Riot
In 1863, fifteen-year-old Claire, the daughter of an Irish mother and an African father, faces ugly truths and great danger when Irish immigrants, enraged by the Civil War and a federal draft, lash out against African-Americans and wealthy "swells" of New York City.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 56
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: draft riot, new york, n.y., 1863, race relations, racially mixed people, riots [X], african americans, new york (n.y.) [X], united states, confederate states of america
Dactyl Hill Squad
It is the summer of 1863, and as the Civil War rages between dinosaur-mounted armies down south, and a tense New York City seems on the brink of exploding into riots, Magdalys Roca and the other children at the Colored Orphan Asylum are trying to survive; but when she receives a letter telling her that her brother Montez was wounded, Magdalys knows that somehow she must reach him--and just possibly her ability to communicate telepathically with dinosaurs may come in handy.
FIC
year:
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: african americans, race riots, dinosaurs, orphans, brothers and sisters, alternative histories (fiction), race relations, riots [X], siblings, new york (n.y.) [X], adventure fiction, historical fiction
Dactyl Hill Squad
It is the summer of 1863, and as the Civil War rages between dinosaur-mounted armies down south, and a tense New York City seems on the brink of exploding into riots, Magdalys Roca and the other children at the Colored Orphan Asylum are trying to survive; but when she receives a letter telling her that her brother Montez was wounded, Magdalys knows that somehow she must reach him--and just possibly her ability to communicate telepathically with dinosaurs may come in handy.
FIC
year:
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: african americans, race relations, riots [X], dinosaurs, orphans, siblings, new york (n.y.) [X], alternative histories (fiction), action and adventure fiction
Harlem At War
Explores the experiences of African-Americans who served in labor battalions during the Second World War, including nationwide racial tension and the Harlem riot of 1943.
FIC
year: 1996
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: harlem (new york, n.y.), new york (n.y.) [X], riots [X], world war, 1939-1945, african americans
Dayshaun's Gift
"Summer vacation has just begun and Dayshaun wants to spend Saturday morning playing his new video game.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: draft riot, new york, n.y., 1863, magic, african americans, riots [X], new york (n.y.) [X], fantasy fiction