In 1858, nine-year-old Corey Birdsong and his family, fugitive slaves from Kentucky, build a new life in Amherstburg, Canada, while still hoping to help those they left behind.

4) Something beautiful

Author

Wyeth, Sharon Dennis

Language

English

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When she goes looking for "something beautiful" in her city neighborhood, a young girl finds beauty in many different forms.

5) Message in the sky

Author

Wyeth, Sharon Dennis

Series

Corey's diary volume 3

Language

English

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Ten-year-old Corey Birdsong, a former slave, becomes a conductor on the Underground Railroad by helping to bring a mother and daughter, runaway slaves, to his family's Amherstburg, Ontario, farm in 1859.

6) The granddaughter necklace

Author

Wyeth, Sharon Dennis

Language

English

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A mother shares with her daughter stories of the generations of women in their family as each individual has passed along the tales and a glittering necklace to her own daughter. Includes notes on the author's exploration of her ancestry.

7) Vampire bugs: stories conjured from the past

Author

Wyeth, Sharon Dennis

Language

English

8) A piece of heaven

Author

Wyeth, Sharon Dennis

Language

English

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Thirteen-year-old Haley holds her life together with the help of good people after her mother suffers a nervous breakdown and her brother is arrested.

9) Always my Dad

Author

Wyeth, Sharon Dennis

Language

English

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Although she does not get to see her father very often, a girl enjoys the time she and her brothers spend with him one summer while they are visiting their grandparents' farm.