oklahoma

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oklahoma

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.

Rosie's tiger

1994
In 1952 in Oklahoma, sixth grader Rosie enlists the aid of her new best friend, the flamboyant Cassandra, in trying to get rid of the Korean wife and stepson her older brother has brought back from the war.

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.

Ticket home

2001
Twin brothers from Depression-era Oklahoma fall in love with the same girl, and one of them marries her, creating an unbridgeable rift between them--a rift that is widened further yet by their experiences as prisoners of war in the Pacific.

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.

Oklahoma

2006
Describes Oklahoma's location within the U.S., land, climate, cities, history, Native American heritage, and oil industry, and presents brief profiles of famous citizens, a time line, the state flag, and a fact file that lists the state's nickname, motto, song, population, type of government, and official tree, bird, and flower.

Red-dirt Jessie

1992
Jessie, a young girl living in the Oklahoma dust bowl during the Depression, tries to tame a wild dog and help her father recover from a nervous breakdown.

Oklahoma

the Sooner State
2014
This book is an introduction to Oklahoma, describing its location, history, land, wildlife, landmarks, food, and festivals.

The starplace

2000
Thirteen-year-old Frannie learns hard lessons about prejudice and segregation when she becomes friends with a young black girl who moves into her small Oklahoma town in 1961.

Oklahoma facts and symbols

2000
Presents information about the state of Oklahoma, its nickname, motto, and emblems.

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