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On the Road With Poppa Whopper
(age 7-10) by Marianne Busser voyages/journeys ... family ... adventure When their house is torn down, Frannie and Poppa Whopper buy a rusty little minivan, pack up their belongings and head off to a carefree new life on the road. Of course, they hit some bumps along the way, but Poppa Whopper has luck, charm, and lots of ideas, and he always manages to talk them out of trouble and into exciting new adventures. |
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KEN |
Quest for the West: in Search of Gold
(age 7-10) by Peter Kent voyages/journeys ... mystery ... historical In 1849 the impoverished Hornik family decides to leave Bohemia and emigrate to California in search of gold. |
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WAT |
On the Mayflower: the Voyage of the Ship's Apprentice and a Passenger Girl
(age 7-10) by Kate Waters voyages/journeys ... historical A twelve-year-old apprentice and a seven-year-old passenger experience the first voyage of the Mayflower. |
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REW |
Molly May on the High Seas
(age 7-10) by Rewa voyages/journeys ... adventure ... historical When taken from an orphanage and put on an ocean liner for America in 1922, six-year-old Molly May makes friends and finds adventures while on her way to live with relatives. |
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The House of Wisdom
(age 7-10) by Florence Parry Heide voyages/journeys ... authorship Ishaq, the son of the chief translator to the Caliph of ancient Baghdad, travels the world in search of precious books and manuscripts and brings them back to the great library known as the House of Wisdom. |
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BAB |
The Search For Delicious
(age 7-10) by Natalie Babbitt voyages/journeys ... authorship ... adventure The Prime Minister is compiling a dictionary, and when no one at court can agree on the meaning of ``delicious,'' the King sends his twelve-year-old messenger, Gaylan, to poll the citizenry. Gaylan soon discovers that the entire kingdom is on the brink of civil war, and must enlist help to define ``delicious'' and save the country. |