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Mary Casanova

    The Klipfish Code
    Cécile. Gates of Gold
    Menace at Mammoth Cave
    Jess
    Chrissa Stands Strong
    When Eagles Fall
    • Menace at Mammoth Cave

      • 207 stron
      • 8 godzin czytania

      When Kit arrives in Kentucky to visit her aunt and brother she finds trouble brewing and locals blaming the CCC workers, leaving Kit to find the real culprit before things get worse.

      Menace at Mammoth Cave2018
      3,9
    • Grace

      • 200 stron
      • 7 godzin czytania

      Nine-year-old Grace is always thinking up big ideas, like starting a business with her friends over the summer! When Mom announces a trip to Paris instead, Grace gets on board, but it quickly seems as if none of her plans are working out the way she'd hoped. She and her French cousin aren't getting along, and Grace's friends back home have started a business without her. Can she find the courage to stay open to new ideas and turn the summer around?

      Grace2015
    • The Klipfish Code

      • 242 strony
      • 9 godzin czytania

      Set against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied Norway in 1942, a determined twelve-year-old girl named Marit embarks on a risky mission despite her grandfather's concerns. As she strives to contribute to the Resistance by cracking a secret code, the story explores the courage of ordinary Norwegians standing up for their freedoms, highlighting the grim reality of the German secret police's actions against educators. With vivid descriptions of island life, the novel delves into themes of trust, secrecy, and the sacrifices made for dignity during wartime.

      The Klipfish Code2012
    • Chrissa Stands Strong

      • 123 strony
      • 5 godzin czytania

      Chrissa's had a good summer, practicing for swim team tryouts. Then her world is shaken when she and her friends get mean text messages and there's an accident at the pool. Can one girl put an end to the bullying?

      Chrissa Stands Strong2009
      4,1
    • Jess

      • 126 stron
      • 5 godzin czytania

      When ten-year-old Jess McConnell meets a new friend on her trip to the ancient Maya ruins in Belize, she is invited on an eco-adventure and makes some real discoveries--about the dangers in the Belizean jungle, about the people who have lived there since long ago, and about herself.

      Jess2005
      4,0
    • When Eagles Fall

      • 160 stron
      • 6 godzin czytania

      After being sent to work with her father in Minnesota, young Alex gets stranded on a small island with a wounded eagle and must manage to keep the other animals at a distance while trying to find a way to get back to her own home. Reprint.

      When Eagles Fall2003
      3,5
    • Cécile. Gates of Gold

      • 194 strony
      • 7 godzin czytania

      Twelve-year-old Cecile Revel is given a change to leave her peasant life and serve at King Louis XIV's court. She finds life within the palace gates is not as full of ease and elegance as she had imagined. Faced with a test of conscience, Cecile shows that behaving in a noble matter has little to do with one's place at birth.

      Cécile. Gates of Gold2002
      3,9
    • Libby besucht heimlich den Hengst Donnerhall, den sie liebt, und leidet unter dessen schlechter Behandlung durch Mr. Porter. Entschlossen, etwas zu ändern, fasst sie einen verzweifelten Plan, ahnt jedoch nicht, dass Mr. Porter sie genau im Auge behält.

      Donnerhall2002