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(0)Susan McAliley
Author
Publisher
[Pleasant Co.]
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
75 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Ruthie Smithens, a girl who loves fairy tales and happy endings, doesn't mind being 'goffy Ruthie' if it makes her best friend, Kit Kttredge, smile and forget about the hardships of the Depression. But when Ruthie finds out that the Kittredges are going to be evicted from their house, she makes up her mind to help..."--Cover back.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1934, during the Depression, Kit's cantankerous uncle comes to live in the Cincinnati boardinghouse run by her parents, enlisting her aid in transcribing his complaining letters to the editor of the local newspaper and inspiring her to write a different kind of letter of her own.
43) Molly marches on
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Company Publications
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
40 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
Molly is sure that she will find the surprise at the end of the overnight nature hike at Camp Gowonagin, but then she finds her own secret surprise.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Publications
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
42 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
After her brother joins the family in Philadelphia at the end of the Civil War, Addy wants to be with him as much as possible, so she is jealous when he starts spending time with her friend's cousin. Includes information about the life of African Americans in Philadelphia in the 1860s and a recipe for letter cookies.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Company Publications
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
38 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
Although she is tired of the responsibility of being the oldest sister, Felicity realizes how much her family means to her when a carriage accident puts her pregnant mother in danger. Includes a section on babies in the late 1700s.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Company Publications
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
41 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her friend Nellie, the servant girl from next door, does not show up for ice skating as usual, Samantha is afraid that Nellie will not come to her party because she cannot afford to bring presents. Includes a section on ice skating in the early 1900s.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
38 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 15 cm.
Language
English
Description
Kaya becomes jealous of a girl from another tribe until they are forced to work together in a dangerous situation. Includes historical notes on Indian trading along the Columbia River in 1764, as well as instructions for creating a petroglyph.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publication
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
39 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
Addy's new life in Philadelphia in the late 1860s continues to hold surprises, as she competes in a kite festival and her teacher recommends her for the Institute for Colored Youth. Includes informational pages about the Institute for Colored Youth and how to make a kite.