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Bluestem

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By Frances Arrington
Publisher Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated - (Philomel)
Bluestem
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Jessie and Polly wandered on and on and a new fear grew. They could be circling. Or they could be going parallel to the river. Polly did not know how long they had been walking. It was hard to breathe. She was afraid. But she could not stop now. So she kept on walking. Beyond her, beyond the slough, lay the upland prairies, the switchgrass, the Indian grass. The big bluestem.

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23771 words23,771 words
144 pages144 pages
Lexile 630LLexile 630L
Grade 3 to 7Grade 3 to 7
Age 8-12Age 8-12
Published 2000Published 2000

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Hear it stable Hear it prairie Hear it bolt Hear it compass Hear it claim Hear it file Hear it tile Hear it frame Hear it comb Hear it settle Hear it plow Hear it needle Hear it swell Hear it trade Hear it sweep Hear it faint Hear it tough Hear it braid Hear it knot Hear it mention Hear it ease Hear it focus Hear it stock Hear it examine Hear it sore Hear it depression Hear it quilt Hear it forgive Hear it frost Hear it shy Hear it fade Hear it stem Hear it rag Hear it rattle Hear it pail Hear it rich Hear it wool Hear it envelope Hear it rumble Hear it thread Hear it ridge Hear it stall Hear it grain Hear it drill Hear it flock Hear it scan Hear it damper Hear it barrel Hear it steel Hear it honest Hear it cruel Hear it mooing Hear it grateful Hear it balance Hear it waste Hear it fever Hear it glare Hear it stool Hear it rot Hear it bonnet Hear it calf Hear it pit Hear it sunflower Hear it marble Hear it peg Hear it task Hear it porcupine Hear it squash Hear it scrunch Hear it steady Hear it boil Hear it horizon Hear it swirl Hear it scrub Hear it silence Hear it single Hear it sob Hear it murmur Hear it tin Hear it depend Hear it cotton Hear it eager Hear it worn Hear it rim Hear it whining Hear it hawk Hear it sprinkling Hear it shadowy Hear it slap Hear it purr Hear it hush Hear it sloping Hear it patience Hear it creaking Hear it rail Hear it neat Hear it bacon Hear it pleasant Hear it dull Hear it sticky
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Hear it bolt Hear it thirst Hear it grind Hear it hollow Hear it squeal Hear it tile Hear it strain Hear it plow Hear it ripe Hear it bitter Hear it canteen Hear it parallel Hear it brass Hear it bluestem Hear it secure Hear it cordgrass Hear it braid Hear it switchgrass Hear it dusk Hear it dissolve Hear it slough Hear it sod Hear it distant Hear it ribbonlike Hear it churn Hear it brief Hear it hunger Hear it scrap Hear it plowshare Hear it strand Hear it stock Hear it furthermost Hear it tangle Hear it examine Hear it basin Hear it warrant Hear it sore Hear it clump Hear it instant Hear it loam Hear it skillet Hear it speck Hear it linen Hear it apron Hear it careless Hear it whinny Hear it manger Hear it lye Hear it stoop Hear it unforgiving Hear it grasp Hear it salvage Hear it kindling Hear it pail Hear it boundless Hear it prospect Hear it tarpaulin Hear it dense Hear it stake Hear it thread Hear it ridge Hear it mane Hear it heron Hear it delicate Hear it flock Hear it harness Hear it graze Hear it temporary Hear it dingy Hear it homestead Hear it barley Hear it fret Hear it sliver Hear it kerosene Hear it steel Hear it honest Hear it vacant Hear it tiresome Hear it cruel Hear it thistle Hear it neglect Hear it constant Hear it indication Hear it peddler Hear it fever Hear it frantic Hear it plank Hear it outbuilding Hear it sideboard Hear it plait Hear it cholera Hear it upland Hear it courteous Hear it further Hear it sidle Hear it muck Hear it stubble Hear it sunflower Hear it peg Hear it spongy
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Book ISBN:

9780399235641

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