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[2018], Pre-adolescent, Schwartz & Wade Books Call No: HOLIDAY E JEN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1912 New York, Gertie feels left out while Mama and her four older sisters cook Hanukkah dinner, but Papa comes home and asks her help with an important task.
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-- Bombing of Wall Street2018., General, PBS Distribution Call No: DVD 363.325 AME Edition: [Widescreen format]. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "On September 16, 1920, a cart packed with dynamite exploded in front of Morgan Bank, leaving 38 dead and hundreds more seriously injured in the nation's financial center. [This program] . . . tells the story of an early act of terror that remains unsolved today and sparked a bitter national debate about how far the government should go to protect the nation from acts of political violence [as well as launched the career of J. Edgar Hoover]"--OCLc.
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[2017], Pre-adolescent, Random House Call No: Gold Fiction OSBORNE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Jack and Annie use the magic tree house to travel back in time to 1947 Brooklyn, New York, where they pretend to be batboys at Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves"--
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[2015]., Primary, Carolrhoda Books Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Relates the story of the National Memorial African Bookstore, founded in Harlem by Louis Michaux in 1939, as seen from the perspective of Louis Michaux Jr., who met famous men like Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X while helping there.
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[2015]., Pre-adolescent, Carolrhoda Books Call No: Historical fiction FIC NELSON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates the story of the National Memorial African Bookstore, founded in Harlem by Lewis Michaux in 1939, as seen from the perspective of Lewis Michaux Jr., who met famous men like Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X while helping there.
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c2015, Primary, Carolrhoda Books Call No: E NEL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award HonorSummary Note: Relates the story of the National Memorial African Bookstore, founded in Harlem by Louis Michaux in 1939, as seen from the perspective of Louis Michaux Jr., who met famous men like Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X while helping there
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2014., Pre-adolescent, Magic Wagon Call No: [FIC] Genre: Historical fiction Availability:7 of 7 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Maximilian lands on a ship of Irish immigrants bound for Ellis Island, where he meets a young girl named Ashling who tells her family's story and smuggles him through immigration, as well as a friendly pelican that takes him on a flight around New York Harbor in search of his damaged time machine.
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2015., Holiday House Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In early twentieth-century New York City, in the golden age of magic, Leo, an orphaned magician's apprentice, becomes involved in a murder mystery when he trusts a dishonest man.
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By Avi, 1937-2015., Algonquin Young Readers Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: It's 1951, and twelve-year-old Pete Collison is a regular kid in Brooklyn, New York, who loves Sam Spade detective books and radio crime dramas. But when an FBI agent shows up at Pete's doorstep, accusing Pete's father of being a Communist, Pete is caught in a real-life mystery. Could there really be Commies in Pete's family?.
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By Avi, 1937-2015., Pre-adolescent, Algonquin Young Readers Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: In 1951 Brooklyn, New York, twelve-year-old Pete Collison spends his time following the Giants baseball team and trying to be a detective. Then the FBI shows up accusing Pete's father of being a Communist, and Pete's classmates turn against him. Pete decides to uncover the truth, but worries it could put his family's livelihood and freedom at risk.
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2022., Adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: HISTORICAL F MAN Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Fifteen-time Emmy Award winner and Pura Belpre honoree Sonia Manzano examines the impact of the 1959 Cuban Revolution on four children from very different walks of life. Through these snapshot stories, we are reminded that regardless of any tumultuous times, we are all forever connected in our humanity"--From the publisher's web site.
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By Lurie, April2004, c2002., Juvenile, Dell Yearling Call No: Historical fiction FIC LURIE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1944, a thirteen-year-old girl grapples with the discovery that "Pa" isn't her biological father, experiences her first romance, and faces hardships dealt to friends in Brooklyn's Norwegian community.
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2022., Adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: TEEN FIC KON Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "It's 1987 in New York City, and Micah is at a dance club, trying to pretend he's more out and outgoing than he really is. C.J. isn't just out--he's completely out there, and Micah can't help but be both attracted to and afraid of someone who travels so loudly and proudly through the night...As their lives become more and more entangled in the AIDS epidemic that's laying waste to their community...whatever Micah and C.J. have between them will be tested, stretched, and strained"--
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2013., Adolescent, Ember Call No: Historical FIC Larkin Book 3 Edition: First Ember edition. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The flappersSummary Note: When Marcus leaves Clara Knowles for another girl, Clara sinks into unhappiness and Lorraine Dyer tries to save Marcus from a loveless marriage, while their fellow flapper, Gloria Carmody, is hiding a deadly secret while living among socialites at Forrest Hamilton's Long Island villa.
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2009., Adolescent, Harper Call No: Romance FIC Godbersen Book 3 Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Genre: Romance Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When Elizabeth Holland finally returns home, all of Manhattan expects her to immediately resume her seat at the peak of society. Elizabeth has no intention of rejoining her sister's side, however, causing those watching the family to suspect that all is not well in their home.
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[2015], Pre-adolescent, Random House Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Thirteen-year-old Julian Twerski becomes locked into a battle with his strict school principal after he is accused of vandalizing a painting, tries to cope with the terminal illness of his best friend Quentin, and develops feelings for Beverly, his friend Howie's crush.
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c2002., Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Contributor biographical information Publisher description Summary Note: Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.
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[2010], p2009., Pre-adolescent, Playaway Digital Audio : [Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC Call No: F KON Edition: Unabridged. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.
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c2001., Thunder's Mouth Press : Distributed by Publisher's Group West Call No: 364.10609747 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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2011., Adolescent, Roaring Brook Press Call No: Mystery FIC HAINES Hai Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1942 New York City, fifteen-year-old Iris grieves for her mother who committed suicide and for the loss of her life of privilege, and secretly helps her father with his detective business since he, having lost a leg at Pearl Harbor, struggles to make ends meet.
