New Children's Nonfiction
Cacus soup by Eric A. Kimmel.
Synopsis: "During the Mexican Revolution, when a troop of hungry soldiers comes to a town where all the food has been hidden, they charm the townspeople into helping make a soup from water and a cactus thorn."
The Lost Colony of Roanoke by Jean Fritz.
Synopsis: "Describes the English colony of Roanoke, which was founded in 1585, and discusses the mystery of its disappearance."
The people could fly: the picture book by Virginia Hamilton.
Synopsis: "In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away."