Dan Andreasen
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
After achieving her dream of becoming a teacher in her small farm town of Concord, Wisconsin, in 1857, seventeen-year-old Caroline Quiner, who will become the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, begins a courtship with Charles Ingalls, a bachelor farmer who aspires to move west.
25) Hug a bug
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A simple hug can make anyone, or anything, feel better.
27) The forever dog
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Mike and his dog Corky plan to be best friends forever, so when Corky becomes sick and dies, Mike is angry about the broken promise.
Author
Series
American girls collection volume 1
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In 1904, nine-year-old Samantha, an orphan living with her wealthy grandmother, and her servant friend Nellie have a midnight adventure when they try to find out what has happened to the seamstress who suddenly left her job.
30) Bachelor girl
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Having left her parents' Missouri farm for good and trained to become a telegraph operator in Kansas City, teenage Rose moves out to San Francisco and joins the thousands of "bachelor girls" supporting themselves.
Author
Series
American girls collection volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Williamsburg in 1774, nine-year-old Felicity rescues a beautiful horse who is being beaten and starved by her cruel owner.
35) The happy elf
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
An irrepressibly happy elf defies Santa's rules in order to make sure the residents of Bluesville are not sad at Christmas time.
37) Peter Pan
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
An abridged retelling of the adventures of the three Darling children in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up.
38) Sam and the bag
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Sam the cat joins his friends Hap and Max in playing with a bag. Includes activities and tips for helping a child become a better reader.
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Little Mortimer Mouse, longing to see something green at winter's end, follows the lead of the big people and plants, waters, and weeds his last sunflower seed until, finally, with God's help and a lot of patience, he harvests his crop.