Kathleen Duey Books
Evie Peach, St. Louis, 1857
Emancipated by their owner's will, thirteen-year-old Evie and her father struggle to gain Mama's freedom and to make a home for themselves in the pre-Civil War South.
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Celou Sudden Shout, Idaho, 1826
In 1827 in Idaho twelve-year-old Celou Sudden Shout, who is half-French and half-Shoshone, attempts to rescue her mother and two younger brothers from the Crow warriors who kidnapped them.
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Summer MacCleary, Virginia, 1749
While working as an indentured servant on a plantation in Virginia in 1749, thirteen-year-old Summer must prove her innocence when her master's daughter accuses her of stealing.
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Flood Mississippi, 1927
When the raging Mississippi threatens their secret cache of hard-earned nickels and pennies, Molly and her white friend Garrett risk their lives to retrieve the money.
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Death Valley, California, 1849
A brother and sister struggle to survive the rigors of Death Valley after their wagon breaks an axle and they set out alone to find help for their stranded family and injured father.
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Cave-in, St. Claire, Pennsylvania, 1859
In 1859 when Rory disguises herself as a boy in order to work in a coal mine in St. Claire, Pennsylvania, she and her friend struggle to survive a cave-in disaster.
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Amelina Carrett, Bayou Grand Coeur, Louisiana, 1863
When thirteen-year-old Amelina saves the life of a young Yankee spy found injured near her Louisiana home in 1863, the orphaned girl creates a dangerous situation for herself and her uncle.
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The ultimate asteroid book
By Kathleen Duey, Mary A. Barnes, Mary Barnes
Discusses the nature and movement of asteroids, what they are made of, how they are named, how they were discovered, and what happens when they hit the Earth.
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Train Wreck, Kansas, 1892
In 1892 Max and Jodi, young employees of a traveling circus, find their lives endangered when their train wrecks in a storm.
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Hurricane, Open Seas, 1844
During almost four years at sea with her whaling captain father, thirteen-year-old Rebecca finds life both boring and difficult--especially when the ship is nearly sunk by a hurricane.
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