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7 Weeks 7 Continents North America
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Gold Rush Girl
by Avi
Finding freedom and friendship in 1848 San Francisco while her father searches for gold, Tory embarks on a mud-caked search for her kidnapped brother throughout San Francisco Bay’s treacherous Rotten Row area and its hundreds of abandoned ships.
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A Wolf Called Wander
by Rosanne Parry
A literary rendering of a remarkable true story traces the journey of a young wolf who after being separated from his family navigates human and natural threats while traveling 1, miles across the Pacific Northwest to safety. By the award-winning author of Written in Stone.
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Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
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The Littlest Voyageur
by Margi Preus
In 1792, Jean Pierre Petit Le Rouge, a squirrel, eager for adventure, stows away in the canoe of a group of voyageurs, unaware of what they are traveling so far to trade. Includes pronunciation guide, historical notes, and a recipe.
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Race to the Sun
by Rebecca Roanhorse
Lately Nizhoni has been able to detect monsters, like Mr. Charles, her dad's new boss at the oil and gas company. He's also alarmingly interested in Nizhoni and her brother, Mac, their Navajo heritage, and the legend of the Hero Twins. Nizhoni knows he's a threat, but her father won't believe her. When Dad disappears the next day, leaving behind a message that says 'Run!', the siblings and Nizhoni's best friend, Davery, are thrust into a rescue mission that can only be accomplished with the help of DineHoly People and their weapons. But it will take more than weapons for Nizhoni to become the hero she was destined to be.
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Esperanza Rising
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell
After she is left alone on an isolated island off the coast of California, Karana, a young Indian girl, not only learns the art of survival over the next eighteen years, but also finds a measure of happiness in her solitary life.
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Kid's World Travel Guide
Find interesting and fun facts on the continents of the world, along with information on individual countries, games, quizzes, travel tips, and more.
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Pronunciator
Take free self-guided lessons to learn 80 different languages. Score your pronunciation, have virtual conversations with native speakers, play back recordings, and take quizzes. Mobile app available.
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