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On a beautiful June day in 1965, a dozen girls-classmates at a picturesque Blue Ridge women's college-launched their homemade raft (inspired by Huck Finn's) on a trip down the Mississippi. It's Girls A-Go-Go Down the Mississippi read the headline in the Paducah, Kentucky, paper.
Thirty-five years later, four of those "girls" reunite to cruise the river again. This time it's on the luxury steamboat, The Belle of Natchez, and there's no publicity....
3) Swift rivers
Author
Series
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
After being turned out by his mean-spirited uncle, Chris Dahlberg decides to harvest some of the timber on his grandfather's land in Minnesota and float the giant logs down the Mississippi River to market in St. Louis.
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Language
English
Description
Some 120 years ago, Mark Twain left Huckleberry Finn's father dead in a room crowded with oddities: a wooden leg, women's underclothing, two black cloth masks, and more. Clinch's masterly debut draws from the nation's literary heritage to create this completely original story. Unabridged. 9 CDs.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Describes scenes along the Mississippi River over the course of a week, beginning in Minnesota when it is a tiny stream and going all the way to the gulf coast of Louisiana. Includes a section of historical information about the river.
Author
Series
Carole Marsh mysteries volume 14
Publisher
Gallopade International
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Christina and Grant start in New Orleans, their friends start in Minnesota. Their plan is to meet at the St. Louis Gateway Arch, but on their trip, they get involved in a very strange mystery that takes them to many fascinating sights along the might
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
A village comes to life when a Mississippi River steamboat arrives and unloads its goods. Go back in time to a sleepy Mississippi River town The townfolk of a small village on the banks of the upper Mississippi come vividly alive at the sound of a wh
Author
Series
Boxcar Children graphic novels volume 9
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Alden children travel on a Mississippi paddle-wheel steamer to visit an old family friend in his cabin near Hannibal, Missouri, and try to discover who is responsible for the mysterious activities near the house.
Author
Publisher
B. & H. Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Dennis Wainwright and Gage Kennon rescue a gypsy woman and travel the Mississippi on a showboat.
They'd fought on different sides in the Civil War, so their friendship was an unlikely alliance. Gage Kennon was a humble and devout Christan man; Dennis Wainwright was the idea man. In their travels Gage saves a Gypsy woman from a terrible accident, and later saves an innocent young woman from being arrested. When their road leads to the grand showboat,...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 18
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English
Description
Presents the adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft. Universally acclaimed as one of the greatest creations of American fiction, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of those few books that are read over and over again, with ever increasing enjoyment.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 20
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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The Alden children travel on a Mississippi paddle-wheel steamer to visit an old family friend in his cabin near Hannibal, Missouri, and try to discover who is responsible for the mysterious activities near the house.
16) Flood
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
One fictional Midwest family is forced to leave their home during the flooding of the Mississippi River in 1993.
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The grandson of a U.S. senator has been brazenly kidnapped out of a hotel room in St. Louis. His life has been threatened if the senator cannot raise the ransom money, an exorbitant amount even he can't scrape together. Ultimately, the boy's fate falls into the hands of a select group of undercover agents known for their discretion, cleverness, and bravery : the Pinkertons. When Allan Pinkerton realizes the confidential nature of the kidnapping...
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