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My Antoniaby Willa Cather
(The Pioneer Experience)
February 2003
Brink, Caroline Ryrie
Caddie
Woodlawn
MacMillan, 1973
+ Bri
Eleven year old tomboy, Caddie Woodlawn, grows up with her 6 brothers and
sisters on the Wisconsin frontier in the 19th century.
Brink, Caroline Ryrie
Magical
Melons
Macmillan and Co., 1944
+ Bri
Fourteen different tales relate the adventures of Caddie Woodlawn and her
siblings on the Wisconsin frontier.
Byars, Betsy
Trouble
River
Puffin, 1989
+ PB Bya
When a boy builds a raft, he never dreams that it will be his means of
escape when Indians threaten him, his grandmother and their prairie cabin.
Conrad, Pam
My Daniel
Harper and Row, 1989
+ PB Con
Ellie and her brother learn about a family legacy when their grandmother
tells them about her brother's quest for dinosaur bones on their family's
pioneer Nebraska homestead.
Conrad, Pam
Prairie
Songs
Harper and Row, 1985
+ PB Con
Louisa's peaceful life in a loving family on the Nebraska prairie is
dramatically altered by the arrival of a new doctor and his fragile wife.
Fleischman, Paul
The
Borning Room
Harper Collins, 1991
As Georgiana is nearing the end of her life a room in a home on the Ohio
prairie where she was born, she reflects back on her entire life .
Fritz, Jean
The
Cabin Faced West
Coward, McCann, 1959
+ Fri
A coming of age story in which Anna learns to overcome loneliness, and comes
to realize what an important role she played in the settling of the
wilderness of western Pennsylvania.
Gregory, Kristiana
The
Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West
(Dear
America Series)
Scholastic, 1999
+ Gre
As the daughter of a newspaper reporter, 14 year old Libby keeps a diary
account of the building of the transcontinental railroad in 1868.
Hoehne, Marcia
The
Journey of Emilie
Chariot Victor Publishing,1999
+ PB Hoe
The story of twelve year old Emilie Borner and her family as they immigrate
from Germany to Wisconsin. The move is difficult and challenging, and by
relying on each other, their new friends and their faith, they are able to
survive.
Hughes, Holly
Hoofbeats
of Danger
(History
Mystery Series)
Pleasant Co., 1999
+ Hug
In 1860 Nebraska, Annie lives at the Red Buttes Pony Express station, and
finds that her normally gentle pony Magpie is becoming dangerous, and asks a
Pony Express rider to help find the person she believes is responsible for
poisoning the pony.
Maclachlan, Patricia
Caleb's
Story
Harper Collins, 2001
+ Mac
Third book in the series of the step family - the Wittings , who farms on
the Kansas prairie. The old man lurking around their barn turns out to be
Jacob's, the father's father, and the children's grandfather. His presence
and Sara, the stepmother's, plodding force Jacob to deal with some issues
from his past, and allows the rest of the family to open up their home and
hearts to this old man.
MacLachlan, Patricia
Sarah,
Plain and Tall
Harper Crest, 1985
+ Mac
New Englander, Sara Wheaton, comes to Kansas as a mail order bride,
answering the call to become the wife of a widower trying to raise 2
children on his own. Sara slowly enters the hearts and home of everyone, as
they form a new family.
Maclachlan, Patricia
Skylark
Harper Collins, 1994
+ Mac
Drought on the prairie tests the will, endurance and love of the newly
formed Witting family
McMullen, Kate
As
Far as I Can See: Meg's Diary Book One
(My
America Series)
Scholastic, 2002
+ McM
In a diary in 1856, Meg describes the dangerous journey she and her family
take to settle in their new home on the Kansas frontier.
Shaw, Janet
Kirsten Books (The American Girl Series)
All Pleasant Co. 1986, 1987 and 1988
+ Sha
The six book series tells about the year in the life of 9 year old Kristen
Larson and her family, newly arrived immigrants from Sweden, who settle on
the Minnesota frontier.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
+ Wil
The autobiographical fiction tells the story Laura Ingalls Wilder, from her
birth in Wisconsin in the big woods, to her move to Minnesota, and on to
South Dakota with her parents and sisters, then on to her life as a pioneer
wife and mother. A special glimpse into the American frontier, and the
importance of family working together as a team.
Also look for these by Roger Lea MacBride
The Rose Years
- Little House on Rocky
Ridge
Harper Trophy, 1993
+ Mac
In 1894, Laura, Almanzo and seven-year old Rose leave the rest of the family
in South Dakota and head to Missouri to make a new life there.
- Little Farm in the Ozarks
Harper Trophy, 1994
+ Mac
Almanzo, Laura and 8 year old Rose continue to work to make their new home
in Missouri a true home.
- In the Land of the Big Red Apple
Harper Collins, 1995
+ Mac
One year after moving to Missouri, the Wilder family has made it a go in
their new home, and have the beginnings of a successful apple orchard.
- On the Other Side of the Hill
Harper Collins, 1995
+ Mac
In the early 1900's Rose and her parents struggle with the natural disasters
that are plaguing their Missouri farm.
- Little Town in the Ozarks
Harper Collins, 1995
+ Mac
A fire forces Rose and her family to town, where they need to make huge
adjustments.
- New Dawn on Rocky Ridge
Harper Collins, 1997
+ Mac
While living on the Rocky Ridge farm in Missouri, 13 year old Rose begins to
wonder about her future as the turn of the century is celebrated.
- On the Bank of the Bayou
Harper Collins, 1998
+ Mac
Rose is exposed to an entire new way of life when she moves to Louisiana to
live with her Aunt Eliza, and to finish high school.
- Bachelor Girl
Harper Collins, 1999
+ PB Mac
Rose moves away from her parents, and after completing telegraph operator
training, moves to San Francisco and becomes one of the many young girls trying to
support themselves.
The Caroline Years
by Wilkes, Maria
- Little House in Brookfield
Harper Collins, 1996
+ Wil
Young Caroline Quiner, the young girl who is to become the mother of Laura
Ingalls Wilder, survives with her family their first winter in the prairie
community of Brookfield, Wisconsin.
- Little Town at the Crossroads
Harper Collins, 1997
+ Wil
Young Caroline and her family experience many adventures as their community
grows and becomes a bustling area.
- Little Clearing in the Woods
Harper Collins, 1998
+ Wil
Caroline Quiner and her family move to Concord, Wisconsin.
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