Amelia Lost - The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming

"On the morning of July 2, 1937, the coast guard cutter Itasca drifted on the Pacific Ocean, waiting... listening..."

Summary: Tells the story of Amelia Earhart's life - as a child, a woman, and a pilot - and describes the search for her missing plane. Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-116) and index.

Schwartz & Wade Books; 118 pages

Freedom Stone by Jeffrey Kluger

"There were two kinds of slaves on the plantation Lillie and her family called home: those who could sleep on the night before the slave seller came and those who couldn't."

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Summary: After her father is killed during a Civil War battle, and the army accuses him of being a thief, a young slave girl is determined to prove him innocent and magically travels to the battle in which her father died to find out the true story.

Philomel Books; 314 pages

Romeo and Juliet Code by Phoebe Stone

"I was always told that my dad, Danny, loved danger."

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Summary: During World War II, eleven-year-old Felicity is sent from London to Bottlebay, Maine, to live with her grandmother, aunt, uncle, and a reclusive boy who helps her decode mysterious letters that contain the truth about her missing parents.

Scholastic; 296 pages

The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin

"It was a hot, sunny day when I met that crazy chicken."

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Summary: A hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog helps solve a complicated missing chicken case.

Illustrations by Kevin Cornell.

Publisher: Balzer + Bray; 119 pages

Music Was IT - Young Leonard Bernstein by Susan Goldman Rubin

"From the start Leonard loved music."

Summary: Biography of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index.

Publisher: Charlesbridge; 178 pages

The Floating Islands by Rachel Neumeier

"Trei was fourteen the first time he saw the Floating Islands."

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Summary: The adventures of two teenaged cousins who live in a place called The Floating Islands, one of whom is studying to become a mage and the other one of the legendary island flyers.

Alfred A. Knopf; 388 pages