Offers teens advice on getting, using, and respecting credit cards, explaining the importance of paying the balance each month, avoid common mistakes, protecting their credit rating, and making smart choices.

"From kidnap victim to slave to world traveler to helper, Squanto's story is far bigger than what is typically told at Thanksgiving. The Native American famous for enabling the Pilgrims to survive also helped establish a peace between European settlers and Native Americans that lasted forty years. This book takes young readers into Squanto's life and world as it describes his tribe and contrasts his culture with the ways of the newcomers to his land....

The 1800s brought much change to the United States: new territory, new minerals, and new opportunity. This was a time when men, women, and children journeyed across the country for a life unknown. The new area they headed for was called the West. There, settlers had to rebuild their lives. From learning how to farm the land and building homes to encountering Native Americans, the pioneers experienced life like no one had before. This book describes...

Examines the rescue of the Danish Jews during World War II, including background on Denmark and the Holocaust, firsthand accounts from the many people involved, and how thousands of Jews were saved from the Nazis.

"Examines the stories of children and teen resisters in Europe during the Holocaust, including resistance groups, unarmed resistance, armed resistance in the ghettos and camps, and partisan units"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a biography of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who risked his life and fortune to save over 1,200 Jews from Nazi execution, including information on how he joined the Nazi party to make money, traveled to Poland to start a new business, and ultimately used his factory as a shelter.

Explores African-American history as well as the battle for civil rights.