KEY: jP = Picture Books; jZ = 1st and 2nd Grade Readers; jE = 3rd and 4th Grade Readers; J = 5th Grade and Up
Post-Civil War
Picture Books
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Howard, Elizabeth | VIRGIE GOES TO SCHOOL WITH US BOYS In the post-Civil War South, a young African American girl is determined to prove that she can go to school just like her older brothers. |
2000 | unpaged |
5th Grade and Up
Durbin, William
THE JOURNAL OF SEAN SULLIVAN
A Transcontinental Railroad worker
My Name is America series
In 1867, 15-year-old Sean experiences both hardships and rewards when he joins his father in working on the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
1999
184 p.
Nixon, Joan Lowery
AGGIE’S HOME
Book #3 of the ORPHAN TRAIN QUARTET, 1866
A clumsy 12-year-old, Aggie is sure no one will want to adopt her when she rides the orphan train out west, but when she meets the eccentric Brandon family she begins to have some hope. Includes historical information about orphan trains and the woman’s suffrage movement.
1998
92p.
Nixon, Joan Lowery
IN THE FACE OF DANGER
Book #3 of the ORPHAN TRAIN QUARTET 1860-1880
Deeply unhappy about her family's separation because of poverty,
Megan gradually finds contentment and purpose in her new home on the
Kansas prairie with a kind and loving adopted family.
1988
151 p.
A Transcontinental Railroad worker
My Name is America series
In 1867, 15-year-old Sean experiences both hardships and rewards when he joins his father in working on the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Book #3 of the ORPHAN TRAIN QUARTET, 1866
A clumsy 12-year-old, Aggie is sure no one will want to adopt her when she rides the orphan train out west, but when she meets the eccentric Brandon family she begins to have some hope. Includes historical information about orphan trains and the woman’s suffrage movement.
Book #3 of the ORPHAN TRAIN QUARTET 1860-1880
Deeply unhappy about her family's separation because of poverty, Megan gradually finds contentment and purpose in her new home on the Kansas prairie with a kind and loving adopted family.