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Series
Language
English
Description
In the early 1700s, twelve-year-old Suzette, an Ojibwa-French girl, hopes that her father will win the fur-trapping contest so that he can quit being a voyageur and stay with his family year-round, but when he is accused of stealing, Suzette must use her knowledge of both French and Ojibwa ways to find the real thief.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
163 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Elspeth Monro, a Scottish settler and weaver's apprentice on the North Carolina frontier in 1775, must find out who is betraying her Loyalist family during the months before the start of the Revolutionary War.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
183 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1826, strange occurrences on eleven-year-old Josefina's New Mexican "rancho" lead the young healer to wonder if old legends of lost treasure and the wandering ghost called La Llorona may be true. Includes a Spanish glossary and historical background information.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
179 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
As the war continues into May 1945, eleven-year-old Molly finds herself pulled in many different directions trying to cope with her troubled father's return from war, the abrupt resignation of her favorite Red Cross volunteer, a scrap-paper drive, and a mysterious neighborhood prowler.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
90 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"While Caroline is out fishing one spring day, she sees a British warship about to capture an American boat. With only an instant to decide what to do, Caroline takes a daring risk to try to save the day. She's been trying to be brave, like she promised Papa, but would he be proud of her now? Missing him terribly, Caroline visits their special fishing spot on the shore of Lake Ontario. She hopes to find comfort there-- but instead she makes a startling...
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
93 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Caroline and her mother make a dangerous trip across Lake Ontario to the British fort where her father is a prisoner. When Mama isn't allowed to see Papa, it's up to Caroline to deliver a secret message to him--right under the nose of a British guard.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
84 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Caroline visits her uncle Aaron's new farm, she keeps watch when a thief starts sneaking around the farm, and discovers that some things are not as simple as they seem.
12) Meet Caroline
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
91 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her father is taken prisoner by the British, Caroline Abbott, a young girl living during the War of 1812, tries to help her family run their shipyard.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
85 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1812, ten-year-old Caroline becomes frustrated that her friend Rhonda and cousin Lydia are suddenly acting too grown up to enjoy winter fun with her, and her hurt feelings lead to dangerous decisions. Includes historical notes about growing up in the early nineteenth century.
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