Passages to History

THE DARKNESS (World War II)
The year is 1939, and Karl knows something terrible is happening in Germany. But not until Nazi racism hits his Ohio town does he realize the extent of Hitler's power.

DEAR MR. KILMER (World War I)
Richard loves to write poetry. Can a person be sensitive to nature and brave at the same time? Richard learns the answer after he befriends poet Joyce Kilmer.

DREAM MOUNTAIN (The Gold Rush)
Wakeman travels to the gold-mining towns of California in search of his missing father. There he must find the courage to reveal the truth and seek justice for those who have been wronged.

FREEDOM KNOWS NO COLOR (The Civil War)
After escaping slavery, Julian learns that being free is no guarantee of equality.

THE GREATEST HEROES (The Vietnam War)
When 17-year-old Ken Sutton's efforts to help end the Vietnam War fail, he is forced to decide where his loyalties lie.

HEAR THAT WHISTLE BLOW (The Great Depression)
For Hank, the Great Depression means putting aside his dream of becoming a doctor in order to support his family. Is it justifiable to do something illegal when all else fails?

SOMEDAY THE SUN WILL SHINEAGAIN (The Industrial Revolution)
Fourteen-year-old Josephine leaves her family farm to work in a clothing mill where she learns about the abuses of child labor.

STRAWBERRY AUTUMN (The Civil Rights Movement)
Grace doesn't see the racial injustices in her Alabama hometown until Jimmie points them out. Grace challenges the white establishment only after she discovers a cause of her own.

WAIT UNTIL SPRING (The Immigrant Experience)
Seventeen-year-old German immigrant Amelia struggles with her family to become established in an Ohio settlement.

WINTER AT WOLF CROSSING(Frontier America)
When Alice, the new young schoolteacher in Wolf Crossing, tries to distance herself from her students' personal problems, she finds some things can't be ignored.

AND WE WILL BE NO MORE (Colonization of the Northwest)
Dawn Light and her Iroquois people have lived peacefully in their village for a long time. But now the settlers are moving closer, leaving Dawn Light's people with only two choices ? fight or flee.

THE BLOODY WAKE OF INFAMY (Mercantilism and Piracy)
On his way to medical school, Peter is kidnapped by pirates. A pirate, Riley Oliver, seems intent on killing the boy. Even if Peter's father pays the ransom, will Oliver let him live?

THE BURNING OF THE VALLEY (The Civil War)
Her Shenandoah Valley has just been burned, and Abie stumbles across a wounded Union soldier. Can she find compassion for an enemy in the middle of a bloody civil war?

A MARK ON HISTORY (Westward expansion)
Young Lao Wai comes to America to work on the transcontinental railroad. He finds that the work is difficult and dangerous and that many Americans resent his presence.

THE WITCHES OF NORTHBORO (Colonial Witch Trials)
A witchcraft scare has seized Northboro, and Tom's aunt is in the middle. Will the madness cease before she is hanged? Or will Tom's rescue efforts result in his being accused of witchcraft too?