Most Popular Books by Jean Lee

A brief account of Sam Houston who served as a Congressman and Governor of Tennessee before his association with Texas began.

Winner of the 1956 Newbery Medal, this novel tells the story of 18th-century mathematical wizard Nathaniel Bowditch, whose determination to master sea navigation resulted in "The American Practical Navigator."

The collective term 'Asian American' comprises more than 20 distinct nationalities and ethnic groups. In this all-new collection of fascinating interviews with Asian Americans, Lee draws upon her skill and sensitivity as a journalist to reveal a rich mosaic of Asian identities.

In 1607, a fifteen-year-old boy joins the expeditionary force that hopes to establish a permanent English colony in Virginia.

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Cynthia and Jimmy have been married for six months, and sometimes Cynthia needs a little help from Ma to keep their marriage running smoothly. Right now, Jimmy is determined to eat Ma's cookies, not salads with maraschino cherries! Meanwhile, Pa tells Jimmy a little secret.

A successful detective has spent years taking down master criminals in such a way that a police detective has gotten credit for the case. He is currently planning the downfall of the notorious Lazetto Gang and has summoned a young police detective to his fortress-home. Ballard explains the situation to the young detective, Mac. Mac notices that the butler, Henry, seems very nervous -- especially when Ballard won't let him leave the room.

Young adult biography of Maury, US naval officer and oceanographer from Virginia who resigned his position when Virginia seceeded and became Commander of the Confederate States Navy and spokesperson for the Southern cause in England.

Christmas is coming and everyone in the Brown family is getting ready. Father just brought home the Santa suit as he promised Mother, and decides to hide it in the toy box, because no one looks at old toys just before Christmas. Mother thinks of another place for the box, and then the children discover the box and must find a place to hide it.

When Joan tries to double for her cousin, the spoiled Lucile, she has to run the gauntlet of a ... maid's all-seeing eyes. And then there's Lucile's "man" to be fooled. And then Lucile's grandmother comes! And Joan meets the domineering old lady without any warning. --

Adventures of the piratical Elizabethan mariner who contributed enormously to the growth of sixteenth-century English sea power.