Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Gideon and the Mummy Professor Gideon and the Mummy Professor Kathleen Karr In 1855, twelve-year-old Gideon and his ne'er-do-well father work their way down the Mississippi in a second-rate vaudeville act about life in ancient Egypt accompanied by a mummy with a very special… OL14912264W
Man of the family Man of the family Kathleen Karr During the 1920s, life for Istvan, the eldest child of a Hungarian-American family, holds both joy and sadness. OL14912274W
Phoebe's folly Phoebe's folly Kathleen Karr Now armed with rifles, the self-reliant women of the Petticoat Party wagon train continue their journey to Oregon City and face more challenges including a shooting contest with a band of Snake India… OL14912278W
Worlds apart Worlds apart Kathleen Karr In 1670, soon after arriving in the Carolinas with a group of colonists from England, fifteen-year-old Christopher West befriends a young Sewee Indian, Asha-po, and learns some hard lessons about sur… OL14912281W
Oregon, Sweet Oregon Oregon, Sweet Oregon Kathleen Karr As her family and other members of the Petticoat Party settle into their new lives in the Oregon territory, thirteen-year-old Phoebe Brown yearns for more of the freedoms she had experienced on the d… OL27447131W
The 7th Knot The 7th Knot Kathleen Karr Two brothers touring Europe in the 19th century become embroiled in a mystery involving Albrecht Durer's knot woodcuts and a secret German society when they go in search of their uncle's enigmatic mi… OL64185W
The boxer The boxer Kathleen Karr Having learned how to box while in prison, fifteen-year-old Johnny sets out to discover if he can make a decent living as a fighter in late nineteenth-century New York City. OL64186W
Oh, those Harper girls!, or, Young and dangerous Oh, those Harper girls!, or, Young and dangerous Kathleen Karr In West Texas in 1869, Lily and her five older sisters participate in a series of misguided schemes to save their father's ranch. OL64195W
Fortune's Fool Fortune's Fool Kathleen Karr CONRAD THE GOOD serves as court jester to a most unworthy master: Lord Otto "the Witless," who rarely appreciates jesting and acrobatics and more often rewards his good fool with a good whipping. So … OL64199W