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frontier life

Books about frontier life for readers of all ages.

Cover of Wild West

Wild West

Stuart Murray, DK Publishing

Ages 7–12historyexploration

Cover of The pioneers go west

The pioneers go west

George Rippey Stewart

Ages 10–14adventurecourage

Cover of The devil in Ol' Rosie

The devil in Ol' Rosie

Louise Moeri

Ages 9–14horsesfather-son relationships

Cover of Laura's Ma

Laura's Ma

Laura Ingalls Wilder, Melissa Peterson, Renee Graef

Ages 7–12familymotherhood

Cover of Danger on the Tracks (The Bains Series by Bill Freeman)

Danger on the Tracks (The Bains Series by Bill Freeman)

Bill Freeman

Ages 9–14railroad historyfrontier life

Cover of The Devil's Paintbox

The Devil's Paintbox

Victoria McKernan

Ages 10–15familysurvival

Cover of Maggie among the Seneca

Maggie among the Seneca

Robin Moore

Ages 9–14frontier lifecultural understanding

Cover of California Gold Rush

California Gold Rush

Catherine E. Chambers

Ages 7–12adventurefrontier life

Cover of Daniel's story

Daniel's story

Susan E. Kirby

Ages 9–14frontier lifecultural understanding

Cover of Clem's chances

Clem's chances

Sonia Levitin

Ages 10–14couragefrontier life

Cover of The way home

The way home

Leigh Sauerwein

Ages 8–12frontier lifepioneer experience

Cover of Mississippi mud

Mississippi mud

Ann Warren Turner

Ages 7–12frontier lifefamily bonds

Cover of Kindle me a riddle

Kindle me a riddle

Roberta Karim

Ages 5–9family bondingriddles and wordplay

Cover of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Patricia Reilly Giff

Ages 8–12perseverancefrontier life

Cover of It's a new world, Charlie Brown!

It's a new world, Charlie Brown!

Tom Brannon

Ages 6–10american historyfrontier life

Cover of Davy Crockett and the highwaymen

Davy Crockett and the highwaymen

Ron Fontes

Ages 7–11couragefrontier life

Cover of Red feather

Red feather

Edward Sylvester Ellis

Ages 10–15adventurefrontier life

Cover of One Sky Above Us

One Sky Above Us

Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Ages 10–14frontier lifeabolition and freedom

Cover of Wishbone's dog days of the West

Wishbone's dog days of the West

Vivian Sathre

Ages 7–11adventureimagination

Cover of The Wind Wagon

The Wind Wagon

Celia Barker Lottridge

Ages 5–10innovationperseverance

Cover of Becky Landers

Becky Landers

Constance Lindsay Skinner

Ages 9–14frontier lifeindependence

Cover of Davy Crockett, Indian fighter

Davy Crockett, Indian fighter

Barbara Shook Hazen

Ages 8–12courageadventure

Cover of Fat chance, Claude

Fat chance, Claude

Joan Lowery Nixon

Ages 7–11gender rolesdetermination

Cover of The way home

The way home

Leigh Sauerwein

Ages 8–12frontier lifefamily