Dragonwings -- by Laurence Yep (Author) (Book - Child)
"The story begins as eight-year-old Moon Shadow Lee journeys across the Pacific to join his proud and clever father at the family-owned laundry in San Francisco. The boy recounts their problems with...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Spirit to Ride the Whirlwind -- by Athena Lord (Author) (Book - Child)
"Twelve-year-old Binnie, whose mother runsa company boarding house in Lowell, Massachusetts, begins working in a textile mill and is caught up in the 1836 strike of women workers." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Secret Ship -- by Ruth Kluger, Peggy Mann (Authors) (Book - Child)
"The author relates the tremendous obstacles involved in the rescue of European Jews who were being secretly and illegally trans ported to Palestine on the ship 'Hilda' to escape destruction by the...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Thank You, Jackie Robinson -- by Barbara Cohen (Author) (Book - Child)
"After Sam's father died, he became so wrapped up in the Brooklyn Dodgers that he could describe every game they'd played in the past four years. Nobody was very interested until Sam met Davy. They...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
All Things Bright and Beautiful -- by James Herriot (Author) (Book - Child)
"The world's most beloved animal doctor delightfully continues where he left off in All Creatures Great and Small with new adventures through the Yorkshire dales-- and a whole new menagerie of...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
The Story of Doctor Dolittle -- by Hugh Lofting (Author) (Book - Child)
"The adventures of a kind-hearted doctor, who is fond of animals and understands their language, as he travels to Africa with some of his favorite pets to cure the monkeys of a terrible sickness." ...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
I Am Not A Short Adult -- by Marilyn Burns (Author) (Book - Child)
"Deals with various aspects of childhood including family, school, money, legal rights, TV and movies, body language, and generally, how to make the most of childhood right now." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Spartacus -- by Howard Fast (Author) (Book - Child)
"Spartacus, a fictionalization of a slave revolt in ancient Rome in 71 B.C., is well known today partly because of the 1960 movie starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. It was originally...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Silver Hill Boys and Girls Club (Organization - Governmental)
Offers children in the Temple Hills and Silver Hills areas recreational sports, including basketball, football, baseball, and cheerleading. Adult and teen volunteers are welcome.
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Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Horn's Punch and Judy Show (Program)
"Guaranteed to tickle everyone's funny bone is award-winning magician and master puppeteer Professor Horn and his celebrated Punch & Judy puppet show. Considered the oldest show of its kind in...
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Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)