Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Dark Canoe Dark Canoe Scott O'Dell A sixteen-year-old boy sails from nineteenth-century Nantucket to a remote California bay with his two older brothers and finds himself in mysterious circumstances involving the death of one brother … OL27424428W
The Black Pearl The Black Pearl Scott O'Dell In claiming as his own the magnificent black pearl he finds, a sixteen-year-old youth enrages the sea devil who legend says is its owner. OL4466815W
The castle in the sea The castle in the sea Scott O'Dell The inheritance of her father's vast fortune and contact with a variety of people with suspicious motives trigger a series of attempts on Lucinda's life in her isolated island home, which is a strong… OL4466819W
Sarah Bishop Sarah Bishop Scott O'Dell Left alone after the deaths of her father and brother who take opposite sides in the War for Independence, and fleeing from the British who seek to arrest her, Sarah Bishop struggles to shape a new l… OL4466840W
The seven serpents trilogy The seven serpents trilogy Scott O'Dell Follows Jesuit seminarian Julian Escobar in the New World as he witnesses the enslavement and exploitation of the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas by Spanish conquerers. OL4466843W
the treasure of topo-el-bampo the treasure of topo-el-bampo Scott O'Dell Two burros sold to the slave-driving owners of the silver mine eventually return to save their village from starvation. OL4466847W
The captive The captive Scott O'Dell As part of a Spanish expedition to the New World, a Jesuit seminarian witnesses the enslavement and exploitation of the Mayas and his own seduction by greed and ambition. OL4466850W
The dark canoe The dark canoe Scott O'Dell A sixteen-year-old boy sails from nineteenth-century Nantucket to a remote California bay with his two older brothers and finds himself in mysterious circumstances involving the death of one brother … OL4466852W
My name is not Angelica My name is not Angelica Scott O'Dell Relates the experiences of a young Senegalese girl brought as a slave to the Danish owned Caribbean island of St. John as she participates in the slave revolt of 1733-1734. OL4466855W
Kathleen, please come home Kathleen, please come home Scott O'Dell After her mother accidentally causes the death of her Mexican boyfriend, an illegal immigrant, Kathleen runs away with her rebellious, worldly girlfriend to Baja California. OL4466863W
The road to Damietta The road to Damietta Scott O'Dell Deeply attached to the charming and carefree Francis Bernardone, Cecilia, a young noblewoman of Assisi, watches as he turns from his life of wealth and privilege, takes vows of poverty, and devotes h… OL4466864W
The serpent never sleeps The serpent never sleeps Scott O'Dell In the early seventeenth century, Serena Lynn, determined to be with the man she has loved since childhood, travels to the New World and comes to know the hardships of colonial life and the extraordi… OL4466866W
The cruise of the Arctic Star The cruise of the Arctic Star Scott O'Dell Describes the experiences of the author and his crew sailing up the California coast and includes historical anecdotes connected with places along the way. OL4466868W