Levitin, Sonia

A fictionalized account of the 1841 Bidwell-Bartleson expedition which included seventeen-year-old Nancy Kelsey, the first American woman to journey from Missouri to California.

Fifteen-year-old Marne is excited to be able to spend her summer vacation in Hawaii, not realizing the change in her lifestyle it would bring staying with her aunt, seven cousins, and uncle who is a Chasidic rabbi.

After German forces occupy Denmark during World War II, fifteen-year-old Julie Weinstein and fifteen-year-old Niels Nelson and their friends and families try to cope with their daily lives, finding various ways to resist the Nazis and, ultimately, to survive.

Amanda travels by stagecoach with her four siblings and her mother from Missouri to California to join her father.

A reclusive fisherman's neighbors try to persuade him not to harm the rare birds that have nested in his boat.

Having once had his heart broken, Jack keeps it in a bucket safe from harm until one day a young maiden asks him to solve a riddle which teaches him the true meaning of love.

While partying in an abandoned house with friends who are using drugs, Cassidy and Ken face a difficult decision when they find a classmate murdered and risk implicating themselves if they go to the police.

Recounts the adventures and misadventures of the author's pets-a faithful, aging German Shepherd, an almost untrainable puppy, and two abandoned kittens.

Kangaroo learns the proper way to behave on the first day of school.

Explains all the things that Elephant should know about how to behave when attending a birthday or other kind of party.