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2013., Pre-adolescent, Amulet Books Call No: GN 973.7 HALE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents in graphic novel format the experiences of the Donner Party, a group of eighty-seven individuals that headed West from Illinois in 1846, became trapped in a snowstorm, and was forced to take desperate measures to stay alive.
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2013., Pre-adolescent, Amulet Books Call No: 979.4 73 03 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents in graphic novel format the experiences of the Donner Party, a group of eighty-seven individuals that headed West from Illinois in 1846, became trapped in a snowstorm, and was forced to take desperate measures to stay alive.
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[2013]., Juvenile, Amulet Books Call No: GR 741.5 HAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Hazardous tales.Summary Note: The Donner Party expedition is one of the most notorious stories in all of American history. It's also a fascinating snapshot of the westward expansion of the United States, and the families and individuals who sacrificed so much to build new lives in a largely unknown landscape. From the preparation for the journey to each disastrous leg of the trip, this book shows the specific bad decisions that led to the party's predicament in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The graphic novel focuses on the struggles of the Reed family to tell the true story of the catastrophic journey.
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2013., Pre-adolescent, Amulet Books Call No: 979.4 73 03 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Nathan Hale's hazardous talesSummary Note: Presents in graphic novel format the experiences of the Donner Party, a group of eighty-seven individuals that headed West from Illinois in 1846, became trapped in a snowstorm, and was forced to take desperate measures to stay alive.
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2013., Juvenile, Amulet Books Call No: GN HAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales Volume: 3Summary Note: Presents a humorous graphic novel about the true story of the Donner family, who in 1846 took a bad shortcut through the Rocky Mountains and ended up stranded in the mountains throughout the winter of that year.
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-- What's so great about-- ? The Donner Partyc2009., Juvenile, Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: 978.02 HARKINS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Robbie Reader.Summary Note: Presents an easy-to-read nonfiction chapter book about the Donner Party, one of the pioneer families who set out from Illinois to reach California on the Oregon Trail. Chronicles their fateful decision to follow the trail through the Sierra Nevada that led to many deaths.
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[2022]., Adolescent, Carolrhoda LAB Call No: HISTORICAL F YEE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Fifteen-year-old Tam Ling Fan disguises herself as her twin brother, journeys from her village in China to California, and works as a laborer on the Transcontinental Railroad--where she faces danger on multiple fronts--to earn the money her family desperately needs. Includes author's note.
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[2022]., Adolescent, Carolrhoda Lab Call No: HISTORICAL FICTION FIC YEE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Fifteen-year-old Tam Ling Fan disguises herself as her twin brother, journeys from her village in China to California, and works as a laborer on the Transcontinental Railroad--where she faces danger on multiple fronts--to earn the money her family desperately needs.
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[1972], Time-Life Books Call No: 917.94 4 045 Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the geography, geology, vegetation and wildlife of the Sierra Nevada mountain region of California and Nevada.
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[2021]., Juvenile, Kokila Call No: GN 741.5 KHOR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Aware of the racial tumult in the years after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Mei tries to remain blissfully focused on her job, her close friendship with the camp foreman's daughter, and telling stories about Paul Bunyan--reinvented as Po Pan Yin (Auntie Po), an elderly Chinese matriarch.
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Juvenile Call No: 741.5 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Part historical fiction, part magical realism, and 100 percent adventure. Thirteen-year-old Mei reimagines the myths of Paul Bunyan as starring a Chinese heroine while she works in a Sierra Nevada logging camp in 1885. Aware of the racial tumult in the years after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Mei tries to remain blissfully focused on her job, her close friendship with the camp foreman's daughter, and telling stories about Paul Bunyan--reinvented as Po Pan Yin (Auntie Po), an elderly Chinese matriarch. Anchoring herself with stories of Auntie Po, Mei navigates the difficulty and politics of lumber camp work and her growing romantic feelings for her friend Bee. The Legend of Auntie Po is about who gets to own a myth, and about immigrant families and communities holding on to rituals and traditions while staking out their own place in America.
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Juvenile Call No: 741.5 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Part historical fiction, part magical realism, and 100 percent adventure. Thirteen-year-old Mei reimagines the myths of Paul Bunyan as starring a Chinese heroine while she works in a Sierra Nevada logging camp in 1885. Aware of the racial tumult in the years after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Mei tries to remain blissfully focused on her job, her close friendship with the camp foreman's daughter, and telling stories about Paul Bunyan--reinvented as Po Pan Yin (Auntie Po), an elderly Chinese matriarch. Anchoring herself with stories of Auntie Po, Mei navigates the difficulty and politics of lumber camp work and her growing romantic feelings for her friend Bee. The Legend of Auntie Po is about who gets to own a myth, and about immigrant families and communities holding on to rituals and traditions while staking out their own place in America.
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2013., Henry Holt and Company Call No: REALISTIC F ENG Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: When his mother is sent to jail in Los Angeles, eleven-year-old Tony goes to live with his forest ranger great-uncle in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where Tony experiences unconditional love for the first time through his friendship with a rescue dog.
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2014., Pre-adolescent, Square Fish Call No: FIC ENGLE Edition: First Square Fish edition. Genre: Animals Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: When his mother is sent to jail in Los Angeles, Tony goes to live with his forest ranger great-uncle in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where Tony experiences unconditional love for the first time through his friendship with a rescue dog.
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-- Snow fell 3 graves deepBy Wolf, AllanÃ2020., Adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: ADVENTURE FIC WOL Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: ". . . retelling of the ill-fated journey of the Donner party across the Sierra Nevadas during the winter of 1846-1847"--Provided by publisher.
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-- Snow fell 3 graves deepBy Wolf, AllanÃ2020., Adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: HISTORICAL FIC WOL Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: ". . . retelling of the ill-fated journey of the Donner party across the Sierra Nevadas during the winter of 1846-1847"--Provided by publisher.
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1996, c1992., Juvenile, Harper Trophy Call No: 92 Edition: 1st Harper Trophy ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Series Title: An I can read bookSummary Note: One winter John Thompson skis across the Sierra Nevada Mountains and creates a path upon which mail and people may travel, thus earning his nickname "Snowshoe Thompson."