Little House on the Prairie
Little House Book 3
Laura and her family journey by covered wagon into Indian territory, and start a farm. The plot contains racial prejudice within historical context.
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Farmer Boy
Little House Book 2
Nine-year-old Almanzo lives with his family on a big farm in New York State at the end of the nineteenth century where he raises his own two calves, helps cut ice and shear sheep, and longs for the day he can have his own colt.
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On the Banks of Plum Creek
Little House Book 4
After moving to Minnesota, the Ingalls family encounters a terrible blizzard and a grasshopper plague. The plot contains racial prejudice within historical context.
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The Fort
The morning after Hurricane Leo rips through the town of Canaan, friends exploring the widespread destruction discover an underground bomb shelter. Text has violence, physical abuse, criminal activity, bullying & references to substance abuse. Themes include ableism.
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Little House in the Big Woods
Little House Book 1
The Ingalls family is snug in their Wisconsin house in spite of blizzards, wolves, and the lonely forest.
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Camp Time in California
Magic Tree House Book 35
When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time, they land in the tallest tree in Yosemite, California where they join nature conservationist, John Muir, and US President Teddy Roosevelt on a historic trip through the woods.
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Puritan neighbors regard Kit Tyler with suspicion, fear, and anger when she befriends an old woman accused of witchcraft.
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Where the Red Fern Grows
Billy Coleman works and saves to buy two red-bone hunting hounds while his grandfather provides him with support and lessons in growing up. The plot contains mild profanity and gore. Additional resources by Steve.
Comprehension Questions (by Steve)
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Number the Stars
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. The story contains profanity, violence, slurs, and negative stereotypes.
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Bud, Not Buddy
It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but he's on a mission. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: posters of Herman E. Calloway and his famous band, the Dusky…
