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Books about Oregon and Our History Recommended by Librarians
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Crew, Linda Brides of Eden: A True Story
Imagined
In this story based on true events, sixteen-year-old Eva and her
female friends become obsessed with a charismatic young man who
comes to Corvallis, Oregon, in 1904, claiming to be a Christian
prophet.
Crew, Linda Children of the
River
Having fled Cambodia four years earlier to escape the Khmer Rouge
army, seventeen-year-old Sundara is torn between remaining
faithful to her own people and enjoying life in her Oregon high
school as a "regular" American.
Crew, Linda Long Time Passing
In her sophomore year of high school Kathy Shay begins the
difficult process of coming of age in a small town in Oregon
during the turbulent 1960s.
Crew, Linda Someday I'll Laugh About
This
Spending the summer at her family's beach house off the Oregon
coast, twelve-year-old Shelby struggles to accept her older
cousin's new interests, her favorite uncle's marriage plans, and
her own growing up.
Kehret, Peg Escaping the giant
wave
Kyle thought a family vacation on the Oregon coast would be great
. . . until an evening of disaster sends Kyle and his sister
running for their lives.
Killingsworth, Monte Circle Within a
Circle
Fourteen-year-old Chris, a runaway, joins the Chinook Indian
Coyote in trying to save his people's sacred land from developers
planning a beach resort.
Lampman, Evelyn Sibley Bargain
Bride
Only a teenager, Ginny is married off to an elderly farmer in the
Oregon Territory. Her new husband only marries because the
Homestead Act allowed couples to claim twice the land that
bachelors could. Soon after they are married, Ginny's husband
dies and she inherits all the land and is left a wealthy widow
living alone in a frontier community.
Nelson, Blake The New rules of high
school
Max Caldwell is tired of having a "perfect" girlfriend, tired of
worrying about college applications, and tired of always doing
what he's supposed to do in his hometown of Portland, Oregon. So
for the first time, dependable, reliable Max steps back from his
Mr. Perfect, straight-A life to see what happens when he lets go
for a while.
O'Dell, Scott Streams to the River, River
to the Sea: A Novel of Sacagawea
A young Indian woman, accompanied by her infant and cruel
husband, experiences joy and heartbreak when she joins the Lewis
and Clark Expedition seeking a way to the Pacific.
Olson, Gertchen Joyride
Instead of playing tennis, seventeen-year-old Jeff is required to
spend his summer working on an Oregon strawberry farm where new
friendships with field hands and migrant workers, as well as the
farmer's daughter, change his outlook.
Paulsen, Gary Mr. Tucket
Fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is heading west on the Oregon
Trail with his family by wagon train. When he receives a rifle
for his birthday, he is thrilled that he is being treated like an
adult. It will take wild horses, hostile tribes, and a mysterious
one-armed mountain man named Mr. Grimes to help Francis become
the man who will be called Mr. Tucket.
Ryan, Sara Empress of the
World:
While attending a summer institute in Portland, fifteen-year-old
Nic meets another girl named Battle, falls in love with her, and
finds the relationship to be difficult and confusing.
Ryan, Sara The Rules for
hearts
A follow-up to Empress of the World, Battle Davies is spending
her summer in Portland, where's she's quickly swept into a
community Shakespeare production, its all-night card games, and
into the arms of her new roommate.
Spooner, Michael Daniel's walk
With little more than a bedroll, a change of clothes, and a
Bible, fourteen-year-old Daniel LeBlanc begins walking the Oregon
Trail in search of his father who, according to a mysterious
visitor, is in big trouble and needs his son's help.
Wolff, Allan New Found Land: Lewis and
Clark's Voyage of Discovery: A Novel
The letters and thoughts of Thomas Jefferson, members of the
Corps of Discovery, their guide Sacagawea, and Captain Lewis's
Newfoundland dog, all tell of the historic exploratory expedition
to seek a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
Wolff, Virginia Euwer Mozart
Season
Allegra, who plays violin in a youth orchestra in Portland,
spends her twelfth summer practicing a Mozart concerto for a
music competition and finds many significant connections in her
world.
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