Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Ornament Tree The Ornament Tree Jean Thesman When fourteen-year-old Bonnie moves to her cousin's boardinghouse in Seattle in 1918, she learns about life from the boarders and progressive women who live and work there. OL114051W
The storyteller's daughter The storyteller's daughter Jean Thesman Fifteen-year-old Quinn, the middle child in a Depression-era working class family, learns some secrets about her beloved father, who has always been a source of strength and optimism for his family, … OL114053W
The last April dancers The last April dancers Jean Thesman Sixteen-year-old Cat St. John tries to come to terms with the growing evidence of her father's mental illness and his eventual suicide. OL114057W
Singer Singer Jean Thesman Imprisoned by her wicked and power-hungry mother, Lady Rhiannon, Gwenore escapes to a women's healing community, later changing her name and becoming nursemaid and protector to the children of the ma… OL114058W
The other ones The other ones Jean Thesman High school sophomore Bridget Raynes has to decide whether or not to accept her powers of witchcraft, or abandon them and try to fit in as an ordinary teenager. OL16493392W
Summerspell Summerspell Jean Thesman While living with her sister, fifteen-year-old Jocelyn has trouble with her hateful brother-in-law and runs away to her family's summer cabin, where the unwanted presence of two boys complicates her … OL16501028W
Between Between Jean Thesman Sent to stay at a guest house near Puget Sound in 1941, Charlotte finds herself worried that she is losing her mind because of strange goings-on involving her adopted younger brother, a talking cat, … OL17700620W
Rachel Chance Rachel Chance Jean Thesman When Rachel's illegitimate baby brother is kidnapped by a travelling band of revivalists in 1940, she sets out with her grandfather, a hired hand, and an eccentric neighbor in a desperate attempt to … OL18177148W
Molly Donnelly Molly Donnelly Jean Thesman Twelve-year-old Molly, who lives next door to a Japanese American family and whose cousin is a nurse in the Philippines, experiences many changes in her life when World War II breaks out. OL19455489W