Readers D Advanced

Young Patience Martin works as an indentured servant in 1721 Boston. When her mistress dies of a mysterious poisoning, Patience runs away and meets an inventive, adventurous young printer's apprentice named Ben Franklin. Can the new friends crack the case and save Patience's life?

The background and story of Paul Revere's famous ride, told by a master story-teller.

Newbery Award-winning author tells the story of the man whose inventive genius made cotton king in America as well as the rest of the world.

Familiar story of a young Indian girl who saved the life of John Smith, an early American frontiersman.

Dramatic true story of a little black girl who foiled a plan to kill George Washington.

The true story of the famous steamboat builder by an award-winning author.

Award-winning story of a frontier American widower who advertises for a wife . . . and gets Sarah.

Eight-year old Sarah journeys into the wilderness with her father--and ends up alone!

Anne is lonely when her family moves to the Pennsylvania frontier . . . until a special evening when a stranger comes to dinner.

The story of the meeting of two cultures--and the young man who helped bridge the gap between them.

Jonathan goes to get "the biggest pot you ever laid eyes on" — on the other side of Hemlock Mountain.

The true story of a little girl who is lost in New Hampshire woods back in pioneer days.

Award-winning author tells a true story about three children left alone in London in 1690 who make their way to the Virginia colony.

Simple but insightful story about a German boy who immigrated to America about the year 1750.

Caldecott Honor Book recounts the story of the Pilgrims from the time they left England on the Mayflower through the first Thanksgiving celebration.

Om-kas-toe is a member of the Blackfeet Indian tribe in the early 1700s – before horses.

In the late 1800s, young Timmy O'Dowd and his city boy cousin must forget their differences and combine their efforts when the Erie Canal is damaged by storms.

Young Jericho Wetherby, longing for adventure, is delighted when his father decides to leave Tennessee for Texas. Jericho's life as a pioneer teaches him about growing up. Drawn from an actual settler's diary.

The dramatic adventure of a real-life childhood friend of Sacagawea who was kidnapped by a rival tribe.

A modern Cheyenne chief tells his story and the story of many Plains Indians today.

A compelling and vivid story of survival in the Arctic.

Ten-year-old Willy needs to win the big dog sled race in order to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm--but that means he has to beat the huge Indian, Stone Fox, and his incredible dogsled team.

A sympathetic, conversational account of Ben Franklin's life that highlights his inventions, his writing and editorial work, and his statesmanship.

Carefree Tigre must learn responsibility after his father is injured.