Kids Books - States

11 year old Travis and his family are on a whale-watching tour, when all of a sudden, the boat flips over, tossing everyone into the ice cold waves. Travis and 12 year old Marina are separated from their families and have to use all of their knowledge to survive. After Marina hurts her arm, Travis has to take risks and try new things without panicking to keep Marina and himself alive.

I really enjoyed this book, it you are learning or want to learn more about the Louisiana Purchase. Like did you know that entire area was purchased for $15 million dollars by President Thomas Jefferson? I didn't until I read this haha. I think it was fun to read and learn about and would definitely enjoy looking into it more. This book also talks about the two men that explored the land - Lewis & Clark. There are also mentions of Sacachewae. Thanks for reading -Ajg15's Reviews

This book is definitely a must-read. Rose Lee is a black girl who lives a pretty unfair life. Slaves are freed, but what is freedom if you can't vote without the fear of getting killed? Hallelujah (his real name isn't Hallelujah) and Rose try to figure this out during their struggle against racial discrimination. Blacks are pushing on the right to vote, but Rose's grandma Pearl, or ma, says otherwise. She says that we shouldn't meddle with that kinda stuff. The roof that Rose and her family live underneath is provided by a White owner who pays them so little for housekeeping and cotton-picking, so Ma Pearl doesn't want to be kicked off their land. But that isn't the only unfairness that Rose has to endure. She lives with unfairness everyday under her own roof! For one, her cousin, Queen (that is her real name), doesn't do squat around the house! Her complexion is too light, and musn't be out in sun darkening her skin, as Grandma Pearl says. Not only that, Rose and her brother were given to their grandma when their mom married off to a different family to take care of their kids. Rose feels as if her mom doesn't like her because she's so dark, she's a midnight without a moon. Dive into these pages as you feel the pains of Black's in the South. This book is amazing and cannot go being unread. There is a sequel called- A Sky Full Of Stars. You will like it a lot!

This book is the revolution-version of what your school history books say about the civil war--one of America's worst disasters. Think that the North did EVERYTHING right? Nope! Think that they won easily? Think again!Think the South didn't fight bravely? Not quite! There's possibly a LOT you don't yet know about the Civil war--and it's all jam-packed into this fun, easy-to-read book by Steve Sheinkin! The award-winning author tells the story of the war with special facts like...did you know that the term "sideburns" came from an actual person? And that a little boy, sent to be a drummer in the war, actually ended up a great gunman?If studying history seems like a pain in the neck for you, just one look at this book will SO change your mind.

From the eyes of three young girls in the disastrous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, two died tragically, but one survived. As Ms. Livingston told Harriet the story of long ago, the times of dreams or success, wealth, and happiness in America. Long ago, a girl named Bella had immigrated from Calia, Italy, She came with the dream of providing enough food for her family, struggling to live in the rural village back in Italy. As Bella arrives at Ellis Island in New York, the family that was supposed to care for her were sent back to Italy. Luckily, her cousin Pietro was already in America and took care of her. She immediately fell in love with him (which is quite strange because normally you wouldn't fall in love with a family member) They live in one of the tight tenement buildings in New York which are owned by the Luciano family. The Lucianos do not treat Bella and Pietro well, but Signora Luciano's son Rocco is very kind to Bella. (He falls in love with her later on). As Bella got a job at the Triangle, she met a girl named Yetta who was on strike because of unfair wages. They had made the uprising. However, Bella continued to work during the strike until she got horrible news. Her family had died in Calia from the lack of food. She felt heartbroken and so lonely because Pietro was gone, she had no family, and she recently found out that the Luciano's had been stealing her money with greed. She was so mad that she ran away and decided to live in a different tenement with Yetta and her older sister Rahel. Meanwhile, in the rich society of New York, Jane Wellington is having dreams of going to college, women's suffrage, and love from her father. Unfortunately, her father does not have the time to care for her, and her mother had died when she was born. She soon runs away with dreams to help the poor girls who work under horrible conditions and raise awareness for them. She comes to live with Yetta and Bella in the tenement, and they all worked together to survive. Later on, the three girls were at the factory, but someone had dropped a cigarette and the building soon went into flames. Bella had managed to escape safely, but Yetta had died to jump off the window, and Jane had burned herself to death in the building. All of the victims now were honored for their hard work and are forever remembered. I give this a 5 out of 5 and recommend this beautiful historical fiction based story by Haddix which truly happened at the Asch Building in New York City.

I have not read it yet I have it but i am not reading it yet it's about a guy named charlie and a person named armstong and they don't want to go to school

The main character of this book is the author, and she talks about her childhood through a girl whose family doesn't love her. It doesn't concern a glass slipper, mind you, but the reason why Adeline is disliked is because her mother died giving birth to her. This book is about her trying to appease her stepmother, and trying to fit in and live happily despite the family circumstances.

To be honest, I like the lives of Meg Jo Beth and Amy a lot better that the lives of Anna Lousia Lizzie and May.

This is probably the funniest book I have ever read if you like humor and video games this book is for you.

This is a good book!