Books from Boyds Mills Press
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The Poison Eaters
By Gail JarrowSinclair , “ The House of Wonder , " Pearson's Magazine , June 1922 . " If you are sick " and " don't get ... " : Advertisement , Seattle Star , October 18 , 1922 . " strongly radioactive " : Alexander O. Gettler and Charles Norris ...
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Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
By Gail JarrowBy including the actual names of English towns and villages, he crafted fiction that seemed disturbingly real. In 1897, Pearson's Magazine published The War of the Worlds as a series of nine monthly episodes. It was such a hit.
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Black-Eyed Suzie
By Susan ShawSuzie's stay in a mental hospital helps her tear down the walls of a devastating psychological prison she calls "the box."
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A Splendid Friend, Indeed
By Suzanne BloomWhen a studious polar bear meets an inquisitive goose, they learn to be friends.
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Lucy's Cave: A Story of Vicksburg, 1863
By Karen B. WinnickOn Tues- boys of the cavalry bave fleshed their words foroso had landen trom transporto Vallandis of the black art , " with milloe in their beario topt bis men tolerably busy sharpshooting eacb masket of our infaatry has told ito fatal ...
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Sing and Shout: The Mighty Voice of Paul Robeson
By Susan Goldman RubinIt came about when actress Flora Robson moved into a flat across the hall from the Robesons and they all became good friends. Robeson recreated his role as the black law student in this London production. Flora Robson took the part of ...
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All Aboard!: Passenger Trains Around the World
By Karl ZimmermannDiscusses the history of passenger train travel and the current state of passenger rail.
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Babe Conquers the World: The Legendary Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias
By Rich Wallace, Sandra WallaceAt the halfway mark, “Hall was a yard or perhaps 4 feet ahead of the Babe,” noted a reporter. By the fifth hurdle, Babe had caught up with Hall and taken a slight lead, but Hall continued to surge. After clearing the final hurdle, ...
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Connecting Dots: Poems of My Journey
By David L. HarrisonPoems that explore the poet's life from childhood through adolescence, marriage, life as a writer, to being a grandfather and more.
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Everywhere the Cow Says "Moo!"
By Ellen Slusky WeinsteinEasy-to-read text reveals the different words for animal sounds in four languages--English, Spanish, French, and Japanese--and the one that remains the same.
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Oliver's Must-Do List
By Susan Taylor BrownEMEIN LO 1 Oliver laughed . “ You told a joke . ” Oliver's mother winked at him . " Well , it IS on the list . ” “ I don't suppose , ” said Oliver , “ that you know how to drive a racecar , do you ? " “ Not only that , I know the ...
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One Day, the End: Short, Very Short, Shorter-than-ever Stories
By Rebecca Kai DotlichThe genius of this picture book is that each illustration captures multiple, unexpected, and funny storylines as the narrator tells her shorter-than-ever stories, ending with One day. . .
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Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator
By Sarah C. CampbellA photographic story of a day in the life of a wolfsnail, also known as the cannibal snail, offers a unique and dramatic introduction to the food chain as this...
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Pirates
By David Lee HarrisonThis exciting collection of poetry reveals the true nature of pirates, who were really a bunch of misfits, thugs, and ne'er-do-wells whose craving for excitement and treasure led to danger--and even death.
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Isabel and the Miracle Baby
By Emily Smith PearceEight-year-old Isabel feels her mother no longer cares about her because she has no time or energy even to listen when Isa tries to share her sadness about being unpopular, her jealousy over her new baby sister, and, most importantly, her ...
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Papi's Gift
By Karen StantonGraciela's father can't be home to celebrate her seventh birthday, so he promises to send her a gift, but when a gift doesn't arrive, she begins to think that he could use a gift of his own.
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Cold Light: Creatures, Discoveries, and Inventions that Glow
By Anita SitarskiGaneri , Anita . Creatures That Glow . New York : Harry N. Abrams , 1995. Information about flashlight fish , fireflies , and bioluminescent fungi . Hirschmann , Kris . Creatures That Glow . Creatures of the Sea .
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Girl with Brush and Canvas: Georgia O'Keeffe, American Artist
By Carolyn MeyerThe life of artist Georgia O'Keeffe is revealed in this biographical novel -- from her childhood when she decided to be an artist, through her art education in Chicago and New York, to her eventual rise to fame in the American Southwest.
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Farmer George Plants a Nation
By Peggy ThomasExcerpts from Washington's writings are featured throughout the book, which also includes a timeline, resource section, as well as essays on Washington at Mount Vernon and his thoughts on slavery.--From publisher description.
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Goodbye, Mr. Spalding
By Jennifer Robin BarrShe pats the chair for me to sit and hums to Guy Lombardo singing on the radio: My heart's humming. Better times are coming. Have a little faith in me. I stare at the food, and my stomach jumps at the lyrics. “Don't you think we should ...