http://media-2.moric.org/mom/ en-US http://media-2.moric.org/display/230?t=598383 Unabridged. A collection of autobiographical stories by Francisco Jimenez, a university professor who at the age of four, illegally crossed the Mexican border with his family in 1946. Twelve tales tell of the journey of migrant workers as they work toward the American Dream. Author: Francisco Jimenez. Read by Adrian Vargas. Contains: 3 Compact Discs. Reading Level 5.3, Interest Level 5-9 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:33:26 -0400 http://media-2.moric.org/display/230?t=1150 Chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese American sisters growing up in rural Georgia in the late 1950s, and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill. Author: Cynthia Kadohata. Reading Level 4.7, Interest Level 5-9. Teacher's guide available, please book (#1151). Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:33:26 -0400 http://media-2.moric.org/display/230?t=598380 Unabridged. As the French and Indian War rages in October of 1759, Saxso, a fourteen-year-old Abenaki boy pursues he British soldiers who have attacked his village and taken his mother and sister hostage. Author: Joseph Bruchac. Performed by Robert Ramierez. Contains: 4 Compact Discs. Reading Level 5.5, Interest Level 5-9 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:33:26 -0400 http://media-2.moric.org/display/230?t=1176 Biography of Harriet Tubman. She shares her life as a nineteenth century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Author: Yona Zeldis McDonough. Reading Level 4.6, Interest Level 4-7 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 04:34:07 -0400 http://media-2.moric.org/display/230?t=598467 Unabridged. Finding a skull on a camping trip in the canyons outside El Paso, Texas, Brennan becomes involved with the fate of Coyote Runs, a young Apache Indian boy, who lived in the late 1800s. A mystical link joins the two and Brennan faces many challenges as he tries to return the skull to an ancient sacred place. Author: Gary Paulsen. Read by Peter Coyote. Contains: 3 Discs. Reading Level 5.5, Interest Level 7-12 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 04:53:16 -0400 http://media-2.moric.org/display/230?t=598472 Unabridged. In 1863, 15-year-old Claire, the daughter of an Irish mother and a black father, is caught up in race riots in New York City after President Lincoln institutes the draft. The Wealthy may escape serving in the Army by paying a $300 waiver (a year's salary for the immigrant Irish). The Irish rail against the draft and take out their anger on the African American population. Author: Walter Dean Myers. Read by a Full Cast. Contains: 3 Compact Discs. Reading Level 4.6, Interest Level 5-9 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:57:13 -0400