Kirsten's Story Collection
Kirsten's Story Collection

Author: Janet Beeler Shaw

Publisher: American Girl Publishing Incorporated

Published: 2005-07

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13:

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Wherever Kirsten goes in her hometown of Ryd, Sweden, there is one word on everyone's lips: America. All around her, crops are failing and families are one bad harvest away from starving. When Kirsten's Uncle Olav writes from America to tell about the rich farmland there, the Larsons make the decision to join him in America. Kirsten braves terrible storms and deadly disease on her journey across the ocean. After six long weeks at sea, she finally hears the welcome cry, "Land ho!" On wobbly legs, Kirsten makes her way down the ship's gangplank. What will happen now? she wonders. Will I ever feel at home in this new land? Book jacket.

Kirsten's Surprise
Kirsten's Surprise

Author: Janet Beeler Shaw

Publisher: Turtleback Books

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780808580218

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Kirsten and her family celebrate their first Christmas in their new home on Uncle Olav's farm in mid-19th-century Minnesota

Changes for Kirsten
Changes for Kirsten

Author: Janet Beeler Shaw

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780937295458

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A tough Minnesota winter brings many changes to Kirsten's frontier life, including the new responsibility of helping her brother Lars set his traps and a move into a new house for her family.

Kirsten Saves the Day
Kirsten Saves the Day

Author: Janet Beeler Shaw

Publisher: American Girl Publishing Incorporated

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780937295915

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Ten-year-old Kirsten finds a bee tree full of honey.

Kirsten Story Collection
Kirsten Story Collection

Author: Janet Shaw

Publisher: American Girl Publishing Incorporated

Published: 2008-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781593694548

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Kirsten's six-book series is bound in one volume. Kirsten Larson is a Swedish immigrant girl growing up in 1854 Minnesota. "With quiet strength and an open heart, she discovers the true meaning of home -- and that love is the same in any language."--Cover, p.4

Kirsten and the Chippewa
Kirsten and the Chippewa

Author: Janet Beeler Shaw

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 9781584854791

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In 1854, ten-year-old Kirsten, living with her family in Minnesota, meets a raiding party of Ojibway Indians and finds unexpected help when her dog is in danger.

Kirsten and the New Girl
Kirsten and the New Girl

Author: Janet Beeler Shaw

Publisher: American Girl Publishing Incorporated

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781584850342

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When a new girl arrives at school, Kirsten is jealous, completely forgetting how scared and lonely she felt the year before when she was the new girl in school. Gives instructions for making a friendship pillow like those made in the 1850s. Full color.

Welcome to Kirsten's World, 1854
Welcome to Kirsten's World, 1854

Author: Susan Sinnott

Publisher: Amer Girl Pub

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9781562477707

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Discover daily life in pioneer America during the 1850s by following a family that emigrates from Sweden to Minnesota. Lavishly illustrated spreads feature historical photos, cutaway scenes and fascinating facts. Color illustrations throughout.

Kirsten Learns a Lesson
Kirsten Learns a Lesson

Author: Janet Beeler Shaw

Publisher: Amer Girl Pub

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13: 9780937295823

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After immigrating from Sweden to join relatives in an American prairie community, Kirsten endures the ordeal of a strange school through a secret friendship with an Indian girl.