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Libby Mitchell Trilogy, Book 1: Next Spring an Oriole
Libby Mitchell Trilogy Book #1 of 3
Author: Gloria Whelan

Book Info

Published on September 1, 1987
Age Group: 6 - 10 years
Reading Level: AR: 4.5 (1.0 Point, Quiz #431)
GLE: 3.5
F&P/GRL: N
DRA: 30
Lexile® measure: 830L

Summary:
In 1837 ten-year-old Libby and her parents journey by covered wagon to the Michigan frontier, where they make themselves a new home near friendly Indians and other pioneers.

Excerpt/First Sentence(s):
My name is Elizabeth Mitchell. I am called Libby. On my tenth birthday, April 3, 1837, my mama and papa and I left the state of Virginia and everyone we loved. That was two months ago. Since then we have come a thousand miles through woods and swamps.

Mama is from the Tidewater country and grew up in a big house with pretty things, while Papa is a surveyor from north Virginia. Mama loves the town but Papa loves the trees. When our neighbors cut down all their trees for a plantation, Papa said he was ready to leave.

Publisher Description:
"Historical fiction at an easy level is hard to find, and this pioneer story, narrated by 10-year-old Libby Mitchell on her journey from Virginia to Michigan in 1837, is smoothly written and appealing. The wagon trail is not easy, and Whelan is careful to include a taste of the hardships. She's also careful in her presentation of the Potawatomi Indians, who figure in the story when the Mitchells nurse one of their own children back to health. The story, though brief, is well developed." - Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.

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