Walks Alone
Author(s): Burks, Brian Grade Level(s): 6-8
Publisher: Harcourt Brace
Publication Date: 1998
Illustrator: Translator:
Genre(s): Historical Fiction Classification(s):
Culture(s): Native American Language(s): English
Curriculum: History/Social Science
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Series:
Annotation: A young Apache girl courageously escapes from a tribal
encampment when it is attacked by the white army but is captured by Mexican soldiers. She is forced to survive on her own
and care for her younger brother.
Prairie Songs
Author(s): Conrad, Pamela Grade Level(s): 6-8
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 1985
Illustrator: Translator:
Genre(s): Fiction, Historical Fiction Classification(s):
Culture(s): Language(s):
English
Curriculum: History/Social Science
Award(s): Golden Kite Author Honor
Series:
Annotation: Set in the pioneer days of Nebraska,
this story depicts Louisa's love for the prairie. As Louisa's love of poetry grows under the tutelage of Emmeline, wife of
the new young doctor from the East, Emmeline herself declines into a strange madness from the feeling of alienation caused
by prairie life. The novel paints a realistic picture of the lives of the early settlers of the American West. This selection
depicts emotional intensity. Connections may be made to eighth-grade United
States history.
Jason's Gold
Author(s): Hobbs, Will Grade Level(s): 6-8
Publisher: William Morrow and Company Publication Date: 1999
Illustrator: Translator:
Genre(s): Historical Fiction Classification(s):
Culture(s): Language(s):
English
Curriculum: History/Social Science
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Series:
Annotation: Fifteen-year-old Jason Hawthorn sets off on a 5,000-mile
journey to the Klondike goldfields during the Alaskan Gold Rush of 1897. He encounters many
dangers and meets interesting historical figures, including Jack London.
Adaline Falling Star
Author(s): Osborne, Mary Pope Grade Level(s): 6-8
Publisher: Scholastic Publication
Date: 2000
Illustrator: Translator:
Genre(s): Historical Fiction Classification(s):
Culture(s): Native American Language(s): English
Curriculum: History/Social Science
Award(s):
Series:
Annotation: follow her father, Kit Carson, back to Bent's Fort
where she belongs. She runs away and starts her own journey back to the wilderness and her mother's people; her companion
is a dog, abandoned as she was. Together they strike out on an adventure of survival and discovery.
