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Pub. Date
2021.
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Territory of Colorado, 1865. Millie knows the raucous mining town of Buckskin Joe is no place for children, but when Dom’s Uncle George shows up needing help, the whole family reluctantly heads to South Park. George has been accused of murdering his mining partner, Wandering Will, and although Millie questions his innocence, she finds there are many suspects who wanted Will dead. There’s fancy-girl Queeny, Will’s ex-wife, and dancehall-girl...
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Pub. Date
[2010]
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Sage Morrow has lost everything she loved. Now, she is a Colorado bounty hunter determined to track down and bring killers to justice ... and it's personal. But when the tables are turned, will Sage become the one who is hunted? A high-energy historical romance novel set in the late 1800s.
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Series
National Park Mystery volume Book 1
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"Before leaving on a two-month summer, Jake Evans finds a gift from his deceased grandfather that will lead him on a scavenger hunt through ten of America's most rugged, wild, and beautiful parks." from back cover.
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Pub. Date
2016.
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"The Silver Baron's Wife traces the rags-to-riches-to-rags life of Colorado's Baby Doe Tabor (Lizzie). This fascinating heroine worked in the silver mines and had two scandalous marriages, one to a philandering opium addict and one to a Senator and silver baron worth $24 million in the late 19th century. A divorcee shunned by Denver society, Lizzie raised two daughters in a villa where 100 peacocks roamed the lawns, entertained Sarah Bernhardt when...
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Series
National park mystery volume 2
Pub. Date
[2022].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"After camping in Rocky Mountain National Park, Jake and his friends travel to the Great Sand Dunes in southern Colorado. Exploring the heart of the dunes, they stumble upon something both unexpected and dangerous. Through more twists and turns, Jake's friendships and integrity are tested by choices that will demand smarts and courage. The mystery unfolds as Jake, Amber, and Wes learn about survival skills, natural history, integrity, character, and...
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Ruby and Maude adventures volume 1
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
In 1896 Ruby Mae Oliver, her father, and her best friend, Maude, the donkey are stranded in Cripple Creek when Ruby's father decides that she need a proper upbringing and sends her to school.
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Pub. Date
[2019]
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Territory of Colorado, 1864. Newlyweds, Millie and Dom Drouillard, are barely settled into wedded bliss when their neighbor the Widow Ferris is found dead with an icicle piercing her cold heart. Suspects abound--Widow Ferris has been blackmailing most of the upstanding citizens of Idaho Springs, including its sheriff. Millie's new husband Dom soon becomes the main suspect and is hauled off to jail for a taste of Denver City justice. Can Millie arrive...
15) Building up
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Pub. Date
c1979
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Four brief stories depict life in Colorado at the beginning of the twentieth century.
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"How far will she follow her dreams? Ohio farm country, 1897. Louisa, the spirited eldest daughter of Herzig and Clara Steinbacher, has her whole life ahead of her. She is seventeen, and dreams of the "outside world" beyond her doorstep. But when Clara dies in childbirth, Louisa is suddenly thrust into adulthood--with the burden of her mother's responsibilities...and the care of her younger siblings. The only world she has ever known closes around...
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Mysteries of Silver Peak volume 14
Pub. Date
[2015]
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"It's a peaceful day of horseback riding for Sadie, her daughter, and her grandchildren, until a squall sends them scurrying to a rustic shelter built by her late husband, T.R. When lightning damages a nearby tree, it reveals a long-kept secret: a rusty old tin with an ornate ring and a handwritten love poem hidden inside. The discover sends Sadie on a journey of remembrance and reflection of a pivotal moment as she tries to understand how the objects...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"Abraham Lincoln's portrait has been stolen from the Colorado State Capitol, and fifth-grader Silvie Blake is on the hunt for clues during her class field trip. Silvie is soon caught in a puzzling web woven around history, ghosts and her own family. As she solves one mystery after another she finds keys that unlock her past, an unexpected friendship, and a belief in herself that will change her life forever" -- from back cover.
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