Books like Silhouette of a sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin

Laura and her family settle in Minnesota, living first in a dugout before a new house is built, while enduring floods, blizzards, and grasshopper infestations.

Craig of the Mohicans, a frontier scout turns away from civilization, forming a bond with a Mohican warrior as they escort two sisters across the perilous wilderness of America's frontier.

In the silent, winter woods, a father and his daughter venture out under a full moon, guided by hope and courage, to witness the majestic Great Horned Owl.

A group of settlers encounters an old trapper on the prairie in 1805, as they push westward over the Great Plains for new land and opportunities in the United States of America, while the country is still being explored.

A coming-of-age story of a young girl who struggles with family secrets and the consequences of her family's wartime history in Florida, set against the backdrop of World War II and involving a secret love affair with a returning soldier and a stepfather who is fighting in the war, revealing the devastating impact of these events on the lives of the characters and their families.

Six-year-old orphan Maggie is sent to Canada and lives with an old, failing farm family, where she must take on the responsibility of the farm and the care of a little girl.

Ruthie and her mother race against time to secure the perfect Christmas tree for their town's holiday celebration, all while their father has gone to fight in World War I.

An orphaned girl joins a London-based spiritualist society in the 19th century.

From the quiet of being the first one awake in the morning to "sweet dreams quiet" when the last light is turned off, simple text explores the many kinds of quiet that can exist during the day.

A teenage girl records her family's journey as they become migrant workers in California during the Dust Bowl era.

A girl on a slave ship in Istanbul, discovering life as a palace harem slave in the Tulip Period of 1720s Turkey

When the Soviet Union invades its tiny neighbor Finland in November 1939, Marko volunteers to help the war effort. Even though his leg was weakened by polio, he can ski well, and he becomes a messenger on the front line, skiing in white camouflage through the forests at night. The dark forest is terrifying, and so are the odds against the Finns: the Russians have 4 times as many soldiers and 30 times as many planes. They have 3000 tanks, while the Finns have 30. But a tank is no help in the snowy forest--a boy on skis is. And the Russians don't know winter the way the Finns do, or what tough guerrilla warriors the Finns are. Marko teams up with another messenger, Karl. Gradually Marko learns that Karl's whole family was killed by the Russians. And Karl has a secret--he's really Kaari, a girl who joined up to get revenge for her family's deaths.From the Hardcover edition.

Gogol, N. The overcoat. Melville, H. [Billy Budd, sailor](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL102746W) James, H. The Aspern papers. Chopin, K. [The awakening](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL65430W) Conrad, J. Heart of darkness. Joyce, J. [The dead](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15073437W) Kafka, F. The metamorphosis. Lawrence, D.H. St. Mawr. Porter, K.A. Pale horse, pale rider. Pynchon, T. The crying of Lot 49.

A vibrant picture book by Lois Ehlert that follows butterflies through the stages of metamorphosis while inviting young readers to explore butterfly‑friendly gardens.