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(0)Kirby Larson
Author
Series
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
After inheriting her uncle's homesteading claim in Montana, sixteen-year-old orphan Hattie Brooks travels from Iowa in 1917 to make a home for herself and encounters some unexpected problems related to the war being fought in Europe. Includes readers guide and a short interview with Kirby Larson following the bibliography.
2) Dash
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
When her family is forced into an internment camp, Mitsi Kashino is separated from her home, her classmates, and her beloved dog Dash; and as her family begins to come apart around her, Mitsi clings to her one connection to the outer world--the letters from the kindly neighbor who is caring for Dash.
3) Duke
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In 1944 Hobie Hanson's father is flying B-24s in Europe, so Hobie decides to donate his beloved German shepherd, Duke, to Dogs for Defense in the hope that it will help end the war sooner--but when he learns that Duke is being trained for combat he is shocked, frightened and determined to get his dog back.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a little girl learns that she will have to put her face in the water during swimming lessons, she and her doll, Bitty Baby, overcome their fear with a story about ducklings who learn to swim.