Kristiana Gregory
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A diary account of fourteen-year-old Susanna Fairchild's life in 1849, when her father succumbs to gold fever on the way to establish his medical practice in Oregon after losing his wife and money on their steamship journey from New York. Includes a historical note
Author
Series
Prairie River volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When spring arrives, Albert, Nessa's old friend from the orphanage, joins her in Kansas, but she discovers that their relationship has changed
Author
Series
Prairie River volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Nessa prepares to celebrate Christmas with the Lockett family until someone from her past arrives in Prairie River
Author
Series
Prairie River volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Nessa can't remember a home other than the orphange, and now she has no choice but to leave. Her plan is to escape on the next stagecoach west--one headed toward Prairie River, Kansas, a town in the middle of nowhere..."
Author
Series
Publisher
Live Oak Media
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Through diary entries, 11-year-old Abby Stewart, whose family lives near Valley Forge, records what it must have been like to live among the soldiers, along with the myriad emotions that a young girl might have had toward them and the war. This realistic look at the Revolutionary War is rounded out with lengthy historical notes, as well as an epilogue that reveals the fates of these fictional characters.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
While her father is in hiding after attempts on his life, twelve-year-old Cleopatra records in her diary how she fears for her own safety and hopes to survive to become Queen of Egypt some day
Author
Series
Publisher
Live Oak Media
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
At first, 13-year-old Hattie and her family find the wagon train adventue exciting, but as time passes, death, disease, weather, and the terrain make it a tedious and dangerous trip. Through Hattie's diary, the rigors - and the joys - of this fascinating era in history are deftly chronicled.
Author
Series
Cabin Creek mysteries volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"It's the middle of the night when Jeff spots someone dumping a large bundle into the lake. It's too dark to identify anyone -- or anything. But the cousins immediately suspect foul play, and plunge right into the mystery. Before they know it, the kids of Cabin Creek are in too deep. Everyone is a suspect -- and the cousins are all in danger!"--P. [4] of cover
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Lost Island was off limits -- until now. Jeff and David are going to the deserted island to search for clues -- and hidden treasure. Town legend tells of a robber and a secret cave, but the brothers have to piece the truth together. With the help of their cousin, Claire, they'll get to the bottom of the mystery, no matter what they have to dig up!"--P. [4] of cover
Author
Series
Cabin Creek mysteries volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Jeff, David, and Claire love their winter break jobs at the ski chalet on Blue Mountain where they get to snowboard and go sledding between shifts of cleaning and tending to the grounds. But when things start going missing from the chalet, the cousins find themselves prime suspects..."--P. [4] of cover
Author
Series
Cabin Creek mysteries volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When a camper disappears from the dangerous lookout at Skull Cliff, the cousins wonder if it is the old town curse at work. Then the police discover a ransom note, and everyone is in search of a kidnapper. But Jeff, David, and Claire can't make the clues fit. Was the bossy boy from the city kidnapped, or did something even spookier take place on Skull Cliff?
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A fictional diary of Princess Sophie, later named Catherine, from 1743 until 1745, when at age fifteen she is married to her second cousin Peter, Grand Duke of Russia, who will one day be Emperor. Includes historical notes on her later life
20) We are patriots
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In her diary, ten-year-old Hope writes about her life as a patriot in 1777 Philadelphia, as the Redcoats try to take over her city and defeat the Continental Army. Includes historical notes