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Books with author Kathleen A. Duffy

  • Anisett Lundberg: American Diaries #3: California 1851

    Kathleen Duey

    Paperback (Aladdin, June 1, 1996)
    Anisett and her family are struggling to make ends meet by providing food for miners in the gold camps when Anisett finds a small chunk of gold, which she keeps a secret, until a sinister stranger discovers it. Original.
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  • Bonita

    Kathleen Duey

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, April 15, 2002)
    Bonita, a saddle horse belonging to a wealthy San Antonio family, loses her comfortable home at the siege of the Alamo, and must escape into the wilderness to survive on her own with only the help of Paco, a burro, and a wild stallion.
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  • Anisett Lundberg: California, 1851

    Kathleen Duey

    eBook (HardPress, June 27, 2018)
    This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we believe they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
  • Hoofbeats: Margret and Flynn, 1875

    Kathleen Duey

    eBook (Puffin Books, April 17, 2008)
    The year is 1875, and twelve-year-old orphan Margret and her sister, Libby, are living with the kind Mrs. Fredriksen in her sod house in rural Littleton, Colorado. Margret would be happy to stay forever, but she knows that Libby, with her basic distrust of anyone other than Margret, will have them moving soon enough. Then a tornado sweeps through, bringing with it an injured horse. Immediately Margret lays claim to the horse, naming him Flynn, nursing him back to health, and teaching herself to ride. Now more than ever, Margret yearns for some stability in her life. Somehow, she’s got to find a way to convince Libby to stay so she can make Flynn hers. Powerfully written and historically accurate, this is a great addition to the series that’s tailor-made for girls who love horses and historical fiction.
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  • Spirit of the West/ Esperanza

    Kathleen Duey

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, April 15, 2002)
    When Esperanza, a wild filly who is part of a group of mares, joins a larger herd, she makes friends with Strider, a young stallion, and when the two are separated from the herd they must face the dangers of the wilderness on their own.
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  • Josie Poe: Palouse, Washington 1943

    Kathleen Duey

    Library Binding (Topeka Bindery, Aug. 16, 1999)
    Book by Duey, Kathleen
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  • Spirit of the West/Sierra

    Kathleen Duey

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, April 15, 2002)
    When a new stallion takes over her herd, Sierra, the adventurous daughter of the escaped saddle horse, Bonita, finds herself alone until she meets a stallion who brings her into a Native American camp.
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  • Hoofbeats: Lara at Athenry Castle Book 3

    Kathleen Duey

    eBook (Puffin Books, March 17, 2005)
    Nine-year-old Lara is the daughter of the r?-the leader of her cattle-raising clan. While she spends her days tending to the cattle, her heart lies with her beloved gray mare. When Lara goes to the highlands to set the cattle out to graze, she finds the mare in the process of a difficult birth. Lara vows to take care of the foal as a dying promise to the gray mare, and with the help of a childless milk-cow, she cares for the spindly-legged filly. But just when she is confident that the foal can survive, a rival clan captures them both, and throws Lara's life into turmoil. When the filly is eventually given to a titled baron in the castle town of Athenry, Lara, determined to stay with the horse no matter what, goes along. Together, she and her beloved horse face seemingly insurmountable challenges, but all along Lara keeps two things in mind. One day, she will manage to flee, and will set off in search of the family that she was taken from. And she will not leave without her silver mare.
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  • Lara at Athenry Castle

    Kathleen Duey

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, March 17, 2005)
    When Lara's filly, Dannsair, is taken by the Baron of Athenry, Lara follows, determined to rescue her beloved horse and return to her family.
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  • Patch

    Kathleen Duey

    Paperback (Arcturus foulsham, March 15, 2007)
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  • Hoofbeats: Margret and Flynn, 1875

    Kathleen Duey

    Paperback (Puffin Books, April 17, 2008)
    The year is 1875, and twelve-year-old orphan Margret and her sister, Libby, are living with the kind Mrs. Fredriksen in her sod house in rural Littleton, Colorado. Margret would be happy to stay forever, but she knows that Libby, with her basic distrust of anyone other than Margret, will have them moving soon enough. Then a tornado sweeps through, bringing with it an injured horse. Immediately Margret lays claim to the horse, naming him Flynn, nursing him back to health, and teaching herself to ride. Now more than ever, Margret yearns for some stability in her life. Somehow, she’s got to find a way to convince Libby to stay so she can make Flynn hers. Powerfully written and historically accurate, this is a great addition to the series that’s tailor-made for girls who love horses and historical fiction.
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  • Rosa Moreno: Hollywood, California, 1928

    Kathleen Duey

    Paperback (Aladdin, Nov. 1, 1999)
    Rosa's dreams of becoming an actress change after spending the day on the set with her make-up artist aunt and seeing the real side of glamorous Hollywood. Original.
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