Calico Captive

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547530978
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Book Synopsis Calico Captive by : Elizabeth George Speare

Download or read book Calico Captive written by Elizabeth George Speare and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2001-10-29 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a Newbery Medal–winning author, an “exciting novel” about a colonial girl’s experience during the French and Indian War (Saturday Review). In the year 1754, the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire, is shattered by the terrifying cries of an Indian raid. Young Miriam Willard, on a day that had promised new happiness, finds herself instead a captive on a forest trail, caught up in the ebb and flow of the French and Indian War. It is a harrowing march north. Miriam can only force herself to the next stopping place, the next small portion of food, the next icy stream to be crossed. At the end of the trail waits a life of hard work and, perhaps, even a life of slavery. Mingled with her thoughts of Phineas Whitney, her sweetheart on his way to Harvard, is the crying of her sister’s baby, Captive, born on the trail. Miriam and her companions finally reach Montreal, a city of shifting loyalties filled with the intrigue of war, and here, by a sudden twist of fortune, Miriam meets the prominent Du Quesne family, who introduce her to a life she has never imagined. Based on an actual narrative diary published in 1807, Calico Captive skillfully reenacts an absorbing facet of history. “Vital and vivid, this short novel based on the actual captivity of a pre-Revolutionary girl of Charlestown, New Hampshire, presents American history with force and verve.” —Kirkus Reviews

Indian Captive

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Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1453227520
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (532 download)

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Book Synopsis Indian Captive by : Lois Lenski

Download or read book Indian Captive written by Lois Lenski and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2011-12-27 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Newbery Honor book inspired by the true story of a girl captured by a Shawnee war party in Colonial America and traded to a Seneca tribe. When twelve-year-old Mary Jemison and her family are captured by Shawnee raiders, she’s sure they’ll all be killed. Instead, Mary is separated from her siblings and traded to two Seneca sisters, who adopt her and make her one of their own. Mary misses her home, but the tribe is kind to her. She learns to plant crops, make clay pots, and sew moccasins, just as the other members do. Slowly, Mary realizes that the Indians are not the monsters she believed them to be. When Mary is given the chance to return to her world, will she want to leave the tribe that has become her family? This Newbery Honor book is based on the true story of Mary Jemison, the pioneer known as the “White Woman of the Genesee.” This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lois Lenski including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

The Ransom of Mercy Carter

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Publisher : Delacorte Press
ISBN 13 : 0375899235
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (758 download)

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Book Synopsis The Ransom of Mercy Carter by : Caroline B. Cooney

Download or read book The Ransom of Mercy Carter written by Caroline B. Cooney and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deerfield, Massachusetts is one of the most remote, and therefore dangerous, settlements in the English colonies. In 1704 an Indian tribe attacks the town, and Mercy Carter becomes separated from the rest of her family, some of whom do not survive. Mercy and hundreds of other settlers are herded together and ordered by the Indians to start walking. The grueling journey -- three hundred miles north to a Kahnawake Indian village in Canada -- takes more than 40 days. At first Mercy's only hope is that the English government in Boston will send ransom for her and the other white settlers. But days turn into months and Mercy, who has become a Kahnawake daughter, thinks less and less of ransom, of Deerfield, and even of her "English" family. She slowly discovers that the "savages" have traditions and family life that soon become her own, and Mercy begins to wonder: If ransom comes, will she take it?

The Prospering

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis The Prospering by : Elizabeth George Speare

Download or read book The Prospering written by Elizabeth George Speare and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youngest daughter of an 18th century New England pioneer family tells of the founding of the Stockbridge Indian mission.

The Sign of the Beaver

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0547348703
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book The Sign of the Beaver written by Elizabeth George Speare and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1983-04-27 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 1984 Newbery Honor Book Although he faces responsibility bravely, thirteen-year-old Matt is more than a little apprehensive when his father leaves him alone to guard their new cabin in the wilderness. When a renegade white stranger steals his gun, Matt realizes he has no way to shoot game or to protect himself. When Matt meets Attean, a boy in the Beaver clan, he begins to better understand their way of life and their growing problem in adapting to the white man and the changing frontier. Elizabeth George Speare’s Newbery Honor-winning survival story is filled with wonderful detail about living in the wilderness and the relationships that formed between settlers and natives in the 1700s. Now with an introduction by Joseph Bruchac.

The Lacemaker and the Princess

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416985832
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (169 download)

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Book Synopsis The Lacemaker and the Princess by : Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Download or read book The Lacemaker and the Princess written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vivid portrait of France on the eve of the Revolution is also a touching tale of two friends torn apart by class and the powerful political force of democratic freedom.

Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481403966
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (814 download)

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Book Synopsis Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin by : Marguerite Henry

Download or read book Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin written by Marguerite Henry and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newbery Award–winning author Marguerite Henry’s beloved novel about a boy who would do anything to paint is now available in a collectible hardcover gift edition. Benjamin West was born with an extraordinary gift—the gift of creating paintings of people, animals, and landscapes so true to life they “took one’s breath away.” But Benjamin is part of a deeply religious Quaker family, and Quaker beliefs forbid the creation of images. Because Benjamin’s family didn’t approve of his art, he had to make his own painting supplies. The local Native Americans taught him how to mix paints from earth, clay, and plants. And his cat, Grimalkin, sacrificed hair from his tail for Ben’s brushes. This classic story from Newbery Award–winning author Marguerite Henry features the original text and illustrations in a gorgeous collectible hardcover edition.

UC Hornbooks and Inkwells

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101643579
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis UC Hornbooks and Inkwells by : Verla Kay

Download or read book UC Hornbooks and Inkwells written by Verla Kay and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-07-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life in an eighteenth-century one-room schoolhouse might be different from today-but like any other pair of siblings, brothers Peter and John Paul get up to plenty of mischief! Readers follow the two as they work with birch-bark paper and hornbooks, play tricks on each other, get in trouble, and celebrate when John Paul learns to read and write. Verla Kay's trademark short and evocative verse and S. D. Schindler's lively art add humor and character to the classic schoolhouse scenes, and readers will love discovering the differences-and similarities- to their own school days.

Woods Runner

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Publisher : Wendy Lamb Books
ISBN 13 : 037585908X
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (758 download)

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Book Synopsis Woods Runner by : Gary Paulsen

Download or read book Woods Runner written by Gary Paulsen and published by Wendy Lamb Books. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel, 13, spends his days in the forest, hunting for food for his family. He has grown up on the frontier of a British colony, America. Far from any town, or news of the war against the King that American patriots have begun near Boston. But the war comes to them. British soldiers and Iroquois attack. Samuel’s parents are taken away, prisoners. Samuel follows, hiding, moving silently, determined to find a way to rescue them. Each day he confronts the enemy, and the tragedy and horror of this war. But he also discovers allies, men and women working secretly for the patriot cause. And he learns that he must go deep into enemy territory to find his parents: all the way to the British headquarters, New York City.

Lyddie

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0140373896
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (43 download)

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Book Synopsis Lyddie by : Katherine Paterson

Download or read book Lyddie written by Katherine Paterson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From two-time Newbery award-winning author Katherine Paterson. When Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family farm's debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family once again. Hearing about all the money a girl can make working in the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, she makes her way there, only to find that her dreams of returning home may never come true. Includes an all-new common core aligned educator's guide. "Rich in historical detail...a superb story of grit, determination, and personal growth." —The Horn Book, starred review "Lyddie is full of life, full of lives, full of reality." —The New York Times Book Review An ALA Notable Book An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A Booklist Editor's Choice American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists" School Library Journal Best Book Parents magazine Best Book

The Bronze Bow

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Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780808539001
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (39 download)

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Book Synopsis The Bronze Bow by : Elizabeth George Speare

Download or read book The Bronze Bow written by Elizabeth George Speare and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1961 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young Jewish rebel is filled with hatred for the Romans and a desire to avenge his parents' deaths until Jesus of Nazareth teaches him love and understanding of others. A Newbery Medal book.

Struggle for a Continent

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0688134505
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (881 download)

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Book Synopsis Struggle for a Continent by : Betsy Maestro

Download or read book Struggle for a Continent written by Betsy Maestro and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2000-09-05 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As early as 1630, Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands had settlements or colonies in North America. Always looking for ways to expand their territory, these European nations were constantly at war with one another over trade, borders, and religious differences. Beginning in 1689, their conflicts in Europe spread across the Atlantic to America. Over the next seventy years, competing European powers would battle for control of the New World. The winner would take the prize -- all of North America. Struggle for a Continent tells the riveting story of the French and Indian Wars seventy-four years of fighting that determined the destiny of the future United States. Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2001, National Council for SS & Child. Book Council

The Captive Mind

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (385 download)

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Book Synopsis The Captive Mind by : Czesław Miłosz

Download or read book The Captive Mind written by Czesław Miłosz and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Stepping on the Cracks

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547076606
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)

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Book Synopsis Stepping on the Cracks by : Mary Downing Hahn

Download or read book Stepping on the Cracks written by Mary Downing Hahn and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2009 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a small Southern town in 1944, two girls secretly help a seriously ill army deserter, a decision that changes their perceptions of right and wrong. Issues of moral ambiguity and accepting consequences for actions are thoughtfully considered in this deftly crafted story.

I Am George Washington Carver

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593223098
Total Pages : 15 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)

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Book Synopsis I Am George Washington Carver by : Brooke Vitale

Download or read book I Am George Washington Carver written by Brooke Vitale and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An 8x8 based on an episode from the PBS KIDS animated television series Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum starring George Washington Carver. Based on the children's book series ORDINARY PEOPLE CHANGE THE WORLD by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos, the series will introduce kids to inspiring historical figures and the character virtues that helped them succeed. With the help of inventor, painter, musician, and botanist George Washington Carver, Brad, Xavier, and Yadina come together to learn how to take care of the Earth. This episode-based 8x8 will focus on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves.

Racso and the Rats of NIMH

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0064402452
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (644 download)

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Book Synopsis Racso and the Rats of NIMH by : Jane Leslie Conly

Download or read book Racso and the Rats of NIMH written by Jane Leslie Conly and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1988-09-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Racso, a brash and boastful little rodent, is making his way to Thorn Valley, determined to learn how to read and write and become a hero. His bragging and lies get him off to a bad start, but a crisis gives him the opportunity to prove his mettle. A worthy successor [to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, a Newbery Medal winner by the author's father].' 'BL. 1986 Children's Editors' Choices (BL) Children's Choices for 1987 (IRA/CBC) Notable 1986 Childrens' Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) 1986 Children's Books (NY Public Library) Best Science Fiction/Fantasy 1986 (VOYA)

In the Reign of Terror

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis In the Reign of Terror by : George Alfred Henty

Download or read book In the Reign of Terror written by George Alfred Henty and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: