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The small piece of gold which Anisett carries in her pocket causes grave danger for her family living in the rough world of the California gold camps.

4) Mary Alice Peale, Philedelphia, 1777

Author

Duey, Kathleen

Series

American diaries volume 4

Pub. Date

1996

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IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4

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When her wounded brother returns from battle, twelve-year-old Mary must get help for him without telling her father, a wealthy Tory, who has disowned his son for joining General Washington's Continental Army.

5) Willow Chase

Author

Duey, Kathleen

Series

American diaries volume 5

Pub. Date

c1997

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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4

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In 1847, when her mother's remarriage sends them on a difficult journey to California, Willow is swept overboard fording the South Platte River and must survive and search for her family.

6) Ellen Elizabeth Hawkins

Author

Duey, Kathleen

Series

American diaries volume 6

Pub. Date

c1997

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IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5

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In Texas in 1886, Ellen finds her desire to be a cattle rancher discouraged by family members who do not think it a proper choice for a girl, but she proves her worth when drought threatens the ranch.

7) Alexia Ellery Finsdale

Author

Duey, Kathleen

Series

American diaries volume 7

Pub. Date

1997

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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4

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In San Francisco near the beginning of the twentieth century, Alexia faces a moral dilemma when her con man father tries to cheat the widow who has been like a mother to Alexia.

8) Legs: a who's-under-the-flap book

Author

Artell, Mike

Series

American diaries volume 8

Pub. Date

c1996

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Guess what, or who, is behind each flap featuring a variety of four-legged, six-legged, and eight-legged creatures.

9) Celou Sudden Shout, Wind River, 1826

Author

Duey, Kathleen

Series

American diaries volume 9

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IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 5

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In 1827 in Idaho twelve-year-old Celou Sudden Shout, who is half-French and half-Shoshone, attempts to rescue her mother and two younger brothers from the Crow warriors who kidnapped them.

10) Summer MacCleary: Virginia, 1749 , American diaries volume 10

Author

Duey, Kathleen

11) Agnes May Gleason, Walsenburg, Colorado, 1933

Author

Duey, Kathleen

Series

American diaries volume 11

Pub. Date

1998

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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4

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In 1932, when her father's foot injury makes it impossible for him to do farm work for a while, thirteen-year-old Agnes steps in, proving herself and revealing her understanding of him.

12) Amelina Carrett: Bayou Grand Coeur, Louisiana, 1863

Author

Duey, Kathleen

Series

American diaries volume 12

Pub. Date

1999

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IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4

13) Josie Poe, Palouse, Washington, 1943

Author

Duey, Kathleen

Series

American diaries volume 13

Pub. Date

1999.

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IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4

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Living with her family in the farming town of Palouse, Washington, during World War II, thirteen-year-old Josie worries about her brother's strange behavior and wonders why he has not enlisted.