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1) Skylark
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Sarah came to the prairie from Maine to marry Papa. But that summer, a drought turned the land dry and brown. Fires swept across the fields and coyotes came to the well in search of water. So Sarah took Anna and Caleb back east, where they would be safe. Papa stayed behind. He would not leave his land. Maine was beautiful, but Anna missed home, and Papa. And as the weeks went by, she began to wonder what would happen if the rains never came. Would...
4) Going West
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Follows a family's emigration by prairie schooner from the East, across the plains to Kansas.
5) Old Yeller
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A timeless American classic and one of the most beloved children?s books ever written, Old Yeller is a Newbery Honor Book that explores the poignant and unforgettable bond between a boy and the stray dog who becomes his loyal friend.
8) Red dog
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Living with his family in the rugged, often dangerous, Wyoming mountains in the 1860's, twelve-year-old Adam finds his courage put to the test when he is left in charge of the household during his stepfather's absence.
13) Dakota dugout
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A woman describes her experiences living with her husband in a sod house on the Dakota prairie.
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"Through the understanding action of Frank Chase, young Chris has suddenly become the owner of the horse of his dreams. But after days of effort they are not getting anywhere in gentling the black pony. What if Lucifer really is an outlaw, ruined by cruelty? Will he have to be killed? Not only that, but due to the death of Chris's own father in which Frank played an unintentional part, Frank has been pulled into helping support 12-year-old Chris,...
18) Beloved hope
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Hope Flanagan survived the massacre at the Whitman Mission, but at terrible personal cost. Safe now in Oregon City, she lives with her sisters, Grace and Mercy, and Grace's new husband, Alex. As she spends her days tending their flock of sheep, Hope's mind and soul are slowly healing. Yet, though she was once surrounded by suitors, she has no interest in giving her heart again after the man she loved died in her arms. Hope's precarious new peace is...
