On My Own History

With striking, full-page illustrations, real and fictionalized characters, and stories featuring events that really happened, these books capture readers’ interest and imagination.

Cover: Lost at the White House: A 1909 Easter Story
Cover: Danger at the Breaker
Cover: The Flight of the Union
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An American Army of Two
Buttons for General Washington
Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad
The Copper Lady
Cracking the Wall: The Struggles of the Little Rock Nine
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
The Snow Walker
Will and Orv
The Flight of the Union
The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth
Sybil Ludington's Midnight Ride
Washington Is Burning
Clouds of Terror
Danger at Sand Cave
Danger at the Breaker
Fire at the Triangle Factory
Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express
The Daring Escape of Ellen Craft
Rescue on the Outer Banks
Robert Smalls Sails to Freedom
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On My Own History

With striking, full-page illustrations, real and fictionalized characters, and stories featuring events that really happened, these books capture readers’ interest and imagination. View →