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Cuckoo’s Flight

By Wendy Orr

A girl helps her father raise horses, which the village people don’t understand until the horses prove themselves during an enemy raid. Last book in Minoan Wings trilogy.

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Seabird

By Holling C. Holling

History of America at sea, with a special emphasis on the New England whaling industry

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Seven Daughters and Seven Sons

By Barbara Cohen and Bahija Lovejoy

Young woman refuses to be subservient to the patriarchy and moves to the big city to start a business

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The Captive (O’Dell)

By Scott O'Dell

16 yo Spanish seminarian travels to New World and encounters the Maya. First in Seven Serpents Trilogy

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Cruise of the Arctic Star

By Scott O'Dell

Author recounts his 1973 fishing boat cruise up CA coast, relating entertaining tidbits of history and natural history

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By the Great Horn Spoon!

By Sid Fleischman

12 yo boy travels to CA to seek his fortune during the Gold Rush. He and his butler companion have many humorous encounters and adventures.

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Minn of the Mississippi

By Holling C. Holling

Minn, a snapping turtle, travels down the Mississippi River observing people and wildlife, with historical and natural details.

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Jessie Benton Fremont: California Pioneer

By Marguerite Higgins

Fictionalized life of John C. Fremont’s wife, daughter of a prominent senator, supporter of her explorer husband, and editor of his field notes.

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