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A Waltz for Matilda by Jackie French
14 ratings'Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong Under the shade of a Coolibah tree And he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiled You'll come a‐waltzing Matilda with me...' In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. Her father has turned swaggie and he's wanted by the troopers...Categorized as:
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![Fiddler's Green by A.S. Peterson]()
Fiddler's Green by A.S. Peterson
10 ratingsA Secret Mission. A Faraway Sea. A Long-awaited Homecoming.From the backwaters of Georgia to the taverns of Philadelphia, Fin Button is the talk of the colonies. The British say she’s a pirate. The Americans call her a mutineer. The crew of the Rattlesnake call her the most unlikely thing of all: Captain.But with the Revolution on the verge of defeat, the Congress offers Fin a deal...Categorized as:
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![The Ransom by MaryLu Tyndall]()
The Ransom by MaryLu Tyndall
10 ratingsFamily and fortune betrayed her. Would fate do the same?Port Royal, Jamaica 1692 Living in a city deemed the wickedest in the world is no easy task for Miss Juliana Dutton. To make matters worse, with an ailing father and a drunken fool for a brother, she is forced to take over the running of the family business in order to survive...Categorized as:
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![Cat-O'nine Tails by Julia Golding]()
Cat-O'nine Tails by Julia Golding
14 ratingsCat O'Nine Tails Cat, feisty heroine of "Cat Royal"... becomes an unlikely recruit for the British Navy, takes passage to America and navigates her way through a fiendish plot to do away with Lord Francis, heir to a dukedom. From the grand Assembly Rooms of Bath to the wilds of a new frontier, Cat finds she is for once quite out of her depth...Categorized as:
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![The Far Horizon by Marsha Canham]()
The Far Horizon by Marsha Canham
6 ratingsThe Far Horizon is the fourth and final installment in the Award-Winning Pirate Wolf series. The series follows the Dante family through forty years of turbulent sea adventures, beginning with the patriarch fighting alongside Sir Francis Drake, and ending with Jonas Dante's pursuit of revenge.Jonas Dante is the eldest son of Simon Dante, the infamous Pirate Wolf... -
![Fiona's Lace by Patricia Polacco]()
Fiona's Lace by Patricia Polacco
10 ratingsAn Irish family stays together with the help of Fiona’s talent for making one-of-a-kind lace in this heartwarming immigration story from the New York Times bestselling creator of The Keeping Quilt.Many years ago, times were hard in all of Ireland, so when passage to America becomes available, Fiona and her family travel to Chicago...Categorized as:
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![Дневникът на капитан Блъд by Rafael Sabatini, Рафаел Сабатини]()
Дневникът на капитан Блъд by Rafael Sabatini, Рафаел Сабатини
12 ratingsFurther adventures from the much-loved Captain Blood, the 'Robin Hood' of the Spanish Seas. In his latest exploits, The Chronicles of Captain Blood takes him to new adventures with as much excitement and swashbuckling adventure as ever before... -
![The Reliance by M.L. Tyndall]()
The Reliance by M.L. Tyndall
12 ratingsTormented by his wife's apparent demise, Edmund Merrick sails away to drown his sorrows--only to find himself trapped in the dark world of a demented Frenchman. When his mind clears from its rum-induced haze, will Edmund find the will to escape? Seemingly abandoned by her husband, Charlisse is thrown into the clutches of the vengeful pirate Kent... -
![Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges, Sophie Blackall]()
Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges, Sophie Blackall
13 ratingsRuby is unlike most little girls in old China. Instead of aspiring to get married, Ruby is determined to attend university when she grows up, just like the boys in her family...Categorized as:
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![That Book Woman by Heather Henson]()
That Book Woman by Heather Henson
14 ratingsCal is not the readin' type. Living way high up in the Appalachian Mountains, he'd rather help Pap plow or go out after wandering sheep than try some book learning. Nope. Cal does not want to sit stoney-still reading some chicken scratch. But that Book Woman keeps coming just the same. She comes in the rain. She comes in the snow... -
![The Explorer by Katherine Rundell]()
The Explorer by Katherine Rundell
18 ratingsFred, Con, Lila, and Max are on their way back to England from Manaus when the plane they’re on crashes and the pilot dies upon landing. For days they survive alone, until Fred finds a map that leads them to a ruined city, and to a secret...Categorized as:
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![Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham]()
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
24 ratingsReaders today are still fascinated by “Nat,” an eighteenth-century nautical wonder and mathematical wizard. Nathaniel Bowditch grew up in a sailor’s world—Salem in the early days, when tall-masted ships from foreign ports crowded the wharves. But Nat didn’t promise to have the makings of a sailor; he was too physically small...Categorized as:
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![Oceanology: The True Account of the Voyage of the Nautilus by Dugald A. Steer]()
Oceanology: The True Account of the Voyage of the Nautilus by Dugald A. Steer
6 ratingsFollow the fascinating journey of Captain Nemo and explore the ocean’s wonders, both real and imagined ... or are they?What if a sixteen-year-old assistant traveled aboard the storied Nautilus, the narwhal-shaped submarine of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea? And what if he were the sole survivor of the ill-fated voyage and went on to relay his adventures to a certain . .Categorized as:
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![The Devil's Horizon by Matt Tomerlin]()
The Devil's Horizon by Matt Tomerlin
6 ratingsThe Golden Age of Piracy is drawing to a close. Captain Guy Dillahunt recklessly pursues the infamous Charles Vane across the Caribbean, risking the lives of his entire crew for one last chance at glory. Former strumpet Jacqueline Calloway uncovers a dark destiny she never could have imagined. The dashing Gabe Jenkins attempts to right the wrongs of his past, and meets an enemy he does not expect...Categorized as:
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![A Tropical Frontier: Tales of Old Florida by Tim Robinson]()
A Tropical Frontier: Tales of Old Florida by Tim Robinson
6 ratingsThe Southern Frontier: A road-less, watery wilderness, uninviting and intimidating to all but the most stouthearted and adventurous. While great cities were springing up ih in places with names such as St. Louis, Denver, and San Francisco, the lower peninsula of Florida endured...Categorized as:
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![Port Royal by Linda Lee Chaikin]()
Port Royal by Linda Lee Chaikin
8 ratingsThe scene is Jamaica in the 1700s--a world of smuggling, slaves, and sugar plantations. A British viscount turned pirate meets a woman with a noble cause. Romance, adventure, and Christian history are interspersed in this exciting series...Categorized as:
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![The Ship of Shadows by Maria Kuzniar]()
The Ship of Shadows by Maria Kuzniar
10 ratingsAleja whiles away her days in her family's dusty tavern in Seville, dreaming of distant lands and believing in the kind of magic that she's only ever read about in books. After all, she's always being told that girls can't be explorers.But her life is changed forever when adventure comes for her in the form of a fabled vessel called the Ship of Shadows...Categorized as:
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![Firehorse by Diane Lee Wilson]()
Firehorse by Diane Lee Wilson
12 ratingsWhen fifteen-year-old Rachel is forced to move to Boston in 1872, she is furious. She is also lonely, for her beloved horse, Peaches, has been sold. But Rachel soon finds a horse that needs her, and needs her desperately: The Governor's Girl, a famous firehorse, has been badly burned. Rachel gets permission to care for the Girl in a stable behind her house...Categorized as:
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![Angelique in Love by Anne Golon]()
Angelique in Love by Anne Golon
12 ratingsFleeing the ruthless persecution of Louis XIV, Angelique, the most hunted woman in France, is finally forced to seek refuge on the high seas. With the outcast Huguenots, she embarks for the New World aboard a mysterious pirate vessel whose masked, enigmatic commander is Rescator, Black-sheathed spectre of her past...Categorized as:
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![I Love You, Michael Collins by Lauren Baratz-Logsted]()
I Love You, Michael Collins by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
12 ratingsA funny and heartwarming middle-grade historical fiction novel about a girl who writes letters to her favorite astronaut as America prepares for the moon landing.It’s 1969 and the country is gearing up for what looks to be the most exciting moment in U.S. history: men landing on the moon. Ten-year-old Mamie’s class is given an assignment to write letters to the astronauts... -
![Naya Nuki: Shoshone Girl Who Ran by Kenneth Thomasma]()
Naya Nuki: Shoshone Girl Who Ran by Kenneth Thomasma
14 ratingsAfter being taken prisoner by an enemy tribe, a Shoshoni girl escapes and makes a thousand-mile journey through the wilderness in search of her own people...Categorized as:
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![Wilderness Days by Jennifer L. Holm]()
Wilderness Days by Jennifer L. Holm
14 ratings"Remember -- you make your own luck." Abandoned on the frontier by her faithless fiance, Jane Peck prepares to head home, only to learn that the Philadelphia life she once knew is no more...Categorized as:
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![I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 by Lauren Tarshis, Lauren Tarhis]()
I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 by Lauren Tarshis, Lauren Tarhis
16 ratingsIt was one the most beautiful mountains in America, Mt. St. Helens, in Washington State. But what many didn't know was that this peaceful mountain had an explosive past. For more than a century, it had been quiet. But below ground, pressure had been building, and soon, "Kaboom!" Mt. St. Helens would erupt with terrifying fury...Categorized as:
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![Little Clearing in the Woods by Maria D. Wilkes]()
Little Clearing in the Woods by Maria D. Wilkes
18 ratingsMeet Caroline Quiner......the little girl who would grow up to be Laura Ingalls Wilder's mother. Caroline and her family are leaving the little town of Brookfield and moving to a new house in a clearing among the big trees of Concord, Wisconsin. As the Quiners travel through the dense forest, Caroline is excited, but she is also a little bit afraid...Categorized as:
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![Dance of the Hours by Rob Kidd]()
Dance of the Hours by Rob Kidd
6 ratingsJack is certainly off the map this time! In their struggle to keep a charmed timepiece away from their enemies, he and his crewmate Fitzwilliam P Dalton III have unlocked another of its powers--the ability to warp time... -
![Sins of the Fathers by Rob Kidd]()
Sins of the Fathers by Rob Kidd
6 ratingsFitz's father has finally caught up with the runaway, and he has the whole Royal Navy with him! If that weren't bad enough, Jack is being chased down by the mysterious pirate Teague... -
![The Continental Risque by James L. Nelson]()
The Continental Risque by James L. Nelson
6 ratingsFrom Simon & Schuster, The Continental Risque is James L. Nelson's powerful saga of the American Revolution and a stirring dramatic maritime adventure.Nelson's exciting seafaring trilogy concludes. As cries for independence ring through the chambers of the Second Continental Congress, Captain Isaac Biddlecomb and his crew are called upon to engage The Royal Navy... -
![Bold New Horizons by Rob Kidd]()
Bold New Horizons by Rob Kidd
6 ratingsCaptain Jack Sparrow was once a teenager too! This series tells original stories about the scrapes the young pirate found himself in, and how he got out. Books 10-12 finish up a time-stopping story arc-literally! As Fitzwilliam's timepiece exhibits strange powers, Jack and his crew must make their way back to the present.. -
![Wyvern by A.A. Attanasio]()
Wyvern by A.A. Attanasio
8 ratingsHeadhunters, sorcerers, pirates and Indian princes thrive in this exciting and poetic tale of a young outcast in Borneo. Born in 1609, son of a native woman and a Dutch sea captain he never knew, Jaki Gefjon grows up in the jungle as a sorcerer’s apprentice. Later kidnapped by pirates, he befriends his captor, Trevor Pym, notorious for his dreaded man-of-war, Wyvern... -
![Journey of the Pale Bear by Susan Fletcher]()
Journey of the Pale Bear by Susan Fletcher
8 ratingsA runaway boy befriends a polar bear that’s being transported from Norway to London in this lyrical and timeless adventure story about freedom, captivity, and finding a family.The polar bear is a royal bear, a gift from the King of Norway to the King of England. The first time Arthur encounters the bear, he is shoved in her cage as payback for stealing food...Categorized as:
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![Jamaican Sunset by Linda Lee Chaikin]()
Jamaican Sunset by Linda Lee Chaikin
8 ratingsPublicly betrothed to Baret Buckington, her handsome sea captain, Emerald Harwick can scarcely contain her joy. She will manage her plantation's Great House on Jamaica until his return from sailing with buccaneer Henry Morgan, and then they will marry. Meanwhile, she will begin a singing school and translate the African slave chants God's songs of redemption...Categorized as:
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![American History Quartet Set (Magic Tree House, #21-24) by Mary Pope Osborne]()
American History Quartet Set (Magic Tree House, #21-24) by Mary Pope Osborne
10 ratingsBooks 21-24 of the "New York Times" bestselling Magic Tree House series boxed together for the first time! These four titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves a good adventure...Categorized as:
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![Great Northern? A Scottish Adventure of Swallows & Amazons by Arthur Ransome]()
Great Northern? A Scottish Adventure of Swallows & Amazons by Arthur Ransome
12 ratingsFinally! Here is the twelfth, and final, book in Arthur Ransome's acclaimed Swallows and Amazons series. People familiar with his earlier work will recognize the pattern: children set out on an adventure (this one off the coast of Scotland) with a minimum of parental advice and interference...Categorized as:
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![How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ina R. Friedman, Allen Say]()
How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ina R. Friedman, Allen Say
12 ratingsAn American sailor courts a young Japanese woman and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way of eating...Categorized as:
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![S.O.S. by Gordon Korman]()
S.O.S. by Gordon Korman
14 ratingsFrom bestselling author Gordon Korman, the thrilling conclusion to the adventure aboard the unluckiest ship of all.The Titanic was supposed to be unsinkable - the largest passenger steamship in the world, one of the biggest and most luxurious ships ever to operate...Categorized as:
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![Safe as Houses by Eric Walters]()
Safe as Houses by Eric Walters
14 ratingsThe date is October 15, 1954. Thirteen-year-old Elizabeth, who lives in the Toronto suburb of Weston, is a typical grade 8 girl. She has a secret crush on a boy in her class and she thinks Elvis Presley is "dreamy." Elizabeth also has a part-time job babysitting an adorable little grade 2 girl named Suzie, and Suzie’s not-so-adorable grade 6 brother, David...Categorized as:
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![The Claim by Jennifer L. Holm]()
The Claim by Jennifer L. Holm
14 ratingsJane Peck is a nineteenth-century girl with a mind of her own and a handsome suitor who loves her for it. She's outwitted wild animals, vengeful ghosts, and a disloyal fiance, but when her finishing school nemesis, Sally Biddle, invades the Washington Territory, Jane finds everything she holds dear threatened -- including her true love, a rakish sailor named Jehu...Categorized as:
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![Mutiny on the Bounty by John Boyne]()
Mutiny on the Bounty by John Boyne
16 ratingsFourteen-year-old John Jacob Turnstile has gotten into trouble with the police on one too many occasions and is on his way to prison when an offer is put to him - a ship has been refitted over the last few months and is about to set sail with an important mission. The boy who was expected to serve as the captain’s personal valet has been injured and a replacement must be found immediately...Categorized as:
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![Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic, 1912 by Ellen Emerson White]()
Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic, 1912 by Ellen Emerson White
20 ratingsVoyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S...Categorized as:
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![Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847 by Kristiana Gregory, Stina Nielsen]()
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847 by Kristiana Gregory, Stina Nielsen
19 ratingsAt first, 13-year-old Hattie and her family find the wagon train adventue exciting, but as time passes, death, disease, weather, and the terrain make it a tedious and dangerous trip. Through Hattie's diary, the rigors - and the joys - of this fascinating era in history are deftly chronicled... -
![Iqbal by Francesco D'Adamo, Christina Moore]()
Iqbal by Francesco D'Adamo, Christina Moore
18 ratingsA fictionalized account of the Pakistani child who escaped from bondage in a carpet factory and went on to help liberate other children like him before being gunned down at the age of thirteen...Categorized as:
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![Peter Duck: A Treasure Hunt In The Caribbees by Arthur Ransome]()
Peter Duck: A Treasure Hunt In The Caribbees by Arthur Ransome
14 ratingsThe intrepid Swallows (explorers John, Susan, Titty, and Roger Walker) and fearsome Amazon pirates (Nancy and Peggy Blackett) sail the high seas, outwitting a pirate and his cutthroat crew, sharks, and the ravenous creatures of Crab Island in search of buried treasure...Categorized as:
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![Collision Course by Gordon Korman]()
Collision Course by Gordon Korman
14 ratingsThere's a killer on the loose on the Titanic; ?; and the only people who know are four kids. Within both the luxury of the cabins and the dark underbelly of the engine rooms, Paddy, Sophie, Juliana, and Alfie have found themselves tangled in a maze of mysteries, each one deadlier than the next...Categorized as:
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![Serafina's Promise by Ann E. Burg]()
Serafina's Promise by Ann E. Burg
14 ratingsA luminous novel in verse from the author of the Jefferson Cup award winner ALL THE BROKEN PIECES.Serafina hasa secret dream. She wants to go to schooland become a doctorwith her best friend, Julie Marie. But in their rural villageoutside Port-au-Prince, Haiti,many obstaclesstand in Serafina’s way--little money,never-ending chores,and Manman’s worries...Categorized as:
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![The Swiss Family Robinson by Eliza Gatewood Warren, Johann David Wyss]()
The Swiss Family Robinson by Eliza Gatewood Warren, Johann David Wyss
14 ratingsThe world's best-loved children's stories set in large type for easy reading...Categorized as:
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![Sarah Whitcher's Story by Elizabeth Yates]()
Sarah Whitcher's Story by Elizabeth Yates
12 ratingsIn Sarah Whitcher’s Story by award-winning author Elizabeth Yates, little Sarah follows a tiny bird away from her family’s cabin into the thick New Hampshire forest. When night come, Sarah realizes that she is lost. Settlers come from all across the countryside to help find her, but as the long days pass, the searchers grow desperate...Categorized as:
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![The Age of Bronze by Rob Kidd]()
The Age of Bronze by Rob Kidd
10 ratingsWhen a charmed amulet goes missing and Jack and his crew become prime suspects, they must track down the dangerous duo that they believe to be the real thieves, and figure out the mystical power that the amulet holds...Categorized as:
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![How Many Days to America? Book & Cassette: A Thanksgiving Story by Eve Bunting, Beth Peck]()
How Many Days to America? Book & Cassette: A Thanksgiving Story by Eve Bunting, Beth Peck
10 ratingsAfter the police come, a family is forced to flee their Caribbean island and set sail for America in a small fishing boat...Categorized as:
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![Red Midnight by Ben Mikaelsen]()
Red Midnight by Ben Mikaelsen
10 ratingsThe award-winning author of Touching Spirit Bear delivers a fast-paced adventure of a Guatemalan boy who, along with his little sister, makes an escape to America in a heart-pounding voyage in a dangerously small kayak...Categorized as:
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![City of Gold by Rob Kidd]()
City of Gold by Rob Kidd
8 ratingsJack and his crew return to New Orleans to find the entire city covered in precious metal--and ruled over by the nefarious Madamme Minuit...Categorized as:
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