James Lincoln Collier

Thirteen-year-old Nick, whose parents died in the 1918 flu epidemic, must find out why his mirror-image is causing mischief around their New England town and making sure Nick gets the blame.

A free thirteen-year-old black girl in Connecticut is caught up in the horror of the Revolutionary War and the danger of being returned to slavery when her patriot father is killed by the British and her mother disappears.

Explores the childhood, character, and influential events that shaped the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of America's founding fathers.

Examines the possible origins of jazz, its variety, greatness, and individual artists.

Anxious to be a hero, a young boy relates how he becomes involved in Shays' Rebellion begun by farmers in western Massachusetts against unfair taxation levied on them by the Boston government.

Explores the childhood, character, and influential events that shaped the life of jazz musician Louis Armstrong.

In the early 1930s in Chicago, twelve-year-old Petey's family faces poverty and internal strife after his father loses his job, while, at the same time, his wealthy, older cousin takes on the dangerous work of a union organizer.

A biography of Abraham Lincoln that focuses on dispelling common misconceptions and emphasizes how he lived his life with wisdom and compassion.

Presents a biography of American author Mark Twain, discussing his childhood and family, his work as a printer's apprentice, a riverboat pilot, a prospector, and a journalist, and looking at how his experiences provided him with inspiration to write his now classic novels.