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1	Great Turkey Walk more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist The year is 1860, and Simon Green has just failed the third grade--for the fourth time. He's not very book-smart, but Simon comes up with an ingenious plan that could earn him thousands of dollars, and all it entails is herding 1,000 turkeys from Missouri to Colorado. Simon reasons that once he gets the birds to Denver, where turkeys are scarce, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Skullduggery more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist Twelve-year-old Matthew Morrissey, an orphan living in New York, is hungry, tired, cold, and desperate to find a job. When he reads an advertisement calling for an assistant to the famous Dr. ABC, he can't wait to prove he's ready to do the job. But the doctor's practice might prove to be a little much for Matthew to handle--he learns that he has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Fortune's Fool more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist ""A well-mapped medieval road trip.""--The Bulletin Orphaned and left to make his own way in the world, Conrad the Good serves as court jester to a most unworthy master: Lord Otto "the Witless," who rarely appreciates jesting and acrobatics and more often rewards his good fool with a good whipping. So one night, Conrad flees, leaving Otto's realm ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.12! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Light of My Heart more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Seventh Knot more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist Wick had opened the door and was staring at the outside knob with an expression akin to fear and loathing. "Tell me it's not another--" "Four knots! Count them! Four knots looped around the knob like some kind of a--" Wick's voice broke. Miles patted his brother's shoulder. "It's all right. We mustn't let these warnings get to us. We'd be playing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions
6	Man of the Family more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist During the 1920s, life for Istvan, the eldest child of a Hungarian-American family, holds both joy and sadness. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Worlds Apart more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist Fifteen-year-old Christopher West narrates this tale of colonists who braved the Atlantic to reach the New World of Carolina. He makes fast friends with Asha-po, a young Sewee boy his own age. Asha-po teaches Christopher to hunt, and Christopher teaches Asha-po to play chess. But before long, tension develops between the tribe and the colonists, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| first editions
8	The 7th Knot more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist It's summer vacation, 1896, and Miles and his brother must spend it with rich, irritable Uncle Eustace, who wants to purchase art for his mansion. Little do the boys know that their summer will take them on a high-flying chase across Italy and Germany, searching for an answer to the mysterious disappearance of thier uncle's servant and six ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.05! \| SVS
9	Born for Adventure more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist Tom Ormsby embarks on the adventure of a lifetime when he joins Henry Morton Stanleys expedition to rescue the Emin Pasha in the Sudan see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies
10	Playing with Fire more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist In this novel set in 1924, a girl named Greer is burdened by her psychic ability to read other people's auras. When her mother, Madame Camille, announces her plans to spend the summer at a mansion on Long Island conducting seances, Greer is more than happy for the diversion. However, Greer is wary of the fact that Camille's rather untrustworthy ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	From This Day Forward more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist The year Johnny taught Maggie to read was the year she fell in love with him, but it would be seven more years before they would marry. Then they trekked across frontier America with their books and Bibles to share their knowledge. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12	In the Kaiser's Clutch more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist While starring in a series of cliffhangers for Pathmark Studios during the summer of 1918, fifteen-year-old twins Fitz and Nelly Dalton uncover a German saboteur. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Phoebe's Folly more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist The stout-hearted heroines from the Petticoat Party wagon train are now properly armed with rifles--and the know-how to use them. But a rash remark from Phoebe about the women's prowess with firearms gets the party in trouble--and before they know it, they're challenged to a shooting contest by a band of Snake Indians, Can five talented but novice ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.90! \| first editions
14 view cover	It Happened in the White House: Extraordinary Tales from America's Most Famous Home: It Happened Inside the White House more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist This collection of extraordinary tales presents some fun, little-known facts about the White House, including the fact that Thomas Jefferson stored prehistoric bones from the Lewis and Clark expedition in the East Room. Children can also read about the rumors of hauntings of some of the bedrooms. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.95!
15 view cover	Go West, Young Women! more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist When a disaster claims the men of their wagon train, spunky twelve-year-old Phoebe, her mother, sister, and other women rely on their own resources to complete the journey to Oregon in 1845. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $98.39! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	It Ain't Always Easy more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist A streetwise orphan named Jack living in New York City during the 1880s becomes involved with Mandy, a young runaway. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Oh, Those Harper Girls! more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist Twelve-year-old Lily convinces her older sisters to take part in several schemes intended to save the family cattle ranch from bankruptcy. Will any of Lily's ideas--which include robbing a stagecoach, selling moonshine, and rustling cattle--raise the funds the family needs? see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Gideon and the Mummy Professor more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist This novel, set in 1855, features 12-year-old Gideon, who travels down the Mississippi River with his father and performs a vaudeville act about Egyptian pharaohs. When they discover that one of their props--an actual Egyptian mummy--is hiding a precious emerald, Gideon and his father find themselves pursued by treasure hunters and caught up in a ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19	Chessie's King more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	It Happened in the White House: It Happened Inside the White House more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $79.46! \| SVS
21 view cover	Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist In prison, there are few secrets. But Libby Dodge, the youngest inmate, guards the nature of her crime from the other women, even as they openly recount their former lives as arsonists, thieves, and prostitutes. Libby's hopeless and miserable situation changes unexpectedly with the arrival of a new chaplain, Mrs. Wilkinson. Mrs. Wilkinson has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Boxer more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist Having learned how to box while in prison, fifteen-year-old Johnny sets out to discover if he can make a decent living as a fighter in late nineteenth-century New York City. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Cave more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist During the Great Depression, 12-year-old Christine discovers a mysterious cave filled with unimaginable treasures, including magical water that seems to cure her brother's asthma. When her family plans to move away, Christine is torn between telling her father (whom she fears will exploit the treasures of the cave) or leaving the cave forever. see all copies from $1.99! SVS
24 view cover	Bone Dry more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist It is said that the Sahara Desert swallows the past. For Matthew Morrissey and his mentor, the eminent phrenologist Dr. Asa B. Cornwall, there's also the danger of its swallowing their present. In their search for the skull of Alexander the Great, Matthew and Dr. ABC journey across the Great Sand Sea in a camel caravan unaware of the perils-both ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
25 view cover	Gold-Rush Phoebe more books like this by Kathleen Karr add to wishlist Phoebe Brown has pulled up stakes and is heading for Gold Country. Along the way to Sutter's Mill they encounter all sorts of mishaps, but Phoebe has survived the hardships of the Oregon Trail, and she's ready to handle any adventure that comes her way - except romance. see all copies from $3.11! new only from $198.23!

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