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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
940L
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English
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"The world renowned, American epic Dances With Wolves is the eternal story of one man's search for his place in the world. Set in 1863, the novel follows Lieutenant John Dunbar on a magical and unpredictable journey from the ravages of the Civil War to the far reaches of the imperiled American frontier, a frontier he naively wants to see "before it's gone". His posting to a desolate and deserted outpost is the springboard for contact with the lords...
3) Many a river
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Brothers Jeffrey and Todd Barfield, having been separated seven years earlier when their parents were killed by Comanche Indians, are reunited during the Civil War, however they are on different sides of the battle.
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Lonesome Dove saga volume Second Prequel
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 42
Lexile measure
980L
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English
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In the waning days of the Old West, many of the great Comanche warriors are old, and their sons would rather use guns than arrows. As Texas Rangers Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call ride out to protect the frontier, they are led by the eccentric Captain Inish Scull, who sits astride a massive stallion Indians call the Buffalo Horse. When a scheming Comanche steals this great beast, it sparks a chase that will lead the Captain into the clutches of a sadistic...
5) War valley
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"In this powerful new series, a Confederate veteran heads west to start a new life-and gets caught in the middle of a new kind of war . . . WAR VALLEY Hank Gannon grew up on a Florida plantation. He fought alongside his brothers-in-arms in the Civil War. Then he joined the Texas Special Police to help build a more peaceful union-and a future for his beloved Constance. That was the plan. But when a prisoner dies in his custody, Gannon is forced to...
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From the moment they left their homestead unguarded on that scorching Texas day, Martin Pauley and Amos Henry became searchers. First they had to return to the decimated ranch, bury the bodies of their family, and confront the evil cunning of the Comanche who had slaughtered them. Then they set out in pursuit of missing Lucy Henry. In the years that follow, Amos and Henry survive storms of nature and of men, seeking more than a missing girl, and more...
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When her father disappears in war-torn Mississippi, Hannah Dandridge finds herself responsible not only for her younger siblings but for the ranch her father recently acquired on the Texas plains. Though a marriage of convenience could ease her predicament, she determines to trust God for direction.Wounded soldier William Barnett returns to his home only to discover that his family's ranch has been seized. Though angry and bitter at this turn of events,...
8) The son
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930L
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English
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The acclaimed author of American Rust, returns with The Son: an epic, multigenerational saga of power, blood, and land that follows the rise of one unforgettable Texas family from the Comanche raids of the 1800s to the border raids of the early 1900s to the oil booms of the 20th century. Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching portrait of the bloody price of power, The Son is an utterly transporting novel that maps the...
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Killstraight stories volume 5
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English
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After visiting his late mother's people on the Mescalero reservation, Comanche tribal policeman Daniel Killstraight receives disturbing news: a Chiricahua Apache has brutally murdered a teenage girl in the railroad town of Deming - an a bunch of locals plan on lynching him. Killstraight has no jurisdiction in this territory. He knows nothing about the murdered girl or the accused killer; and he doesn't really care much for Apaches anyway. Yet,...
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2008
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English
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Retired Texas Ranger Captain Hank Tomlinson and beautiful tavern owner Flora Barlow uncover a web of crime, deception, and murder when they set out to investigate the brutal murder of a mysterious drifter found scalped in the frontier town of Luck, Texas, while trying to prevent a Comanche uprising, and protect Hank's sons who have put themselves in danger searching for a stolen Kentucky mare.
12) Comanche captive
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"Synopsis:A mother's determination, a stranger's help, a child's fate Scott Renald is an Indian agent searching for white captives. Laura Little is a former captive seeking her Comanche-born son. They meet unexpectedly on the high plains. Touched by her story, Renald leads Laura's search for her son while hostile tribesmen pursue them. Word of their predicament reaches Fort Sill, and agents are dispatched to grab her and recall him. Meanwhile, the...
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