Janet Beeler Shaw

Nine-year-old Kirsten and her family experience many hardships as they travel from Sweden to the Minnesota frontier in 1854

Meet Kirsten, an American Girl

Kaya learns that bragging can lead to trouble.

An American Girl, 1764

Meet Kaya

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

A Christmas Story

Kirsten's Surprise

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.

A School Story, 1854

Kirsten Learns a Lesson

On a Minnesota farm in the mid 1800's, the hard working members of the Larson family find time to celebrate Kirsten's tenth birthday.

A Springtime Story, 1854

Happy Birthday, Kirsten!

Kirsten's Boxed Set

A Winter Story (American Girls Collection)

Changes for Kirsten

Nine-year-old Kirsten keeps her friendship with a Sioux Indian girl a secret until Kirsten's little brother becomes lost in the woods, in a short story that includes a section on Sioux Indians and a project related to the story.

Kirsten on the Trail

When Swan Circling saves a baby on a runaway horse, Kaya is awed by the young warrior woman's bravery. Kaya wants to be strong like Swan Circling, and she hopes to be her friend, too. Kaya knows she's made mistakes - can she be worthy of Swan Circling's friendship?

A Story of Giving

Kaya's Hero

While looking for Steps High, the horse that had been stolen from her, Kaya faces danger from a sudden mountain fire. Includes historical notes on the Nez Percé Indians.

A Story of Courage

Changes for Kaya

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.

Kirsten and the New Girl

Jean-Paul Tibbles

In 1765, the arrival of an injured stranger from another tribe, traveling alone and apparently unable to speak, arouses suspicion in Kaya's Nez Percâe village. Includes glossary and historical notes on the Nez Percâe Indians

A Kaya Mystery

The Silent Stranger

Tells the story of Kaya, a Nez Percé Indian living in the 1700s.

An American Girl : 1764

Kaya

In 1854, Kirsten and her cousins look after the farm while the adults go to town for supplies and everything is fine--until a blizzard surprises them.

Kirsten Snowbound!

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.

A Winter Story, 1854

Janet Shaw

Kirsten's Story Collection (The American Girls Collection)

Kaya tries to earn the trust of a lone dog.

A Friendship Story: 1764

Kaya and Lone Dog

Enemy raiders are invading Kaya's village. Kaya's mother tells her to run for the woods with her blind sister, Speaking Rain. But as Kaya runs to help her horse escape too, she and Speaking Rain are captured. Illustrations.

A Survival Story

Kaya's Escape

American Girl (Firm)

An American Girl

Meet Kirsten. (Kirsten, 1854, Vol. 1.)

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.

Janet Beeler Shaw

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