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Wilderness series (Sara Donati) volume 1
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English
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A judge's daughter elopes with a white adventurer in Colonial America. Elizabeth arrived from England to marry a doctor, but is smitten by Nathaniel, a man raised by the Mohawks. The doctor, however, refuses to give her up and pursues them
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She made the difficult decision with only her daughter's best interest in mind . . . but did she sacrifice too much? When her husband dies, Sarah Perry is left with no way to support herself and her daughter, Rebecca. Reluctantly, she takes over operation of her husband's freight-hauling business, managing to save enough money to send Rebecca east to a boarding school-- to an easier life and a future Sarah could not provide. With the boarding-school...
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"The Last of the Mohicans," penned by the literary maestro James Fenimore Cooper, is a tour de force that beckons readers into the heart of the untamed American wilderness. Published in 1826, this timeless novel unfolds against the backdrop of the French and Indian War, a tumultuous period that serves as the canvas for Cooper's masterpiece.
In the vast expanse of the North American frontier, where verdant forests echo with the whispers of ancient...
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Maggie Tucker has just gone through hell. Outlaws murdered her husband, looted their camp, and terrorized Maggie before leaving her lost and alone in the wilds of Wyoming. She isn't about to let another strange man get close enough to harm her. Sage Lightfoot, owner of Paradise Valley ranch, his hunting for the men who killed his best ranch hand. But what he finds is a beautiful, bedraggled woman digging a grave. And pointing a pistol at his heart....
5) Prairie day
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
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A little girl and her pioneer family travel westward to find a new home on the prairie
6) Woods runner
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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From his 1776 Pennsylvania homestead, thirteen-year-old Samuel, who is a highly-skilled woodsman, sets out toward New York City to rescue his parents from the band of British soldiers and Indians who kidnapped them after slaughtering most of their community. Includes historical notes
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Land of the Lone Star volume 1
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English
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A feisty young woman fights to protect her family's Texas ranch against mounting threats
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Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 8
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
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English
Description
Laura has her first experiences as a teacher, and is courted by Almanzo Wilder
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Wilderness series (Sara Donati) volume 6
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English
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The spring of 1824 is a challenging one for the inhabitants of Paradise N.Y. when a flood devastates the village. But for Nathaniel and Elizabeth Bonner, it's also a time of reunion as their children return from far-off places, a childhood friendship evolves into a romance, and family secrets threaten heart and home
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Living with seven brothers and her father, who thinks girls are useless, a thirteen-year-old Finnish American farm girl is determined to prove her worth when a enterprising gentleman tries to purchase their cash-strapped family settlement in Washington State in 1900
13) Queen of swords
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Wilderness series (Sara Donati) volume 5
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English
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Imprisoned in the French Antilles for endangering the Crown, Jennet Huntar awaits rescue by her kinsman, Luke Bonner, and together they set out to find their child, surrendered to a virtual stranger at the time of her imprisonment
14) Treasured grace
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Heart of the frontier volume 1
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English
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With the aid of trapper Alex Armistead, widow Grace Martindale uses her midwifery skills to help the natives in the untamed Oregon Country, but not everyone welcomes her presence, and she finds herself in more danger than she could have imagined
17) IN PLACES HIDDEN
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Golden Gate secrets volume 1
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English
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1905. Caleb Coulter, a lawyer, went missing three months ago. His sister, Camriann, heads to San Francisco to find him. She meets Judith and Kenzie, who also have mysteries to solve in the booming West Coast city. Camri's search leads her deep into the political corruption of the city-- and into the acquaintance of Patrick Murdock, an Irishman who Caleb saved from a false murder charge. Together they see the truth, will Patrick be able to protect...
19) Crooked river
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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When twelve-year old Rebecca Carter's father brings a Native American accused of murder into their 1812 Ohio settlement town, Rebecca, witnessing the town's reaction to the Indian, struggles with the idea that an innocent man may be convicted and sentenced to death
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When Tabitha Brown's son makes the fateful decision to leave Missouri and strike out for Oregon, she refuses to be left behind. Despite her son's concerns, Tabitha hires her own wagon to join the party. Along with her reluctant daughter and her ever-hopeful granddaughter, the intrepid Tabitha has her misgivings. The trials they face along the way will severely test Tabitha's faith, courage, and ability to hope. With her family's survival on the line,...
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