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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Emma's river Emma's river Alison Hart In 1852, Emma, her pregnant mother and her pony board the steamboat Sally May to meet her father in St. Joseph, Missouri, but when the ship suddenly explodes in a fiery blaze, Emma and all onboard mu… OL11802968W
Father of the Bride Father of the Bride Barbara Delinsky Russ Shaw was returning to St. Louis for the first time in twenty-five years - at the request of his daughter. Diane wanted him to give her away at her wedding, but Diane's mother strongly objected. … OL14919627W
Death in Paradise Death in Paradise Carolyn Hart Six years ago, Henrie O's beloved newspaperman husband Richard lost his life on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Now, on a brisk March morning, a chilling message has arrived by Priority Mail claiming R… OL14932315W
One Bright Penny One Bright Penny Geraldine McCaughrean An old man bets each of his children that they cannot fill the barn for a penny. OL15051747W
The ragtime fool The ragtime fool Larry Karp After finding a journal kept by Scott Joplin, Brun Campbell hopes to persuade those in power in Sedalia, Mo. to set up a ragtime museum, but instead finds some extremely dangerous people have other i… OL15535177W
Ozark reunion Ozark reunion Helen Gray "Coming home is bittersweet for Riley Blake. In the aftermath of the Great Depression, it's time for Riley to start over. And the first step is winning the trust of his Missouri hometown. But it isn'… OL17902821W
Huckleberry Finn Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain,Bob Blaisdell Adaptation of [Adventures of Huckleberry Finn](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL53908W/Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn). OL17911540W
Homesick Homesick Kate Klise Benny's parents are getting divorced, his mom left and his father has become a hoarder, to make matters worse his hometown has been entered into a contest, and now the pressure is on to get the house… OL17913433W
Boneshaker Boneshaker Kate Milford When Jake Limberleg brings his traveling medicine show to a small Missouri town in 1913, thirteen-year-old Natalie senses that something is wrong and, after investigating, learns that her love of aut… OL18635302W
Seeing America Seeing America Nancy Crocker "Missouri, 1910. John Hartmann is graduating from high school under the critical eye of his father and has no idea what options lie beyond the family farm and his small town. When Paul Bricken, ninet… OL19982960W
At Love's Bidding At Love's Bidding Regina Jennings "In 1873, when Boston native Miranda Wimplegate mistakenly auctions off a prized portrait, her grandfather purchases the entire Missouri Ozarks auction house where it was sent. After traveling to the… OL20014816W
Just for You to Know Just for You to Know Cheryl Harness In Independence, Missouri, in 1963, twelve-year-old Carmen already has her hands full dealing with a dreamy mother, a sometimes reckless father, and five noisy little brothers, but must find a way to… OL23887W
Out of Many Waters (American History Series for Young People) Out of Many Waters (American History Series for Young People) Jacqueline Dembar Greene Kidnapped from their parents during the Portuguese Inquisition and sent to work as slaves at a monastery in Brazil, two Jewish sisters attempt to make their way back to Europe to find their parents, … OL2649695W
The Perfect Man The Perfect Man Naeem Murr "Set in the 1950s, The Perfect Man details the life of an unwanted boy sent first from India to London, and then to small-town Missouri, and the complex web of relationships he develops as he matures… OL2748278W
The Feedsack Dress The Feedsack Dress Carolyn Mulford 227 p. ; 22 cm OL4100453W
Huckleberry Finn Huckleberry Finn Wim Coleman The adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they float down the Mississippi River on a raft. OL413623W
Missouri school days Missouri school days Roger Lea MacBride After moving from South Dakota, Rose Wilder eventually makes friends, proves herself to be the best speller in her class, and copes with a difficult teacher at her new Missouri school. OL447748W
Cheyenne raiders Cheyenne raiders Robert Jordan,Jackson O'Reilly A young inexperienced eastern man, educated, betrothed and with a bright future in law gets a job with Indian Affairs in Washington D.C. His first assignment was to learn about the Cheyenne Indian tr… OL83800W