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Pianna by Mary Lyn Ray

Pianna

By Mary Lyn Ray
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
4
Literary
4.5
Hannah of Fairfield (SERIES) by Jean Van Leeuwen

Pioneer Daughters Series

By Jean Van Leeuwen
Level 4
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
3.5
Pirate's Promise by Clyde Robert Bulla

Pirate’s Promise

By Clyde Robert Bulla
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
3.5
Prairie School by Avi

Prairie School

By Avi
Level 2
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
2.5
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

By Jane Austen
Level 11
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Primrose Day, Carolyn Haywood

Primrose Day

By Carolyn Haywood
Level 4
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
4.5
Race for the Prairie by Aileen Fisher

Race for the Prairie

By Aileen Fisher
Level 6
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Ranger in Time by Kate Messner

Ranger in Time Series

By Kate Messner
Level 3
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
2
Educational
4
Literary
1.5
Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky by Sandra Dallas

Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky

By Sandra Dallas
Level 7
Entertainment
5
Moral
3.5
Educational
3
Literary
4
Red Falcons of Tremoine by Hendry Peart

Red Falcons of Tremoine

By Hendry Peart
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
3
Literary
4
Red Hugh of Ireland by Jeannette Covert Nolan

Red Hugh of Ireland

By Jeannette Covert Nolan
Level 11
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal by Hendry Peart

Red Hugh—Prince of Donegal

By Robert T. Reilly
Level 7
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil

Red Sails to Capri

By Ann Weil
Level 5
Entertainment
5
Moral
3.5
Educational
4
Literary
4.5
Redwood Pioneer by Betty Stirling

Redwood Pioneer

By Betty Stirling
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4.5
Educational
4
Literary
5
Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins

Rickshaw Girl

By Mitali Perkins
Level 5
Entertainment
5
Moral
3.5
Educational
4.5
Literary
3.5
Ring Out Bow Bells! by Cynthia Harnett

Ring Out Bow Bells!

By Cynthia Harnett
Level 10
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Run for Your Life

Run For Your Life!

By Betty Swinford
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
4.5
Literary
3
Ruth of Boston by James Otis

Ruth of Boston

By James Otis
Level 11
Entertainment
2.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
Sam's Secret Journal

Sam’s Secret Journal

By Elizabeth Yates
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
3
Literary
4

Secret Beyond the Mountains

By Rita Ritchie
Level 8
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
3.5
Literary
4.5
SeeSaw Girl by Linda Sue Park

SeeSaw Girl

By Linda Sue Park
Level 5
Entertainment
5
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Shadrach by Meindert Dejong

Shadrach

By Meindert DeJong
Level 5
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
3.5
Literary
4
Shark Beneath the Reef by Jean Craighead George

Shark Beneath the Reef

By Jean Craighead George
Level 6
Entertainment
5
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
4
Silver for General Washington by Enid LaMonte Meadowcroft

Silver for General Washington

By Enid LaMonte Meadowcroft
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4

Silver Threads

By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
3
Literary
3
Anna's Fight For Hope

Sisters in Time Series

By JoAnn A. Grote
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
4.5
Literary
3

Slave Boy in Judea

By Josephine Sanger Lau
Level 6
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan

Snow Treasure

By Marie McSwigan
Level 5
Entertainment
5
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
4
Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard

Son of Charlemagne

By Barbara Willard
Level 9
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
4.5
Literary
3.5
Stories of the Pilgrims by Margaret B. Pumphrey

Stories of the Pilgrims

By Margaret B. Pumphrey
Level 7
Entertainment
3
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4

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