Rifles for Watie (Newbery Medal) by Harold KeithWinner of the Newbery Medal * An ALA Notable Children's Book * Winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award A captivating and richly detailed novel about one young soldier who saw the Civil War from both sides and lived to tell the tale. Earnest, plain spoken sixteen year old Jeff Bussey has finally gotten his father's consent to join the Union volunteers. It's 1861 in Linn County, Kansas, and Jeff is eager to fight for the North before the war is over,

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A comprehensive guide to the mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians

and doing everything Facebook told him to do for a month

but it's also an important resource for coaches

With tales from the trail

education meets fun in a major way

The Tale of a Youth who Set out to Learn what Fear was

outer space is something you have to see to believe

" -- Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

see how far you've come when you reach more advanced lessons like Plein Air

A native New Englander

need to be inspired afresh by the courage manifested by her family