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In the early 1700s, twelve-year-old Suzette, an Ojibwa-French girl, hopes that her father will win the fur-trapping contest so that he can quit being a voyageur and stay with his family year-round, but when he is accused of stealing, Suzette must use her knowledge of both French and Ojibwa ways to f...

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Main Author: Ernst, Kathleen, 1959-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Middleton, WI : Pleasant Company Publications, c2000.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:History mysteries #07
American girl history mysteries ; #07
Subjects:
Ojibwa Indians > Superior, Lake, Region > Juvenile fiction.
Mystery fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:In the early 1700s, twelve-year-old Suzette, an Ojibwa-French girl, hopes that her father will win the fur-trapping contest so that he can quit being a voyageur and stay with his family year-round, but when he is accused of stealing, Suzette must use her knowledge of both French and Ojibwa ways to find the real thief.
Item Description:"American girl."
Physical Description:163 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:1584850876
1584850868 (pbk.) :
9781607544272 (pbk.)
Author Notes:Kathleen Ernst received a degree in forestry from West Virginia University. Before becoming a full time writer in 2004, she worked at an outdoor living history museum called Old World Wisconsin for 12 years and as a television writer. Her first published historical fiction novels were The Night Riders of Harpers Ferry and The Bravest Girl in Sharpsburg. She has also written numerous American Girl novels including 6 books about Caroline Abbott published in 2012. Her other works include Hearts of Stone, the Chloe Ellefson Mystery series, and the nonfiction book Too Afraid to Cry: Maryland Civilians in the Antietam Campaign.

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