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The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century. Who could forget the pranks, the adventures, the sheer fun of Tom Sawyer? It's something every child should experience and every child will love. From Tom's sly trickery with the whitewashed fence, when he cleverly manipulates everyone so they happily do his work for him, to his and Becky Thatcher's calamities in Bat Cave, the...
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Orphan Train adventures volume 5
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English
Description
In 1861, while living with his foster parents at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, twelve-year-old Mike Kelly and his best friend Todd Blakely join the Union army as drummer boys but their dreams of glory end when they experience the full horrors of war at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in Missouri.
10) Good neighbors
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Series
Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder volume 3
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
In Mansfield, Missouri, during the harsh winter of 1905, Laura, her family, and her neighbors help each other survive and discover the true meaning of Christmas.
11) Reaching Dustin
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English
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Fifth-grader Carly's assignment to interview a reclusive, brooding classmate leads her to discover some of the events that have caused his antisocial and abusive family's negative impact on their Missouri farming community, and Carly's family in particular.
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Series
Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder volume 2
Publisher
T. Nelson Publishers
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Description
In 1905, Laura's assignment to write an article for the Mansfield, Missouri, newspaper about the new school teacher leads her to start an unpopular crusade to get the farm children into school.
Author
Series
Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder volume 1
Publisher
T. Nelson
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Description
In 1884, when Laura, Manly, and their daughter Rose come from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, looking for a better life, Laura's outspoken articles against a local timberman cause some problems.
15) Mountain miracle
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Series
Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder volume 6
Publisher
T. Nelson Publishers
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Description
As she gets to know and like the reclusive woman healer whom some in town consider a witch, Laura realizes that Mansfield, Missouri, faces a much greater threat from a self-proclaimed religious leader.
16) Land of promise
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Series
Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder volume 8
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Description
Laura and the other inhabitants of Mansfield, Missouri, face the problems of racism and a clash of cultures when Chinese immigrants try to settle in the pioneer community.
Author
Series
Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder volume 4
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
While life goes on in Mansfield, Missouri, Laura agrees to help her elderly father fulfill his dream of returning to their former home on the Kansas prairie.