Meet Kirsten
Meet Kirsten
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Meet Kirsten

Written by Janet Shaw & illustrated by Renee Graef
Book #1 in the American Girls: Kirsten Series
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$6.95
$6.74
8 - 12
Reading age
80
Page count
650L
Lexile measure
Mar 1, 1988
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Kirsten Larson and her family arrive in America in 1854, after a long sea voyage. Everything looks so different from the life Kirsten knew back in Sweden–the ways people talk and dress seem strange! Getting lost in a big city and parting with her best friend only add to Kirsten’s worry. Will she ever feel at home here? It is only when the Larsons arrive at a tiny farm on the edge of the frontier that Kirsten believes Papa’s promise–America will be a land filled with opportunity for them all.

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frontier and pioneer lifesocial themes1850-1899homeschooling19th centuryimmigration and emigration

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780937295014
    Publication Date
    March 1, 1988
    Publisher
    American Girl
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1986
    Page Count
    80
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    650L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~4.2

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