Eleanora E. Tate

The American Girls Collection

The Minstrel's Melody (Mar-2001)

American Girl History Mysteries

11 - The Minstrel's Melody (Mar-2001)

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  The Secret of Gumbo Grove
  

  • Apr-1991
  • / Suspense
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  Raisin Stackhouse doesn't mind doing odd jobs for old Miss Effie Pfluggins, but when Miss Effie talks her into cleaning up the old church cemetery, she has no idea what trouble she might dig up. Mama says Miss Effie talks much too much, but Raisin lo...

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  Thank You, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.!
  

  • Jan-1992
  • / General Fiction
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  Front Porch Stories at the One-Room School
  

  • Aug-1992
  • / General Fiction
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  While seated on the porch of the one-room schoolhouse, Margie and her seven-year-old cousin Ethel listen to their Daddy recount stories of his childhood that celebrate family, friendship, and childhood....

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  Blessing in Disguise
  

  • Jun-1996
  • / General Fiction
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  Zambia Brown is facing yet another boring summer in Deacons Neck, South Carolina, so she sets her sights on big city fun: money, clothes, cars and parties. But in her pursuit of the fast life, will she jeopardize her family, friends, and even her lif...

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  Just an Overnight Guest
  

  • May-1997
  • / General Fiction
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  When Ethel's mother goes away, Margie Carson's mother decides to let Ethel stay with them, just for one night. But one night turns into many and Margie doesn't know what to do. Margie thinks Ethel is trying to steal her parents' attention, and she ha...

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  The Minstrel's Melody
  

  • Mar-2001
  • / Historical Mystery
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  American Girl History Mysteries - 11
  The American Girls Collection
  

  It's 1904. Twelve-year-old Orphelia Bruce dreams of being a musical star -- and she has the talent to make her dream come true. Her biggest obstacle is Momma, who forbids her to perform anywhere but at church in tiny Calico Creek, Missouri. When Orp...

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  Celeste's Harlem Renaissance
  

  • Jan-2009
  • / Historical
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  It's 1921, and when Celeste Lassiter Massey goes to stay with her Aunt Valentina in Harlem, she is not thrilled to trade her friends and comfortable North Carolina surroundings for scary big city life with a famous actress. While Celeste absorbs the ...

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  Don't Split the Pole
  

  • May-2014
  • / General Fiction
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  . . . stories leap off the page and lodge straight in the funny bone. This collection of seven short stories, all based on common proverbs, are unconventional and exuberant -Starred Review, Publishers Weekly " . . . the tales humorously blur the line...

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