Veda Boyd Jones

A biography of the multitalented leader who wrote the Declaration of independence and became the third president of the United States, discussing his childhood, education, involvement in colonial politics, writings, and career as a statesman.

A look at the life of our thirty-fifth president.

Presents the success story of figure skater Tara Lipinski, who at fourteen-years-old became the youngest National Champion and World Champion in the history of women's figure skating.

As World War II draws to a close, Laura comes to admire her Japanese American neighbor whose father is fighting for the U.S. Army in Europe, but will she be strong enough to defend her new friend from the persecution of schoolmates?

Nellie Starr, a young Cherokee girl, and her family are forced by U.S. soldiers to leave their home in Tennessee and travel the "Trail of Tears" to a new home in the western Indian territory.

Set in 1903, eleven-year-old immigrant Maureen Stevenson is ready to become a U.S. citizen--just as soon as she solves the case of who's stealing artwork from her employer's mansion.

Betsy Miller's family is moving from Boston to Cincinnati, and that means a long river journey, 19th century style.