Academy of Notre Dame Library
Added October 2010
304.8 H
Hammerschmidt, Peter A., 1973-. History of American immigration.
Philadelphia, PA : Mason Crest Publishers, c2009.
Introduction: America's ethnic heritage -- The promise of
Lady Liberty -- The first arrivals -- The great rush to
prosperity -- Island of hope, island of tears -- The
narrowing gate -- A nation of nations -- Chronology --
Glossary -- Further reading -- Internet resources -- Index.
A brief history of American immigration describing the first
immigrants to the country, experiences common to most
immigrants, language differences, and overcoming issues of
prejudice and discrimination.
305.891 H
Haugen, Brenda. The Irish Americans. Philadelphia, PA : Mason
Crest Publishers, c2009. Famine -- The journey begins --
The coffin ships -- Arrival -- Turning the corner -- The
Irish today -- Famous people of Irish descent. Examines the
experiences of Irish immigrants in the United States,
discussing the reasons why they left their country, and
their efforts to find jobs, homes, and build new lives.
Includes a glossary, a list of famous Irish people, and
other reference tools.
305.9 B
Assimilation. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2010. Presents
expert discussions of cultural assimilation, covering a
variety of arguments on the topic in order to facilitate the
development of critical thinking skills, with primary and
secondary sources and other resources to aid in research.
323.6 M
Maury, Rob. Citizenship : rights and responsibilities.
Philadelphia, PA : Mason Crest, c2009. Introduction :
America's ethnic heritage / Barry Moreno -- Personal stories
of United States immigration -- History of United States
immigration -- Rights of United States citizens -- The
naturalized citizenship process -- Immigration to the United
States today -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Further reading --
Internet resources -- Index. Examines the history of United
States immigration, shares the personal stories of people
who have immigrated to the U.S., and discusses the rights of
U.S. citizens, and the process of becoming a citizen.
Includes a chronology and a glossary.
355.033
Science, technology, and national security. Easton, PA :
Pennsylvania Academy of Science, c2002.
371.7 B
Blanco, Jodee, 1964-. Please stop laughing at us-- : one
survivor's extraordinary quest to prevent school bullying.
Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, c2008. The author reflects on
her experiences being bullied in school; and discusses ways
parents, teachers, and students can prevent bullying.
Includes frequently asked questions, a glossary of terms,
and emails to the author.
394.264 O
Old, Wendie C. The Halloween book of facts & fun. Morton Grove,
Ill. : Albert Whitman, 2007. Provides background
information about a variety of Halloween traditions and
includes related activities, such as riddles and party
ideas.
921 A
Old, Wendie C. Louis Armstrong : king of jazz. Springfield, NJ
: Enslow Publishers, c1998. Explores the life and career of
the renowned trumpeter and bandleader of the jazz era.
921 E
Old, Wendie C. Duke Ellington : giant of jazz. Springfield, NJ
: Enslow Publishers, c1996. Examines the life and career of
the talented jazz composer, bandleader, and pianist, from
his childhood in Washington, D.C., through his battle
against racism, to his influence on the world of jazz.
921 Edelman
Old, Wendie C. Marian Wright Edelman : fighting for children's
rights. Springfield, N.J. : Enslow Publishers, c1995. A
biography of the African-American lawyer and social reformer
who is known for her work on behalf of children's rights.
921 J
Old, Wendie C. Thomas Jefferson. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow,
c1997. Explores the life of the third president, from his
childhood in Virginia, through his writing of the
Declaration of Independence, to his years in office.
921 M
Old, Wendie C. James Monroe. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow,
1998. Traces the life and career of the fifth president,
whose Monroe Doctrine proclaimed opposition to further
European control in the western hemisphere.
921 W
Old, Wendie C. George Washington. Berkeley Heights, NJ :
Enslow, c1997. Explores the life and political career of
George Washington from his childhood in Virginia, through
his role in the American Revolution, to his years as
President.
921 Wright
Old, Wendie C. The Wright brothers : inventors of the airplane.
Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2000. Traces the
path of the Wright brothers as they pursued their dream of
changing the world of transportation.
921 Wright
Old, Wendie C. To fly : the story of the Wright brothers. New
York : Clarion Books, c2002. Traces the work that the two
Wright brothers did together to develop the first
machine-powered aircraft.
970.004 B
Bowen, Richard A. The Native Americans. Philadelphia, PA :
Mason Crest Publishers, c2009. The story of Black Elk --
Before European dominance -- European contact -- The natives
of the West -- The plateau Indians -- The subarctic people.
Examines how Native Americans were influenced by European
immigration, discussing how their culture and way of life
was transformed, and often not for the better, by immigrant
groups. Includes immigration figures, a list of famous
Native Americans, and other reference tools.
973.04 L
Lingen, Marissa. The Chinese Americans. Philadelphia, PA :
Mason Crest Publishers, c2009. Secrets and snakeheads -- A
few at a time -- Railroads and mines -- the problem years --
Allies and war brides -- After the cultual revolution --
Notable Chinese immigrants. Examines the experiences of
Chinese immigrants in the United States, discussing the
reasons why they left their country, and their efforts to
find jobs, homes, and build new lives. Includes immigration
figures, a list of famous Chinese immigrants, and other
reference tools.
973.043 A
Ashbrock, Peg. The German Americans. Philadelphia, PA : Mason
Crest, c2009. Examines the experiences of German immigrants
in the United States, discussing the reasons why they left
their country, and their efforts to find jobs, homes, and
build new lives. Includes a glossary, a list of famous
German immigrants, and other reference tools.
973.043 L
Lock, Donna. The Polish Americans. Philadelphia, PA : Mason
Crest Publishers, c2009. Introduction : America's ethnic
heritage -- The story of Adam Laboda -- Leaving their
homeland -- Moving to new locations -- Seeking jobs and
opportunities -- Building new lives -- Current immigration.
Examines the experiences of Polish immigrants in the United
States, discussing the reasons why they left their country,
and their efforts to find jobs, homes, and build new lives.
973.045 B
Bowen, Richard A. The Italian Americans. Philadelphia, PA :
Mason Crest Publishers, c2009. The story of Mario Vina --
Why they came -- How they came -- What they did -- Where
they settled -- Influences and attitudes -- Famous Italian
Americans. Examines the experiences of Italian immigrants
in the United States, discussing the reasons why they left
their country, and their efforts to find jobs, homes, and
build new lives. Includes immigration figures, a list of
famous Italian Americans, and other reference tools.
973.046 H
Hahn, Laura. The Cuban Americans. Philadelphia, PA : Mason
Crest, c2009. Examines the experiences of Cuban immigrants
in the United States, discussing the reasons why they left
their country, and their efforts to find jobs, homes, and
build new lives. Includes immigration figures, a list of
famous Cuban immigrants, and other reference tools.
973.046 W
Wade, Linda R. The Mexican Americans. Philadelphia, PA : Mason
Crest, c2009. Examines the Mexican-American community
within the United States, and discusses the history of
Mexican immigration, the controversy over the shared border
between Mexico and the United States, and other related
issues.
973.049 B
Bowen, Richard A. The Russian Americans. Philadelphia, PA :
Mason Crest Publishers, c2009. Introduction : America's
ethnic heritage -- The story of Sylvia Broter -- Why the
Russians came -- How they came -- What they did -- Where
they settled. Examines the experiences of Russian
immigrants in the United States, discussing the reasons why
they left their country, and their efforts to find jobs,
homes, and build new lives. Includes immigration figures, a
list of famous Russian Americans, and other reference tools.
973.049 B
Bowen, Richard A. The African Americans. Philadelphia, PA :
Mason Crest, c2009. Examines the history of African
immigration to the United States, explaining how Africans
were forced to come to the U.S. to work as slaves, and
traces their path to freedom. Includes a chronology, and a
list of famous African-Americans.
973.049 C
Contino, Jennifer M. The Japanese Americans. Philadelphia, PA :
Mason Crest Publishers, c2009. Japan steps into the modern
era -- The journey to a new life -- Making a living :
Japanese labor in Hawaii and the United States -- Starting a
family in America -- Working toward acceptance -- Internment
camps and their shameful legacy -- Famous Japanese
Americans. Examines the experiences of Japanese immigrants
in the United States, discussing the reasons why they left
their country, and their efforts to find jobs, homes, and
build new lives. Includes immigration figures, a list of
famous Japanese Americans, and other reference tools.
973.049 L
Lingen, Marissa. The Jewish Americans. Philadelphia, PA : Mason
Crest Publishers, c2009. Coming to America -- Jews of the
colonial and revolutionary periods -- The German Jews -- The
influx from Eastern Europe -- The Holocaust and beyond.
Examines the experiences of Jewish immigrants in the United
States, discussing the reasons why they left their country,
and their efforts to find jobs, homes, and build new lives.
Includes immigration figures, a list of famous Jewish
immigrants and Jewish Americans, and other reference tools.
973.049 O
Orr, Tamra. The Korean Americans. Philadelphia, PA : Mason
Crest Publishers, c2009. Coming to America -- The first
wave (1900-1953) -- The second wave (1952-1965) --
Immigration today -- Korean businesses -- Famous Korean
immigrants. Examines the experiences of Korean immigrants
in the United States, discussing the reasons why they left
their country, and their efforts to find jobs, homes, and
build new lives. Includes immigration figures, a list of
famous Korean immigrants, and other reference tools.
973.049 T
Temple, Bob. The Arab Americans. Philadelphia, PA : Mason
Crest, c2009. An immigrant's story -- The first wave -- The
long journey -- Life as a peddler -- Settlements and
settling down -- The second wave -- Chronology -- Famous
Arab Americans. Examines the experiences of Arab immigrants
in the United States, discussing the reasons why they left
their country, and their efforts to find jobs, homes, and
build new lives. Includes a chronology, immigration figures,
a list of famous Arab Americans, and other reference tools.
975.2 M
Moore, Wes, 1978-. The other Wes Moore : one name, two fates.
1st ed. New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2010. The author, a
Rhodes scholar and combat veteran, analyzes the various
sociocultural factors that influenced him as well as another
man of the same name and from the same neighborhood who was
drawn into a life of drugs and crime and ended up serving
life in prison, focusing on the influence of relatives,
mentors, and social expectations that could have led either
of them on different paths.
F A
Allison, Jennifer. Gilda Joyce, psychic investigator. Sleuth
ed. New York : Sleuth/Puffin, 2006, c2005. Seeing an
opportunity to use her psychic abilities, Gilda Joyce
invites herself to San Francisco, where she visits her uncle
and cousin, Juliet, communicates with the ghost in their old
Victorian house, and learns family secrets.
F A
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Forge. 1st ed. New York : Atheneum
Books for Young Readers, c2010. Separated from his friend
Isabel after their daring escape from slavery,
fifteen-year-old Curzon serves as a free man in the
Continental Army at Valley Forge until he and Isabel are
thrown together again, as slaves once more.
F A
Adornetto, Alexandra. Halo. 1st ed. New York : Feiwel and
Friends, 2010. When three angels are sent from heaven to
protect the town of Venus Cove against the gathering forces
of darkness, their mission is threatened as the youngest
angel, Bethany, enrolls in high school and falls in love
with another student.
F A
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Chains. 1st Atheneum Books for Young
Readers pbk. ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young
Readers, 2010, c2008. After being sold to a cruel couple in
New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels
during the Revolutionary War.
F B
Balliett, Blue, 1955-. The danger box. 1st ed. New York :
Scholastic Press, 2010. In small-town Michigan,
twelve-year-old Zoomy and his new friend Lorrol investigate
the journal found inside a mysterious box and find family
secrets and a more valuable treasure, while a dangerous
stranger watches and waits.
F B
Benoit, Charles. You. 1st ed. New York : HarperTeen, c2010.
Fifteen-year-old Kyle discovers the shattering ramifications
of the decisions he makes, and does not make, about school,
the girl he likes, and his future.
F C
Cummings, Priscilla, 1951-. Red kayak. New York : Puffin Books,
2006, c2004. Living near the water on Maryland's Eastern
Shore, thirteen-year-old Brady and his best friends J.T. and
Digger become entangled in a tragedy which tests their
friendship and their ideas about right and wrong.
F C
Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. New York : Scholastic,
[2009], c2008. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen
accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games,
a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys
and girls are pitted against one another in a televised
fight to the death.
F D
Donnelly, Jennifer. Revolution. 1st ed. New York : Delacorte
Press, 2010. An angry, grieving seventeen-year-old musician
facing expulsion from her prestigious Brooklyn private
school travels to Paris to complete a school assignment and
uncovers a diary written during the French revolution by a
young actress attempting to help a tortured, imprisoned
little boy--Louis Charles, the lost king of France.
F D
Dogar, Sharon. Annexed. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2010. A
fictional account of life with Anne Frank hidden in the