Traces the history of Washington through the lives of ten children who lived in different decades and parts of the state, linking their stories by a wooden toy horse that is passed from child to child.
Discusses the land and climate, economy, government, and history of the forty-second state to join the Union. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to Washington.
Provides information about the animals, plants, geography, and culture of Washington through a story in which Drew Dragonfly and Garrett Goldfinch have a treasure hunt across the state.
The arrival from Philadelphia of her spiteful nemesis Sally Biddle and the return of her corrupt ex-fiance Richard Baldt spell trouble for seventeen-year-old Miss Jane Peck, who has survived on her own in Shoalwater Bay, a community of white settlers and Chinook Indians in 1850s Washington Territory.
During the summer between seventh and eighth grades, Jenna, her mother, and her little brother move in with her grandparents while her father is in a Washington State prison, but as Jenna tries to fit in and make friends it becomes increasingly difficult to comply with her mother's demands for secrecy.
Continues the story of the human Bella and the vampire Edward whose love is threatened by their difference, a werewolf named Jacob, and other outside influences.
A rhyming alphabet that names people, places, and things from Washington's history, culture, and natural world and provides background information on each one.
