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Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
141 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1931, "times are tough" for Anna Harrington. But times are even tougher for some of her friends, who've been devastated by the Great Depression. Dot's family is hungry and may lose its home, while Chet, riding the rails as a hobo in search of work, is in trouble with the law. Twelve-year-old Anna and her cousin, Fred, watch in sorrow as the others suffer, wondering what they can do to show God's love to their friends. Soon they come up with some...
2) True Blue
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
297 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1960s California, eighth-grader Abby Lovitt has trouble with True Blue, the newest horse on her family's ranch, a beautiful dappled gray who is so often spooked, Abby wonders if he is haunted by the ghost of his deceased former owner.
Author
Publisher
Barbour Pub
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In 1775, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the British siege brings increasing hardships and growing resentment to the community, eleven-year-old Kate decides to go against her Loyalist parents and help her cousin spy for the Patriots.
Author
Publisher
Barbour Pub
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
142 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1862, in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the Civil War progresses, eleven-year-old Daria and her twin brother, Andrew, begin to suspect that one of their mother's boarders is a Confederate spy.
Author
Publisher
Barbour Pub
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
137 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1621, newly arrived at Plymouth Colony, eleven-year-old Rebekah and her family find themselves facing a difficult winter with little food, inadequate shelter, sickness, and little hope for the future until help arrives with an unexpected visitor.