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Little Britches book 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Ralph was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes, the pleasures and perils of ranching in the early twentieth century are experienced... auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes and wind storms all give authentic color to Little Britches. So do wonderfully told adventures, which equip Ralph to take his father's place when it becomes necessary.
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Little Britches book 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Little Britches becomes the "man" in his family after his father's early death, taking on the concomitant responsibilities as well as opportunities. During the summer of his twelfth year he works on a cattle ranch in the shadow of Pike's Peak, earning a dollar a day. Little Britches is tested against seasoned cowboys on the range and in the corral. He drives cattle through a dust storm, eats his weight in flapjacks, and falls in love with a blue outlaw...
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Little Britches book 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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At age eleven, Ralph becomes man of the family and an entrepreneur. He continues his horse riding, cattle driving, and the Moodys start a cooking business.
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Little Britches book 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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In the early 1920's, cowboy and farmer, Ralph Moody finds himself with mountainous debts through the collapse of the livestock market and the dealings of a crooked partner. Ralph never surrenders, but finds a way to turn tragedy into opportunity.
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Little Britches book 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Ralph has just turned twenty, and lands in Western Nebraska with only one dime in his pocket. Three months later, Ralph has formed his own harvesting crew, as he leads 6 men and eight teams of horses, on the 'dry divide.'
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Little Britches book 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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1912 Massachussetts. Narrator Ralph 15 battles maternal Granpa Tom Gould, who swears at "tarnal" boy, cook Millie, old "yalla colt". Ralph tames buckskin by tricks - ties ears back, fills mouth with dirt, apple bribes. Granpa busts invented "contraptions". Millie goes. Uncle Levi advises patience. Pretty Annie and Ralph hold hands. Rocks, roots dynamited. Barn raised.
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