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Vlad and the Great Fire of London
Vlad and the Great Fire of London tells the story of one of the most famous events in the history of London. In 1666 the Great Fire destroyed most of the medieval City of London and made thousands of Londoners homeless. Vlad the flea narrates this tale about his adventure on the back of his friend, Boxton the rat.
Let The Children March
The book is written from the point of view of a young African-American girl growing up in Birmingham, Alabama. Her family hears Martin Luther King Jr. call for peaceful protest. After her parents express fear, the girl and her brother decide they will march instead.
Where the Poppies Now Grow
Childhood friends, Ben and Ray, find their innocent war games become real as the Great War rages around them. Set during the First World War, in simple rhyme, Where the Poppies Now Grow takes readers on a journey of friendship set against a changing landscape of innocence, of war and then finally, of peace.
We're All Wonders
This story is about Auggie, who stands out because he doesn't look like an ordinary kid even though he does all of the same things other kids do. The message of the story is that he is not the only person who is different, but everyone is unique in their own way.