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9-year-old orphan, Elizabeth Ann, has lived a sheltered life in the city with her doting Aunt Frances, but when sickness strikes she’s sent to a farm in Vermont to live with the dreaded Putney’s. Her new rural life will be very different to the city she was used to.3 GradesUnderstood Betsy
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Journey with Elizabeth Ann, a delicate, timid 9-year-old girl, as she discovers the wonders of independence and responsibility on a rural Vermont farm.Understood Betsy
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According to some accounts, Mary Queen of Scots bore a child to her last husband, the Earl of Bothwell, while imprisoned at Loch Leven. The child is christened Bride, and put on a ship bound for France.4 GradesUnknown to History
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Bonnie and Debbie’s desire to get rich causes them to respond to a sure-thing magazine advertisement. They are soon embarked upon an ambitious summer of selling “up and down the river.” Not that circumstances end quite in the way they had imagined! In a surprising flurry of trading, the girls somehow accumulate wealth in the form of unexpected friends, assorted animals, and unforeseen situations, even as their collection of dimes and dollars seem always to be slipping through their hands. Bonnie and Debbie Fairchild occupy center stage in this story of a summer season in the lovely hills of Kentucky of the early 1900’s.Up and Down the River
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As the inhabitants of the island of Mistmantle prepare for the coronation of Crispin the squirrel, robes are stitched, cakes are baked, wine is brought up from the cellars, and the Heartstone—the unique gold-and-silver-flecked stone that only the priest or rightful ruler of the island can hold—is readied.Urchin and the Heartstone (The Mistmantle Chronicles Book Two)
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The animals of Mistmantle have enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity since the violent Raven War. Their tranquility is disrupted when tidal waves threaten to destroy the island. A squirrel with delusions of grandeur, sees the impending disaster as an opportunity to rise to power. And when a beloved islander is swept away in the rage tide beyond the mists, there is only one thing to be done. Deeply moving and packed with adventure.Urchin and the Rage Tide (The Mistmantle Chronicles Book Five)
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After his last adventure, Urchin of the Riding Stars has taken his place as a trusted member of the Circle in King Crispin's court. Life on the island is back to normal, with little Princess Catkin growing up and testing everyone's patience in the process.Urchin and the Raven War (The Mistmantle Chronicles Book Four)
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On a night of riding stars, a tiny squirrel is found abandoned and close to death on a distant beach. Adopted and raised by a kindly, eccentric squirrel, Urchin has no idea of his powerful destiny or of the way he will influence the island of Mistmantle.Urchin of the Riding Stars (The Mistmantle Chronicles Book One)
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Elizabeth Ripley tells a warm, understanding story of the great artist Vincent van Gogh. His arduous life, his struggles against poverty, his determination to continue painting despite lack of recognition, are discussed with dignity and empathy. Much of the story is told by van Gogh himself, as his personality authentically emerges through letters written to family and friends.Van Gogh
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Thirteen-year-old Bani, though born in Jerusalem, has lived from infancy with his uncle in beautiful Susa, the city of the Persian King Artaxerxes. Now, his Uncle Nehemiah wants to leave his position of high honor as Cupbearer to the King to return to Jerusalem, a city in ruins and beset by every kind of trouble! Nehemiah's request of the king, permission to return to help his own people, could so easily—in an empire riddled with political intrigue—be misconstrued as treasonous scheming. Bani himself is given an unexpected part to play, the outcome of which is to forever change his life.Victory on the Walls
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Fifteen-year-old Rigg, son of Leif Eriksson, loves mystery and adventure. In the early eleventh century, he finds both of these in abundance when his father sails away and leaves him behind in Vinland, the Vikings’ precarious foothold on the wild Newfoundland coast. Soon, rigg makes an amazing discovery. The Vikings aren’t alone in this alien land. But who inhabits it with them? Demons, giants, or another human tribe – one that equals the Norse invaders in skill and bravery?Viking Quest
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Viking Tales is the thrilling story of Harald Fairhair. Starting at his birth it follows through his many adventures until he unites Norway as its King.2 GradesViking Tales
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Rumbling, hissing, shaking. . .a volcano is about to erupt! Learn all about volcanoes, from tectonic plates to what do when there is a volcanic warning, in this primer for young readers.Volcanoes
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A travel and mystery tale about the missteps, adventures, and heroism of an 11-year-old American who walks the 500-mile Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Spain with his home-schooling family.Walk: Jamie Beacon’s Secret Mission on the Camino de Santiago
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True story of a young black woman, Sojourner Truth, called by God to preach the gospel in pre-Civil War America. Traces Sojourner Truth's life from slavery in New York State, winning a court case concerning her son, becoming a traveling speaker and activist for women's rights and the abolition of slavery. Excellent introduction for middle-schoolers to the abolitionist movement.Walking the Road to Freedom
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From the capital city of Monterey, California, the governor, a minister named Walter Colton, watched his citizens abandon their homes and head for the mountains, eager to strike it rich looking for gold.Walter Colton’s Gold Fever
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