San Francisco Boy
A Chinese boy struggles to adapt to life in the big city In Chinatown, the streets are crowded and the air is filled with delicious smells. Felix Fong and his family just moved to San Francisco from a town in the... See More
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by Lois Lenski
(14 reviews)
Quick ViewA Chinese boy struggles to adapt to life in the big city In Chinatown, the streets are crowded and the air is filled with delicious smells. Felix Fong and his family just moved to San Francisco from a town in the... See More
by Lois Lenski
(19 reviews)
Quick ViewAn Iowa farm boy longs to quit school and join his dad working the land Dick comes home from school early and tells his mother he was sent home with a stomachache. She puts him to bed and tells him to get some sleep, but... See More
by Lois Lenski
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Quick ViewA young African American girl moves from the South to the North and finds that family is the same wherever you go Nobody can climb a tree as fast as Lula Bell. Although her mother tells her to be ladylike, Lula Bell... See More
by Lois Lenski
(11 reviews)
Quick ViewA young boy dreams of music and sunshine in the Great Smoky Mountains As far as Billy is concerned, there's no sight more beautiful than the sun setting over the Blue Ridge Mountains. When the day is done, he sneaks away... See More
by Lois Lenski
(42 reviews)
Quick ViewA young girl grows up in the sooty shadow of the coal mines of West Virginia When the whistle blows, Christina knows her father is coming home. Every day he emerges from the pit with his skin caked in coal dust. He's 50... See More
by Lois Lenski
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Quick ViewA Cajun girl tries to keep her family together on the Louisiana bayou It's been almost 2 years since Suzette's father caught 2 bullets in his back. Since then, he's been bed-ridden, too sick to hunt or fish or do any of... See More
by Lois Lenski
(39 reviews)
Quick ViewThe entire ranch is thirsty -- will the rains ever come? Tomboy Charlie loves the ranch and the outdoors, especially now that she has a horse of her own and can ride like a true cowboy. She doesn't understand why her mother... See More
by Lois Lenski
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Quick ViewWhat would it be like to live on a houseboat on the Mississippi River with two parents, four kids, eight chickens, several turtles, a dog, and a cat? Patsy and her family are about to find out! At first, Patsy is upset when... See More
by Lois Lenski
(95 reviews)
Quick ViewIt's the worst blizzard in fifty years! Delores is very ill, but there's no way to get through the snow. How long will she be stranded at school? Out on the South Dakota prairie, the winters are fierce. This storm is the... See More
by Lois Lenski
(521 reviews)
Quick ViewThe Newbery Medal-winning childhood classic of life on a Florida farm -- part of the Regional series from the author of the Mr. Small picture books. Birdie and her family are trying to build a farm in Florida. But it's not... See More
by Lois Lenski
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Quick ViewA Newbery Honor book inspired by the true story of a girl captured by a Shawnee war party in Colonial America and traded to a Seneca tribe. When twelve-year-old Mary Jemison and her family are captured by Shawnee raiders... See More
by Lois Lenski
(12 reviews)
Quick ViewA boy and his grandpa hope to strike oil in drought-ridden Oklahoma It's hot in Oklahoma. There's no wind, the wells are dry, and the ground is dead. Orvie's family is doing everything they can to keep their farm going... See More
by Lois Lenski
(73 reviews)
Quick ViewWill Sally and her family ever be able to go home? When heavy rains cause the river to flood, Sally, her family, and many of their neighbors have to evacuate their homes. With nothing but the clothes on their backs, they... See More
by Lois Lenski
(12 reviews)
Quick ViewA young boy growing up in the Oregon wilderness dreams of becoming a logger Little Joe has been sawing trees since he was 5 years old. A child of the Oregon hills, he spends his days scampering through the forest around... See More
by Lois Lenski
(30 reviews)
Quick ViewFrom a Newbery Award-winning author: These seven beloved classics beautifully capture growing up and overcoming challenges across America. In her Regional America series, author and illustrator Lois Lenski presents... See More
by Lois Lenski
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Quick ViewJudy lives in a tent with her family. Will they ever be able to afford a farm with a real house? Ten-year-old Judy and her family are migrants, moving from farm to farm with each new season. Starting in Alabama, they travel... See More
by Lois Lenski
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Quick ViewFrom a Newbery Award-winning author: Seven beloved classics that beautifully capture growing up and overcoming challenges across America. In her Newbery Honor Book, Indian Captive, and her Regional America series, six of... See More
by Lois Lenski
(28 reviews)
Quick ViewCelebrating the 300th anniversary of Mary Wilson Wallace's birth. Ocean-Born Mary was a real person. She was born in mid-ocean, while her parents, a young Scotch-Irish couple, were voyaging to American in 1720. Shortly after... See More
by Lois Lenski
(547 reviews)
Quick ViewCowboy Small takes good care of his horse, Cactus. In return, Cactus helps Cowboy Small get work done on the range. Together they round up cattle for branding and live the good life. At night, Cowboy Small eats at the chuck... See More