Breaker boy by Harlow, Joan Hiatt 

BTSB Prebound(Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2017)

BTSB #: 419844 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.4 MG Lexile: 680

Genres: Adventure Fiction Historical Fiction

Subjects: Coal mines and mining - Fiction Family life - Pennsylvania - Fiction Physicians - Fiction Phobias - Fiction Rescues - Fiction Polish Americans - Fiction JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories Pennsylvania - History|y20th century - Fiction

Summary: In 1911 Pennsylvania, Corey, eleven, works in coal mines to help support his family, but when an accident triggers a phobia, he must turn to a strange recluse for help.

Finder, coal mine dog [Dog Chronicles]by Hart, Alison 

Paperback(Peachtree, 2020)

BTSB #: 423123 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 4.4 MG RC: 3.8 3-5 Lexile: 660 F&P: V

Genres: Adventure Fiction Animals

Subjects: Dogs - Fiction Coal mines and mining - Fiction Rescue dogs - Fiction

Summary: #3 -- In 1909, a nine-month-old puppy, trained unsuccessfully to be a hunting dog, finds a way to earn his keep when disaster strikes in the coal mine where his boy works.

Town is by the sea by Schwartz, Joanne 

BTSB Prebound(Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2017)

BTSB #: 791807 Available

Dewey: FAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.4 LG Lexile: 550 AD

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Cities and towns - Fiction Coal mines and mining - Fiction

Summary: A young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfather's grave after lunch and comes home to a simple family dinner with his family, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep down under the sea.