Books
Learning to Surrender
When the Union armies surround Vicksburg, 12-year-old Charlotte and her family find themselves living in a cave. As she discovers what it is like to lose control over her life, will her attitude toward slavery change?
Ages 8 – 12
Inferno
When 12-year-old Julia is sent to stay with her cousin Fanny in Chicago, neither girl likes the arrangement. Then the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 sweeps through the city and separates them. Can they survive on their own?
Ages 8 – 12
Creating Esther
Twelve-year-old Ishkode loves her life on an Ojibwe reservation, but it is 1895 and the old ways are disappearing. Can a boarding school education help her fight back, or will it destroy everything she believes in?
Ages 8 – 12
Desert Jewels
Twelve-year-old Emi Katayama is half Japanese, but she is all American. Then Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, and she suddenly becomes the enemy.
Follow Emi from her life in California before Pearl Harbor, through months of living in a horse stall at Tanforan Racetrack, and into the Utah desert to the dust storms and barbed wire fences at the Topaz War Relocation Center.
Ages 8 – 12
In God We Trust
What does the First Amendment say about religion? What did the founder intend when they adopted it? Has the Supreme Court been true to that intent?
In God We Trust provides a neutral summary of the First Amendment's historical background and the cases interpreting it. This knowledge arms readers with the tools they need to answer the questions for themselves.
Writers in Wonderland: Keeping Your Words Legal
Don't wait for a lawsuit to teach you the legal side of writing. In law as in medicine, prevention is better than cure.
Writers in Wonderland is a Kirkus Indie Books of the Month Selection for April 2014.
Michael Poore, author of Up Jumps the Devil, says: "Kathryn Page Camp's Writers in Wonderland isn't just informative and wise, it is FUN! A big part of writing is learning how to cause trouble without getting into trouble, and this book is an easy course in accomplishing that. You can read it straight through, or keep it on hand as a reference tool. Either way, you'll find what you need to know in here. You will find it easily, it will make sense, and the reading will be a pleasure. Finally, a lawyer who can be helpful without making us want to scream."
