Liza Ketchum
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
Years after a violent New England raid by the Redcoats and their Revolutionary War Indian allies, two families, one that suffered during that raid and one with an Indian mother and Patriot father, become neighbors and must deal with past trauma and prejudices before they can help each other in the present. Based on the author's family history. Includes historical notes and notes on the Pequot Indians.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[1987]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Abby seeks both her father and the secret of a handsome but mysterious boy during an arduous journey by wagon train from the middle of the country to the Pacific coast in 1850.
6) Blue coyote
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
While searching for his lost friend, Alex not only learns the reasons behind Tito's disappearance but also comes to accept some hidden truths about himself.
Author
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
In 1828, while traveling from Illinois to Kentucky, twelve-year-old Jesse and her two brothers and sister lose their parents to the milk sickness and must try to finish the dangerous journey by themselves.