New Releases by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk

Meet the Scottish terrier who won the hearts of a United States president and the American people. In 1940, Fala came to live with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the White House. The little dog played in the grass outside the Oval Office, attended important meetings with the president''s advisors, and even dined with the president. But as America was drawn into the conflict of a world war, life at the White House changed. Fala accompanied the president across the country and around the world, waiting with him for the return of American servicemen and an end to a terrible war. Author Elizabeth Van Steenwyk offers young readers a glimpse into American history and the life of an American president through the story of a loyal dog. Michael G. Montgomery''s full-color illustrations capture the indomitable spirit of Fala and the nation and president who loved him.

2017 Amelia Bloomer List 2017 Jefferson Cup Honor Book for Young Readers In 1856, when Kate Warne went to see Allan Pinkerton, only men were detectives. But Kate convinced Allan to hire her for his detective agency. She explained that she could worm out secrets where men could not go—in disguise as a society lady! Join Kate on her most important mission—to thwart a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the way to his inauguration.

A biography of the Seneca Indian who helped save his people''s land, was elected a sachem, served in the Union Army, became a general, and was named commissioner of Indian affairs.

The boats slip into the water at dawn and the journey begins. Some people think we may find monsters out West. But our leaders, Captain Lewis and Captain Clark, say that is an idea for dreamers. There is no room for dreaming on this journey into the unknown. Still, I dream and I carry my dream within me as we begin our quest to find a waterway to the western sea. I dream of finding freedom. My name is York and I am a slave. When the Lewis and Clark expedition launched its search for a water passage to the Pacific Ocean in 1803, a black slave accompanied them. His name was York and in this beautifully illustrated children''s book, he tells the tale of this remarkable journey and his own search for freedom. It is an inspiring story of faith, courage, and resolve set against the backdrop of the most famous exploration in American history.

The world of sled dog racing in northern Montana forms the background for a twelve-year-old boy''s adjustment to his father''s death, his mother''s remarriage, and the integration of two families into one.

Discusses the home remedies and healing beliefs of the Pilgrims through the settlers of the 1890s, revealing outlandish "cures" as well as the more effective ones

Jennifer is invited to join the exclusive P.M.P. Club (Parties Minus Parents) and learns that being in the popular crowd has its price.

Traces the life of the immigrant Jewish peddler who went on to found Levi Strauss & Co., the world''s first and largest manufacturer of denim jeans.

At first Bob feels threatened when Matt, new in town and possibly a better left-handed pitcher than himself, joins the Sonora Nuggets, but then the two find themselves involved in the mystery of the missing baseballs.

After their van is wrecked during a snowstorm, the members of a girls'' basketball team take refuge in an isolated house, but the old house holds secrets the girls would never have imagined.

When Reddy goes to Montana to visit his aunt and uncle, he is determined to become a rodeo champion before the summer is over, but then someone tries to steal his horse Ruff.

Gives brief biographical sketches of thirty-nine American presidents from George Washington to Jimmy Carter, describing their houses and home lives.

Two young sleuths set out to unravel the mystery surrounding the Toy Soldier Store and its proprietor.

A biography of the figure skater who was the only American to win a gold medal at the 1968 winter Olympics and the youngest skater to be inducted into skating''s Hall of Fame in 1975.

Presents biographical sketches of eight women in rodeo competition and highlights the origin, events, and stock of these "roundups."

Traces the ice skating career of Dorothy Hamill who won a gold medal at the 12th Winter Olympic Games.