Kathleen Duey Books In Order

American Diaries Books In Order

  1. Sarah Anne Hartford (1996)
  2. Emma Eileen Grove (1996)
  3. Anisett Lundberg (1996)
  4. Mary Alice Peale (1996)
  5. Willow Chase (1997)
  6. Ellen Elizabeth Hawkins (1997)
  7. Alexia Ellery Finsdale (1997)
  8. Evie Peach (1997)
  9. Celou Sudden Shout (1998)
  10. Summer Mccleary (1998)
  11. Agnes May Gleason (1998)
  12. Amelina Carrett (1999)
  13. Josie Poe (1999)
  14. Rosa Moreno (1999)
  15. Maddie Retta Lauren (2000)
  16. Nell Dunne (2000)
  17. Francesca Vigilucci (2000)
  18. Janey G. Blue (2001)
  19. Zellie Blake (2002)

Alone in the Dark Books In Order

  1. Beware the Alien Invasion! (1997)
  2. Boogeyman in the Baseme*nt! (1997)
  3. Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide! (1997)
  4. Stay Out of the Graveyard! (1997)

Survival Books In Order

  1. Titanic (1998)
  2. Earthquake (1998)
  3. Blizzard (1998)
  4. Fire (1998)
  5. Flood (1998)
  6. Death Valley (1998)
  7. Cave-In (1998)
  8. Train Wreck, Kansas, 1892 (1998)
  9. Hurricane: Open Seas, 1844 (1999)
  10. Forest Fire (1999)
  11. Swamp (1999)
  12. Hurricane (1999)

Time Soldiers Books In Order

  1. Rex (2000)
  2. Patch (2001)
  3. Arthur (2004)
  4. Mummy (2005)
  5. Samurai (2006)
  6. Pony Express (2009)
  7. Leonardo (2009)
  8. Rex 2 (2000)

Unicorn’s Secret Books In Order

  1. Moonsilver (2001)
  2. The Silver Thread (2001)
  3. The Silver Bracelet (2002)
  4. The Mountains of the Moon (2002)
  5. The Sunset Gates (2002)
  6. True Heart (2002)
  7. Castle Avamir (2002)
  8. Beyond the Sunset (2003)

Spirit of the Cimarron Books In Order

  1. Sierra (2002)
  2. Spirit (2002)
  3. Bonita (2002)
  4. Esperanza (2002)

Hoofbeats Books In Order

  1. Lara and the Gray Mare (2005)
  2. Lara and the Moon-Colored Filly (2005)
  3. Lara At Athenry Castle (2005)
  4. Silence and Lily (2007)
  5. Katie and the Mustang 2 (2004)
  6. Katie and the Mustang 3 (2004)
  7. Katie and the Mustang 4 (2004)
  8. Katie and the Mustang 1 (2004)
  9. Lara and the Silent Place (2005)
  10. Margret and Flynn (2008)

Resurrection of Magic Books In Order

  1. Skin Hunger (2007)
  2. Sacred Scars (2009)

My Animal Family Books In Order

  1. Leo (2008)
  2. Nanuq (2008)
  3. Tahi (2009)

Faeries’ Promise Books In Order

  1. Silence and Stone (2010)
  2. Following Magic (2010)
  3. Wishes and Wings (2011)
  4. The Full Moon (2011)

Novels

  1. Double-Yuck Magic (1991)
  2. Mr. Stumpguss is a Third Grader (1992)
  3. The Third Grade’s Skinny Pig (1993)
  4. Three of Hearts (1998)
  5. Terremoto (2002)
  6. The Journey Home (2003)
  7. The Story of Peter Rabbit (2004)

Picture Books

  1. The Easter Morning Surprise (1997)
  2. Hogger the Ho*arding Beastie (1999)
  3. Moogie the Messy Beastie (1999)
  4. Crassy the Crude Beastie (1999)
  5. Glumby the Grumbling Beastie (2001)
  6. X-Men Ultimate Picture Book (2003)
  7. X-Men: Ultimate Picture Book #2 (2003)
  8. Ella the Baby Elephant (2008)

Non fiction

  1. Cx Ultimate Asteroid Book (1998)
  2. Allowance System Tool Kit (2000)
  3. Freaky Facts about Natural Disasters (2000)
  4. More Freaky Facts about Natural Disasters (2001)
  5. 100 Easy Ways to Get Your Kids Reading (2006)

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Kathleen Duey Books Overview

Sarah Anne Hartford

Breaking the Sabbath by playing on a snowy hill, Sarah of Puritan Massachusetts records in her 1650 diary her difficult choice between upsetting her father and letting someone else be punished for her actions.

Emma Eileen Grove

Recording her postwar experiences in 1865, Emma of Vicksburg, Mississippi, relates how she and her siblings are orphaned and sent to live among faraway relatives, a journey during which they are surrounded by hostile Yankee soldiers.

Anisett Lundberg

Anisett and her family are struggling to make ends meet by providing food for miners in the gold camps when Anisett finds a small chunk of gold, which she keeps a secret, until a sinister stranger discovers it.

Evie Peach

In this latest addition to the popular series, Evie and her father, former slaves emancipated by their owner’s will, struggle to make a home for themselves in pre Civil War St. Louis Ages 8 12. Pub: 12/97. .

Agnes May Gleason

Walsenburg, Colorado June 6, 1933 Money! Is that all I ever think about? I will be so glad when these hard times are over. Now that her older brother Ralph has left home, Agnes has to work harder than ever on her family’s struggling dairy farm. But can she do a good enough job to please her demanding father? When her father’s accident leaves Agnes in charge, she has to decide whether to obey her parents and dump a whole day’s worth of milk or take a chance that will save them precious money and keep their customers happy. When things go wrong, Agnes does her best, but will her bold plans make her father proud or angry?

Amelina Carrett

BAYOU GRAND COEUR, LOUISIANA 1863 I wonder if the Confederates think of this war as their own? Or the Yankees? Who would want a war to be their own? Amelina is frightened. She is used to being alone while her Nonc Alain is away trading, but now Yankee soldiers are so close that she can sometimes hear the rumble of gunfire. Just because her close knit Cajun community has for the most part been uninvolved in the war doesn’t mean Nonc Alain’s farm would be spared if the Yankees swept through the area. When Amelina makes a startling discovery that challenges everything she’s been told about the Yankees, she is forced to make her own decision about what is right and what is wrong. Can she find the courage to face the danger that her decision brings?

Josie Poe

PALOUSE, WASHINGTON 1943 Please god, let us win this lousy war soon World War II has changed life for everyone in the little farming town of Palouse, Washington. Josie Poe spends long nights afraid that bombs could begin to fall at any moment. Her days are consumed with trying to find ways to help the war effort. Like most American kids, she is growing a Victory Garden, wearing clothes that are two or three years old, and saving up money to buy war stamps and bonds. But the harder she works to help the war effort, the more Josie Poe is ashamed of her older brother. Tom hasn’t enlisted in the armed services, even though all his good friends have. Everyone in town has a loved one fighting in Europe or the Pacific none of the other young men were cowardly about their duty. When a robbery seems to involve Tom, Josie has to find out the truth about her brother. What she learns and what she does will change her relationship with him forever.

Maddie Retta Lauren

Georgia December 11, 1864 This will be another long and dreary day, smelling the smoke from our neighbors’ houses, waiting for the sound of the Yankee boots and gunfire…
. Everyone knows the south is losing the war, and Maddie can only worry. Will her father return safely from the war to take over the family plantation again? Can her mother hide enough provisions from marauding Yankee troops for the family and slaves to survive the winter? Will Sarajane, a slave and her oldest friend, stay on once the Union has abolished slavery? Will Sherman’s army destroy her home? The Yankees have taken so much that Maddie can’t recover. There is only one small victory left for her to win. Maddie resolves to keep the hated Yankees from taking her gentle mare, Ginger. Maddie’s plan is risky. It turns dangerous when she is captured by Union soldiers. Suddenly Maddie finds herself questioning her own convictions and risking her life to save a stranger who is also her sworn enemy.

Francesca Vigilucci

The suffragists are all over the newspapers these days. Father fumes and frets about it and Mother soothes him, saying it will never be put into law. Everything is changing for women in 1913. The Washington Post is full of headlines about the suffragists. More women are working to support themselves. The nearly 100 year battle for women’s right to vote is coming closer to victory. Francesca Vigilucci‘s father rages about it; her mother avoids the topic altogether. Francesca only knows she doesn’t want the future her parents have planned for her, a life of privilege and good works as the obedient wife to a successful man. The only person who seems to understand is Laura, a cleaning girl in the Vigilucci household. Then a prominent suffragist, in town for the White House picket line and a suffragist parade, comes to one of Mother’s charity luncheons. Francesca finds the courage to admit her secret dream of becoming a reporter but how can she ever persuade her parents?

Janey G. Blue

PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII DECEMBER, 1941 I just hope the war stays far, far away from us Janey loves the beautiful trees, delicious fruits, and exotic mix of people on the island of Oahu, where her father has come to work at Hickam Airfield. But she’s terribly homesick for her friends back in Kansas especially with all the frightening talk about war and rumors of a Japanese invasion of Hawaii. Then, on December 7th, Janey’s worst nightmares come true. Japanese bombs and bullets shatter the early morning peace. Fleeing with her mother, brother, and Akiko the girl across the street, who barely speaks to her Janey is terrified for her father at the airfield. During the long, tense hours of worry and fear, Janey must try to find her courage. Will the war turn everything upside down? Will Janey be scared and lonely forever?

Zellie Blake

Lowell, Massachusetts, February 1834 Mrs. Gird is still asking me to spy on the girls for her. I don’t want to do it…
.I don’t think I can refuse to try. Grandmamma has died and Zellie has no other family. She desperately needs her job with mean spirited Mrs. Gird, who runs a boardinghouse for the girls who work at the textile mills. When Mrs. Gird tells Zellie to eavesdrop and report what she hears, Zellie is surprised. The girls’ conversations seem ordinary to her. Then Zellie finds a puzzling list in one of the girls’ rooms. A hidden note and whispers in the dark add to the mystery, until a budding friendship leads Zellie to a secret meeting where things become clear. She doesn’t want to betray the girls, but if she doesn’t, she could find herself jobless and homeless. Will Zellie risk everything to stand up for what she believes?

Titanic

The Titanic April 14, 1912 Gavin Reilly is working in the Titanic‘s galley to earn his passage from Ireland to America. He can’t wait to join his brother in New York. He has big dreams and bigger ambitions. Karolina Green is returning home to the States with her Aunt Rose after the death of her parents in England. She wants, more than anything, to mend her shattered life in New York. On a calm, clear April night their hopes and dreams turn into a nightmare like those of hundreds of other passengers on the Titanic. Rich and poor, famous and unknown, the people aboard the Titanic find themselves at the mercy of a cold seathat even the greatest ship ever built can’t conquer. Few will live to remember the disaster the world still can’t forget will Gavin and Karolina be among the survivors?

Flood

Flood: Mississippi, 1927: When the raging Mississippi threatens their secret cache of hard earned nickels and pennies, Molly Bride and Garrett Wood risk their lives to retrieve the money that’s their escape from the grinding poverty of their lives as sharecroppers.

Train Wreck, Kansas, 1892

Jodi Jamison, a performer in her uncle’s circus, and Maximo Reyes, an aspiring lion tamer, escape from a circus train crash, only to find themselves on a narrow trestle undermined by rushing water!.

Forest Fire

Hinckley, Minnesota 1894 Carrie Vaughn and Daniel Johansson are both hoping desperately that the Forest Fires raging outside Hinckley won’t reach town. Carrie has promised her Papa she’ll take a train to safety, but she knows she won’t how could she ever leave her beloved horse, Midnight, to die in the fire? And Daniel’s grandmother refuses to leave their boardinghouse even if he can somehow raise the train fare. When all the hoping in the world can’t hold back the thick, suffocating smoke and uncontrollable flames, Carrie’s disobedience and Grandma’s stubbornness put them all in grave danger can they escape the merciless path of the fire in time?

Swamp

Bayou Teche, 1851 No one in Lily LeGrand’s Cajun community is willing to help search for Paul Courville, missing in the bayou along with his mean spirited older brothers, William and Mark. Why should they? Paul’s wealthy plantation owner father has made no secret of his disdain for Cajuns like Lily’s family. But Paul has always been kind to Lily, defending her against his brothers’ merciless taunts and humiliating pranks and Lily refuses to turn her back on him when his life is in danger. On her own in the maze of the snake and alligator infested bayou, Lily knows she has more to fear than her father’s wrath. Her treacherous journey will test both her knowledge of the Swamp and her courage. Can she find Paul in time?

Rex

Six young friends become Time Soldiers when they stumble onto a secret time portal, leading them to an ancient world of dinosaurs and danger. The Time Soldiers fight to survive, to escape the T Rex’s fury and to make it home alive. By the time they do, young readers can’t wait for the next adventure.

Patch

The mystery deepens in the Time Soldiers latest adventure. They rescue a pirate’s daughter, get caught in a shipboard cannon battle and then manage a heart stopping escape. But back in their clubhouse, they discover their new videocamera wasn t working. Will they ever be able to prove the time portal is real?

Arthur

In their fourth adventure, the Time Soldiers rescue Arthur Pendragon, the boy king who has to prove himself by pulling an ancient sword free from the stone that holds it fast. They struggle to escape an evil knight, face the terror of a swinging rope bridge being cut from beneath them, defeat a raging dragon and more. The mysterious men in dark suits are still watching as the Time Soldiers witness Arthur fulfilling his destiny; meet Merlin, the magician of the ages; and then return home, determined to solve the mysteries of the time portal.

Mummy

Dinosaurs, pirates, dragons and danger The Time Soldiers never know when the swirling green light will appear in the woods behind their houses, but they are ready. They have learned survival skills and studied history. They have trained hard, and when the time portal opens, they go through it again. But are they ready to face the twisting passages in an ancient Egyptian tomb, a boy pharaoh who wants to keep them prisoner, and a Mummy that guards the way home? If they can, they will be a step closer to solving the mystery of the glowing green stones scattered across time.

Samurai

In the sixth novel of this innovative series, the Time Soldiers can finally choose where and when they want to travel. When they journey to the city of Edo in ancient Japan and encounter an elderly Samurai warrior who has one regret, they help him change the past, and in doing so discover another piece of the mystery of the time portal and the green stones scattered throughout time. This remarkable series couples classic photography and bold images with an engaging story that encourages young readers to become lifelong learners and comes with a full color teacher’s guide.

Pony Express

R. A. Nelson takes us on a supernatural thrill ride, a modern day vampire story set on a NASA base and filled with space and science intrigue. Seventeen year old Emma feels cursed by her epilepsy until the lost night. She’s shocked to wake up in the hospital one morning, weak from blood loss. When her memories begin to return, she pieces together that it was a man a monster who attacked her: a vampire named Wirtz. And it was her very condition that saved her: a grand mal seizure interrupted Wirtz and left Emma with all the amazing powers of a vampire heightened senses, rapid speed but no need to drink blood. Is Emma now a half vampire girl? One thing soon becomes clear: the vampire Wirtz is fierce and merciless, feared even by his own kind, and won’t leave a job undone.

Leonardo

The eighth action packed installment in a series about a young team of time travelers, this narrative continues to utilize the highly visual movie book format that has proven to engage reluctant readers. Recognizing the image of a man they’ve seen in previous time jumps, the Time Soldiers become keenly interested in a Leonardo da Vinci sketch they see hanging in a local museum. Attached to the portrait is a note alluding to the glowing green stones and a danger that surrounds them, but the key information is lost due to a tear in the note. Traversing back to the Renaissance era to find da Vinci, the adventurers work to discover the truth about these dark dangers and the mysterious traveling man before it is too late. Offering an increased word count from previous selections in the series, this tale utilizes a stealth literacy approach to improving the reading abilities of disinclined students.

Rex 2

Guess who’s here for breakfast? Believing that Rex is history, the Time Soldiers are sleeping peacefully in their quiet neighborhood near the Green Woods, until suddenly they are awakened by a deafening, all too familiar roar…
the thundering bellow of Rex! A thrilling chase filled with heroic deeds ensues on THIS side of the portal…
with an ending quite different from what you’d expect.

Moonsilver

Heart has no family. Found abandoned as a baby, she now lives a hard and lonely life in the dusty village of Ash Grove. Then one day she finds a scarred, skinny horse in the forest. Against the wishes of her mean spirited guardian, Simon, Heart adopts the mare and names her Avamir. When she realises Avamir is in foal, heart is thrilled. And so too is Simon now he has two horses he can sell to the slaughterhouse instead of one. But when the colt is born, heart finds him weak and with a strange bump on his forehead. A bump that begins to crack open, to reveal a silver point beneath…
Heart realises that the horses are actually unicorns, magical creatures from ancient legend. But why are they here? And how is their destiny linked with Heart’s own? Being creatures of legends, heart is afraid that if the unicorns aren’t lead away from Ash Grove they will surely be captured and killed by the superstitious villagers. Can she find a way to protect them, and the only love she has ever known?

The Silver Thread

When her beloved Moonsilver, the unicorn, is nearly killed by a hunters arrow, Heart sneaks back into her village to get help froth the healer, Ruth Oakes. But even greater danger awaits Heart and Moosilver in Ash Grove. Rumors of Monsilver’s secret have reached the ears of the cruel Lord Dunraven. Once again Heart must flee, with Ruth’s mysterious gift a silver thread to protect her and Moonsilver.

The Silver Bracelet

Heart has to find a safe haven for her beloved unicorns. With Lord Dunraven looking for them and Heart’s friends aware that helping her will bring Dunraven’s anger she has nowhere to turn. If only she knew where her family was or who they were. In a mysterious bundle of paper in Dunraven’s castle Heart finds a drawing that looks like the design on her baby blanket. The paper is covered with tiny symbols. If she can find out what they mean will they unlock the secrets of the dreams that have been haunting her?

The Sunset Gates

Heart must find her family and a safe haven for the unicorns. A drawing in the book from Dunraven’s castle shows the same unicorn design as her foundling blanket! Perhaps the book tells more about her family but she cannot read it. Searching for a teacher, she finds a blacksmith whose family forge was made by unicorn magic. His old records show that his grandfather made giant iron gates using the same design. If Heart can find those gates perhaps she will find her family but will Dunraven’s men find her first?

Castle Avamir

Heart has to find a safe haven for her beloved unicorns. With Lord Dunraven looking for them and Heart’s friends aware that helping her will bring Dunraven’s anger she has nowhere to turn. If only she knew where her family was or who they were. In a mysterious bundle of paper in Dunraven’s castle Heart finds a drawing that looks like the design on her baby blanket. The paper is covered with tiny symbols. If she can find out what they mean will they unlock the secrets of the dreams that have been haunting her?

Beyond the Sunset

It has been a long, hard winter, and the Gypsies are glad to be leaving Lord Levin’s mountains for the sunny plains of Lord Kaybale’s lands. But that means time is running out for Heart. The old stories say that Castle Avamir is higher than the clouds, deep in a valley, under the stars, and over the moon. It makes no sense but if Heart can’t solve the riddle, she might never find a safe haven for her beloved unicorns.

Sierra

Adventure, drama, wild horses running free. The American West is brought to life through the eyes of the horses who were there in a new program of books inspired by Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, the new film coming May 2002 from DreamWorks. Sierra is a feisty young filly when natural disaster separates her from her herd of free horses. Alone and struggling to survive in the harsh elements, she encounters another horse who leads her to a Lakota encampment. But can Sierra find a place with them without sacrificing her freedom and independence?

Spirit

Filled with drama, adventure and uplifting themes from the film, this full length novel tells the whole story of Spirit, stallion of the Cimarron, for the fully independent reader. It follows Spirit‘s life from his birth, through his capture, to his triumphant return to freedom.

Bonita

Adventure, drama, wild horses running free. The American West is brought to life through the eyes of the horses who were there in a new program of books inspired by Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, the new film coming May 2002 from DreamWorks. Bonita is a pampered riding horse in San Antonio when the Mexican War for Independence breaks out. Torn from her beloved mistress, Bonita is forced into a life of hardship. But newfound strength enables her to escape from her captors and find a new life of freedom.

Esperanza

Adventure, drama, wild horses running free. The American West is brought to life through the eyes of the horses who were there in a new program of books inspired by Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, the new film coming May 2002 from DreamWorks. Strider is a wild mustang born to freedom in the Cimarron Valley. When a drought hits the valley, Strider sets out to find the horses a new place to live. But on the way, danger strikes, and Strider must make the ultimate sacrifice for the herd.

Lara and the Gray Mare

Nine year old Lara is the daughter of the r the leader of her cattle raising clan. While she spends her days tending to the cattle, her heart lies with her beloved gray mare. When Lara goes to the highlands to set the cattle out to graze, she finds the mare in the process of a difficult birth. Lara vows to take care of the foal as a dying promise to the gray mare, and with the help of a childless milk cow, she cares for the spindly legged filly. But just when she is confident that the foal can survive, a rival clan captures them both, and throws Lara’s life into turmoil. When the filly is eventually given to a titled baron in the castle town of Athenry, Lara, determined to stay with the horse no matter what, goes along. Together, she and her beloved horse face seemingly insurmountable challenges, but all along Lara keeps two things in mind. One day, she will manage to flee, and will set off in search of the family that she was taken from. And she will not leave without her silver mare.

Lara and the Moon-Colored Filly

Nine year old Lara is the daughter of the r the leader of her cattle raising clan. While she spends her days tending to the cattle, her heart lies with her beloved gray mare. When Lara goes to the highlands to set the cattle out to graze, she finds the mare in the process of a difficult birth. Lara vows to take care of the foal as a dying promise to the gray mare, and with the help of a childless milk cow, she cares for the spindly legged filly. But just when she is confident that the foal can survive, a rival clan captures them both, and throws Lara’s life into turmoil. When the filly is eventually given to a titled baron in the castle town of Athenry, Lara, determined to stay with the horse no matter what, goes along. Together, she and her beloved horse face seemingly insurmountable challenges, but all along Lara keeps two things in mind. One day, she will manage to flee, and will set off in search of the family that she was taken from. And she will not leave without her silver mare.

Lara At Athenry Castle

Nine year old Lara is the daughter of the r the leader of her cattle raising clan. While she spends her days tending to the cattle, her heart lies with her beloved gray mare. When Lara goes to the highlands to set the cattle out to graze, she finds the mare in the process of a difficult birth. Lara vows to take care of the foal as a dying promise to the gray mare, and with the help of a childless milk cow, she cares for the spindly legged filly. But just when she is confident that the foal can survive, a rival clan captures them both, and throws Lara’s life into turmoil. When the filly is eventually given to a titled baron in the castle town of Athenry, Lara, determined to stay with the horse no matter what, goes along. Together, she and her beloved horse face seemingly insurmountable challenges, but all along Lara keeps two things in mind. One day, she will manage to flee, and will set off in search of the family that she was taken from. And she will not leave without her silver mare.

Silence and Lily

The year is 1773, and in Boston, the tensions between the colonists and the British are heating up. For twelve year old Silence, the tensions at home are running high as well. All she wants is a chance to call Lily a beautiful snow white mare her own. But Silence’s mother does not think it fitting for a young girl to spend so much time out riding and being reckless. Then, in the days leading up to the dramatic Boston Tea Party, Silence learns that someone has been taking Lily out under the cover of darkness. When the whole family is threatened by the events, Silence begins to worry that if she doesn t do something drastic, she may lose Lily forever.

Katie and the Mustang 2

With trepidation, Katie continues Westward with the Kylers. The mountainous terrain makes for difficult traveling, and they arrive in Oregon shortly before the winter snows hit. While the Kylers and the others begin the search for land, Katie’s worst fears are confirmed. Her uncle is not there. Then she realizes that she has brought the Mustang home, and she cannot keep him with her anymore. Left with no family and without the Mustang to rely on, Katie must find her own way…

Katie and the Mustang 3

Joined by Hiram the farmhand, Katie begins the journey west. At first, she is unsure if the Mustang will follow, but much to her relief, he seems to trust her. Soon, Katie and Hiram meet up with a large family who invite them to join their caravan. For the first time, it seems as though they might really make it to Oregon. But then tragedy strikes, and Katie finds herself having to choose between parting ways with Hiram, or abandoning her dreams of going west&150and giving up on the chance to return the Mustang to his homeland.

Katie and the Mustang 4

With trepidation, Katie continues Westward with the Kylers. The mountainous terrain makes for difficult traveling, and they arrive in Oregon shortly before the winter snows hit. While the Kylers and the others begin the search for land, Katie’s worst fears are confirmed. Her uncle is not there. Then she realizes that she has brought the Mustang home, and she cannot keep him with her anymore. Left with no family and without the Mustang to rely on, Katie must find her own way…

Katie and the Mustang 1

Joined by Hiram the farmhand, Katie begins the journey west. At first, she is unsure if the Mustang will follow, but much to her relief, he seems to trust her. Soon, Katie and Hiram meet up with a large family who invite them to join their caravan. For the first time, it seems as though they might really make it to Oregon. But then tragedy strikes, and Katie finds herself having to choose between parting ways with Hiram, or abandoning her dreams of going west&150and giving up on the chance to return the Mustang to his homeland.

Lara and the Silent Place

Nine year old Lara is the daughter of the r the leader of her cattle raising clan. While she spends her days tending to the cattle, her heart lies with her beloved gray mare. When Lara goes to the highlands to set the cattle out to graze, she finds the mare in the process of a difficult birth. Lara vows to take care of the foal as a dying promise to the gray mare, and with the help of a childless milk cow, she cares for the spindly legged filly. But just when she is confident that the foal can survive, a rival clan captures them both, and throws Lara’s life into turmoil. When the filly is eventually given to a titled baron in the castle town of Athenry, Lara, determined to stay with the horse no matter what, goes along. Together, she and her beloved horse face seemingly insurmountable challenges, but all along Lara keeps two things in mind. One day, she will manage to flee, and will set off in search of the family that she was taken from. And she will not leave without her silver mare.

Margret and Flynn

The year is 1875, and twelve year old orphan Margret and her sister, Libby, are living with the kind Mrs. Fredriksen in her sod house in rural Littleton, Colorado. Margret would be happy to stay forever, but she knows that Libby, with her basic distrust of anyone other than Margret, will have them moving soon enough. Then a tornado sweeps through, bringing with it an injured horse. Immediately Margret lays claim to the horse, naming him Flynn, nursing him back to health, and teaching herself to ride. Now more than ever, Margret yearns for some stability in her life. Somehow, she’s got to find a way to convince Libby to stay so she can make Flynn hers. Powerfully written and historically accurate, this is a great addition to the series that s tailor made for girls who love horses and historical fiction.

Skin Hunger

Sadima lives in a world where magic has been banned, leaving poor villagers prey to fakes and charlatans. A ‘magician’ stole her family’s few valuables and left Sadima’s mother to die on the day Sadima was born. But vestiges of magic are hidden in old rhymes and hearth tales and in people like Sadima, who conceals her silent communication with animals for fear of rejection and ridicule. When rumors of her gift reach Somiss, a young nobleman obsessed with restoring magic, he sends Franklin, his lifelong servant, to find her. Sadima’s joy at sharing her secret becomes love for the man she shares it with. But Franklin’s irrevocable bond to the brilliant and dangerous Somiss traps her, too, and she faces a heartbreaking decision. Centuries later magic has been restored, but it is available only to the wealthy and is strictly controlled by wizards within a sequestered academy of magic. Hahp, the expendable second son of a rich merchant, is forced into the academy and finds himself paired with Gerrard, a peasant boy inexplicably admitted with nine sons of privilege and wealth. Only one of the ten students will graduate and the first academic requirement is survival. Sadima’s and Hahp’s worlds are separated by generations, but their lives are connected in surprising and powerful ways in this brilliant first book of Kathleen Duey’s dark, complex, and completely compelling trilogy.

Sacred Scars

Sadima, Franklin, and Somiss, driven out of Lim ri by a suspicious fire, are living in a cave hidden within the cliffs that overlook the city. Somiss is convinced the dark passages of the caves were the home of ancient magicians, and his obsession with restoring magic deepens. Sadima dreams of escape for her, for Franklin, and for the orphaned street boys Somiss has imprisoned in a crowded cage. Somiss claims he will teach these boys magic, that they will become his first students, but Sadima knows he is lying.

Generations later, Hahp is struggling to survive the wizards’ increasingly dangerous clas*ses at the Lim ri Academy of Magic. He knows the fragile pact he has forged with his secretive roommate, Gerrard, will not be enough to put an end to the evil. It will take all the students acting together to have any chance of destroying the academy. Building trust, with few chances to speak or plan, will be almost impossible, but there is no choice.

The worlds of Sadima and Hahp move closer together in the second compelling installment of Kathleen Duey’s brilliant trilogy, which began with the National Book Award finalist Skin Hunger, praised by Holly Black as ‘beautifully written, fierce, and unforgettable.’

Leo

As part of the My Animal Family series, this book takes young readers on a journey through the eyes of a baby animal. Each book contains a secret pass code that directs the child to a website where they can play games and earn points. The games are categorized by age group, so every child can find games appropriate to their own age. My Animal Family series contains award winning DVD footage from the BBC library. Children will have fun learning about the animals and watching them in their native habitats.

Nanuq

As part of the My Animal Family series, this book takes young readers on a journey through the eyes of a baby animal. Each book contains a secret pass code that directs the child to a website where they can play games and earn points. The games are categorized by age group, so every child can find games appropriate to their own age. My Animal Family series contains award winning DVD footage from the BBC library. Children will have fun learning about the animals and watching them in their native habitats.

Tahi

As part of the My Animal Family book DVD website series, Tahi beautifully explores the life of a baby dolphin that undergoes an important life lesson and ultimately learns to take care of herself. When the sun went down, my mother always found still water where we could spend the night. We slept, like all dolphins do, with one eye open. Even at night, we breathe by swimming to the surface, so we always need to be half awake. As told through the eyes of a baby dolphin, Tahi is an engaging, researched based story about a bottlenose dolphin. This sturdy, hardcover book includes a DVD with award winning BBC footage of the animal in its natural habitat, as well as an original song and a secret passcode to an educational website where kids can explore Tahi’s virtual habitat. The stunning illustrations, charming storyline, DVD and website offers something for everyone. This is family entertainment at its best! Ages 4 to 9.

Silence and Stone

Unicorns are now free, but other magical folk are still in hiding except for one faerie, Alida, who is a prisoner in Lord Dunraven’s castle. That is, until she escapes and a fierce struggle begins. Alida fights to free the faeries from the terrible promise they were forced to make to Lord Dunraven but Lord Dunraven is desperate to continue denying his people the hope they derive from the existence of magical beings.

Wishes and Wings

Alida has escaped Lord Dunraven’s castle and defied his law to find her exiled faerie family. Using new magic to protect themselves, Alida and her family make the dangerous journey home, back to their beloved meadow near the human village of Ash Grove. When Dunraven’s greed threatens the villagers with starvation, Alida wants to help them. But if Lord Dunraven’s guards find out that fairies are helping humans, her family will be in terrible danger.

The Journey Home

Heart is convinced that the old man from Castle Avamir can help her find her family the only people she dares to trust with the Unicorn’s secret. But the old man has been taken prisoner by Lord Dunraven. Heart’s search for the truth is leading her into the most dangerous place of all: the depths of Dunraven’s heavily guarded castle.

Heart’s quest is nearing its end and what awaits her is beyond her wildest imaginings…
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Hogger the Ho*arding Beastie

The Good Behavior Builders ‘TM’, featuring the Beastie Bunch, is a wonderful series of books that deal with the most challenging childhood problems confronting parents. The series gives parents tools to deal with specific behavior problems. With interactive questions, games, and value building activities, these books help parents develop relationships that are strong, caring and supportive.

Ella the Baby Elephant

As part of the My Animal Family series, this first book takes young readers on a journey through the eyes of Ella, a baby elephant, who lives in Africa with her big ,BIG family. Like most elephant herds, Ella is led by an older female, Ella’s grandmother. When a new baby is born Ella realizes she is no longer a baby herself. Ella becomes not only the baby’s special friend, but also her protector. Each book contains a secret passcode that directs the child to a website where they can play games and earn points. The games are categorized by age group, so every child can find games appropriate to tier own age. My Animal Family series contains award winning DVD footage from the BBC library. Children will have fun learning about the animals and watching them in their native habitats.

Cx Ultimate Asteroid Book

Asteroids aren’t just the stuff of science fiction movies, and this collection of amazing ‘true’ information about asteroids is just as incredible as anything in fiction. Age 9 14. 4 3/16.

Allowance System Tool Kit

The Smart Kids Allowance System contains the best tools on the market today for teaching kids the value of money and family responsibility. These fun to use tools will help kids get what they want on their own while building smart money habits today and for their future. This kit shows families, step by step, how to use ordinary household chores, combined with an allowance system, to teach the basics of family responsibility.

Freaky Facts about Natural Disasters

WEATHER AT ITS WILDEST! AFTER A TORNADO, A CANCELED CHECK FROM GREAT BEND, INDIANA, WAS FOUND IN A CORNFIELD IN NEBRASKA 305 MILES AWAY! THE TEMPERATURE OF A LIGHTNING BOLT IS 5 TIMES HOTTER THAN THE surface OF THE SUN! AN ESTIMATED 12 MILLION TONS OF SOIL FELL ON chicago THE DAY AFTER A 1934 DUST STORM! Disaster movies seem almost tome next to the amazing real life power of tornadoes, blizzards, floods, lightning storms, droughts, and hurricanes. With vivid accounts that put you in the eye of the storm, hundreds of stranger than fiction facts, amazing survival stories, and even tips should you ever be caught in a natural disaster, Freaky Facts is a fascinating look at the dramatic and unpredictable world of extreme weather. SO HANG ONTO YOUR HATS MOTHER NATURE IS ABOUT TO TAKE YOU ON A WILD RIDE!

More Freaky Facts about Natural Disasters

NATURE AT ITS NASTIEST! In ten minutes, a wildfire produces as much energy as a nuclear bomb! An earthquake occurs somewhere in the world about every thirty seconds! The scariest horror novel takes a back seat to the real life devastation of earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, fires, avalanches, and landslides. With vivid accounts that put you right in the path of destruction, hundreds of stranger than fiction facts, amazing survival stories, and even tips should you ever be caught in a natural disaster, More Freaky Facts about Natural Disasters proves that truth really is stranger and more frightening than fiction. SO HANG ONTO YOUR HATS MOTHER NATURE IS ABOUT TO SHOW YOU WHAT SHE CAN DO! Read about weather at its wildest in Freaky Facts About Natural Disasters, which includes incredible facts about tornadoes, blizzards, hurricanes, lightning, floods, and droughts.

100 Easy Ways to Get Your Kids Reading

Part how to, part scrapbook, this parenting guide helps turn the grueling task of learning to read into an everyday pleasure. Taking into account a family’s busy schedule, these activities and suggestions make reading fun whenever and wherever turning short car trips and even breakfasts into opportunities to read. Parents are encouraged to create a reader friendly environment at home by setting aside space for a reading comfort zone and time for a family reading group, and incorporating professional storytelling tips that make each read aloud experience one no child wants to miss. Scrapbook and journal space transforms this parenting tool into a cherished keepsake by allowing parents to track their child’s progress, record favorite books, and note accomplishments.

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