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Amos Fortune Free Man, Elizabeth Yates
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Guide $4.00
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Amos, born the son of a king in Africa, works for freedom from slavery in America.
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Book $5.99
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The Apple and the Arrow, Conrad Buff
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Guide $4.00
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12-year-old Walter experiences a revolution in 1291 in Switzerland.
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Book $8.95
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The Door in the Wall, Marguerite de Angeli
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Guide $4.00
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Despite handicaps, Robin discovers that he is able to serve his country.
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Book $6.50
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Heidi, Johanna Spyri
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Guide $4.00
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This is the classic story of an orphan girl who finds her true home.
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Book $4.99
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King of the Wind, by Marguerite Henry
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Guide $4.00
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Agba accompanies a horse names Sham -- the King of the Wind -- to France.
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Book $5.99
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Little Pilgrim’s Progress, by Helen L. Taylor
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Guide $4.00
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This is a classic adaptation of Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan.
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Book $7.99
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Number the Stars, Lois Lowry
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Guide $4.00
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Annemarie undertakes a dangerous mission to save her best friend during WW II.
Also see The Winged Watchman -- Mini-Guides for Middlers
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Book $6.50
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Sarah, Plain and Tall & The Skylark, by P. MacLachlan
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Guide $4.00
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Sarah travels west in answer to an ad for a wife that was placed in the newspaper by a widower with two children.
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Books: Sarah $5.99
The Skylark $5.99
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Secret of the Andes, by Ann Nolan Clark
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Guide $4.00
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Cusi, an Inca Indian boy who lives in the Andes Mountains, lives a unique lifestyle.
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Book $5.99
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Shadow of a Bull, Maia Wojciechowska
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Guide $4.00
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11-year-old Manolo, the son of a famous bullfighter, is afraid of bulls.
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Book $5.99
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The Sign of the Beaver, by E. G. Speare
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Guide $4.00
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Young Matt lives alone in the Maine wilderness in the 1700s.
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Book $6.99
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Snow Treasure, Marie McSwigan
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Guide $4.00
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Norwegian children help protect their country’s gold during World War II.
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Book $5.99
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Song of the Trees, by Mildred D. Taylor
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Guide $4.00
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This is the prequel to the Newbery-winning book, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
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Book $5.99
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Note: The mini-guide for Song of the Trees also contains some questions and activities for Mississippi Bridge by M.D. Taylor
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Mississippi Bridge Book $4.99
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Sarah Whitcher's Story, Elizabeth Yates
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Guide $4.00
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This book contains the miraculous story of the rescue of a small girl lost in the woods in 1783. The story is based on a true incident and contains a wonderful message of faith. Although the title and the picture on the front indicates a girl book, the story is interesting to both boys and girls because Sarah’s siblings are very involved in the story. A secular picture book that tells that same story is The Bear That Heard Crying, by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock and Helen Kinsey; this book is readily available at public libraries.
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Book $7.99
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Carolina's Courage, Elizabeth Yates
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Guide $4.00
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Discover the meaning of courage as you travel west with the Putnam family. This story is fiction set in the mid-1800s.
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Book $7.99
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Mountain Born (Newbery Honor Book), Elizabeth Yates
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Guide $4.00
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Peter grows as he experiences the hardships and joys of a shepherd's life.
A study of Psalm 23 is included in the guide.
Note: The sequel to Mountain Born, A Place for Peter, is also available from CNS.
A guide has not been written for this book; it is mentioned as a post reading activity in the guide for Mountain Born.
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Mountain Born
Book $7.99
A Place for Peter
Book $7.99
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Bound for Oregon, Jean Van Leeuwen
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Guide $4.00
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The members of the Todd family demonstrate true pioneering spirit on the 2000 mile trek.
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Book $5.99
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The Cabin Faced West, Jean Fritz
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Guide $4.00
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Ann Hamilton is very lonely; she longs for her cousin Margaret and her old school friends back in Gettysburg. One evening a stranger rides up the hill and stays for supper. Finally Ann realizes that there was no place she’d rather be than on Hamilton Hill -- helping to build the West.
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Book $6.99
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The Matchlock Gun, Walter D. Edmonds
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Guide $4.00
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In 1756 the French and Indians were a constant threat to Edward and his family. With father away, would Edward be able to use the huge Spanish gun if he needed to protect Mama and little Trudy?
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Book $5.99
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Ben and Me, Robert Lawson
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Guide $4.00
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Robert Lawson relates the story of Benjamin Franklin from a mouse’s point of view!
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Book $6.99
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All-of-a-Kind Family, Sydney Taylor
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Guide $4.00
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Meet the All-of-a-Kind Family -- Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie --
who live with their parents in New York City at the turn of the century. They share adventures that find them searching for hidden buttons while dusting Mama’s front parlor and visiting with the peddlers in Papa’s shop on rainy days. The five girls enjoy doing everything together, especially when it involves holidays and surprises.
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Book $5.99
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