Pioneer Girls for Young History Fans
Discover inspiring pioneer girls' stories with our list of top history books for young fans. Perfect for budding historians and adventure seekers!
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Meet Kirsten: An American Girl, 1854
by Janet Beeler Shaw
The Story of Kirsten, a pioneer girl of strength and spirit around the year 1854 who settles on the frontier.
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Caddie Woodlawn
by Carol Ryrie Brink
The adventures of an eleven-year-old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century. At age 11, Caddie Woodlawn is the despair of her mother and the pride of her father: a clock-fixing tomboy running wild in the woods of Wisconsin. In 1864, this is a bit much for her Boston-bred mother to bear, but Caddie and her brothers are happy with the status quo. Written in 1935 about Carol Ryrie Brink's grandmother's childhood, the adventures of Caddie and her brothers are still exciting over 60 years later. With each chapter comes another ever-more exciting adventure: a midnight gallop on her horse across a frozen river to warn her American Indian friends of the white men's plan to attack; a prairie fire approaching the school house; and a letter from England that may change the family's life forever. This Newbery Medal-winning book bursts at the seams with Caddie's irrepressible spirit. In spite of her mother's misgivings, Caddie is a perfect role model for any girl -- or boy, for that matter. She's big-hearted, she's brave, and she's mechanically inclined!
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These is My Words
by Nancy E. Turner
A novel, told in diary form, of a pioneer woman's experiences in territorial Arizona. Includes discussion questions at the end.
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Rodzina
by Karen Cushman
Once again Karen Cushman weaves a compelling story that is thoroughly researched, filled with memorable characters, and told with wry humor and keen observation by an absolutely captivating narrator. When 12-year-old Rodzina boards an orphan train, she leaves the only home she's known for a new life out West.
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Hitty Her First Hundred Years
by Rachel Field
Hitty is a doll of great charm and character. It is indeed a privilege to publish her memoirs, which, besides being full of the most thrilling adventures on land and sea, also reveal her delightful personality. One glance at her portrait will show that she is no ordinary doll. Hitty, or Mehitable as she was really named, was made in the early 1800s for Phoebe Preble, a little girl from Maine. Young Phoebe was very proud of her beautiful doll and took her everywhere, even on a long sailing trip in a whaler. This is the story of Hitty's years with Phoebe, and the many that follow in the life of a well-loved doll.