Adopted by Indians: A True Story
By: Thomas Jefferson Mayfield
3.94
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
This book gives younger readers a close-up view of traditional California Indian life and early Cal…
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1. Mountain Born (Mountain Born, #1)
By: Elizabeth Yates , Nora S. Unwin , Nora Spicer Unwin
4.00
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
In Mountain Born by Elizabeth Yates, she used her experiences from her early years of living on her… read more
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"There are many things in the world. If we care for them all a little, we won't feel the hurt too much when we part with one."-Elizabeth Yates, Mountain Born (Mountain Born, #1)
"Benj had once said, "A man must have a care to what he puts in his mind, for when he's alone on a hillside and draws it out he'll want treasures to be his company, not regrets."-Elizabeth Yates, Mountain Born (Mountain Born, #1)
2. Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)
By: Ralph Moody
4.27
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
Ralph was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Thr… read more
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"There are only two kinds of men in this world: Honest men and dishonest men. There are black men and white men and yellow men and red men, but nothing counts except whether they're honest men or dish…"-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)
"You know, Son, sometimes a fellow has to take a licking for doing the right thing. A licking only lasts a short while, even if it's a hard one, but failing to do the right thing will often make a mar…"-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)
3. The Witch of Blackbird Pond
By: Elizabeth George Speare
4.02
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Newbery Medal Winner (1959) Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at the col… read more
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"People are afraid of things they don’t understand."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
"Hannah's magic cure for every ill," he teased. "Blueberry cake and a kitten."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
"She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
"She and Prudence sat on a cool grassy carpet. A pale green curtain of branches just brushed the grasses and threw a filigree of shadows, as delicate as the wrought silver, on the child’s face."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
4. Walk the World's Rim
By: Betty Baker
3.79
Format: 170 pages, Paperback
A 14-year old Indian joins Cabeza de Vaca's 16th-century expedition through the Southwest. A vivid … read more
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5. North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)
By: Andrew Peterson
4.55
Format: 331 pages, Paperback
First they found themselves On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness. Now they must make their way… read more
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"You call that poetry?"-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)
"She poured her heart into the song and filled it with everything she felt"-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)
"Podo and Leeli finally came back to where the others rested, and though her face still bore the weight of her sorrow, Janner could see that is sister was present. Her eyes didn't see stare into nothi…"-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)
"He was only twelve, but he knew enough to realize that the way before him would be hard. Is it worth it? he asked himself. Was it worth losing his old life in order to learn the truth of who he was a…"-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)
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7. Blue Willow
By: Doris Gates
4.29
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
To Janey Larkin, the blue willow plate was the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of the ho… read more
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8. Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest
By: Gerald McDermott
3.50
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Raven, the trickster, wants to give people the gift of light. But can he find out where Sky Chief k… read more
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9. The Arrow Over the Door
By: Joseph Bruchac , James Watling
3.92
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
To fourteen-year-old Samuel Russell, called "coward" for his peace-loving Quaker beliefs, the summe… read more
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10. By the Great Horn Spoon!
By: Sid Fleischman
4.48
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
For fans of theI Survivedseries--a rollicking adventure from the California Gold Rush! When Jack's … read more
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11. Who Was Steve Jobs?
By: Nancy Harrison , John O'Brien , Meg Belviso , Pam Pollack
2.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San Francisco, packed a lot of life into fifty-six sh… read more
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- nonfiction
12. The Door in the Wall
By: Marguerite de Angeli
4.88
Format: 242 pages,
The bells clang above plague-ridden London as Robin lies helpless, cold, and hungry. The great hous… read more
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13. The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
By: Garth Williams , George Selden
4.04
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
One night, the sounds of New York City--the rumbling of subway trains, thrumming of automobile tire… read more
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"Harry had been down to Washington Square to hear an open-air concert of chamber music. How you could play chamber music outdoors Chester didn't understand—but it was New York and anything could happe…"-Garth Williams, The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
"I guess I'm just feeling Septemberish," sighed Chester. "It's getting towards autumn now. And it's so pretty up in Connecticut. All the trees change color. The days get very clear―with a little smoke…"-Garth Williams, The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
"Just this once, in the very heart of the busiest of cities, everyone was perfectly content not to move and hardly to breathe. And for those few minutes, while the song lasted, Times Square was still …"-Garth Williams, The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
"Chester's playing filled the station. Like ripples around a stone dropped into still water, the circles of silence spread out from the newsstand. And as people listened, a change came over their face…"-Garth Williams, The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
14. The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
By: Susan Wise Bauer
3.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting his… read more
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- nonfiction
15. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
By: Andrew Peterson
4.33
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and the… read more
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"Even if hope is just a low ember at night, in the morning you can still start a fire."-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
"Esben Igiby was seeping into Janner’s thoughts, and there was no way to seal the leak."-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
"But other than the cruel fangs and the constant threat of death and torture, there wasn't much to fear in Skree."-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
"There's just something about the way he sings. It makes me think of when it snows outside, and the fire is warm, and Podo is telling us a story while you're cooking, and there's no place I'd rather b…"-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
16. Sticks Across the Chimney: A Story of Denmark
By: Nora Burglon
3.67
Format: 346 pages, Paperback
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17. Song of the Swallows
By: Leo Politi
3.69
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Every summer, the swallows leave San Juan Capistrano and fly far away, to a peaceful green island-b… read more
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18. The Children's Book of Virtues
By: William J. Bennett , Michael Hague
4.24
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
The perfect companion to William J. Bennett's number-one bestseller; The Book of Virtues, The Child… read more
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19. Homer Price
By: Robert McCloskey
4.09
Format: 149 pages, Paperback
Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; wh… read more
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"By the time Uncle Ulysses and the sheriff arrived and pushed through the crowd, the lunchroom was a calamity of doughnuts! Doughnuts in the window, doughnuts piled high on the shelves, doughnuts stac…"-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price
"Homer got down from the chair and pushed a button on the machine marked, "start". Rings of batter started dropping into the hot fat. After a ring of batter was cooked on one side, an automatic gadget…"-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price
20. Detectives in Togas
By: Richard Winston , Clara Winston , Henry Winterfeld , Charlotte Kleinert
3.33
Format: 140 pages, Paperback
In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . th… read more
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22. By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, #5)
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams
3.61
Format: 130 pages, Paperback
Laura and her family are head to the Dakota Territory for a chance to own their own land--and stop … read more
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23. The Year of Miss Agnes
By: Kirkpatrick Hill
3.97
Format: None pages,
For use in schools and libraries only. Ten-year-old Fred (short for Frederika) narrates the story o… read more
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24. Junipero Serra: Founder of the California Missions
By: Emmanuel Beaudesson , Linda Gondosch
4.03
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In 18th-century Spain, daring stories of missionaries spreading the good news of the Gospel in the … read more
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25. Patty Reed's Doll: The Story of the Donner Party
By: Elizabeth Michaels , None
3.83
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
In the winter of 1846, the Donner Party was stranded by heavy snows in the Sierra Nevada mountains.… read more
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26. Esperanza Rising
By: Pam Muñoz Ryan
4.29
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fan… read more
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27. Tales of Robin Hood
By: Felicity Brooks , Tony Allan
4.10
Format: 338 pages, Paperback
-- Filled with adventure, excitement and suspense-- Action-packed illustrations help bring the stor… read more
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28. Island of the Blue Dolphins
By: Scott O'Dell
3.87
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, … read more
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"They were black like a lizard's and very large and, like the eyes of a lizard, could sometimes look sleepy."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
"Everyone in our tribe had two names, the real one which was secret and was seldom used, and one which was common, for if people use your secret name it becomes worn out and loses its magic."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
"Below me Rontu was running along the cliffs barking at the screaming gulls. Pelicans were chattering as they finished the blue water. But suddenly I thought of Tutok, and the island seemed very quiet."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
29. Raising Emotionally Strong Boys: Tools Your Son Can Build On for Life
By: David Thomas
4.58
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
About those meltdowns, blowups, and one-word answers . . . Some say that's just how boys are--pr… read more
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30. Jessie Benton Fremont: California Pioneer
By: Marguerite Higgins
3.50
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
Any history of California is incomplete without the story of this dynamic woman who was one of the … read more
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31. Adopted by Indians: A True Story
By: Thomas Jefferson Mayfield
3.94
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
This book gives younger readers a close-up view of traditional California Indian life and early Cal… read more
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