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1	Carry On, Mr. Bowditch more books like this by Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist A biography of Nathaniel Bowditch, who grew up in the late 1700s and dreamed of becoming a sailor. When his small size prevented him for achieving this goal, Bowditch's determination resulted in years of on-land studying of the sea, ships, and astronomy. He eventually wrote the book THE AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR, which taught sailors how to use ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Elijah of Buxton more books like this by Christopher Paul Curtis add to wishlist Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the American border. He's the first child in town to be born free, and he ought to be famous just for that. Unfortunately, all that most people see is a "fra-gile" boy who's scared of snakes and talks too much. But everything changes when a former slave steals ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Little House on the Prairie more books like this by Laura Ingalls Wilder add to wishlist The Ingalls family moves from Wisconsin to Kansas, where they build a log cabin and start up a small farm. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Across Five Aprils more books like this by Irene Hunt add to wishlist The unforgettable story of young Jethro Creighton, who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War, by the Newbery Award-winning author of "Up a Road Slowly." "An impressive book both as a historically authentic Civil War novel and as a beautifully written family story."--University of Chicago Center for Children's Books. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.29! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847 more books like this by Kristiana Gregory add to wishlist In her diary, thirteen-year-old Hattie chronicles her family's arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Chasing Lincoln's Killer more books like this by James L Swanson add to wishlist Based on rare archival material, obscure trial manuscripts, and interviews with relatives of the conspirators and the manhunters, CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER is a fast-paced thriller about the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth: a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests ... see all copies from $6.03! new only from $8.44! \| first editions \| SVS
7	On the Banks of Plum Creek more books like this by Laura Ingalls Wilder add to wishlist After all their travelling, from the Big Woods and the Prarie, the Ingalls family have found a place to settle - Plum Creek. Now Mary and Laura can go to school as there's a town close by. But how will they settle in such a busy place after the wild lands in which they've grown up? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Caddie Woodlawn more books like this by Carol Ryrie Brink add to wishlist Based on the experiences of the author's own grandmother, this novel tells the story of Caddie Woodlawn, an 11-year-old girl growing up on the Wisconsin frontier during the 1860s. Caddie lives an unusual life for a girl during this time in American history, as she is encouraged by her father to be a tomboy--to run wild and free with her two ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Little House by Boston Bay more books like this by Melissa Wiley add to wishlist It's 1814 and Charlotte Tucker lives with her family in the town of Roxbury, near the bustling city of Boston. Life in the Tucker's house has always been merry, but Charlotte's family worries about the war. Now the British have blockaded the harbour, and that means no molasses for supper. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad more books like this by Ellen Levine, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) add to wishlist Henry Brown doesn't know how old he is. Nobody keeps records of slaves' birthdays. All the time he dreams about freedom, but that dream seems farther away than ever when he is torn from his family and put to work in a warehouse. When Henry grows up and marries, he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market. Then one day, as he ... see all copies from $9.21! new only from $11.12! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	By the Shores of Silver Lake more books like this by Laura Ingalls Wilder add to wishlist The Ingalls family moves from Minnesota to the Dakota territory. Pa goes to work for the railroad and as a result Laura and Mary experience their first-ever train ride. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Long Winter more books like this by Laura Ingalls Wilder add to wishlist This is the sixth book in the highly acclaimed and beloved series of books chronicling the life of Laura Ingalls who lived at the end of the 19th century. The year that Laura was 13 and living in the Dakota Territory, there was a severe winter that lasted seven months, with blinding blizzards that came so quickly, people got lost in them and died. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	First Four Years more books like this by Laura Ingalls Wilder add to wishlist The first years in the marriage of Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder. The newlywed couple stakes their claim on the South Dakota prairie, and although their life is difficult, it is also filled with love and happiness. Set from 1885-1889, this is the last book in the "Little House" series. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia, 1859 more books like this by Patricia C McKissack add to wishlist In 1859 twelve-year-old Clotee, a house slave who must conceal the fact that she can read and write, records in her diary her experiences and her struggle to decide whether to escape to freedom. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, California Territory, 1849 more books like this by Kristiana Gregory add to wishlist Susanna Fairchild and her family are on board a ship sailing from New York to the West, where they plan to start a new life in Oregon. But tragedy strikes when Susanna's mother is lost to the sea. Hearing stories of great wealth, Susanna's physician father decides he wants to join the hordes of men rushing to California to mine for gold. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.59! \| SVS
16 view cover	Northern Light more books like this by Jennifer Donnelly add to wishlist Set in 1906 against the backdrop of the murder that inspired Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy, " this coming-of-age novel effortlessly weaves romance, history, and a murder mystery into something moving, real, and wholly original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Journal of Sean Sullivan: A Transcontinental Railroad Worker more books like this by William Durbin add to wishlist In 1867, fifteen-year-old Sean experiences both hardships and rewards when he joins his father in working on the building of the Transcontinental Rairoad. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| first editions
18 view cover	A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminski: Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 more books like this by Susan Campbell Bartoletti add to wishlist This book, written in diary form, tells the story of 14-year-old Annetka who lives in Sadowka, Poland in 1896 with her grandmother and little brother. Her life changes when her father says she must come to America and marry one of his co-workers. The diary tells the struggles of her everyday life as a young bride whose world will never be the same ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| first editions
19 view cover	A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence, Gonzales, Texas, 1836 more books like this by Sherry Garland add to wishlist In the journal she receives for her twelfth birthday in 1835, Lucinda Lawrence describes the hardships her family and other residents of the "Texas colonies" endure when they decide to face the Mexicans in a fight for their freedom. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.69! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Lyddie more books like this by Katherine Paterson add to wishlist After her father abandons his failing farm, ten-year-old Lyddie and her younger brother must leave the family to try to earn money to help pay their father's debts. After a stint at a tavern, Lyddie ends up working in a cloth factory, where a fellow worker introduces her to books. Determined to make a better life for herself, Lyddie immerses ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	By the Great Horn Spoon more books like this by Sid Fleischman add to wishlist The year is 1849. Young Jack Flagg sets out to recoup his Aunt Arabella's fortune on a ship bound from Boston to the California gold fields. Thus begin the wild, swashbuckling adventures of a determined 12-year-old and his intrepid butler. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West more books like this by Kristiana Gregory add to wishlist As the daughter of a newspaper reporter, fourteen-year-old Libby keeps a diary account of the exciting events surrounding her during the building of the railroad in the West in 1868. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	On to Oregon! more books like this by H Morrow add to wishlist John Sager was never any help to his family on the Oregon trail. Then his parents die, leaving John in charge of his younger brother and sisters. Will he be able to lead them through the perils ahead? "Will capture and hold the attention of every boy and girl".--"Saturday Review". B&W illus. see all copies from $5.20! first editions
24 view cover	Birchbark House more books like this by Louise Erdrich add to wishlist A year in the life of a 7-year-old Ojibwa girl named Omakayas. The only survivor of a smallpox epidemic on Spirit Island, Omakayas was taken in by an Ojibwa family living on Lake Superior's Madeline Island when she was just a baby. She has many happy times with her adopted family in their cozy birchbark house, especially with her baby brother, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Fair Weather more books like this by Richard Peck add to wishlist Newbery winner Peck carries readers back to the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago in a tour de force that combines real people of the time with a new fictional family that all spin together into a whirlwind of humor, misadventure and charm. Period photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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