Wild Things by Clay Carmichael

"Humans were diggers and buriers, the cat thought, like dogs."

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Abstract: Stubborn, self-reliant, eleven-year-old Zoe, recently orphaned, moves to the country to live with her prickly half-uncle, a famous doctor and sculptor, and together they learn about trust and the strength of family.

Publisher: Front Street; 240 pages

The Adventurous Deeds of Deadwood Jones by Helen Hemphill

"Halleloo!" Omer grins, wide and proud.

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Abstract: Thirteen-year-old Prometheus Jones and his eleven-year-old cousin Omer flee Tennessee and join a cattle drive that will eventually take them to Texas, where Prometheus hopes his father lives, and they find adventure and face challenges as African Americans in a land still recovering from the Civil War.

Publisher: Front Street; 228 pages