Books with author Naida Kirkpatrick

In 1844, two years before the Donner Party, the Stevens-Murphy company left Missouri to be the first wagons into California through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Mostly Irish Catholics, the party sought religious freedom and education in the mission-dominated land and enjoyed a safe journey--until October, when a heavy snowstorm forced difficult decisions. The first of many for young Mary Sullivan, newlywed Sarah Montgomery, the widow Ellen Murphy, and her pregnant sister-in-law Maolisa.When the party separates in three directions, each risks losing those they loved and faces the prospect of learning that adversity can destroy or redefine. Two women and four men go overland around Lake Tahoe, three men stay to guard the heaviest wagons--and the rest of the party, including eight women and seventeen children, huddle in a makeshift cabin at the headwaters of the Yuba River waiting for rescue . . . or their deaths.Award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick plunges you deep into a landscape of challenge where fear and courage go hand in hand for a story of friendship, family, and hope that will remind you of what truly matters in times of trial.

What is a Word Wall? Elementary school educators often use a "Word Wall", or collection of commonly used sight words in large print on the walls of their classrooms. Word Wall Readers give children practice with these grade level "high frequency" sight words helping them to become stronger readers. Educators often use these "word walls" to create flash cards or spelling lists for additional study. In these books, children can see these words in context. Word Wall Readers are developed with these words in mind. "Who Was Here?" takes Word Wall words for first graders and weaves them into a fun story. The added feature of Pop-up text within the Kindle platform give parents and children access to the words that appear on each page. "Who Was Here?" was developed with first grade words, but there is often a lot of overlap between grades making this title appropriate for readers from K-2.

When Abby is sent to visit her mother's friends at Lookout Farm, she finds many surprises, from the fact that she is visiting an interracial family to the theater in the old barn, and while she refuses to act in a play she soon finds herself searching for evidence that the barn was once a station on the Underground Railroad.When Abby is sent to visit Lookout Farm, she finds many surprises, from the fact that she is visiting an interracial family to the theater in the old barn, and soon finds herself searching for evidence that the barn was once a station on the Underground Railroad.

Volume 2 of the Tixe of Celedon series in which Tixe is shocked Jeremy isn't the only Earthling nearby when she comes in contact with the powerfully advanced Endeavor II. After a tiny girl from the ship mysteriously goes missing, Tixe's brother Egor teams up with Alex and Jeremy in the desperate search for her. They quickly learn there is more on the planet than they had realized. Who are the forest people, and what else is lurking beyond the planet's unknown shadows?

Volume 3 of the Tixe of Celedon series in which not all newcomers are welcome, as Tixe and Egor quickly learn from the brutal iron people. Their leaders are as tough as their machines with attitudes as intoxicating as the village's smoke emissions. Just when they think it can't get any worse, Tixe and Egor learn of the domineering sun sliders, who are feared above all! Can Tixe and Egor escape this time? Is there any hope for their planet?

In the village of Celedon, under its chemically glowing clouds, Tixe's green tinted skin is nothing out of the ordinary. But the red-head with an eye for adventure wants nothing less than extraordinary when she starts her apprenticeship with the Eye, the ancient monitor that allows her to see more than just the stars above. She gets her wish when Jeremy Butler of the Earth crashes his scout ship in Celedon and mistakenly commits a crime. A race for answers begins as Tixe tries to save Jeremy's life and discovers that their pasts aren't as different as they seem.