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To: Alkhin
OK, here are some titles which, from the brief descriptions I have, might help:

"The Lion and the Rose", by Rosemary Weir
"Saturnalia", by Paul Fleischma
"Night Journeys", by Avi
"Encounter at Easton",(sequel to Night Journey) by Avi
"White Sails to China", by Clyde Robert Bulla
(Not sure about this next one, the description reads only; Holland 1757)
"The Matchlock Gun", by Walter Edmonds
"The Journeyman", by Elizabeth Yates
"A Spirit to Ride the Whirlwind", by Athena Lord

If your library has an online catalog, check to see if any of those are there. There might be descriptions of them, as well.

4,551 posted on 07/27/2004 6:42:13 PM PDT by SuziQ (Bush in 2004-Because we MUST!!!)
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To: SuziQ
I have read and done a report on The Matchlock Gun for one of my education classes. It is a good book for kiddos... won the Newbery Medal. Here is what Amazon has to say about it.

Book Description In 1756, New York State was still a British colony, and the French and the Indians were constant threats to Edward and his family. When his father was called away to watch for a raid from the north, only Edward was left to protect Mama and little Trudy. His father had shown him how to use the huge matchlock gun, an old Spanish gun that was twice as long as he was, but would Edward be able to handle it if trouble actually came? This classic, first published in 1941, has an updated, kid-friendly format that includes the original black-and-white illustrations.

4,596 posted on 07/27/2004 7:51:20 PM PDT by msdrby (Great things come at great cost. - John Nash)
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