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Author
Series
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
1990.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
The story of a French priest who goes to New Mexico and, with another priest, wins the Southwest for the Catholic Church. After forty years, he dies--the archbishop of Santa Fe.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Born into poverty in a small desert town in the American Midwest, Thea Kronborg is one of seven children. But Thea is exceptional, a fact recognized by a discerning few, including Ray Kennedy, who longs to marry her but whose fate it is to set her free. With her rugged will and pioneer spirit, Thea carves her way from Moonstone, Colorado to Chicago, from Dresden to New York, culminating in a triumphant debut at the Metropolitan Opera. Thea has become...
4) O pioneers!
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Swedish farmer John Bergson's daughter Alexandra encourages the family members to help keep his dream alive after his death.
5) My 'Antonia
Author
Series
Pub. Date
19uu
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Description
The spirited daughter of Bohemian immigrants, Antonia must adapt to a hard existence on the desolate prairies of the Midwest. Enduring childhood poverty, teenage seduction, andfamily tragedy, she eventually becomes a wife and mother on a Nebraska farm. A fictional record of how women helped forge the communities that formed a nation.
6) A lost lady
Author
Series
Publisher
Vintage
Pub. Date
[1990, c1923]
Language
English
Description
In the eyes of the middle-aged men who visited the house of Captain Daniel Forrester at Sweet Water, Nebraska, whatever Mrs. Forrester chose to do was "lady-like."