Kathleen Ernst
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Nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery: In 1732, a twelve-year-old girl of Ojibwe and French heritage must clear her father of a stealing charge—or risk being separated from him forever
Suzette Choudoir always looks forward to summer, when her family leaves the Ojibwe people’s winter camp and returns to the summer gathering place on La Pointe Island. This year her papa, a French fur trader, hopes...
Suzette Choudoir always looks forward to summer, when her family leaves the Ojibwe people’s winter camp and returns to the summer gathering place on La Pointe Island. This year her papa, a French fur trader, hopes...
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Having fled the turmoil of Scotland, Elspeth Monro is learning to love her life in 1775 North Carolina. She likes her new friend and her weaving apprenticeship. But as Loyalists and Patriots strive to recruit her neighbors, a shadowy figure threatens her family. Davina Porter's nuanced narration highlights the polished prose of Kathleen Ernst, nominee for Agatha and Edgar Allen Poe awards. Listeners will also enjoy Mystery at Chilkoot Pass, another...
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English
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An Agatha Award nominee for Best Children's/Young Adult Mystery and a WILLA Award finalist for Best Children's/Young Adult Book: In 1867, a twelve-year-old girl faces danger and disaster when she moves to the Colorado Territory with her widowed mother, who is hoping to start a newspaper Emma Henderson's mother has changed since her father died fighting in the Civil War. First, she starts wearing an embarrassing bloomer costume-trousers under a short...
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American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Physical Desc
213 pages ; 20 cm.
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English
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Caroline Abbott and her mother make a dangerous journey across Lake Ontario to the British fort where Papa is being held prisoner, and when Mama is unable to see him, it is up to Caroline to pass Papa a secret message right under the nose of a British guard.
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American Girl Pub., Inc
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
93 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm.
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English
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Caroline and her mother make a dangerous journey across Lake Ontario to the British fort where Papa is being held prisoner. When Mama isn't allowed to see Papa, it's up to Caroline to pass a secret message to him--right under the nose of a British guard! She hopes desperately that Papa will understand her message and make an escape. But can she get to him in time? The illustrated Looking Back section explores how the War of 1812 affected women and...
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American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
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91 p. : col. ill., maps ; 22 cm.
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English
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When her father is taken prisoner by the British, Caroline Abbott, a young girl living during the War of 1812, tries to help her family run their shipyard.
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American Girl
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
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85 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 22 cm.
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English
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In 1812, ten-year-old Caroline becomes frustrated that her friend Rhonda and cousin Lydia are suddenly acting too grown up to enjoy winter fun with her, and her hurt feelings lead to dangerous decisions. Includes historical notes about growing up in the early nineteenth century.
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American Girl Pub., Inc
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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90 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 23 cm.
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English
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While Caroline is out fishing one spring day, she sees a British warship about to capture an American boat. With only an instant to decide what to do, Caroline takes a daring risk to try to save the day. She's been trying to be brave, like she promised Papa, but would he be proud of her now? Missing him terribly, Caroline visits their special fishing spot on the shore of Lake Ontario. She hopes to find comfort there--but instead she makes a startling...
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American Girl Pub., Inc
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
84 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 23 cm.
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English
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A letter arrives for Caroline, asking her to come help her uncle Aaron and cousin Lydia on their new farm for the summer. Although Caroline is reluctant to leave her family, she's eager to lend a hand. So when she suspects that a thief has been stealing much-needed food from the farm, Caroline helps keep watch to guard against the uninvited visitor. Then she makes an unexpected discovery--and learns that some things are not as simple as they seem....
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American Girl Pub., Inc
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
89 p. : col. ill., map ; 22 cm.
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English
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Caroline's father has just returned when they receive frightening news--British warships are sailing to attack Sackets Harbor. Every grown man, including Papa, has been called to defend the village. Mama and Caroline are left alone to guard Abbott's Shipyard as the battlefront draws ever closer. Caroline knows she must be brave to keep Papa's shipyard safe. But when the battle seems lost, Mama gives her a terrible order: burn the shipyard to the ground....
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American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014?]
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199 pages ; 20 cm.
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English
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A modern-day girl finds herself on the shore of Lake Ontario during the War of 1812, and as she and and Caroline Abbott experience life in this turbulent time, the reader is invited to choose how the twosome might help the Americans beat the British.
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American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Physical Desc
214 pages ; 20 cm.
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English
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Caroline knows that in order to fight the British, her village desperately needs its shipyards and supply boats and she will do whatever it takes to keep them out of enemy hands, then later, while helping on her uncle's farm, Caroline discovers that the war brings dangers there, too.