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The Black Bonnet by Louella Bryant (1996) Historical fiction, chapter book (149 pages), grades 5-8 Charity and Bea have escaped slavery and are travelling through Vermont to reach freedom in Canada. Set in the 1850s. $12.95 Available from the VHS Lending Library. |
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Daisy and the Doll by Michael Medearis and Angela Shelf Medearis (2000)
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The Dewey Boy by Earline V. Marsh (2012) Historical fiction, chapter book (84 pages), grades 3-6 Before George Dewey grew up to be an admiral in the US navy, he spent the summer of 1846 on his cousins' farm. $12.95 |
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Jip, His Story by Katherine Paterson (1996) Historical fiction, chapter book (181 pages), grades 5-8 Jip lives on the town poor farm in Vermont in the 1850s after being abandoned by his family. $6.99 Available from the VHS Lending Library. |
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Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry (1946) Historical fiction, chapter book (170 pages), grades 4-8 Justin Morgan's horse "Little Bub" is stronger and faster than other Vermont horses in the late 1700s. $5.99 |
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Lyddie by Katherine Paterson (1991) Historical fiction, chapter book (182 pages), grades 5-8 Lyddie leaves Vermont to work in the mills in Lowell, Massachusetts in the 1840s to earn money to support herself and her poor family. $6.99 Available from the VHS Lending Library. |
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Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel by Leslie Connor (2004) Historical fiction, picture book (32 pages), grades 1-4 Although not specifically set in Vermont, this books tells the story of Miss Bridie, an immigrant who moves first to New York City and then to a farm in the mid 1800s. $16.99 |
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Mr. Lincoln's Drummer by G. Clifton Wisler (1997) Historical fiction, chapter book (131 pages), grades 5-7 Based on the story of Vermonter Willie Johnston, an 11 year old drummer boy in the Union Army during the Civil War. $5.99 Available from the VHS Lending Library. |
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Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science by John Fleischman (2002) |
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Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (1998) |
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