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Vasco Da Gama: So Strong a Spirit
Patricia Calvert
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Jan. 1, 2005)Recounts the voyages undertaken by fifteenth-century Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama to strengthen his nation's power by establishing a sea trade route to India.
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The Snowbird
Patricia Calvert
Library Binding (Atheneum, Sept. 1, 1989)Following the murder of her parents, Willanna faces an uncertain future as she and her younger brother move from Tennessee in 1883 to the Dakota Territory where she trains her first horse.
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Betrayed!
Patricia Calvert
Hardcover (Atheneum, May 1, 2002)The final volume in the gripping trilogy follows best friends Tyler Bohannon and Isaac Peerce as they journey to the American West in search of adventure, but when a double-crossing captain sells them to the Sioux Indians, their friendship is put to the test.
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Kit Carson: He Led the Way
Patricia Calvert
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2006)Calvert, Patricia
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Sir Ernest Shackleton: By Endurance We Conquer
Patricia Calvert
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Jan. 1, 2003)Presents the life and Arctic explorations of Sir Ernest Shackleton.
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Glennis, Before and After
Patricia Calvert
Hardcover (Atheneum, Sept. 1, 1996)Glennis moves into Aunt Wanda's home after her entire family is separated due to the imprisonment of her father for committing a white-collar crime, but Glennis has faith and visits her father often, showing him support and believing in him when others will not.
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Picking Up the Pieces
Patricia Calvert
Hardcover (Atheneum, April 30, 1993)A girl who has suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury begins the process of emotional healing
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Glennis, Before and After
Patricia Calvert
Paperback (Camelot, Jan. 1, 1999)Glennis moves into Aunt Wanda's home after her entire family is separated due to the imprisonment of her father for committing a white-collar crime, but Glennis has faith and visits her father often, showing him support and believing in him when others will not. Reprint.
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Stand-Off At Standing Rock
Patricia Calvert
Library Binding (Millbrook Press, April 1, 2001)Told in alternating chapters, a dual biography tells the story of Sitting Bull---a great Indian chief who fought for his people amidst adversity---and James McLaughlin---a young Indian Agent who would stop at nothing to suppress any signs of unrest and keep the Indians "civilized" at all times.
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Robert E. Peary: To the Top of the World
Patricia Calvert
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Dec. 1, 2001)What must it have been like to be the first to circumnavigate the globe or traverse America from shore to shore? What political, social and financial factors of the day encouraged exploration? What personal dreams and desires drove these fearless men to search the vast unknown waters and lands, to tempt danger time and time again, all in the name of discovery? In Great Explorations, acclaimed authors including recent Laura Ingalls Wilder Award winner Milton Meltzer guide us through the adventures of the indomitable explorers who knew first-hand the joys and sorrows of pioneering.
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Picking Up the Pieces
Patricia Calvert
Mass Market Paperback (Aladdin Books, Jan. 1, 1999)She only agreed to accept a ride home. She never suspected it would mean she'd never play basketball again. Swim again. Dance again with a boy she liked. It wasn't supposed to mean she'd spend the rest of her life being someone she'd never intended to be. ******* At fourteen, Megan's life is changed forever in the blink of an eye. One second, she was riding on the back of a cute boy's motorcycle. The next, she was in a wheelchair -- paralyzed from the waist down. Now, nothing will ever be the same. And being with her family out at the summer house only reminds Megan of that more. Until she meets her new neighbor, Harris, and everything begins to change. Maybe the past can't ever be recaptured, but Megan's about to learn that new beginnings are always possible.
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Daniel Boone: Beyond the Mountains
Patricia Calvert
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Nov. 1, 2001)Covers the life and explorations of Daniel Boone, highlighting his experiences through Kentucky and Missouri using maps, text, and illustrations.
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