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Bo at Ballard Creek

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By Kirkpatrick Hill
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Bo at Ballard Creek
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Its the 1920s, and Bo was headed for an Alaska orphanage when she won the hearts of two tough gold miners who set out to raise her, enthusiastically helped by all the kind people of the nearby Eskimo village.Bo learns Eskimo along with English, helps in the cookshack, learns to polka, and rides along with Big Annie and her dog team. Theres always some kind of excitement: Bo sees her first airplane, has a runin with a bear, and meets a mysterious lost little boy.Bo at Ballard Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill is an unforgettable story of a little girl growing up in the exhilarating time after the big Alaska gold rushes.

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44401 words44,401 words
304 pages304 pages
Lexile 840LLexile 840L
Grade 3 to 7Grade 3 to 7
Age 8-12Age 8-12
Published 2014Published 2014

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Book ISBN:

1250044251

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