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41. Bloody Jack: being an account of the curious adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, ship's boy

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Author:
Meyer, L. A. (Louis A.), 1942-
Series:
Bloody Jack adventures volume 1.
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Description:
Reduced to begging and thievery in the streets of London, a thirteen-year-old orphan disguises herself as a boy and connives her way onto a British warship set for high sea adventure in search of pirates.

42. Full cicada moon

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Author:
Hilton, Marilyn
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Description:
In 1969 twelve-year-old Mimi and her family move to an all-white town in Vermont, where Mimi's mixed-race background and interest in "boyish" topics like astronomy make her feel like an outsider.

43. The secret school

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Author:
Avi, 1937-
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Description:
In 1925, fourteen-year-old Ida Bidson secretly takes over as the teacher when the one-room schoolhouse in her remote Colorado area closes unexpectedly.

44. First test

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Author:
Pierce, Tamora
Series:
Protector of the small volume 1.
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Description:
Ten-year-old Keladry of Mindalen, daughter of nobles, serves as a page but must prove herself to the males around her if she is ever to fulfill her dream of becoming a knight.

45. Our only May Amelia

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Author:
Holm, Jennifer L.
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Description:
As the only girl in a Finnish American family of seven brothers, May Amelia Jackson resents being expected to act like a lady while growing up in Washington state in 1899.