Gunderson, Jessica

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Fire in the sky

a tale of the Hindenburg explosion
2009
Recounts the explosion of the Hindenburg, a German rigid airship, which caught fire and exploded on May 6, 1937 from the perspective of fifteen-year-old Michael Roth, who is traveling to America with his family.

Fighting spirit

on the field with Jim Thorpe
2010
Fifteen-year-old Howard Tucker, one of the smartest kids at a Native American boarding school, trades math lessons with another student for football training to he can get on the football team, and when he receives advice from Jim Thorpe, his chances of playing in the big game increase.

I just have to ride the half-pipe

2012
Kenzie uses her super strength skill to learn snowboarding.

The energy dilemma

2011
"An examination of the resources humans use to create energy, exploring fossil fuels' impacts on the environment and discussing cleaner, more sustainable options that may contribute to a healthier planet"--Provided by publisher.

Ninjas

a guide to the ancient assassins
2012
This book profiles Ninja warriors, including their everyday life, training, fighting methods, and societal role, as well as their place in popular culture.

Full court pressure

2010
When star defensive player Zack Fuller's basketball team faces his former team in the state championship game, he not only must play against his best friend, his current captain refuses to pass the ball to Zack.

Secret weapons

a tale of the Revolutionary War
2009
Fourteen-year-old Daniel is disappointed when his father makes him stay behind to work in his blacksmith shop instead of enlisting in the militia, but when Daniel discovers a horde of weapons in the backroom of the shop, Daniel's role becomes crucial to the fate of the American Revolution.

Really, Rapunzel needed a haircut!

the story of Rapunzel as told by Dame Gothel
2014
Dame Bothel tells her point of view of raising Rapunzel, who had to have so much shampoo, and of the trickery that made Dame the captive in the tower.

Christopher Columbus

new world explorer or fortune hunter?
2014
This book describes the journeys of Columbus to the New World as he searched for a new route to Asia.

Eli Whitney and the cotton gin

2007
Presents a brief biography of inventor Eli Whitney in graphic novel format, and examines the effects his cotton gin had on the economy of the South during the nineteenth century.

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