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Morning Girl

Morning Girl

by Dorris, Michael

Book - 1999

Morning Girl, who loves the day, and her younger brother Star Boy, who loves the night, take turns describing their life on an island in pre-Columbian Ame...Show more Morning Girl, who loves the day, and her younger brother Star Boy, who loves the night, take turns describing their life on an island in pre-Columbian America; in Morning Girl's last narrative, she witnesses the arrival of the first Europeans to her world. Grade: 4+ Show less

Morning Girl, who loves the day, and her younger brother Star Boy, who loves the night, take turns describing their life on an island in pre-Columbian Ame...Show more Morning Girl, who loves the day, and her younger brother Star Boy, who loves the night, take turns describing their life on an island in pre-Columbian America; in Morning Girl's last narrative, she witnesses the arrival of the first Europeans to her world. Grade: 4+ Show less

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Peacemaker

Peacemaker

by Bruchac, Joseph

Book - 2021

A twelve-year-old Iroquois boy rethinks his calling after witnessing the arrival of a mystical figure with a message of peace in this historical novel based on the creation of the Iroquois Confederacy. Grade: 4+. A twelve-year-old Iroquois boy rethinks his calling after witnessing the arrival of a mystical figure with a message of peace in this historical novel based on the creation of the Iroquois Confederacy. Grade: 4+. Show less

A twelve-year-old Iroquois boy rethinks his calling after witnessing the arrival of a mystical figure with a message of peace in this historical novel based on the creation of the Iroquois Confederacy. Grade: 4+. A twelve-year-old Iroquois boy rethinks his calling after witnessing the arrival of a mystical figure with a message of peace in this historical novel based on the creation of the Iroquois Confederacy. Grade: 4+. Show less

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Hiawatha and the Peacemaker

Hiawatha and the Peacemaker

by Robertson, Robbie

Book - 2015

Hiawatha, a Mohawk, is plotting revenge for the murder of his wife and daughters by the evil Onondaga Chief, Tadodaho, when he meets the Great Peacemaker,...Show more Hiawatha, a Mohawk, is plotting revenge for the murder of his wife and daughters by the evil Onondaga Chief, Tadodaho, when he meets the Great Peacemaker, who enlists his help in bringing the nations together to share his vision of a new way of life marked by peace, love, and unity rather than war, hate, and fear. Includes historical notes. Grade: 3+ Show less

Hiawatha, a Mohawk, is plotting revenge for the murder of his wife and daughters by the evil Onondaga Chief, Tadodaho, when he meets the Great Peacemaker,...Show more Hiawatha, a Mohawk, is plotting revenge for the murder of his wife and daughters by the evil Onondaga Chief, Tadodaho, when he meets the Great Peacemaker, who enlists his help in bringing the nations together to share his vision of a new way of life marked by peace, love, and unity rather than war, hate, and fear. Includes historical notes. Grade: 3+ Show less

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Blue Birds

Blue Birds

by Rose, Caroline Starr

Book - 2015

In 1587 as tensions rise between the English settlers and the Native peoples on Roanoke Island, twelve-year-old Alis forms an impossible friendship with a native girl named Kimi. Grade: 4+ In 1587 as tensions rise between the English settlers and the Native peoples on Roanoke Island, twelve-year-old Alis forms an impossible friendship with a native girl named Kimi. Grade: 4+ Show less

In 1587 as tensions rise between the English settlers and the Native peoples on Roanoke Island, twelve-year-old Alis forms an impossible friendship with a native girl named Kimi. Grade: 4+ In 1587 as tensions rise between the English settlers and the Native peoples on Roanoke Island, twelve-year-old Alis forms an impossible friendship with a native girl named Kimi. Grade: 4+ Show less

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Our Strange New Land

Our Strange New Land

by Hermes, Patricia

Book - 2002

In May 1607, 3 ships sailed up the James River in Virginia. In the riverbank marshes, they made land and hung the flag--England's flag--establishing the f...Show more In May 1607, 3 ships sailed up the James River in Virginia. In the riverbank marshes, they made land and hung the flag--England's flag--establishing the first permanent English colony in Jamestown, Virginia. In 1609, the first ship carrying women and children arrived. After 71 days at sea, nine-year-old Elizabeth Barker is thrilled to be on dry land. Lizzie keeps a journal for Caleb, her twin brother who stayed in England because of his weak lungs. In her buoyant entries, Lizzie tells of the abundant forests, trading with and learning from the Indians, and adventures with her new friends. Part of My America series. Grade: 3+ Show less

In May 1607, 3 ships sailed up the James River in Virginia. In the riverbank marshes, they made land and hung the flag--England's flag--establishing the f...Show more In May 1607, 3 ships sailed up the James River in Virginia. In the riverbank marshes, they made land and hung the flag--England's flag--establishing the first permanent English colony in Jamestown, Virginia. In 1609, the first ship carrying women and children arrived. After 71 days at sea, nine-year-old Elizabeth Barker is thrilled to be on dry land. Lizzie keeps a journal for Caleb, her twin brother who stayed in England because of his weak lungs. In her buoyant entries, Lizzie tells of the abundant forests, trading with and learning from the Indians, and adventures with her new friends. Part of My America series. Grade: 3+ Show less

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A Journey to the New World

A Journey to the New World

The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple

by Lasky, Kathryn

Book - 2010

Arriving in the New World after a grueling Atlantic crossing, Mayflower passenger Mem cares for her dying fellow pilgrims while befriending Native American Squanto, who assists her family through a first year of tragedy and thanksgiving. Grade 4+. Arriving in the New World after a grueling Atlantic crossing, Mayflower passenger Mem cares for her dying fellow pilgrims while befriending Native American Squanto, who assists her family through a first year of tragedy and thanksgiving. Grade 4+. Show less

Arriving in the New World after a grueling Atlantic crossing, Mayflower passenger Mem cares for her dying fellow pilgrims while befriending Native American Squanto, who assists her family through a first year of tragedy and thanksgiving. Grade 4+. Arriving in the New World after a grueling Atlantic crossing, Mayflower passenger Mem cares for her dying fellow pilgrims while befriending Native American Squanto, who assists her family through a first year of tragedy and thanksgiving. Grade 4+. Show less

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The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce

The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce

A Pilgrim Boy

by Rinaldi, Ann

Book - 2000

A fourteen-year-old indentured servant keeps a journal of his experiences on the Mayflower and during the building of Plimoth Plantation in 1620 and 1621. Grade 4+. A fourteen-year-old indentured servant keeps a journal of his experiences on the Mayflower and during the building of Plimoth Plantation in 1620 and 1621. Grade 4+. Show less

A fourteen-year-old indentured servant keeps a journal of his experiences on the Mayflower and during the building of Plimoth Plantation in 1620 and 1621. Grade 4+. A fourteen-year-old indentured servant keeps a journal of his experiences on the Mayflower and during the building of Plimoth Plantation in 1620 and 1621. Grade 4+. Show less

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

by Speare, Elizabeth George

Book - 1986

In 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft. Grade: 5+ In 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft. Grade: 5+ Show less

In 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft. Grade: 5+ In 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft. Grade: 5+ Show less

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Trouble at Fort La Pointe

Trouble at Fort La Pointe

by Ernst, Kathleen

Book - 2010

In the 1700s, Suzette, an Ojibwa-French girl, hopes that her father will win a fur-trapping contest so that he can stay with his family year-round, but wh...Show more In the 1700s, Suzette, an Ojibwa-French girl, hopes that her father will win a fur-trapping contest so that he can stay with his family year-round, but when he is accused of stealing, Suzette must use her knowledge of both French and Ojibwa ways to find the real thief. Part of the Mysteries through Time series. Grade: 4+ Show less

In the 1700s, Suzette, an Ojibwa-French girl, hopes that her father will win a fur-trapping contest so that he can stay with his family year-round, but wh...Show more In the 1700s, Suzette, an Ojibwa-French girl, hopes that her father will win a fur-trapping contest so that he can stay with his family year-round, but when he is accused of stealing, Suzette must use her knowledge of both French and Ojibwa ways to find the real thief. Part of the Mysteries through Time series. Grade: 4+ Show less

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Calico Bush

Calico Bush

by Field, Rachel

Book - 1998

Left orphaned and alone shortly after her French family arrives in the New World, young Marguerite Ledoux becomes an indentured servant and must survive t...Show more Left orphaned and alone shortly after her French family arrives in the New World, young Marguerite Ledoux becomes an indentured servant and must survive the dangers of hostile Indians, the bitter, hungry winter of 1743, and the people in Maine who treat her with suspicion because she is a "foreigner." Grade: 4+ Show less

Left orphaned and alone shortly after her French family arrives in the New World, young Marguerite Ledoux becomes an indentured servant and must survive t...Show more Left orphaned and alone shortly after her French family arrives in the New World, young Marguerite Ledoux becomes an indentured servant and must survive the dangers of hostile Indians, the bitter, hungry winter of 1743, and the people in Maine who treat her with suspicion because she is a "foreigner." Grade: 4+ Show less

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Ann's Story, 1747

Ann's Story, 1747

by Nixon, Joan Lowery

Book - 2000

Ann, a young girl in eighteenth-century Williamsburg, wants to become a doctor like her father, but she is not allowed even to study Latin or mathematics. Part of the Young Americans series. Grade: 4+ Ann, a young girl in eighteenth-century Williamsburg, wants to become a doctor like her father, but she is not allowed even to study Latin or mathematics. Part of the Young Americans series. Grade: 4+ Show less

Ann, a young girl in eighteenth-century Williamsburg, wants to become a doctor like her father, but she is not allowed even to study Latin or mathematics. Part of the Young Americans series. Grade: 4+ Ann, a young girl in eighteenth-century Williamsburg, wants to become a doctor like her father, but she is not allowed even to study Latin or mathematics. Part of the Young Americans series. Grade: 4+ Show less

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Enemy in the Fort

Enemy in the Fort

by Buckey, Sarah Masters

Book - 2001

In 1754, with her own parents taken captive, twelve-year-old Rebecca must confront her fear and hatred of the Abenaki when a boy raised by members of that...Show more In 1754, with her own parents taken captive, twelve-year-old Rebecca must confront her fear and hatred of the Abenaki when a boy raised by members of that tribe is brought to the fort at Charleston, New Hampshire, just before a series of thefts occurs. Part of the American Girl series. Grade: 4+ Show less

In 1754, with her own parents taken captive, twelve-year-old Rebecca must confront her fear and hatred of the Abenaki when a boy raised by members of that...Show more In 1754, with her own parents taken captive, twelve-year-old Rebecca must confront her fear and hatred of the Abenaki when a boy raised by members of that tribe is brought to the fort at Charleston, New Hampshire, just before a series of thefts occurs. Part of the American Girl series. Grade: 4+ Show less

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The Winter People

The Winter People

by Bruchac, Joseph

Book - 2002

As the French and Indian War rages in October of 1759, Saxso, a fourteen-year-old Abenaki boy, pursues the English rangers who have attacked his village and taken his mother and sisters hostage. Grade: 5+ As the French and Indian War rages in October of 1759, Saxso, a fourteen-year-old Abenaki boy, pursues the English rangers who have attacked his village and taken his mother and sisters hostage. Grade: 5+ Show less

As the French and Indian War rages in October of 1759, Saxso, a fourteen-year-old Abenaki boy, pursues the English rangers who have attacked his village and taken his mother and sisters hostage. Grade: 5+ As the French and Indian War rages in October of 1759, Saxso, a fourteen-year-old Abenaki boy, pursues the English rangers who have attacked his village and taken his mother and sisters hostage. Grade: 5+ Show less

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Caesar's Story, 1759

Caesar's Story, 1759

by Nixon, Joan Lowery

Book - 2000

After having been a slave on Carter's Grove plantation near Williamsburg, Virginia since childhood, Caesar finally finds a way to plan his own future. Part of the Young Americans series. Grade: 4+ After having been a slave on Carter's Grove plantation near Williamsburg, Virginia since childhood, Caesar finally finds a way to plan his own future. Part of the Young Americans series. Grade: 4+ Show less

After having been a slave on Carter's Grove plantation near Williamsburg, Virginia since childhood, Caesar finally finds a way to plan his own future. Part of the Young Americans series. Grade: 4+ After having been a slave on Carter's Grove plantation near Williamsburg, Virginia since childhood, Caesar finally finds a way to plan his own future. Part of the Young Americans series. Grade: 4+ Show less

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Freedom's Pen

Freedom's Pen

A Story Based on the Life of Freed Slave and Author Phillis Wheatley

by Lawton, Wendy

Book - 2009

A fictionalized biography of Phillis Wheatley who was brought to America from Gambia as a slave and who later gained fame as an African American poet of great renown, from her time in Africa until she gained her freedom. Grade: 4+ A fictionalized biography of Phillis Wheatley who was brought to America from Gambia as a slave and who later gained fame as an African American poet of great renown, from her time in Africa until she gained her freedom. Grade: 4+ Show less

A fictionalized biography of Phillis Wheatley who was brought to America from Gambia as a slave and who later gained fame as an African American poet of great renown, from her time in Africa until she gained her freedom. Grade: 4+ A fictionalized biography of Phillis Wheatley who was brought to America from Gambia as a slave and who later gained fame as an African American poet of great renown, from her time in Africa until she gained her freedom. Grade: 4+ Show less

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Night Journeys

Night Journeys

by Avi

Book - 2000

In the spring of 1768, twelve-year-old Peter, living with his Quaker guardian near the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border, joins in the search for two runaway indentured servants. Grade: 5+. In the spring of 1768, twelve-year-old Peter, living with his Quaker guardian near the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border, joins in the search for two runaway indentured servants. Grade: 5+. Show less

In the spring of 1768, twelve-year-old Peter, living with his Quaker guardian near the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border, joins in the search for two runaway indentured servants. Grade: 5+. In the spring of 1768, twelve-year-old Peter, living with his Quaker guardian near the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border, joins in the search for two runaway indentured servants. Grade: 5+. Show less

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The Cabin Faced West

The Cabin Faced West

by Fritz, Jean

Book - 1987

Ann Hamilton's family has moved to the western frontier of Pennsylvania, and she misses her old home in Gettysburg. There are no girls her age on Hamilton...Show more Ann Hamilton's family has moved to the western frontier of Pennsylvania, and she misses her old home in Gettysburg. There are no girls her age on Hamilton Hill, and life is hard. But when the Hamiltons survive a terrible storm and receive a surprise visit from George Washington, Ann realizes that pioneer life is exciting and special. Grade: 3+. Show less

Ann Hamilton's family has moved to the western frontier of Pennsylvania, and she misses her old home in Gettysburg. There are no girls her age on Hamilton...Show more Ann Hamilton's family has moved to the western frontier of Pennsylvania, and she misses her old home in Gettysburg. There are no girls her age on Hamilton Hill, and life is hard. But when the Hamiltons survive a terrible storm and receive a surprise visit from George Washington, Ann realizes that pioneer life is exciting and special. Grade: 3+. Show less

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