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Hardcover:
9780399222207 | Philomel Books, November 1, 1990, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A bookish boy living in a rural North Carolina community in the early years of the twentieth century, hopes to win a newspaper essay contest and thus gain the respect of his stern father
Paperback:
9780914875529 | Bright Mountain Books, April 15, 2008, cover price $7.00 | About this edition: Littlejim Houston is the best student in his school and an excellent writer, admired by everyone in his small North Carolina mountain community everyone except for his father, Bigjim, whose respect he desires most.
9780688121129 | Reprint edition (Beech Tree Books, August 1, 1993), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Twelve-year-old Littlejim, a bookish boy living in a rural North Carolina community in the early years of the twentieth century, hopes to win a newspaper essay contest and thus gain the respect of his stern father
Reinforced:
9780606124027 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, August 1, 1993), cover price $12.37 | About this edition: Twelve-year-old Littlejim, a bookish boy living in a rural North Carolina community in the early years of the twentieth century, hopes to win a newspaper essay contest and thus gain the respect of his stern father
Prebinding:
9780785725589 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Twelve-year-old Littlejim, a bookish boy living in a rural North Carolina community in the early years of the twentieth century, hopes to win a newspaper essay contest and thus gain the respect of his stern father
Paperback:
9780205464623 | Allyn & Bacon, December 15, 2004, cover price $43.20
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9780205366767 | Prentice Hall, October 1, 2003, cover price $55.99
With her father called off to war, it is up to Ruthie and her Mama to fulfill Papa's promise--to give the town its traditional Christmas tree
Prebinding:
9780613011938 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Ruthie and her mother wonder how they will fulfill their obligation of getting the perfect Christmas tree to the town for the holiday celebration, since Papa has left the Appalachian area to go to war.
Prebinding:
9780613104296, titled "Littlejim's Gift" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.70 | About this edition: Littlejim's father believes that there is no time for fun even at Christmas, but Littlejim practices for the Bible Competition, hoping to go to the church Christmas celebration
An Appalachian girl, Arizona Houston Hughes, grows up to become a teacher who influences generations of schoolchildren
Prebinding:
9780613034722 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: An Appalachian girl, Arizona Houston Hughes, grows up to become a teacher who influences generations of schoolchildren
School and Library:
9780152018122 | Harcourt Childrens Books, October 1, 1998, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: In the years before the Civil War, Bright discovers that her parents are providing a safehouse for the Underground Railroad and helps to save a runaway slave named Marcus
An English stowaway sold to an American blacksmith earns his freedom, marries, fights in the Revolutionary War, and returns victoriously to his North Carolina home.
Hardcover:
9780152003104 | Harcourt Childrens Books, September 1, 1998, cover price $20.01 | About this edition: An English stowaway sold to an American blacksmith earns his freedom, marries, fights in the Revolutionary War, and returns victoriously to his North Carolina home.
Hardcover:
9780399226960 | Philomel Books, September 1, 1994, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Littlejim's father believes that there is no time for fun even at Christmas, but Littlejim practices for the Bible Competition, hoping to go to the church Christmas celebration
Paperback:
9780698116566 | Reprint edition (Puffin, September 1, 1998), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Littlejim's father believes that there is no time for fun even at Christmas, but Littlejim practices for the Bible Competition, hoping to go to the church Christmas celebration
Hardcover:
9780060226060, titled "My Great Aunt-Arizona" | Harpercollins Childrens Books, February 1, 1992, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: An Appalachian girl, Arizona Houston Hughes, grows up to become a teacher who influences generations of schoolchildren
Library:
9780060226077 | Harpercollins, February 1, 1992, cover price $17.89 | About this edition: An Appalachian girl, Arizona Houston Hughes, grows up to become a teacher who influences generations of schoolchildren
Reinforced:
9780606116565 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, April 1, 1997), cover price $14.70 | About this edition: An Appalachian girl, Arizona Houston Hughes, grows up to become a teacher who influences generations of schoolchildren
School and Library:
9780152015091 | Harcourt Childrens Books, April 1, 1997, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: In 1920 in the mountains of western North Carolina, fourteen-year-old Jim Houston sees his hopes of continuing his education fade when his mother becomes seriously ill and his logger father must cope with the underhanded dealings of outside businessmen
Paperback:
9780140558777 | Reprint edition (Puffin, October 1, 1996), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Ruthie and her mother wonder how they will fulfill their obligation of getting the perfect Christmas tree to the town for the holiday celebration, since Papa has left the Appalachian area to go to war.
School and Library:
9780803702998 | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 1, 1988, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Ruthie and her mother wonder how they will fulfill their obligation of getting the perfect Christmas tree to the town for the holiday celebration, since Papa has left the Appalachian area to go to war.
Library:
9780803703001 | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 1, 1988, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Ruthie and her mother wonder how they will fulfill their obligation of getting the perfect Christmas tree to the town for the holiday celebration, since Papa has left the Appalachian area to go to war.
Reinforced:
9780606103732 | Demco Media, October 1, 1996, cover price $15.85 | About this edition: Ruthie and her mother wonder how they will fulfill their obligation of getting the perfect Christmas tree to the town for the holiday celebration, since Papa has left the Appalachian area to go to war.
With her father and brothers gone to serve in the Civil War and her mother sick, teenage Valor ignores what is proper behavior for a girl and fights to defend her North Carolina mountain farm.
Hardcover:
9780399225192 | Philomel Books, May 1, 1994, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: With her father and brothers gone to serve in the Civil War and her mother sick, teenage Valor ignores what is proper behavior for a girl and fights to defend her North Carolina mountain farm
Paperback:
9780698113831 | Reprint edition (Puffin, May 1, 1996), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: With her father and brothers gone to serve in the Civil War and her mother sick, teenage Valor ignores what is proper behavior for a girl and fights to defend her North Carolina mountain farm.
Reinforced:
9780606096348 | Demco Media, May 1, 1996, cover price $15.20 | About this edition: With her father and brothers gone to serve in the Civil War and her mother sick, teenage Valor ignores what is proper behavior for a girl and fights to defend her North Carolina mountain farm.
Prebinding:
9780613003988 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.45 | About this edition: With her father and brothers gone to serve in the Civil War and her mother sick, teenage Valor ignores what is proper behavior for a girl and fights to defend her North Carolina mountain farm.
In 1754, Will Wiseman, a poor young English boy, stows away with two friends on a ship bound for America, and ends up in South Carolina, determined to make a new and better life for himself.
Hardcover:
9780399227400 | Philomel Books, April 1, 1995, cover price $25.01 | About this edition: In 1754, Will Wiseman, a poor young English boy, stows away with two friends on a ship bound for America, and ends up in South Carolina, determined to make a new and better life for himself.
School and Library:
9780399221422 | Philomel Books, October 1, 1992, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: The harsh realities of World War II come alive for six-year-old Lee when she is forced to give up her favorite treat, chocolate bars, and her uncle goes off to fight in Europe
A young girl attempts to come to terms with her feelings of grief, guilt, and inadequacy and to cope with her relationships with parents and friends after the death of her brother
Library:
9780671424015 | Julian Messner, April 1, 1982, cover price $9.29 | About this edition: A child goes through the difficult process of adjusting to the sudden illness and death of a brother.
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