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Tabby Cats and Trap Doors by Loralee Evans

Tabby Cats and Trap Doors by Loralee Evans

Julie, Ani, and Jax think their time traveling adventures are over. The old house has been turned into a museum, and the tree with the magical rabbit hole has been chopped down! But when Ani’s new cat starts acting funny and leads them on a wild chase down into an eerie cellar, the kids realize that another adventure is just beginning. But where (and when) […]

August 19, 2019 / 0 Comments
Raccoons and Rabbit Holes by Loralee Evans

Raccoons and Rabbit Holes by Loralee Evans

What do raccoons and rabbit holes have in common with Harriet Tubman? Jax, Julie, and Ani wouldn’t have thought much at all, until the three kids go exploring near an old house in the woods that local legends say is haunted. The kids don’t believe in ghosts, and don’t expect to find anything scary. But when they meet a raccoon that’s acting a little weird, […]

July 26, 2018 / 0 Comments
When the Mockingbird Sings by Katherine King

When the Mockingbird Sings by Katherine King

As a young child, Mattie doesn’t realize she’s a slave until she’s plucked from the main house and taken to a new Georgia cotton plantation working the fields. She hates everything about it, except one thing: her friendship with James, the plantation owner’s young son, and their secret meetings where he teaches her to read. As desperate as her circumstances are, a seed of hope […]

June 6, 2016 / 0 Comments