Shaw, Janet Beeler

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Happy birthday, Kirsten!

On a Minnesota farm in the mid 1800's, the hard working members of the Larson family find time to celebrate Kirsten's tenth birthday.

Kirsten's surprise

Kirsten and her family celebrate their first Christmas in their new home on Uncle Olav's farm in mid-nineteenth-century Minnesota.

Kirsten saves the day

Kirsten, age 10, exposes herself to great danger when she tries to harvest honey from a bee tree by herself.

Kirsten learns a lesson

After immigrating from Sweden to join relatives in an American prairie community, Kirsten endures the ordeal of a strange school through a secret friendship with an Indian girl.

The journey begins

2014
"Kaya loves nothing better than riding her beloved horse, Steps High, through the mountains, canyons, and prairies of her homeland. But when Kaya's boasting leads to danger, she earns a terrible nickname she desperately wants to lose--especially now that she's trying to impress a young warrior woman named Swan Circling. Although Kaya has made mistakes, she wants very badly to learn from Swan Circling. But will Swan Circling want to teach her?"--Back cover.

Changes for Kirsten

a winter story
2000
A tough Minnesota winter brings many changes to Kirsten's frontier life, including the new responsibility of helping her brother Lars set his traps and a move into a new house for her family.

The silent stranger

a Kaya mystery
2015
The arrival of an injured stranger from another tribe, traveling alone and apparently unable to speak, arouses suspicion in Kaya's Nez Perce village.

Smoke on the wind

2014
Feeling lonesome and missing her sister and her horse who were captured by enemy raiders, Kaya befriends a dog that has wandered near camp. Although others warn her not to trust the animal, Kaya senses something different. Then, an annual gathering makes Kaya hopeful of her sister's return, and a group of hunters bring news of horses running wild in the mountains.

Kaya's story collection

2004
A collection of stories about a young Indian girl named Kaya. Kaya dreams of becoming a leader but she has lessons to learn still. For example, she learns the importance of responsibility when she is distracted by a bareback horse race when she was supposed to be caring for her little brothers.

Meet Kirsten

an American girl
2000
Nine-year-old Kirsten and her family experience many hardships as they travel from Sweden to Minnesota in 1854.

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