Selene CastrovillaAuthor Selene Castrovilla and illustrator John O’Brien brilliantly capture the tensions and high drama of these two revolutionary rogues by highlighting their similarities and differences and demonstrating how they brought about their own ...
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Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968
By Alice Faye DuncanThis historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination--when her father, ...
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Like a River: A Civil War Novel
By Kathy Cannon WiechmanWinner of the Grateful American Book Prize This moving story of two young Union soldiers “joins other great middle grade novels about the Civil War”—an “excellent” read “for all fans of historical fiction who enjoy a hint of ...
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The Lost Ones
By Michaela MacCollDespite her father's warnings that their tribe is always in danger, Casita, a ten-year-old Lipan Apache girl, has led a relatively peaceful life with her tribe in Mexico, doing her daily chores and practicing for her upcoming Changing Woman ...
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Fearless Flyer: Ruth Law and Her Flying Machine
By Heather LangAnd with her plane refueled, she got back in the air and headed for New York City where crowds waited to greet her. This story is perfect to share during Women's History Month or anytime during the year!
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Race Against Time: The Untold Story of Scipio Jones and the Battle to Save Twelve Innocent Men
By Rich Wallace, Sandra Neil WallaceThrough their in-depth research and consultation with legal experts, award-winning nonfiction authors Sandra and Rich Wallace examine the complex proceedings and an unsung African American early civil rights hero.
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Sing and Shout: The Mighty Voice of Paul Robeson
By Susan Goldman RubinOn My Journey : Paul Robeson's Independent Recordings . Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture , Legacy Recording , 2007 . Robeson , Paul Live at Carnegie Hall : The Historic May 9. 1958 Concert .
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Accused!: The Trials of the Scottsboro Boys: Lies, Prejudice, and the Fourteenth Amendment
By Larry Dane BrimnerAn ALSC Notable Children's Book * A Kirkus Reviews Best Book * A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People * Nominee for the 2021-2022 South Carolina Book Award This chilling and harrowing account tells the story of the Scottsboro ...
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Three Across: The Great Transatlantic Air Race of 1927
By Norman H. FinkelsteinIt's 1927, and the air race is on! Three pilots compete to be the first to fly across the Atlantic. In the spring of that year, three airplanes were at...
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Aim
By Joyce Moyer HostetterHe struggles with school and with anger—at his late father, his insufferable granddaddy, his neighbors, and himself—as he desperately tries to find his own aim in life.
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Lincoln Clears a Path: Abraham Lincoln's Agricultural Legacy
By Peggy ThomasAuthor Peggy Thomas uncovers Abraham Lincoln's passion for agriculture and his country while illustrator Stacy Innerst cleverly provides a clear look as President Lincoln strives for positive change.
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The President is Shot!: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
By Harold HolzerFilled with dramatic detail and illustrated with archival photographs, an examination of the death of President Lincoln shows the conditions of the time that led to the tragic event at Ford's Theater, and why those who hated Lincoln sought ...