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Life as a Ninja
By Matt Doeden
Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2010. Informational.

Describes the lives of ninjas in feudal Japan. The reader's choices reveal historical details from the perspectives of a ninja taking part in the siege of Sawayama Castle, fighting the army of Oda Nobunaga, and serving as a member of the Band of Iga.


Spies of World War I
By Michael Burgan
North Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2016. Informational.

The world's great powers have all been swept up in the first global war. Spying on the enemy can provide information that might be useful for your country's war effort. The work is dangerous but exciting. Will you: Offer your services to the German intelligence agency as an English-speaking spy? Work as an Allied female spy in German-occupied Belgium? Be sent to Russia as a member of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service? You Choose offers multiple perspectives on espionage in World War I.


The Civil Rights Movement
By Heather Adamson
Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2009. Informational.

Describes the people and events of the U.S civil rights movement. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspectives of a Little Rock resident, a Freedom Rider, and a Birmingham protester.


Ancient Egypt
By Heather Adamson
Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2010. Informational.

Describes the life and times of the era known as Ancient Egypt. The readers' choices reveal the historical details of life as a pyramid builder in the Old Kingdom, life as an artist in the New Kingdom, and life as a soldier or royal servant in the Ptolemaic Period.


Ancient Greece
By William Caper
Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2010. Informational.

Ancient Greece is an age of amazing achievements in art, literature, and science. Its people enjoy a rich culture and experience times of both peaceful democracy and violent war. Will you: Explore a career in government, art, or philosophy as a citizen of Athens? Experience the hardworking, disciplined life of a resident of Sparta?


The Middle Ages
By Allison Lassieur
Mankato, MN: You Choose Books, 2010. Informational.

Describes the life and times of the era known as the Middle Ages. The reader's choices reveal the historical details of life as a knight in the 1100s, life in a royal castle in the 1200s, and life during the Black Plague in the 1300s.


The Aztec Empire
By Elizabeth Raum
North Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2013. Informational.

Describes life during the Aztec Empire. The readers' choices reveal the historical details of life as a worker, a warrior, and a European explorer.
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