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World and Modern US History literature, classics, and living books are always discounted at Schoolhouse Publishing!

World and US History is, to me, absolutely fascinating and exciting (probably my favorite historical time period). The story of the fight for freedom all over the world, the invention and technological wonders, the World Wars of our grandparents, and civil rights - what an exciting time period to study!  History should be like a good movie - full of suspense and excitement, wonderful lessons learned, inspiring heroes, and pointing us back to God and His sovereignty.  It is, after all, His story.  Keep your homeschool history alive and exciting with living books, classics and literature from this time period.  Spark your homeschool students' love of history and build your homeschool library while enjoying Schoolhouse Publishing's low, low prices. 

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Basher Five-Two
Basher Five-Two
$5.99   $3.59
Softcover, 144pgs, 9780440413134

This is the amazing, true survival tale of an American Air Force pilot who was shot down during a peacekeeping mission over Bosnia. "Basher Five-Two" includes a photo insert with pictures of the captain as a child, as well as of his plane.

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Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness
$1.50   $0.95
Softcover, 72 pgs, 9780486264646

Dark allegory describes the narrator's journey up the Congo River and his meeting with, and fascination by, Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious personage who dominates the unruly inhabitants of the region. Masterly blend of adventure, character development, psychological penetration. Considered by many Conrad's finest, most enigmatic story.

 

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Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Moby Dick
$3.95   $2.50
Softcover, 452 pages, 9780486432151

A masterpiece of storytelling and symbolic realism, this thrilling adventure and epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him. More than just the tale of a hair-raising voyage, Melville's riveting story passionately probes man's soul. A literary classic first published in 1851, "Moby-Dick" represents the ultimate human struggle.

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The Cay by Theodore Taylor
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
$5.95   $3.57
Softcover, 144 pgs, 9780440416630

In this story set during World War II, two survivors from a torpedoed American freighter have much to learn from each other when the Germans invade the small island of Curacao.

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Train to Somewhere
Train to Somewhere
$6.95   $4.17
Softcover, 32 pgs, 9780618040315

Marianne, heading west with fourteen other children on an Orphan Train, is sure her mother will show up at one of the stations along the way. When her mother left Marianne at the orphanage, hadn't she promised she'd come for her after making a new life in the West? Stop after stop goes by, and there's no sign of her mother in the crowds that come to look over the children. No one shows any interest in adopting shy, plain Marianne, either. But that's all right: She has to be free for her mother to claim her. Then the train pulls into its final stop, a town called Somewhere . . .

 

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Words by Heart by Ouida Sebestyen
Words by Heart
$4.95   $2.97
Softcover, 176 pgs, 9780440413462

Hoping to make her adored Papa proud of her and make her white classmates notice her "Magic Mind" and not her black skin, Lena vows to win the Bible-quoting contest. Winning does not bring Lena what she expected. Instead of honor, violence and death erupt and strike the one she loves most dearly. Lena, who has believed in vengeance, must now learn how to forgive. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year. A "Booklist" Reviewers' Choice.

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