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Magic tree house. Original series volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to the Wild West, where they experience excitement and danger and try to solve a riddle.
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 23
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Jack and Annie travel back to the Kansas prairie in search of "something to learn," they gain an understanding of how hard life was for pioneers and they experience the terror of a tornado.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 18
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At what point does a group of strangers become a community? When young Bendigo Shafter and a ragtag bunch of travelers settle in the rugged Wyoming mountains, they quickly come to depend on a toughness and wisdom many of them never knew they possessed. Led by the beautiful and resourceful widow Ruth Macken, the settlers battle harsh winters, renegade opportunists, and the destructive lure of gold. Through these brutally demanding experiences, young...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
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"Laura and Almanzo have married and begun their new life together. They must face storms, sickness, and provide for their new baby, Rose. Their pioneer lives have trained them well, however, and they are determined to succeed"--P. [4] of cover.
6) Sitka
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 13
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Jean LaBarge always felt drawn by the strength and beauty of Sitka, the majestic gateway to Alaska. Now a battle-hardened adventurer, Jean decides to take on the dangers of this distant land himself. But the men who control Sitka have other--more sinister--plans for him, as they move swiftly to destroy Jean. Fired by the call of his country, Jean is ready for a fight--to win Alaska for America.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
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"Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is close to 'aging out' out of the foster care system. A community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping Molly out of juvie and worse ... As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly learns that she and Vivian aren't as different as they seem to be. A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
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Pa Ingalls decides to sell the old house, and the family sets out for Indian Country! They travel from Wisconson to Kansas and there, finally, Pa builds their little house on the prairie. Sometimes farm life is difficult, even dangerous, but Laura and the family are kept busy and are happy with the promise of their new life on the prairie.
13) Swamp Angel
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Pub. Date
1994.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Along with other amazing feats, Angelica Longrider, also known as Swamp Angel, wrestles a huge bear, known as Thundering Tarnation, to save the winter supplies of the settlers in Tennessee.
14) Hondo: a novel
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
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While on his way to deliver information about an imminent Apache raid, Honda Lane comes upon an isolated ranch occupied by Angie Lowe. Together, they must protecting themselves against an uprising led by the Apache warrior, Vittoro.
15) Reilly's luck
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Val Darrant was four years old when he was abandoned on a cold, snowy night. But he did not die: he met Will Riley. A gentleman and a gambler, Reilly knew the odds and played them. But what were the odds in taking on a frightened young boy?
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Leah's garden volume 1
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"Larkspur Nielsen is ready for a change. Her parents have passed on, and her older brother is successfully running the family business. She bristles at the small-mindedness that permeates life in her small Ohio community, and she sees little chance of a satisfying future there. She has a little money saved, and after turning the tables on a crooked gambler who had fleeced several locals, including her younger brother, she can stake a new start for...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Description
East Texas wasn't much of a home for Cullen Baker. Few liked him, and some even tried to kill him. Yet after three hard years of wandering, he's come back to farm the land that's rightfully his. Only Cullen's in for an unwelcome homecoming: his neighbors have long memories, the Reconstructionists have greedy hearts, and his worst enemy has teamed up with a vicious outlaw. But Cullen isn't about to back down. Instead, he's intent on perfecting a new...