Susan Patron
1) Burgoo stew
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Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
In this variant of "Stone Soup," old Billy Que tames a group of rough hungry boys.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
In the "wild west" of an 1880s California gold-mining town, Angeline investigates the supposed murder of her father, a famous criminal lawyer, who she and her mother are certain is still alive. Includes historical notes and instructions for making a mask from muslin.
3) Lucky breaks
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Language
English
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Description
Having reached the mature age of eleven in the tiny California town of Hard Pan (population 43), Lucky discovers that there is still much to learn about friendship, parental trust, and the Milky Way galaxy.