The Story of Harriet Jacobs Through letters to family and friends, Harriet Jacobs describes her life as a young slave girl in North Carolina and her daring escape to freedom. During the last years of World War II a teenage deserter from the German Army encounters a Jewish girl fleeing from Berlin. Together they try to escape from Germany. At thirteen, Ransom J. Powell joins the Union army where he becomes a drummer boy. Two years later he is captured by the Confederate soldiers and imprisoned.
Hilarious complication abound.
Wilson, Johnniece M. POOR GIRL, RICH GIRL Miranda tries to make enough money over the summer to get rid of her ugly old glasses so that she can look gorgeous. They're now in high school and a new student, a Hopi Indian, is challenging Henry's Anglo ways, a challenge that sends Henry to the reservation to explore his heritage. In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine, while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them. An American boy's mother dies and his father takes the family to Japan for the summer. He is unhappy and bored until he discovers the local baseball team.