At age 14 Nakahama Manjiro was shipwrecked on a deserted island with a few others from his fishing boat off the coast of Japan. This happened in 1841.
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Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer :: Book Lady Linda’s Review :: Spoiler Free
Meet Lucinda, a New York City child of the 1890’s exploring her neighborhood on skates. This book won the Newbery Medal in 1937.
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The Strange Boy
There’s a new boy in town. Who could he be?
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The Painted Wagon
It is market day in a cold, dusty town called Tampur. A child named Lea looks for a new friend.
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Book Review: Moon Over Manifest, by Clare Vanderpool
This novel takes place in Kansas during the Great Depression of the 1930’s.
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