michigan

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michigan

Sign language

a novel
2011
Teenaged Abby must deal with her feelings about her father's cancer and its aftermath while simultaneously navigating the difficult problems of growing up.

Song of Solomon

1977
Follows the life of Macon Dead, Jr., the son of the richest black family in a midwestern town, as he leaves home on a quest for personal freedom.

Copper River

a novel
2009
Ex-sheriff Cork O'Connor, on the run from contract killers, takes refuge in an old resort on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan owned by his cousin, a bitter widow with a teenage son, but he is unable to stay in hiding when the body of a young girl is found along the Copper River, a second teen vanishes, and all evidence leads to a shelter for homeless youth.

Return to the island

2000
In 1818 Mary O'Shea must decide whether to remain on Michilmackinac Island and marry her dear Indian friend White Hawk or to accept the proposal of James, an English nobleman, and to go with him to London.

The 100-yard war

inside the 100-year-old Michigan-Ohio state football rivalry
2004
Traces the history of the legendary rivalry between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State University Buckeyes from their first football contest in 1897 through the 2003 season.

The moon of the salamanders

1992
On a rainy March night, a salamander returns to the spring pond for the ancient mating dance of the salamanders.

The Menominee

2001
Text and color photos and illustrations present the history, customs, and culture of the Menominee Native Americans.

Brothers of the heart

a story of the old Northwest, 1837-1838
1993
Shem spends six months in the wilderness alone with a dying Indian woman, who helps him, not only to survive, but to mature to the point where he can return to his family and the difficulties of life as a person with a physical handicap in a frontier village.

The danger box

2012
In small-town Michigan, twelve-year-old Zoomy and his new friend Lorrol investigate the journal found inside a mysterious box and find family secrets and a more valuable treasure, while a dangerous stranger watches and waits.

Clever Beatrice

an Upper Peninsula conte
2004
A small, but clever young girl outwits a rich giant and wins all his gold.

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