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Jeannie,
A Texis Frontier Girl, Book 1 by Evelyn Horan
NEW
HISTORICAL FICTION SERIES FOR CHILDREN EXPLORES LIFE ON THE
WEST TEXAS FRONTIER OF THE 1880's
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Harbor
City, California - A native Texan, schooled in Califonia from
elementary grades through college education, and later spending
many happy and satisfying years with children as a teacher-counselor,
Evelyn Horan holds Life Credentials in General Elementary
Education, General Secondary Education as well as Pupil Personnel
and School Psychologist Credentials. Over 275 of her children's
articles have appeared in over 80 secular and religious periodicals
and publications.
Jeannie,
A Texas Frontier Girl, Book 1, (copyright 2001 by Evelyn Horan
ISBN: 1588517055) is the first in a series of four, "wholesome
family values" books by Evelyn Horan. The books give
an accurate account of daily frontier life, as they follow
Jeannie and her friends, into young adulthood, in pursuit
of their dreams and plans for the future. The setting is in
the Eastland/Ranger, Texas, area (60 miles from Abilene,Texas).
In Book l, with her constant companions, her black stallion
horse, Diamond, and her hound dog, Ole Blue, twelve-year-old
Jeannie, and her friends experience thrilling, real-life adventures,
and sometimes hardships and danger on the West Texas frontier
of the l880's.
Jeannie,
A Texas Frontier Girl, Book 1, released by PublishAmerica's
AmErica House, Baltimore, explores a series of exciting and
interesting events that occur in West Texas for Jeannie, her
family, and her friends during the years l884-l885. Evelyn
Horan has crafted a story that unfolds masterfully with each
chapter including an exciting adventure or event that leads
children and young people into eagerly reading about other
succeeding "real-life" adventures in following chapters.
Jeannie,
A Texas Frontier Girl, Book 1 becomes multicultural when Jeannie
meets Helga, a new friend her age, recently arrived from Germany.
Impulsive and lively, Jeannie prefers the outdoors and avoids
household chores and other "lady-like" skills. As
their friendship grows, confident in her experience and "know-how,"
Jeannie helps a shy and gentle Helga adjust to frontier life.
Together, with their horses and their dogs, they happily share
many exciting adventures.
QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED:
1.
Can Diamond be rescued from hostile Indians?
2. Will the girls escape a dangerous rattlesnake?
3. What is Jeannie's special wish for the future?
4. How does Jeannie save Helga from drowning?
5. Why is Billy Joe such a pest at school?
6. Who is the father of Susie's colt?
7. Why is Helga's face as red as the valentine she receives?
8. Who is getting married?
9. Can Jeannie escape an angry mountain lion?
10. Can the girls reach safety before a cyclone overtakes
them?
11, What sorrowful event occurs that is softened by their
faith in God?
Through
it all, Helga and Jeannie come to value their true friendship
and vow to remain friend forever. Both children and young
adult readers will find suspenseful and entertaining adventures
in Jeannie, A Texas Frontier Girl, Book 1.
Be
sure and read Jeannie, A Texas Frontier Girl, Book 2, and
share in more exciting adventures with your friends, Jeannie
and Helga, as they become teens, following their dreams and
plans for the future on the West Texas frontier of the l880's.
Jeannie,
A Texas Frontier Girl, Book 1, by Evelyn Horan,was recently
featured as Book of the Month at ChildrenandLiterature.com.
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