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1	My Brother Sam is Dead more books like this by James Lincoln Collier In this novel set during the American Revolutionary war, a family living in a loyal Tory town faces adversity when one son joins the rebel army. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
2	Little house in the Big Woods more books like this by Laura Ingalls Wilder For the first time in the history of the Little House books, this new edition features Garth Williams' interior art in vibrant, full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. Laura Ingalls's story begins in 1871 in a little log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Four-year-old Laura lives in the little house with her Pa, her ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.86! \| first editions
3	Little House on the Prairie more books like this by Laura Ingalls Wilder For the first time in the history of the Little House books, this new edition features Garth Williams' interior art in vibrant, full color, as well as beautifully redesigned covers. The adventures continue for Laura Ingalls and her family as they leave their little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin and set out for Kansas. They travel for many ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.88! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Sign of the Beaver more books like this by Elizabeth George Speare In late 18th-century Maine, 12-year-old Matthew is left alone in his family's newly built cabin for several weeks while his father returns to Massachusetts to fetch the entire family. A series of mishaps leads to Matthew's rescue by the chief of the Beaver tribe. Over a period of months, Matthew teaches an Indian boy, Attean, English, while he ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Fever 1793 more books like this by Laurie Halse Anderson In this work of historical fiction, 14-year-old Matilda Cook is caught in the 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic. When Matilda recovers from the illness, she attempts to find her missing mother and is taken in by a family friend--a freed slave named Eliza. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The Long Winter more books like this by Laura Ingalls Wilder The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hard winter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory. Blizzards cover the little town with snow, cutting off all supplies from the outside. Soon there is almost no food left, so young Almanzo Wilder and a friend ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	The Witch of Blackbird Pond more books like this by Elizabeth George Speare A high-spirited teenage girl rebels against the narrow-minded ways of Puritan Connecticut and befriends a lonely old woman who is subsequently accused of being a witch. "Strong plot, fully realized characters, and convincing atmosphere distinguish this historical narrative."--"Booklist." see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.86! \| first editions
8	Johnny Tremain more books like this by Esther Forbes Set in Boston on the brink of the American Revolution, this historical novel tells of observant 14-year-old silversmith apprentice Johnny Tremain, who, due to a bad burn on his hand, must give up silversmithing. Noticing the unrest in the city, Johnny becomes a dispatch rider for the Committee of Public Safety and is soon caught up in the ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
9	Northern Light more books like this by Jennifer Donnelly Named one of the Best Children's Books 2003 by Publishers Weekly. see all copies from £1.83! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Land Remembered more books like this by P Smith In this best-selling novel, Patrick Smith tells the story of three generations of the MacIveys, a Florida family who battle the hardships of the frontier to rise from a dirt-poor Cracker life to the wealth and standing of real estate tycoons. The story opens in 1858, when Tobias MacIvey arrives in the Florida wilderness to start a new life with ... see all copies from £3.38! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Dragonwings more books like this by Yep An 8-year-old a boy named Moon Shadow leaves his home in China and sets sail for America where he is to be reunited with his father, who immigrated to the United States before Moon Shadow was born. Once in America Moon Shadow helps his father, Windrider, fulfill a fabulous dream. This novel, set in the early 1900s, is based on a historical account ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Out of the Dust more books like this by Karen Hesse A poem cycle that reads as a novel, this Newbery Medal winner tells the story of Billie Jo, a girl who struggles to help her family survive the dust bowl years of the Depression. see all copies from £4.81! new only from £4.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison more books like this by Lois Lenski In this classic frontier adventure, Lois Lenskireconstructs the real life story of Mary Jemison, who was captured in a raid as young girl and raised amongst the Seneca Indians. Meticulously researched and illustrated with many detailed drawings, this novel offers an exceptionally vivid and personal portrait of Native American life and customs. see all copies from £3.50! new only from £5.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Caddie Woodlawn more books like this by Carol Ryrie Brink Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew, plow than bake, and she's friends with the Indians, who scare most of her neighbors. Caddie and her six brothers and sisters share many adventures as they grow up on the Wisconsin frontier--from a prairie fire to pranks played on a city-slicker cousin. And when the Indians threaten ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Across Five Aprils more books like this by Irene Hunt The unforgettable story of young Jethro Creighton, who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War, by the Newbery Award-winning author of "Up a Road Slowly." "An impressive book both as a historically authentic Civil War novel and as a beautifully written family story."--University of Chicago Center for Children's Books. see all copies from £1.65! new only from £4.93! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	I am David more books like this by Anne Holm David's entire twelve-year life has been spent in a grisly prison camp in Eastern Europe. He knows nothing of the outside world. But when he is given the chance to escape, he seizes it. With his vengeful enemies hot on his heels, David struggles to cope in this strange new world, where his only resources are a compass, a few crusts of bread, his ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.88! \| first editions
17 view cover	Christy more books like this by Catherine Marshall Christy leaves her comfortable home to teach at a remote mission in the mountains of the Cherokee National Forest, and finds her beliefs and assumptions challenged. She is appalled at the ignorance of the highlanders at Cutter Gap, but gradually comes to love the proud and superstitious people. see all copies from £2.08! new only from £6.34! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	On the Banks of Plum Creek more books like this by Laura Ingalls Wilder After all their travelling, from the Big Woods and the Prarie, the Ingalls family have found a place to settle - Plum Creek. Now Mary and Laura can go to school as there's a town close by. But how will they settle in such a busy place after the wild lands in which they've grown up? see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.90! \| first editions
19 view cover	By the Shores of Silver Lake more books like this by Laura Ingalls Wilder The Ingalls family moves from Minnesota to the Dakota territory. Pa goes to work for the railroad and as a result Laura and Mary experience their first-ever train ride. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	The Thanksgiving Story more books like this by Alice Dalgliesh The Thanksgiving Story "is the only really distinguished book we have on that holiday. Miss Dalgliesh has told the Pilgrim story simply from the point of view of the Hopkins family whose little Oceanus was born on the Mayflower; and Miss Sewell has made wonderful full-color pictures. A beautiful book".--The Horn Book. Caldecott Honor Book. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.49! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Wednesday Wars more books like this by Gary D Schmidt The Newbery and Printz honor-winning author of "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" delivers a wonderfully witty and compelling novel about a teenage boy's mishaps and adventures over the course of the 1967-68 school year. see all copies from £9.89! new only from £9.89! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	These Happy Golden Years more books like this by Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura gets her first teaching job, and uses the money she earns to help pay for Mary's education at the College for the Blind. Also, Laura's romance with Almanzo Wilder becomes more serious, and she agrees to marry him. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.90! \| first editions
23 view cover	Soldier's Heart: Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers more books like this by Gary Paulsen At the start of the Civil War in 1861, 15-year-old Charlie leaves his farm and enlists in the First Minnesota Volunteers, not wanting to miss out on a great adventure. After experiencing the horrors of war, Charlie comes back a man changed forever. This "stark, utterly persuasive novel of combat life" ("New York Times"), by a three-time Newbery ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Carry On, Mr. Bowditch more books like this by Jean Lee Latham A biography of Nathaniel Bowditch, who grew up in the late 1700s and dreamed of becoming a sailor. When his small size prevented him for achieving this goal, Bowditch's determination resulted in years of on-land studying of the sea, ships, and astronomy. He eventually wrote the book THE AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR, which taught sailors how to use ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.84! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	First Four Years more books like this by Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura grew up in the real Western days, when the American frontier was being slowly pushed westward and the pioneer families were breaking in the untilled land and raising the first towns. She was fourteen when first she walked home from church with Almanzo Wilder; a year later, when she was teaching school, he came driving twelve miles across the ... see all copies from £3.90! new only from £3.90! \| first editions

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