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Bill Farnsworth is the author of Prairie School (2003), Big-Enough Anna, The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate (Concept Books (Albert Whitman)), Ellie's Long Walk: The True Story of Two Friends on the Appalachian Trail, Abbie Against the Storm: The True Story of a Young Heroine and a Lighthouse and , Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer.

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Prairie School

by: Avi, Bill Farnsworth
release date: Jul 01, 2003
Prairie School
In 1880, Noah's aunt teaches the reluctant nine-year-old how to read as they explore the Colorado prairie together, Noah pushing Aunt Dora in her wheelchair.

Big-Enough Anna

by: Pam Flowers, Bill Farnsworth, Ann Dixon
Big-Enough Anna
Anna may be the smallest dog in the litter, but she's surely the most determined. In this incredible true story. Anna joins a dog team for a 2,500-mile expedition across the top of the world.

The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate (Concept Books (Albert Whitman))

by: Janice Cohn, Bill Farnsworth
The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate (Concept Books (Albert Whitman))
After someone throws a rock through Isaac Schnitzer's window, the people of Billings, Montana, join together to fight a series of hate crimes.

Ellie's Long Walk: The True Story of Two Friends on the Appalachian Trail

by: Pam Flowers, Bill Farnsworth
Ellie's Long Walk: The True Story of Two Friends on the Appalachian Trail

The true story of Ellie, a formerly abandoned puppy, and her new owner who hike the 2,000 Appalachian Trail and ford rivers, scale rugged cliffs, and survive howling storms. It is a charming story of friendship and teamwork that teaches lessons about courage, determination, trust, and love.

Abbie Against the Storm: The True Story of a Young Heroine and a Lighthouse

by: Marcia K. Vaughan, Bill Farnsworth
Abbie Against the Storm: The True Story of a Young Heroine and a Lighthouse
Abbie Burgess helps her father care for a lighthouse on a small island off the coast of Maine. Together they tend the lamps, organize supplies, and watch the endless Atlantic waters. When Abbie's mother becomes ill, her father must sail to the mainland to find food and medicine. While her father is away a fierce winter storm descends, and Abbie must summon all her courage to care for her ailing mother, comfort her frightened sisters, and keep the flames of the lighthouse burning.
     Abbie Against the Storm is based on an actual incident that took place off the coast of Maine in the winter of 1856 and on a real young woman who rose to the challenge of saving her family and countless sailors.

Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer

by: Bill Wise, Bill Farnsworth
Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer

On a Maine summer day in 1884, twelve-year-old Penobscot Indian Louis Sockalexis, first fell in love with baseball. As he grew up, Louis honed his skills and dreamed of one day joining a major league team.

Louis encountered opposition at every turn-from the jeers of teammates and the taunts of spectators who thought he had no place in a "white man's sport" to the disapproval of his father, who wanted Louis to focus on tribal life. Louis finally made it to the major league Cleveland Spiders, but racism followed him, until one momentous day in June 1897 at New Yorks Polo Grounds. Facing off against the most feared pitcher in baseball, Louis proved he belonged in the sport.

Here is the inspiring story of a boy who dared make his dream a reality. With determination, courage, and quiet dignity, Louis Sockalexis smashed racial barriers and home runs, leaving an indelible mark on America's favorite sport.

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