James Lincoln Collier Books
The empty mirror
Thirteen-year-old Nick, whose parents died in the 1918 flu epidemic, must find out why his mirror-image is causing mischief around their New England town and making sure Nick gets the blame.
Read MoreJump ship to freedom
In 1787 a fourteen-year-old slave, anxious to buy freedom for himself and his mother, escapes from his dishonest master and tries to find help in cashing the solidier's notes received by his father...
Read MoreWar comes to Willy Freeman
A free thirteen-year-old black girl in Connecticut is caught up in the horror of the Revolutionary War and the danger of being returned to slavery when her patriot father is killed by the British a...
Read MoreWith Every Drop of Blood
By James Lincoln Collier, James Collier
Johnny made a promise to his father, who was wounded fighting for the South. He promised to take care of the family and not run off to fight. Without Pa, Johnny’s family can barely scrape by. But w...
Read MoreJump Ship to Freedom
By James Lincoln Collier, James Collier
Young Daniel Arabus and his mother are slaves in the house of Captain Ivers of Stratford, Connecticut. By law they should be free, since Daniel's father fought in the Revolutionary army and earned...
Read MoreThe teddy bear habit
A twelve-year-old boy, whose problems include having to take "Square" music lessons, an attachment to a childhood teddy bear, and a father who earns a living creating comic strips, gets involved wi...
Read MoreWar Comes to Willy Freeman
By James Lincoln Collier, James Collier
Willy Freeman's life changes forever when she witnesses her father's death at the hands of the Redcoats and returns home to find that the British have taken her mother as a prisoner to New York Cit...
Read MoreWho Is Carrie
By James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier
A young black girl living in New York City in the late eighteenth century observes the historic events taking place around her and at the same time solves the mystery of her own identity.
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