Karen Ackerman

Song and Dance Man

Emily Dickinson

Tasha Tudor

An illustrated collection of poems by the famous nineteenth-century poet.

Poetry

A Brighter Garden

For fans of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes a heartstopping tale of resilience for one young girl during World War II. It's hard to leave your home and friends, but the Nazis have invaded Clara's native Austria, and her family is no longer safe. Clara and her family take only what they can carry and travel by night to the Swiss border, where they hope to escape to freedom, even while soldiers are everywhere. Can Clara's heroism carry her family across the border, with their lives and few precious possessions intact?

The Night Crossing

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc

Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.

Weekly Reader Children's Book Club Presents Song and Dance Man

Grandpa entertains his three grandchildren with a magic trick, a song, and a tap dance, while he relives his days in vaudeville.

Solly recounts his friendship with a mentally disturbed boy.

The Broken Boy

Michael Hays

As the onset of the Civil War causes a rift between their fathers, Mahaley and Flora find a way to preserve their friendship.

Karen Ackerman

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