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Hereafter

2012
Amelia, long a ghost, forms a strong bond with eighteen-year-old Joshua, who nearly drowned where she did and who awakens in her long-forgotten senses and memories even as Eli, a spirit, tries to draw her away.

Arise

2012
Amelia, determined to protect her loved ones from the dark spirits, goes to the cemetery at midnight to perform a powerful ritual, and Joshua joins her for his own reasons.

Don't forget Winona

2004
A young girl describes her family's experiences--and her younger sister's antics--when a drought forces them to make their way on Route 66 from Oklahoma to California.

The Seminole

2003
Explores the history of the Seminole people of Florida and Oklahoma, discussing the wars they fought to keep their land, and providing information about Seminole family life, religious beliefs, and modern-day status.

The dog who thought he was Santa

2008
Problems at the mine threaten to ruin Christmas for fifth-grader Don, his family, and the rest of their Oklahoma coal town in 1957, but Don's bloodhound, Frank, is determined to do whatever it takes to make the holiday special for Don and his six-year-old sister, Susan. Alternate chapters are told from the human and canine points of view.

Beautiful land

a story of the Oklahoma Land Rush
1997
After a two-year wait during which her mother died, twelve-year-old Annie Mae and her family join thousands of hopeful settlers as they race to claim land in the newly-opened Oklahoma Territory.

Angels in the dust

1999
Great-grandma Annie reminisces about life on her family's Oklahoma farm during the terrible drought of the 1930s when the region was known as the "Dust Bowl.".

Pappy's handkerchief

2007
Young Moses and his family sell everything they own and leave their Baltimore, Maryland, home in 1889 to join many other settlers in a race to claim land in the newly-opened territory of Oklahoma.

Beautiful land

a story of the Oklahoma Land Rush
1994
After a two-year wait during which her mother died, twelve-year-old Annie Mae and her family join thousands of hopeful settlers as they race to claim land in the newly-opened Oklahoma Territory.

Bad news for outlaws

the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, deputy U.S. marshal
2009
An illustrated biography of Bass Reeves, a former slave who was recruited as a deputy United States marshal, based on his ability to communicate with the Native Americans in the area that was to become Oklahoma.

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