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Standing Tall: A Chapter Book With Stories From History
When secrets get out...Ever since eight-year-old Hazel and her little sister, Bess, found a time machine and a trunk full of stolen items from history in their grandparents’ attic, they have been taking trips through time to return things while they meet historical figures and relive history along the way.
But the time machine is supposed to be a secret. And, their grandparents’ sneaky neighbor, Bobby, is at his old tricks again. The 10-year-old boy saw Hazel and her sister leaving in the time machine once, and he keeps trying to catch them again so he can record it and put it on the internet.
Hazel can’t let that happen, not even when her grandparents agree to watch Bobby while Bobby’s mother is away.
Will Bobby sneak his way onto the time machine? Or, will the girls figure things out and stop him?
Find out in the sixth book in the Time Machine Girls series when the girls travel to 1965 to meet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Civil Rights march in Selma, Alabama where they also learn the importance of standing up when it matters in life, and how hard that can be sometimes.
Books in this 1738 to meet a young George Washington, and learn that the qualities of leadership can show up at any age.
Never Give 1879 to meet Thomas Edison, and learn that success often includes failure, and lots of it. The trick is to never give up.
1849 to meet Harriet Tubman and learn that courage sometimes means taking the hard road in order to help everyone get on the right road.
1916 to meet Marie Curie during WWI, and learn that we can all reach new heights when we all work together to get there.
Flying 1932 to meet Amelia Earhart, and learn that achieving even the highest of goals usually starts with a few small steps in the right direction.
Standing Sixth 1965 to meet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and learn the importance of standing up for what matters in life, and how hard that can be to do sometimes.
But the time machine is supposed to be a secret. And, their grandparents’ sneaky neighbor, Bobby, is at his old tricks again. The 10-year-old boy saw Hazel and her sister leaving in the time machine once, and he keeps trying to catch them again so he can record it and put it on the internet.
Hazel can’t let that happen, not even when her grandparents agree to watch Bobby while Bobby’s mother is away.
Will Bobby sneak his way onto the time machine? Or, will the girls figure things out and stop him?
Find out in the sixth book in the Time Machine Girls series when the girls travel to 1965 to meet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Civil Rights march in Selma, Alabama where they also learn the importance of standing up when it matters in life, and how hard that can be sometimes.
Books in this 1738 to meet a young George Washington, and learn that the qualities of leadership can show up at any age.
Never Give 1879 to meet Thomas Edison, and learn that success often includes failure, and lots of it. The trick is to never give up.
1849 to meet Harriet Tubman and learn that courage sometimes means taking the hard road in order to help everyone get on the right road.
1916 to meet Marie Curie during WWI, and learn that we can all reach new heights when we all work together to get there.
Flying 1932 to meet Amelia Earhart, and learn that achieving even the highest of goals usually starts with a few small steps in the right direction.
Standing Sixth 1965 to meet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and learn the importance of standing up for what matters in life, and how hard that can be to do sometimes.
152 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 8, 2021
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