Steve Sheinkin

Language

English

Formats

Description

Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos.

2) Abigail Adams: pirate of the Caribbean

Author

Series

Time twisters volume 2

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

Abigail Adams, Pirate of the Caribbean, is a chapter book in the Time Twisters series by award-winning author Steve Sheinkin about what happens when a famous First Lady tires of life in the White House. Also check out Abraham Lincoln, Pro Wrestler! --amazon.com.

3) Fallout: spies, superbombs, and the ultimate Cold War showdown

Author

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

Formats

Description

"As World War II comes to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as the two greatest world powers on extreme opposites of the political spectrum. After the United States showed its hand with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the Soviets refuse to be left behind. With communism sweeping the globe, the two nations begin a neck-and-neck competition to build even more destructive bombs and conquer the Space Race. In their battle for dominance,...

4) The Port Chicago 50: disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights

Author

Pub. Date

2014.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

Presents an account of the 1944 civil rights protest involving hundreds of African-American Navy servicemen who were unjustly charged with mutiny for refusing to work in unsafe conditions after the deadly Port Chicago explosion.

5) Abraham Lincoln, pro wrestler

Author

Series

Time twisters volume 1
Mixed-up history

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

Abby and her stepbrother, Doc, must persuade Abraham Lincoln to play his part in history after one too many comments about history being boring cause him to go on strike.

6) Lincoln's grave robbers

Author

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

Tells the tale of the attempt to steal Abraham Lincoln's body out of the grave.

7) Neil Armstrong and Nat Love, space cowboys

Author

Series

Time twisters

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

When a spaceship carrying Neil Armstrong accidentally time travels to 1869 Texas, cowboy Nat Love decides to trade in his horse for a trip to the Moon, and stepsiblings Abby and Doc must untwist history and get everyone back to their own time.

8) Amelia Earhart and the flying chariot

Author

Series

Time twisters

Language

English

Formats

Description

When Amelia Earhart accidentally time travels back to ancient Greece, Abby and her stepbrother, Doc, must persuade her to return to her own time and finish her solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

9) Born to fly: the first women's air race across America

Author

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

Formats

Description

"National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin tells the story of the 1929 Women's Air Derby, the first official all-female air race in the U.S."--

10) Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football team

Author

Pub. Date

2017.

Language

English

Formats

Description

"A great American sport and Native American history come together in this true story of how Jim Thorpe and Pop Warner created the legendary Carlisle Indians football team"--

11) Bomb: graphic novel : the race to build--and steal--the world's most dangerous weapon

Author

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

Description

Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos.

12) Most dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the secret history of the Vietnam War

Author

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

"The story of Daniel Ellsberg and his decision to steal and publish secret documents about America's involvement in the Vietnam War"--

13) Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

Author

eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Pub. Date

2023

Language

English

Formats

Description

From three-time National Book Award finalist and Newbery Honor author Steve Sheinkin, a true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hungary, and the other in Auschwitz, plotting escape.
It is 1944. A teenager named Rudolf (Rudi) Vrba has made up his mind. After barely surviving nearly two years in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, he knows he must escape. Even if

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14) The notorious Benedict Arnold: a true story of adventure, heroism, & treachery

Author

Book, Audiobook - CD, eAudiobook

Language

English

Formats

Description

An introduction to the life of Benedict Arnold that highlights not only the traitorous actions that made him legendary, but also his heroic involvement in the American Revolution.

15) King George: what was his problem? : everything your schoolbooks didn't tell you about the American Revolution

Author

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Pub. Date

2008

Language

English

Description

What do the most famous traitor in history, hundreds of naked soldiers, and a salmon lunch have in common? They're all part of the amazing story of the American Revolution.

16) The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights (National Book Award Finalist)

Author

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Pub. Date

2014

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Kindle

Description

An astonishing World War II military story of civil rights from New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Honor recipient Steve Sheinkin.

A National Book Award Finalist
A YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
On July 17, 1944, a massive explosion rocked the segregated Navy base at Port Chicago, California, killing more than 300 sailors who

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17) Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War (National Book Award Finalist)

Author

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Pub. Date

2015

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Kindle

Description

Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War is New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin's award-winning nonfiction account of an ordinary man who wielded the most dangerous weapon: the truth.
"Easily the best study of the Vietnam War available for teen readers."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
A YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award winner
A National

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18) Impossible escape: a true story of survival and heroism in Nazi Germany

Author

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Pub. Date

[2023]

Language

English

Description

"It is 1944. A teenager named Rudolph (Rudi) Vrba has made up his mind. After barely surviving nearly two years in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, he knows he must escape. Even if death is more likely. Rudi has learned the terrible secret hidden behind the heavily guarded fences of concentration camps across Nazi-occupied Europe: the methodical mass killing of Jewish prisoners. As trains full of people arrive daily, Rudi knows that the...

19) Two miserable presidents: everything your schoolbooks didn't tell you about the Civil War

Author

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Pub. Date

2008

Language

English

20) Lincoln's Grave Robbers (Scholastic Focus)

Author

Series

Scholastic Focus

Language

English

Description