colorado

Chronicles the life of the woman called Aunt Clara Brown, who was born into slavery and became a pioneer and entrepreneur, earning money to bring other former slaves to a new start in Colorado.

While accompanying an elderly rancher on a trip into the San Juan Mountains, Cloyd, a Ute Indian boy, tries to help two orphaned grizzly cubs survive the winter and, at the same time, completes his spirit mission.

Contains excerpts from the journals of Rachel Scott, a teenager who was killed during a shooting at Columbine High School in 1999.

Selections from Cuentos espanoles de Colorado y Nuevo Mexico in English & Spanish.

A troubled Indian boy goes to live with an elderly rancher whose caring ways help the boy become a man.

High school teacher Tom Guthrie, abandoned by his wife and left to raise his two young sons alone, becomes involved in the lives of a pregnant, homeless teenager and two crusty, bachelor farmers.

Told from their own viewpoints, seventeen-year-old Jill, in grief over the loss of her father, and Mandy, nearly nineteen, are thrown together when Jill's mother agrees to adopt Mandy's unborn child but nothing turns out as they had anticipated.

Take a colorful journey across the nation with Explore the U.S.A. Learn the geography, history, symbols, and interesting facts that make this state special. Explore the U.S.A. introduces beginning readers to the state of Colorado through vivid images and engaging text.

Sixteen-year-olds Serena and Kori look alike but have opposite personalities and live very different lives in Kismet, Colorado, but when tragedy strikes, Serena decides to complete Kori's list of "5 Secret Things" and uncovers, in the process, the mystery that has bound them together.