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41) River's end
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A romance between a woman employed as a rain forest guide on the Olympic Peninsula and a reporter investigating her mother's murder. The heroine is Olivia whose father is in jail for killing her mother and she wants no reminders of the horror she saw as a child. But reporter Noah Brady is persistent, having been asked by Olivia's father to clear his name, and his persistence leads to justice for one and love with the other. By the author of The Reef....
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2016.
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"Set in the Pacific Northwest in the jittery, jacked-up early 1990s, Shelter in Place, by one of America's most thrillingly defiant contemporary authors, is a stylish literary novel about the hereditary nature of mental illness, the fleeting intensity of youth, the obligations of family, and the dramatic consequences of love. Joseph March, a twenty-one-year-old working class kid from Seattle, is on top of the world. He has just graduated college and...
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Jake Ransom, man of the mountains volume 1
Luke Ransom man of the mountains volume 1
Jake Ransom man of the mountains volume 1
Luke Ransom man of the mountains volume 1
Jake Ransom man of the mountains volume 1
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"Luke Ransom was just eighteen years old when he answered an ad in a St. Louis newspaper that would change his life forever. The American Fur Company needed one-hundred enterprising men to travel up the Missouri River -- the longest in North America -- all the way to its source. They would hunt and trap furs for one, two, or three years. Along the way, they would face unimaginable hardships: grueling weather, wild animals, hunger, exhaustion, and...
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[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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In 1764, when Kaya and her family reunite with other Nez Percé Indians to fish for the red salmon, she learns that bragging, even about her swift horse, can lead to trouble. Includes historical notes on the Nez Percé Indians.
45) The Oregon Trail
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c2010
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"Take a 2,000-mile journey with the pioneers that braved The Oregon Trail ... See rare photos, hear diary excerpts and watch stunning footage in this award-winning film, previously viewed on public television"--container.
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American girls collection. Kaya, 1764 volume 2
American girls collection. Kaya 1764 volume 2
American Girl Kaya volume 2
American girls collection. Kaya 1764 volume 2
American Girl Kaya volume 2
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[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
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In the winter of 1764, after Kaya and her sister are kidnapped from their Nez Percé village by enemy horse raiders, she tries to find a way to escape back home. Includes historical notes on education and learning among the Nez Percé Indians.
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American girls collection. Kaya, 1764 volume 6
American girls collection. Kaya 1764 volume 6
American Girl Kaya volume 6
American girls collection. Kaya 1764 volume 6
American Girl Kaya volume 6
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[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
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While looking for Steps High, the horse that had been stolen from her, Kaya faces danger from a sudden grassland fire. Includes historical notes on the Nez Percé Indians.
50) Boneshaker
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Clockwork century volume 1
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[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 21
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In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a great machine that could mine through Alaska's ice. Thus was Dr. Blue's Incredible Bone-Shaking Drill Engine born. But on its first test run the Boneshaker went terribly awry, destroying several blocks of downtown Seattle and unearthing...
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American girls collection. Kaya, 1764 volume 3
American girls collection. Kaya 1764 volume 3
American Girl Kaya volume 3
American girls collection. Kaya 1764 volume 3
American Girl Kaya volume 3
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
In 1764, Kaya greatly admires a courageous and kind young woman in her Nez Perce village and wants to be worthy of her respect. Includes historical notes on the winter activities of the Nez Perce Indians, including ceremonies and crafts.
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Tender ties historical series volume 1
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c2002
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A Name of Her Own is a fictionalized account of the life of Marie Dorion. With 2 young sons to raise, Marie refuses to stay in St. Louis when her husband heads West with the Wilson Hunt Astoria expedition of 1811, making her the first mother to cross the Rockies and stay in the Northwest. On the trip, Marie meets the famous Lewis and Clark interpreter, Sacagawea. Both are pregnant Indian women married to mixed-blood men of French Canadian and Indian...
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Kaya's Nez Perce people are known for their skill with horses, and Kaya hopes to become the best horsewoman in the village. But after accepting a foolish challenge that puts her brothers in danger, Kaya earns a punishment and an insulting nickname. Kaya is inspired by a brave young woman in her village, and is determined to make better choices. Will Kaya prove that she can change--and lose that horrible nickname?
55) The Darkdeep
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Darkdeep volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
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Middle-schoolers Nico, Tyler, Ella, and Opal discover a hidden island in a forbidden cove that appears uninhabited, but something ancient has awakened knowing their wishes, dreams, and darkest secrets.
57) My abandonment
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
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In the tradition of Jon Krakauer's "Into the Wild," Rock's "My Abandonment," inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of his young protagonist, offers a riveting and unsettling account of a girl and her father who live off the grid.
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[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
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When Kaya and her family join with other Nez Percé and Salish Indians to fish for the red salmon, she and her older sister hope to be reunited with their younger sister, who had been kidnapped some time before. Includes historical notes on the summer activities of the Nez Percé Indians.
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Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
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Still grieving over the death of her friend, 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.