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Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
[1988]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When she discovers that Nellie and her sisters have been sent to an orphanage, Samantha, now living with her aunt and uncle in New York City, tries to help her friends as much as she can.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Shortly before the Revolutionary War, nine-year-old Felicity, who lives in Williamsburg, is torn between supporting the tariff-induced tea boycott and saving her friendship with Elizabeth, a young loyalist from England.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Company
Pub. Date
[1994]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Addy and Harriet feud over everything, including fund-raising plans to help the families of freed slaves, but tragedy finally forces them to stop fighting and work together.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Company Publications
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When her friend Nellie, the servant girl from next door, does not show up for ice skating as usual, Samantha is afraid that Nellie will not come to her party because she cannot afford to bring presents. Includes a section on ice skating in the early 1900s.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
1998, 1986.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Kit dreams of having a special tree house someday, but she is disappointed with the one her father and her friend build for her. Includes note on housing during the Depression and a related craft activity.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After their escape from North Carolina to Philadelphia in the summer of 1864, Addy and her mother begin their new life as free people as her mother gets a paying job and Addy goes to school and learns a lesson in true friendship.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Publications
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a new girl arrives at school, Kirsten is jealous, completely forgetting how scared and lonely she felt the year before when she was the new girl in school. Gives instructions for making a friendship pillow like those made in the 1850s.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nine-year-old Kirsten keeps her friendship with a Sioux Indian girl a secret until Kirsten's little brother becomes lost in the woods. Includes a section on Sioux Indians and a project related to the story.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Still grieving over the death of her hero, and missing her stolen horse and kidnapped younger sister, Kaya tries to earn the trust of a lone and starving dog who is about to have puppies. Includes historical notes on Nez Percé children.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In the spring of 1865, Addy finds inspiration from a new friend and chooses a birthday for herself as she and her parents try to shape a new life of freedom in Philadelphia despite the racial prejudice they encounter throughout the city.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When nine-year-old Nellie begins to attend school, Samantha determines to help her with her schoolwork and learns a great deal herself about what it is like to be a poor child and work in a factory.
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