Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Dear America Dear America Sherry Garland In the journal she receives for her twelfth birthday in 1835, Lucinda Lawrence describes the hardships her family and other residents of the "Texas colonies" endure when they decide to face the Mexic… OL16050074W
The last rainmaker The last rainmaker Sherry Garland Abandoned by her father, thirteen-year-old Caroline runs away to join Shawnee Sam's Wild West Extravaganza in the hope of learning more about her mother, a performer who died in childbirth and whose … OL17179205W
Summer sands Summer sands Sherry Garland After a winter storm destroys the sand dunes that provide a home for plants and animals, a beach community bands together to restore the dunes. OL17908219W
Best Horse on the Force Best Horse on the Force Sherry Garland When Brandon and Wayne try to take revenge on a rookie mounted policeman who has been teasing them, their practical joke backfires and causes their favorite horse Skyjacker to be kicked off the force… OL74582W
Indio Indio Sherry Garland Thirteen-year-old Ipa struggles to survive a brutal time of change as the Spanish begin the conquest of the native people along the Texas border. OL74584W
Dear America Dear America Sherry Garland María Rosalía is a Mestizo servant in a Spanish home. Orphaned years ago, she and her brother Domingo work on a ranch run by the stern Señor Medina. María's writing captures the intense tradition … OL74587W
Voices of the Alamo Voices of the Alamo Sherry Garland From the 1500s to the present, different voices and perspectives of men and women--Indian, Mexican, Spanish, Texan, and American--recount the history of the Alamo and its region. OL74588W
Why ducks sleep on one leg Why ducks sleep on one leg Sherry Garland A Vietnamese folktale explaining why ducks sleep on one leg. OL74589W