Song of the Mountain: Classroom Resources    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: Free! 4190 words. Language: English. Published by Candle Star Press  on July 25, 2012. Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / 19th Century.
Well-written fiction provides a powerful teaching platform. The materials collected within this booklet are designed to help teachers get maximum mileage out of Song of the Mountain (MG fantasy novel). They include chapter-by-chapter discussion/study questions, vocabulary, and social studies extension ideas, all aligned with GLCE's and Common Core standards. Reproduction rights granted. Grades 5-8

Beneath the Slashings    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: $3.99 USD. 48240 words. Language: English. Published by Candle Star Press  on July 25, 2012. Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / 19th Century.
Divided Decade Trilogy, book 3 After four uncertain years of war, Grace Nickerson is desperate to patch together what is left of her community and return to some sense of normalcy. But soon after his return, her father sells the farm and drags the family off to a lumber camp in Michigan’s northern wilderness. Will Grace ever find the peace and security she knew before the war?

Benny Study Questions Student Edition    by Mary C. Findley
Price: $2.99 USD. 76450 words. Language: English. Published on July 14, 2012. Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / 19th Century.
Ten year-old Benny travels west with a knife-throwing, card-playing bank robber, a savage black stallion, and the promise that God will never leave him. Can he trust that promise? Explore this Historical adventure. Understand the time period better. Full story text, comprehension, thought questions essay and research suggestions plus vocabulary by chapter.

Shadows on Stoney Creek    by Wanda Luttrell
Price: $3.99 USD. 47360 words. Language: American English. Published on July 7, 2012. Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / 19th Century.
Sarah dreams of opening Stoney Creek's first school. She'd even like girls to attend! But strange things are happening. The fire in the schoolroom is blazing when they arrive. Food and clothing disappear from settlers' homes. There are threats of wildcats, Indians, blizzards. Still, the determined Sarah vows, with God's help, she won't let whatever is lurking in the shadows steal her dream.

Sackets Harbor Powder Monkey: The War of 1812    by Hope Irvin Marston
Price: $2.95 USD. 17940 words. Language: English. Published on July 3, 2012. Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction.
It’s 1811 and 11-year-old Rankin McMullin is ready for action. He’s joined the warship Oneida to fight the British and end the laws that have forced New York farmers to become smugglers. As a powder boy, his job is to carry gunpowder to the carronades. When the shooting begins, the battle is seen through Rankin’s eyes. The unique way it’s fought and the unusual way it ends surprises both sides.

Lark of Yesteryear    by Mary Zinda
Price: $0.99 USD. 37020 words. Language: English. Published on June 3, 2012. Fiction » Children’s books » Paranormal.
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Lark survived the Peshtigo Fire of 1871 but died tragically two years later. She has been lingering in this world ever since, but she isn't alone. Lark's father watches her from the shadows of the attic, intent on holding her there forever. When their home becomes part of a living history museum, Lark is discovered by a teen-aged tourist who sets her on a course to uncover her long-forgotten past.

Itchy Mitch and the Taming of Broken Jaw Junction    by Duane L. Ostler
Price: Free! 46710 words. Language: English. Published on May 7, 2012. Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / 19th Century.
The new vegetable-loving sheriff of Broken Jaw Junction outwits outlaws, bank robbers and cattle rustlers--using just a few carrot sticks and celery! But one day, he meets an unexpected and unbeatable foe ...

Lavinia's Window    by Michelle Weisen
Price: $2.99 USD. 60310 words. Language: English. Published on April 30, 2012. Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / 19th Century.
Grandmama gives Lavinia a journal for her 12th birthday and urges her to learn the seven heavenly virtues to tell the difference between right and wrong. Lavinia uses qualities from family and friends to improve her character but when her embittered papa decides to send her away from home, she must rely on the strength of her values to unite two estranged families and claim her own fate.

Earthly Tales & Other Adventures - A Visitor from Ether    by Marie Boyd
Price: $3.99 USD. 9440 words. Language: English. Published on April 27, 2012. Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / 19th Century.
As Natalie cleans her bathroom sink, a mysterious Voice speaks to her in such insistent tones that she must rush to her computer and take dictation. The stories that emerge carry us back to pre-Civil War days and provide compelling glimpses into the life and adventures of a woman, born slave, who loved Freedom above all else: the perils of her quest, lessons learned, and timeless she wisdom gained

Slaveboy, The Fiddling for Freedom Series, Book 1    by Michael Wenberg
Price: $0.99 USD. 40760 words. Language: English. Published on March 24, 2012. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure.
"Slaveboy,"the first book in the Fiddling for Freedom series, was inspired by the life of African-American slave and pioneer, Louis Southworth, who traveled the Oregon Trail with his mother and master in the early 1850s and then went on to earn enough money to buy his freedom by playing fiddle in the gold camps in California and Nevada. This is a middle-grade chapter book.