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Catherine:
The Great Journey
Scholastic,
Royal Diary series. This
is the story of a minor German princess who becomes the ruler of all Russia
at age 15 through an arranged marriage with her cousin. She learned the
Russian language, converted to the Russian orthodox church and had to
put up with a betrothed who played with toy soldiers. |
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Cleopatra
VII, Daughter of the Nile
Scholastic,
Royal Diary series. The
story of the young girl who became the famous queen of ancient Egypt and
fought the mighty Roman empire. As a teenager, when this book takes place,
she survived a bitter rivalry with her older sister as the Egyptian dynasty
fell under the control of Rome. |
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Eleanor,
Crown Jewel of Aquitaine
Scholastic,
Royal Diary series.
Eleanor was the richest young girl in Europe when she inherited Aquitaine
in southern France after her father died suddenly while on a holy pilgrammage.
This story traces her life from age 12 until her marriage to the king
of France at age 15. Eleanor also later became queen of England. |
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Prairie
River: Hope Springs Eternal
Scholastic,
the Prairie River series.
The
story of Nessa concludes as Albert arrives in Prairie River but it is
not what she imagined it would be. Nessa must reconcile the changes between
them if she has any hope that their old friendship will bloom into something
new. |
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Prairie
River: Winter Tidings
Scholastic,
the Prairie River series.
The
story of Nessa continues as the Rev. McDuff arrives unexpectantly. She
had told only Ivy and Mrs.Lockett her secret -- now the whole town will
find out. |
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Prairie
River: A Grateful Harvest
Scholastic,
the Prairie River series.
The
story of Nessa continues as she settles in a new town but is still worried
her past life will come back to haunt her.
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Prairie River: A Journey of Faith
Scholastic,
the Prairie River series.
My first book in a new series about a young orphan
girl with a strong faith who must flee a pre-arranged marriage and start
a new life.
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Across
the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell
Scholastic,
the Dear America series. The
Oregon Trail was the gateway to Western settlement for thousands of Americans.
It was a journey full of danger and unexpected hardship as captured in the
diary of Hattie Campbell. |
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The
Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart
Scholastic,
the Dear America series.
The winter at Valley
Forge, Pa. was both a low point and turning point for George Washington's
army in the Revolutionary War. This book, in diary form, tells the story
of the hardships endured. Also an HBO movie. |
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Seeds
of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild.
Scholastic,
the Dear America series. The
California gold rush was one of the most romantic episodes in our nation's
history as thousands of people raced to California hoping to make a fortune.
It was a rough and tumble life, especially for young Susanna, who accompanies
her father to a mining camp. |
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When
Freedom Comes: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary
Scholastic,
the My America series. This
is the final book about Hope, a young girl whose family is caught in the
middle of The Revolutionary War.The British Army has fled Philadelphia
but danger still lurks and Hope's father and brother are still missing. |
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The
Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West
Scholastic,
the Dear America series.
The
great railroad race involved railroad companies building a trancontinental
railroad to link the midwest with the west coast. Libby's diary traces
the effort, culminating in the meeting of the east and west lines at Promontory,
Utah in 1869. |
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We
Are Patriots: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary
Scholastic,
the My America series. The
My America series is for younger readers, ages 7-10, patterned after the
Dear America series. This book is the second of three I've written. |
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Five
Smooth Stones: Hope's
Revolutionary War Diary
Scholastic,
the My America series.
My first book in the series. In it, Hope, age 9, and her family live in
Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War. Her father and brother are
caught up in the war while Hope and her mother worry that the British
army will soon capture Philadelphia. My third book about Hope, When
Freedom Rings, was published in 2004. |
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Jenny
of the Tetons
Harcourt,
Brace. My
first book. I often wondered who or what Jenny Lake in the Grand Tetons
was named after. When I found out, and learned about her incredible life,
I decided to write the book. It was honored with the best new children's
fiction book by the Society of Children's Book Writers in 1991. |
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The
Legend of Jimmy Spoon
Harcourt,
Brace. Jimmy
Spoon was my second book. It's based on a true story about a boy who was
raised by Indians. |
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Earthquake
at Dawn
Harcourt,
Brace. The
earthquake that shook San Francisco in 1906 is the subject of this book.
It is based on the true story of Edith Irvine, a photographer, who became
trapped in the city at the time of the tragedy. The book was honored as
the best children's book about California by the California Commonwealth
Club in 1993.. |
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Jimmy
Spoon and the Pony Express
Harcourt,
Brace.
I was always fascinated by the Pony Express. This is a story about the
brief, but exciting, time for mail carriers who rode for the Pony Express,
a sequel to my first Jimmy Spoon book. |
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The
Stowaway: A Tale of California Pirates
Scholastic.
Not everyone knows that pirates roamed the coast of California, not just
the Caribbean. One of the of these notorius pirates was Hippolyte. He
plundered ships and villages up and down the coast. Parents magazine named
it one of the best children's books for 1995. |
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Orphan
Runaways
Scholastic.
I had the opportunity to visit the ghost town of Bodie, California. The
buildings are very well preserved and I could imagine what the mining
town must have been like during its wild heyday of the 1880s. This book
is the result. |
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