19th century

In nineteenth-century England, a young orphan runs away from a workhouse, is captured by a gang of thieves, and finally escapes.

Presents a timeline of historic events that occured in America during the 1800s, divided into four categories: Politics, Life, Arts and Entertainment, and Science and Technology.

Surveys the social and mechanical innovations of the Industrial Revolution in England and the reforms and imperialism that grew out of these changes.

Recounts the true stories of migrant children who left their homes and traveled to America during the nineteenth century to start new lives.

Twelve-year-old Emily Snow, who sells watercress on the streets of London to support herself and younger brother, takes the fate of humanity into her hands when she unknowingly involves herself in a war between two factions of piskies--small, sarcastic fey creatures fighting for control over England--by rescuing one.

A story of the newsboys (and girls) who took on the world's most powerful press barons--and won.

Provides a brief biography of Prudence Crandall, discussing how she opened one of the first schools for African-American girls.

The magic spyglass transports Mattie, Alex, and Sophie Chapman to the Yukon Territory during the gold rush, where they enlist the help of author Jack London to track down a boy's stolen sled dog.

A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.

Twelve-year-old Rose sets out to prove her brother's innocence when he is accused of shooting a politician during a Wild West show performance in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1886.