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Chief Joseph's band of Nez Perce Indians lived in Oregon's green and beautiful Wallowa Valley. His people loved their ancient home and were grateful for their land and everything that lived on it. As one Nez Perce warrior said, "I belong to the land out of which I came. The earth is my mother." But when settlers invaded, Joseph knew that his homeland and the ways of his tribe were in danger. He vowed to his dying father that he would guard t...

It seemed that Charlie Russell could draw or paint anything. Wherever he went, his pencils and paints went with him-sometimes stuffed inside his socks. His cowboy friends recognized their faces in his pictures, which he dashed off on scraps of paper, bits of wood, and the linings of hats. This habit of sketching life on the Montana range earned Charlie the nickname "The Cowboy Artist, " and he became famous throughout the world. But as good ...

From the author of Above the Fold comes a charming romance in this dreamy contemporary novel. ¿Budding artist Dinah Zimmerman is recovering from a relationship with the boy next door who happens to be hounding her to get back together. When she visits the famous Carnivalesque one night, she meets Harvey-a smooth talker who asks her to dance. But their dance is interrupted when several of his exes bathe him in milkshakes and douse him with wa...

A painter, author, and ethnographer who devoted himself to recording Indian life-not only in the United States but in South America and Asia as well-George Catlin was an artist with a dream and an all-consuming mission. He wanted to paint the West and its true people. This biography follows the hardships that stood in his way, the dangers of travel in the 1830s, and the barriers that often existed-and still do-between different cultures. D...

Gregory C. Randall weaves a tale of secrets in northern Michigan during the hot and stormy summer of 1956 in this award-winning novel. With the constant fear of nuclear war, an exploding Middle East, and memories of World War II still fresh with flowers on soldier's graves, a young man realizes that he is growing up. In Howie Smith's world of primal forests, orderly orchards, and Lake Michigan, he learns about life and begins to understand d...

From the author of the Iron Valley series comes a slow-burn romance in this captivating contemporary novel. ¿Carnivalesque is the perfect escape-if you can score an invitation and find its secret location. The carnival boasts exhibits like glow-in-the-dark bumper cars, King's Court speed dating, a pitch-black maze you could get lost in, and thousands of teens-dressed up, in costume, and wearing Mardi Gras masks to protect their outward ident...

From the author of the Iron Valley series comes a slow-burn romance in this captivating contemporary novel. ¿Carnivalesque is the perfect escape-if you can score an invitation and find its secret location. The carnival boasts exhibits like glow-in-the-dark bumper cars, King's Court speed dating, a pitch-black maze you could get lost in, and thousands of teens-dressed up, in costume, and wearing Mardi Gras masks to protect their outward ident...

Fiery competition and unexpected romance will melt your heart in book three of Tamara Girardi's swoon-worthy, young-adult contemporary series. Iron Valley High School senior Annalise Fiori is the only girl on her school's wrestling team. With daily early morning lifting sessions and extra workouts in the evenings, she's earned her place on the high school team and respect from her male teammates. Her goals for the season are to earn a wrestl...

From best-selling author L.J. Martin comes the third book is this action-packed young adult western series. When Jake Zane arrives in San Francisco, a country boy in a wild and wooly city full of gold seekers, he finds himself among city folks both fair and crooked, saloons filled with ladies of the night and seamen off the 800 ships abandoned in the harbor. Soon, he's crosswise with the Wallaby's, San Francisco's most dangerous Sydney Duck ...

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From author Tamara Girardi comes an emotionally engaging story in the fourth book of the Iron Valley series. Archery champion Elle Corwin spends her senior year focused on her romance with the friendly, football star Josh Brighton-until he moves away forcing them into a long distance relationship. As a distraction, Elle immerses herself in shooting and teaching archery lessons, biding her time until Josh returns to Iron Valley for college. H...

Tensions arise and friendships deviate as the competition heats up in book two of Tamara Girardi's swoon-worthy, young-adult contemporary series. Sophomore Melanie Corwin has one dream-to make varsity on Iron Valley high school's volleyball team. So, when the team's standout hitter and captain suddenly quits to play football instead, Melanie gets the opportunity she's been working towards for years. But to play varsity on a tight-knit, ch...

From Young-Adult author Nova McBee comes the third book in the gritty, action-filled Calculated series. After her exploits in Tunisia, Jo Rivers knows she'll never lead a normal life. She also can't move on until she grasps the unexpected evolution of her mathematical gift and confronts her unresolved feelings after meeting Noble. With Kai undercover, Noble is the only one who has the answers Jo needs. There's just one small problem: Noble h...

A QUEST - STAY ALIVE, KEEP FAMILY SAFE, AND ABOVE ALL ELSE, KEEP MOVING WEST. Young but determined, the man of the family too soon, Jake Zane comes of age with the help of a massive mute escaped slave. It's conquer the wilderness, protect your mother and sisters, or die trying. A grueling challenge: 2, 000 miles of rutted trail with little or no civilization, no water or far too much, wild animals, wicked weather, and savages both red and whit...

Fun friendships, high school romance, and intense competition are at the heart of book one in Tamara Girardi's swoon-worthy, young-adult contemporary series. Julia Medina, dubbed Jules by her closest friends, wants to be the new, starting quarterback of Iron Valley High School's football team, and no one is going to stand in her way. That is-until her boyfriend, Owen Malone, steps up to the challenge. Wanting to maintain her relationship wit...

A touching coming-of-age story about how far we're willing to go to find a lasting friendship. Jeanette's life currently revolves around caring for her agoraphobic and hoarder mother, all while dreaming of attending university for a musical theater course. When her mother's illness worsens, she finds solace in a new friendship, but there's one problem: the friendship started with a lie after she created a fake profile under the name of Marcia....

Heartbreaking yet heartwarming - a coming-of-age story filled with love, loss, and blossoming friendships. Freddie's life isn't like it used to be - he's alone, homeless, and carrying a secret that threatens to swallow him up. Every day is a struggle, until he meets Violet Johnson. Violet's life is going down-hill. Her parents argue, her little brother's stopped speaking, and she's about to move schools. She used to be popular, she used t...

From Young-Adult author Nova McBee comes the second book in the gritty, action-filled Calculated series. Jo Rivers, safely back in Seattle, asks the same question daily - how does a math genius go from taking down international criminals and saving the world economy to living a normal teenage life? The only answer she can come up with is-she doesn't. With an overprotective father on her back and Kai on the other side of the world, Jo accepts a...

Set in Shanghai and Seattle, Calculated is a gritty, modern day blend of Count of Monte Cristo and Mission Impossible. She has many names - Octavia, Double 8, Phoenix, Josephine. She's a math prodigy, a calculating genius and everyone wants her. In seventeen-year-old Jo River's complicated world of numbers, there's no such thing as coincidence. When she is betrayed by someone she loves, kidnapped by the world's most wanted smuggler, and forced...