by Morley Swingle

4.9 stars – 29 reviews

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Theodora “Teddy” Sharpe, age 12, and her twin brother, Thad, join their father at a military post near San Antonio in 1856 where he is in charge of putting cavalrymen on camels to replace horses in the American West. While seeking a relationship with the father she hasn’t seen in over a year, Teddy jumps into adventures with spitting, biting and bucking camels, as well as scorpions, rattlesnakes, Gila monsters, Indians, and a stealthy enemy determined to sabotage her father’s camel project.

This laugh-out-loud funny mystery is based on a little-known true chapter of American history. A terrific book for teens and young adults, it’s also a great read-aloud book for younger children, and a wonderful book for adults who like to laugh.

by Gary Paulsen

4.4 stars – 173 reviews

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Following the turn of the seasons, eleven-year-old Eldon traces the daily routines of his life on a farm and his relationship with his older brother Wayne. During the winter, with little work to be done on the farm, Eldon and Wayne spend the quiet hours with their family, listening to their Uncle David’s stories. But Eldon soon learns that, although he has lived on the same farm, in the same house with his uncle for eleven springs, summers, and winters, he hardly knows him.