The Bears On Hemlock Mountain

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Are there bears on Hemlock Mountain? One boy is about to find out in this classic tale. People have always told Jonathan that there are no bears on Hemlock Mountain, no bears at all. So he isn’t afraid to set out alone over the mountain. But as Jonathan discovers one cold winter night, people aren’t always right…There are bears on Hemlock Mountain!

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Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Author : Alice Dalgliesh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Release : 2012-07-03
File : 64 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781442472860


The Bears On Hemlock Mountain

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A young boy sent on an errand over Hemlock Mountain is not so sure he likes going alone, because there may be bears on the mountain, but with the help of the big iron pot he borrows, he completes his errand.

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Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Author : Alice Dalgliesh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Release : 1992-10-31
File : 66 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780689716041


The Thanksgiving Story

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In this festive Caldecott Honor–winning picture book, Alice Dalgiesh brings to life the origin of the Thanksgiving holiday for readers of all ages. Giles, Constance and Damaris Hopkins are all passengers aboard the crowded Mayflower, journeying to the New World to start a new life. Things get a little more cramped when their baby brother Oceanus is born during the passage. However, when they arrive, there are even worse challenges to face as the Pilgrims are subjected to hunger, cold, and sickness that put their small colony in great danger. With the help of the Native Americans though, they might just be able to survive their first year in this strange land—and have a November harvest to celebrate for generations!

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Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Author : Alice Dalgliesh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Release : 2012-09-04
File : 32 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781442465527


The Fourth Of July Story

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An accessible story of America’s birthday brings alive the history and spirit of the Fourth of July, with an introduction to the fight for independence and the events and people that shaped American tradition. What happened on the Fourth of July long before there were fireworks and parades? Alice Dalgliesh takes young readers back to revolutionary times, back to the colonists’ desire for freedom and the creation of the Declaration of Independence. Simple text captures the excitement of the era, telling how word of Independence traveled up and down the thirteen colonies, touching the lives of everyday people throughout the land. Like all of Alice Dalgliesh’s work, The Fourth of July Story remains an American classic.

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Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Author : Alice Dalgliesh
Publisher : Aladdin
Release : 1995-06-01
File : 0 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0689718764


The Silver Pencil

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Janet uses the special pencil she received from her father to turn her life into stories.

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Genre : Authors
Author : Alice Dalgliesh
Publisher : Puffin
Release : 1991
File : 0 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0140347925


The Bears On Hemlock Mountain

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A young boy sent on an errand over Hemlock Mountain is not so sure he likes going alone, because there may be bears on the mountain. But with the help of the big iron pot he borrows, he completes his errand.

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Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Author : Alice Dalgliesh
Publisher : Ready-For-Chapters
Release : 1992-10
File : 0 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0833598767


The Prairie Thief

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In late 19th-century Colorado, Louisa's father is erroneously arrested for thievery and, while under the charge of the awful Smirch family, Louisa and a magical friend must find a way to prove his innocence.

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Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Author : Melissa Wiley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Release : 2012-08-28
File : 218 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781442440562


No Promises In The Wind Digest

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From the Newbery Award-winning author of Across Five Aprils and Up a Road Slowly comes a tale of a brave young man’s struggle to find his own strength during the Great Depression. “A powerfully moving story.”—Chicago Daily News In 1932, American's dreams were simple: a job, food to eat, a place to sleep, and shoes without holes. But for millions of people these simple needs were nothing more than dreams. At fifteen years of age, Josh has to make his own way through a country of angry and frightened people. This is the story of a young man’s struggle to find a life for himself in the most turbulent of times.

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Genre : Young Adult Fiction
Author : Irene Hunt
Publisher : Penguin
Release : 2002-01-08
File : 126 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781101142202


The Courage Of Sarah Noble

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In this Newbery Honor book classic, young Sarah learns how to be brave even when the world is strange and new. In 1707, young Sarah Noble and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for their family. “Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble,” her mother had said, but Sarah found that it was not always easy to feel brave inside. The dark woods were full of animals and Indians, too, and Sarah was only eight! The true story of Sarah’s journey is inspiring. And as she cares for her father and befriends her Indian neighbors, she learns that to be afraid and to be brave is the greatest courage of all. The New York Times Book Review described this book as one “to be long remembered for its beautifully written simplicity and dignity.”

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Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Author : Alice Dalgliesh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Release : 2012-05-15
File : 64 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781442465893


My Side Of The Mountain

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"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."—The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever. “An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year.” —The Horn Book

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Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Author : Jean Craighead George
Publisher : Penguin
Release : 2001-05-21
File : 213 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780593115008