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Marty Rhodes Figley
Long before the trend of canine YouTube stars, Missouri had Jim the Wonder Dog, a Depression Era hunting dog that many believed was either a genius or possessed of clairvoyant…
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Figley’s lyrical text and Stock’s luminous art create a fresh look at the life of poet Emily Dickinson, focusing on her relationship with her dog, Carlo, a large, floppy, drooly…
Fifteen-year-old Paul Jennings looked out the window of the President’s House. America was at war with Britain, and British soldiers were marching toward Washington. Terrified people were fleeing the city…
Fifteen-year-old James Forten is a free African American during the American Revolution. He joins the crew of the Royal Louis as a powder boy and is captured in a battle…
When nine-year-old Sarah and her little sister, Annie, set out on their way to school on January 12, 1888, they have no idea what their day will hold. The weather’s…
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Eleven-year-old Johnny Mickley longed to be a hero and have some part in helping America gain its independence. The British Army was just miles away from colonial Philadelphia, planning to…
It’s Christmas Eve and Santa is busy getting gussied up for the big night. But when he goes to put on his warm, cozy (holey, ragged) Christmas underwear, they’re nowhere…
On January 12, 1888, when a blizzard blows off the roof of their schoolhouse on what had been an unseasonably warm day in Nebraska, Sarah and Annie are roped together…
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Fifteen-year-old James Forten is proud to be fighting to free the American colonies from British rule. Hes also proud to be a free African American. In 1781, near the wars…
