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Adaline Falling Star
Adaline Falling Star
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
LOVE AND LOYALTY PUT TO THE TEST Adaline is a fiery child--an irrepressible combination of her white explorer father Kit Carson and her Arapaho mother. When Ma dies and Pa sets off on an expedition out West, Adaline finds herself living in St. Louis with racist white relatives who call her a savage and work her like a slave.When Adaline realizes...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780439059480
ISBN-10: 0439059488
Publication Date: 6/1/2002
Pages: 176
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 13 ratings
Publisher: Blue Sky Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Helpful Score: 1
Wow! A shocking and gritty story of a young girl who is half white half Indian. She is tough and fragile. A self mutilating scene may be a bit too graphic for very young children. It's an adventure story of sorts, but very dark.
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