Charles Geer
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Jamie, an orphan who must leave his upper-class boarding school to live with an uncle in the wilderness of Manitoba, Canada, has no idea of the incredible adventure that awaits him. During a hunting trip, he and Awasis, a Native American Indian boy, become separated from the group. Finding themselves lost and alone in the icy and dreaded wilderness called The Barrens, their struggle to survive against impending doom strips away their prejudice toward...
2) Plain girl
Author
Pub. Date
[1955]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Esther is an Amish or Plain Girl. At the age of 10 the Pennsylvaniaschool authorities forced her father to send her to public school.Esther knew that she would be faced with many difficult choices.
3) Plain girl
Author
Pub. Date
[1988], c1983
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Despite her father's objections, a young Amish girl secretly looks forward to attending public school where she makes a best friend and gains a new perspective on her family's way of life.