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Go West Young Reader!
The following books for kids and teens are set in Washington State and the Northwest. This list was compiled by the Washington State Library The following titles are listed alphabetically by author and are hyperlinked to the Libraries of Stevens County catalog.
Please note that list contains everything from books for pre-schoolers to books for highschoolers. The titles represented cover a wide range of reading levels and subject matter. Not all books may be appropriate for all ages.
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- Blake, Robert J. Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod. “Akiak, the sled dog, refuses to give up after being injured during the Iditarod sled dog race.”
- Blake, Robert J. Togo. “In 1925, Togo, a Siberian husky who loves being a sled dog, leads a team that rushes to bring diphtheria antitoxin from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska.”
- Blomgren, Jennifer. Where Do I Sleep?: A Pacific Northwest Lullaby. Illustrated by Andrea Gabriel. “Rhyming text describes some of the young animals—from a gray wolf pup and a horned puffin to a cougar kit and a small brown bat—as they settle down to sleep.”
- Blomgren, Jennifer. Where Would I Be in an Evergreen Tree? Illustrated by Andrea Gabriel. 2004. "This story-in-verse explores the beauty of the Pacific Northwest through the ecosystem of an evergreen tree. The tree’s life cycle is illustrated by the variety of plants and animals it supports.”
- Blue, Rose. Exploring the Pacific Northwest. “Includes biographies of: Vitus Bering, Alexander Mackenzie, George Vancouver, Robert Gray, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, Zebulon Pike, Manuel Lisa, and Peter Skene Ogden.”
- Blumberg, Rhoda. The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark. “Describes the expedition led by Lewis and Clark to explore the unknown western region of America at the beginning of the nineteenth century.”
- Blumberg, Rhoda. York’s Adventures with Lewis and Clark: An African-American’s Part in the Great Expedition. 2004. “Relates the adventures of York, a slave and ‘body servant’ to William Clark, who journeyed west with the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806.”
- Bodett, Tom. Norman Tuttle on the Last Frontier: A Novel in Stories. “Episodes in the life of Norman Tuttle, the klutziest kid in Alaska, as he grows from age thirteen to fifteen, falls in love for the first time, and deepens his relationship with his father. Fifteen closely linked stories follow Norman, combining rugged Alaskan adventure with a warm and funny story.”
- Bragg, Lynne E. A River Lost. Illustrated by V. “Smoker” Marchand. ]“A young girl and her great-grandmother watch rising waters destroy their village. With the building of the Grand Coulee Dam, the Arrow Lakes Tribe members also lost their way of life and their livelihood, including the salmon which were unable to return to spawn.”
- Bruchac, Joseph. Sacajawea: The Story of Bird Woman and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. "Sacajawea, a Shoshoni Indian interpreter, peacemaker, and guide, and William Clark alternate in describing their experiences on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest.”
- Caletti, Deb. Honey, Baby, Sweetheart. “Set in the small northwest town of Nine Mile Falls, sixteen-year-old Ruby McQueen and her mother, victims of broken hearts, set out on a quest to reunite an elderly woman with her long-lost love during the summer of Ruby’s junior year.”
- Caletti, Deb. The Queen of Everything. “In the San Juan Islands in Washington State, high school junior Jordan MacKenzie learns about different kinds of love as her divorced father’s troubling affair with a married woman ends in tragedy. She tries to fit into her hippie mother’s new family while halfheartedly dating the popular boy at school.”
- Caletti, Deb. Wild Roses. “In Washington State, seventeen-year-old Cassie learns about the good and bad sides of both love and genius while living with her mother and brilliant, yet disturbed, violinist stepfather and falling in love with a gifted young musician.”
- Campbell, Patricia. The Royal Anne Tree. “After the death of her parents, Louise Vane found herself alone in the village of Olympia, Washington Territory. Lonely, she marries, but her husband turns out to be arrogant, brutal and greedy. Out of fear she is driven to protect herself.”
- Clark, Ella Elizabeth. Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest. Illustrated by Robert Bruce Inverarity. Governor’s Writers Award Winner.
- Cody, Robin. Ricochet River. “A coming of age novel about three high school students who live in Calamus, an Oregon logging town near Sandy, Oregon.”
- Cone, Molly. Come Back, Salmon: How a Group of Dedicated Kids Adopted Pigeon Creek and Brought It Back to Life. Photographs by Sidnee Wheelwright. “Describes the efforts of the Jackson Elementary School in Everett, Washington, to clean up a nearby stream, stock it with salmon, and preserve it as an unpolluted place where the salmon could return to spawn.” Governor’s Writers Award Winner.
- Corbin, William. Smoke. “A boy, unhappy with the stepfather he feels can never replace his father, finds that caring for a wild, half-starved German Shepherd eventually forces him to face three problems maturely.”
- Craven, Margaret. Again Calls the Owl. Illustrated by Joan Miller. “In this biographical work, Margaret Craven shares the story of her childhood, her battle with blindness, a fateful trip to Kingcome in the Pacific Northwest, and her decision to work as a writer.”
- Craven, Margaret. I Heard the Owl Call My Name. “A story about how an Anglican priest with a short time to live learns acceptance of death from the Kwakiutl Indians that he has been sent to minister to.”
- Craven, Margaret. Walk Gently This Good Earth. 1977. “From idyllic childhoods in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest to ranching in Montana, the Westcotts stick together in spite of a changing world where old values are rapidly disappearing.”
- Creech, Sharon. Walk Two Moons. "After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a road trip [to Idaho] retracing her mother’s route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.” Newbery Medal winner.
- Crew, Linda. A Heart for Any Fate: Westward to Oregon, 1845. “Follows headstrong, optimistic, seventeen-year-old Lovisa King and her pioneer family, three generations strong, as they make the arduous journey west with a wagon train along the Oregon Trail.”
- Crutcher, Chris. King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography. “Chris Crutcher, author of young adult novels such as Ironman and Whale Talk, as well as short stories, tells of growing up in Cascade, Idaho, and becoming a writer.”
- Crutcher, Chris. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes. “The daily class discussions about the nature of man, the existence of God, abortion, organized religion, suicide, and other contemporary issues serve as a backdrop for a high-school senior’s attempt to answer a friend’s dramatic cry for help.”
- Crutcher, Chris. Stotan!. “Spokane high school coach Max invites members of his Frost High School swimming team to a memorable week of rigorous training that tests their moral fiber as well as their physical stamina.”
- Crutcher, Chris. Whale Talk. “Intellectually and athletically gifted, TJ, a multiracial, adopted teenager living in a small town north of Spokane, shuns organized sports and the gung-ho athletes at Cutter High School until he agrees to form a swimming team and recruits some of the school’s less popular students.”
- Davis, Terry. Vision Quest: A Novel. “A high school wrestler endures rights of passage in Spokane, Washington in the 1960s.” Governor’s Writers Award Winner.
- DiMartino, Nick. Christmas Ghost Story. “Strange occurrences in the old Rossi house on Beacon Hill, just purchased by impulsive Gina Rossi, lead to a Christmas she and her family will never forget.”
- Duey, Kathleen. Josie Poe: Palouse, Washington, 1943. “Living with her family in the farming town of Palouse, Washington, during World War II, thirteen-year-old Josie worries about her brother’s strange behavior and wonders why he has not enlisted.”
- Eder, Jeanne M. Oyawin. The Makah. “Introduces the history, culture, religion, family life, and tribal government of the Makah people.”
- Emmons, Della Gould. Nothing in Life Is Free: Through Naches Pass to Puget Sound, a Historical Novel of the Pioneer West. “Selected as the official book commemorating the Washington Territorial Centennial.”
- Erdrich, Liselotte. Sacagawea. Artwork by Julie Buffalohead. “A biography of the Shoshone girl, Sacagawea, from age eleven when she was kidnapped by the Hidatsa to the end of her journey with Lewis and Clark, plus speculation about her later life.”
- Eubank, Patricia Reeder. Seaman’s Journal: On the Trail with Lewis and Clark. “Seaman, the Newfoundland dog belonging to Meriwether Lewis, keeps an account of their adventures during the journey to the Pacific.”
- Fischer, Maureen M. Nineteenth-Century Lumber Camp Cooking. “Discusses the everyday life, cooking methods, and common foods eaten by lumberjacks and loggers working in the American West during the nineteenth century. Includes recipes.”
- Frazier, Neta Lohnes. Stout-Hearted Seven. “Recounts the adventures of the seven Sager children during their journey to Oregon where they were adopted by Marcus and Narcissa Whitman.”
- Furbush, Helen. Lying Awake. Illustrated by Christine McCroskey. “An eight-year-old girl lies awake waiting for sleep on Grandfather’s boat, enjoying the sounds coming through the open porthole of the marina, and reflecting on the day full of adventure and discovery out on the Puget Sound tide flats with her grandfather.”
- Gill, Shelley. Swimmer. Illustrated by Shannon Cartwright. “Swimmer, the Chinook salmon, journeys over 10,000 miles to complete her life cycle, while Katya, the native Alaskan girl, comes of age in her small village along the coast.”
- Gilpin, Daniel. The Snake River. “Provides a portrait of the Snake River, its geographical features and wildlife, its people and communities, and its trade and industry.”
- Gregory, Kristiana. Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell. “In her diary, thirteen-year-old Hattie chronicles her family’s arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail.”
- Hansen, Julia Butler. Singing Paddles. Illustrated by Dorothea Cooke. “Singing paddles is the story of the Blair family’s cross-country covered-wagon trip from Kentucky to Cathlamet, Washington in 1843, led by Dr. Marcus Whitman.” Julia Ellsworth Ford Book Award Winner.
- Harris, Christie. Secret in the Stalalkum Wild. Illustrated by Douglas Tait. “Feeling a misfit in her family, Morann discovers something special about herself when she encounters Indian spirits in the wilds of British Columbia.”
- Harris, Christie. Sky Man on the Totem Pole? Illustrated by Douglas Tait. “A retelling of Northwest Indian legends exploring their possible basis in actual events from a space age perspective.”
- Herbert, Janis. Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery with 21 Activities. “An account of the Lewis and Clark expedition sent by President Jefferson to explore the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Includes related activities.”
- Hermes, Patricia. A Perfect Place. # 2 in the series. “Late in 1848, nine-year-old Joshua McCullough starts a second journal, this time recording events in Willamette Valley, Oregon Territory, as his family and others they met on the trail begin to get settled.”
- Hermes, Patricia. Westward to Home. # 1 in the series. “In 1848, nine-year-old Joshua Martin McCullough writes a journal of his family’s journey from Missouri to Oregon in a covered wagon. Includes a historical note about westward migration.”
- Hermes, Patricia. The Wild Year. # 3 in the series. "In this book Joshua’s diary comes to an end with stories of life in Oregon, his sister lost in the woods, and Joshua starting school.”
- Hobbs, Will. Ghost Canoe. “Fourteen-year-old Nathan, fishing with the Makah in the Pacific Northwest, finds himself holding a vital clue when a mysterious stranger comes to town looking for Spanish treasure.”
- Hobbs, Will. Leaving Protection. “Sixteen-year-old Robbie Daniels, happy to get a job aboard a troller fishing for king salmon off southeastern Alaska, finds himself in danger when he discovers that his mysterious captain is searching for long-buried Russian plaques that lay claim to Alaska and the Northwest.”
- Holm, Jennifer L. Boston Jane: An Adventure. # 1 in the series. “Schooled in the lessons of etiquette for young ladies of 1854, Miss Jane Peck of Philadelphia finds little use for manners during her long sea voyage to the Pacific Northwest and while living among the American traders and Chinook Indians of Washington Territory.”
- Holm, Jennifer L. Boston Jane: The Claim. # 3 in the series. “The arrival from Philadelphia of her spiteful nemesis Sally Biddle and the return of her corrupt ex-fiancé Richard Baldt spell trouble for seventeen-year-old Miss Jane Peck, who has survived on her own in Shoalwater Bay, a community of white settlers and Chinook Indians in 1850s Washington Territory.”
- Holm, Jennifer L. Boston Jane: Wilderness Days. # 2 in the series. “Far from her native Philadelphia, Miss Jane Peck continues to prove that she’s more than an etiquette-schooled graduate of Miss Hepplewhite’s Young Ladies Academy as she braves the untamed wilderness of Washington Territory in the mid 1850s.”
- Holm, Jennifer L. Our Only May Amelia. “As the only girl in a Finnish American Family of seven brothers, May Amelia Jackson resents being expected to act like a lady while growing up in Washington State in 1899.” The book takes place along the Nasel [now spelled Naselle] River and in Astoria. The diary of the author’s great aunt inspired this book.
- Hopkinson, Deborah. Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) across the Plains. Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. “A pioneer father transports his beloved fruit trees and his family to Oregon in the mid-nineteenth century. Based loosely on the life of Henderson Luelling.”
- Howard, Harold P. Sacajawea. “Sacagawea’s journey with Lewis and Clark and a look at the varying accounts of her later years.”
- Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane. Potlatch: A Tsimshian Celebration. Photographs by Lawrence Migdale. “Describes the traditions of the Tsimshian Indians living in Metlakatla, Alaska, and, in particular, those connected with a potlatch they hold to celebrate their heritage.”
- Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane. Totem Pole. Photographs by Lawrence Migdale. “A Tsimshian Indian boy proudly describes how his father carved a totem pole for the Klallam tribe and the subsequent ceremonial celebration.”
- Jackson, Tom. The Columbia River. “Provides a portrait of the Columbia River, its geographical features and wildlife, its people and communities, and its trade and industry.”
- Karwoski, Gail Langer. Seaman: The Dog Who Explored the West with Lewis and Clark. Illustrated by James Watling. “Seaman, a Newfoundland, proves his value as a hunter, navigator, and protector while serving with the Corps of Discovery when it explores the West under the leadership of Lewis and Clark.”
- Kimball, Violet T. Stories of Young Pioneers in Their Own Words. “Follow the heartaches, hardships, joys, and victories of life on the Emigrant Trail with the young unsung heroes of Stories of Young Pioneers in Their Own Words. Violet Kimball has collected memoirs, letters, and journal entries of emigrants who were ages six to nineteen when they made the overland journey. Young historians ages ten to fifteen will find Stories of Young Pioneers not only entertaining reading but also a thorough and well-researched tool to learn more about life on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails.”
- Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. As Far as the Eye Can Reach: Lewis and Clark’s Westward Quest. “An account of the journey across the unexplored territory west of the Mississippi River undertaken by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the early 1800s by order of President Jefferson.”
- Kimmel, Eric A. The Frog Princess: A Tlingit Legend from Alaska. Illustrated by Rosanne Litzinger. "After rejecting all of her human suitors, the beautiful daughter of a Tlingit tribal leader declares that she would rather marry a frog from the lake.”
- Lasky, Kathryn. The Journal of Augustus Pelletier: The Lewis and Clark Expedition. “A fictional journal kept by twelve-year-old Augustus Pelletier, the youngest member of Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery.”
- Lauber, Patricia. Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens. “An account of how and why Mount St. Helens erupted in May 1980 and the destruction it caused, and a discussion of the return of life to that area.”
- Lawrence, Iain. The Lightkeeper’s Daughter. “After a four-year absence, seventeen-year-old Squid returns to her childhood home on a remote island off British Columbia with her young daughter. She and her parents try to come to terms with each other and the painful events of the past, especially the death of her older brother.”
- Leeson, Tom and Pat Leeson. Washington Wildlife Portfolio. “Photos of Washington State’s diverse wildlife in their equally diverse natural habitats across the state, taken by nationally recognized photographers Tom & Pat Leeson, who reside in Vancouver, Washington.”
- Levine, Ellen. The Journal of Jedediah Barstow, an Emigrant on the Oregon Trail: Overland, 1845. “In his 1845 diary, thirteen-year-old orphan Jedediah describes his wagon train journey to Oregon in which he confronts rivers and sandy plains, bears and rattlesnakes, and the challenges of living with his fellow travelers. Includes historical notes.”
- Lewis, Paul Owen. Frog Girl. “When the frogs suddenly vanish from the lake behind her village, a young Native American girl is led to the frog village underneath the lake and learns what she must do to save both the frogs and her own people.”
- Lewis, Paul Owen. Storm Boy. “A story drawn from Haida Indian literary tradition in which a boy falls from his canoe into a world of eighteen-foot tall humanlike creatures who welcome him and eventually return him to his village.” Governor’s Writers Award Winner.
- Lynch, Jim. The Highest Tide.
- McConkey, Lois. Sea and Cedar: How the Northwest Coast Indians Lived. Illustrated by Douglas Tait. “A brief introduction in text and illustrations to the homes, implements, clothing, beliefs, and rituals of the Indian tribes of the Northwest Coast.”
- McDermott, Gerald. Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest. “Raven, a Pacific Coast Indian trickster, sets out to find the sun.”
- McMullan, Kate. My Travels with Capts. Lewis and Clark by George Shannon. Illustrated by Adrienne Yorinks. “A fictional journal recounting the travels – from Pittsburgh to the Pacific Ocean – of sixteen-year-old George Shannon, the youngest member of Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery.”
- Meeker, Clare Hodgson. Lootas, the Little Wave Eater: Adopting an Orphaned Sea Otter. Photographs by C.J. Casson. “After its mother is accidentally killed, a young sea otter pup is rescued and finds a new home in the Seattle Aquarium.”
- Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. “When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human.”
- Morey, Walt. Kävik the Wolf Dog. Illustrated by Peter Parnall. “A wolf-dog instinctively travels 2000 miles from Washington to Alaska to return to the boy who once saved his life.” Winner of the Dutton Junior Animal Book Award.
- Morrison, Taylor. The Coast Mappers. “Chronicles the difficulties encountered by George Davidson and others as they attempted to create nautical charts to complete the U.S. Coast Survey of the West Coast in the mid-nineteenth century.”
- Morrow, Honoré. On to Oregon!. “Based on the actual mid-nineteenth century journey by covered wagon of seven orphaned children through two thousand miles of wilderness and hardship from Missouri to Willamette Valley, Oregon.” About the Sager family’s trip on the Oregon Trail.
- Myers, Laurie. Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog’s Tale. Illustrated by Michael Dooling. “Seaman, Meriwether Lewis’s Newfoundland dog, describes Lewis and Clark’s expedition which he accompanied from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean.”
- Namioka, Lensey. Yang the Eldest and His Odd Jobs. Illustrated by Kees de Kiefte. “Third Sister and her siblings try to help Eldest Brother, the most talented musician in the Yang family, find work to pay for a new violin.”
- Namioka, Lensey. Yang the Second and her Secret Admirers. Illustrated by Kees de Kiefte. “While her younger siblings have adopted many American customs since moving from China to Seattle, Yinglan Yang clings to her Chinese heritage, so her brother and sister hatch a plot to convert her to American culture.”
- Namioka, Lensey. Yang the Third and her Impossible Family. Illustrated by Kees de Kiefte. “Third daughter Mary Yang makes an unexpected new friend while trying to hide a kitten from her family.”
- Namioka, Lensey. Yang the Youngest and his Terrible Ear. Illustrated by Kees de Kiefte. “Recently arrived in Seattle from China, musically untalented Yingtao is faced with giving a violin performance to attract new students for his father when he would rather be working on friendships and playing baseball.”
- Newlands, Anne. Emily Carr: An Introduction to her Life and Art. “An initiation into the world of Canadian artist Emily Carr, a woman who defied decorum and lived her own life, with black and white photographs and full-color reproductions of her work throughout the book.”
- Nickerson, Sara. How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found. Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport. "With a swimming medal, the key to a mansion and a comic book about a half-man/half-rat as her only clues, a twelve-year-old girl seeks the true story of her father’s mysterious death four years earlier near an island in the Pacific Northwest.”
- Nolan, Cecile Alyce. Journey West on the Oregon Trail: Children’s Adventures. “Depicts two families and how they adapted to events on the Oregon Trail.”
- O’Brien, Mary Barmeyer. Toward the Setting Sun: Pioneer Girls Traveling the Overland Trails. “True stories of ten girls who traveled west with their families in the mid-1800s told through diary excerpts and O’Brien’s descriptive prose.”
- O’Dell, Scott and Elizabeth Hall. Thunder Rolling in the Mountains. “In the late nineteenth century, a young Nez Perce girl relates how her people were driven off their land by the U.S. Army and forced to retreat north until their eventual surrender.”
- Okimoto, Jean Davies. Dear Ichiro. Illustrated by Doug Keith. “After fighting with his best friend and vowing to hate him forever, eight-year-old Henry attends a Seattle Mariners baseball game, where his great-grandfather explains that enemies can sometimes become friends again.”
- Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. The Lewis and Clark Trail: Then and Now. Photographs by William Munoz.
- Patneaude, David. Thin Wood Walls. “When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Joe Hamada and his family face growing prejudice, eventually being torn away from their home near Seattle and sent to a relocation camp in California, even as his older brother joins the United States Army to fight in the war.”
- Paulsen, Gary. Dogteam. Illustrated by Ruth Wright Paulsen.
- Peters, Lisa Westberg. The Sun, the Wind, and the Rain. Illustrated by Ted Rand. “Side-by-side narration of the earth’s making of a mountain—shaping it with sun, wind, and rain, and a child’s efforts at the beach to make a tall sand mountain which is also affected by the elements.” Governor’s Writers Special Award Winner. Illustrator Ted Rand won the award for excellence in illustrating children’s books.
- Platt, Randall Beth. The Likes of Me. “In 1918, having run away from the Washington State lumber camp she calls home, a fourteen-year-old half-Chinese albino named Cordy makes her way to Seattle and finds work in a carnival.”
- Plowhead, Ruth Gipson. Lucretia Ann on the Oregon Trail. Illustrated by Agnes Kay Randall. “The story of a little girl crossing the plains with her family and her mischievous tortoiseshell cat, Benjamin, in a covered-wagon train. Set against a true historical background, the book gives an authentic and vivid picture of the pioneer days. A reprint of a 1931 children’s classic in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Oregon Trail, 1843-1993.”
- Provensen, Alice. Klondike Gold. “A fictionalized account of William Howell, a young prospector who braved the arduous journey from Boston to the Yukon Territory in search of gold in the Klondike River valley.”
- Purdy, Anne. Tisha: The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaska Wilderness. As told to Robert Specht. “Anne Hobbs is a prim and proper 19-year-old schoolteacher who finds adventure in a town with the unlikely name of Chicken, located deep in the Alaskan interior. It is 1927 and Chicken is a wild mining community flaming with gold fever. Anne quickly makes friends with many of the townspeople, but is soon ostracized when she befriends the local Indians.”
- Raum, Elizabeth. Meriwether Lewis.
- Raum, Elizabeth. William Clark.
- Raymer, Dottie. Welcome to Kaya’s World, 1764: Growing Up in a Native American Homeland. "Photographs, illustrations, and anecdotes, both factual and fictional, describe a Nez Perce girl’s experiences growing up in the mid-eighteenth century.”
- Redmond, Shirley-Raye. Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President. Illustrated by John Manders. Random House. “Introduces Meriwether Lewis and William Clark who, during their exploration of the West for Thomas Jefferson, captured a prairie dog and sent it to the President as a gift.”
- Ringstad, Muriel E. Eye of the Changer: A Northwest Indian Tale. Illustrated by Donald Croly. “A blind twelve-year-old Salish Indian boy is inspired to overcome his disability by a legend of his people known as the ‘Eye of the Changer.’”
- Robson, Gary D. Who Pooped in the Park? Olympic National Park. "A guide to scat and tracks in the Olympic National Park."
- Roe, JoAnn. Fisherman Cat. Illustrated by Steve Mayo. “Drawn by the smell of fish on the grounded Anna Marie, Marco sneaks onboard and finds himself trapped below deck when the ship is repaired and goes back to sea.”
- Roop, Peter. Sacagawea: Girl of the Shining Mountains. “A brief fictional biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshoni woman who accompanied explorers Lewis and Clark on their expedition in the early 1800s.”
- Rushford, Patricia H. Dying to Win. “Jennie McGrady Mysteries.” # 6 in the series. Most of the series is set in the Pacific Northwest. “When sixteen-year-old Courtney, the daughter of a pharmacist, calls for help, Jennie sets off to solve a mystery involving drugs, sports, and competition.”
- Rushford, Patricia H. Forgotten. “Jennie McGrady Mysteries.” # 13 in the series. Most of the series is set in the Pacific Northwest. “With no chance to escape from the bank robbers who abducted her in the wilderness of Washington State, sixteen-year-old Jennie watches for a chance to stop the bandits and receives a blow to her head resulting in amnesia.”
- Rushford, Patricia H. Stranded. “Jennie McGrady Mysteries.” # 14 in the series. Most of the series is set in the Pacific Northwest.
- Sateren, Shelley Swanson. Montana Facts and Symbols. “Presents information about the state of Montana, its nickname, flag, motto and emblems.”
- Seablom, Seth H. The Great Mukilteo to Friday Harbor Auto Race: A Story Book. “123 rabbits enter the auto race to Friday Harbor in competition for a silver trophy and fame.”
- Seattle, Chief. Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: A Message from Chief Seattle. Paintings by Susan Jeffers. “A Suquamish Indian chief describes his people’s respect and love for the earth, and concern for its destruction.”
- Service, Robert W. The Cremation of Sam McGee. Paintings by Ted Harrison. “Constantly suffering from the cold, Sam makes his companion on the Arctic trail promise to cremate him when he dies, which the companion does—to his great surprise.”
- Shaw, Janet Beeler. Changes for Kaya: A Story of Courage. Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth. “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 Perce Indians.” Book 6.
- Shaw, Janet Beeler. Kaya and Lone Dog: A Friendship Story. Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth. “Still grieving over the death of her hero, and missing her stolen horse and kidnapped younger sister, Kaya tries to earn the trust of a lone and starving dog who is about to have puppies. Includes historical notes on Nez Perce children.” Book 4.
- Shaw, Janet Beeler. Kaya Shows the Way: A Sister Story. Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth. “When Kaya and her family join with other Nez Perce and Salish Indians to fish for the red salmon, she and her older sister hope to be reunited with their younger sister, who had been kidnapped some time before. Includes historical notes on the summer activities of the Nez Perce Indians.” Book 5.
- Shaw, Janet Beeler. Kaya’s Escape: A Survival Story. Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth. “In the fall of 1764, after Kaya and her sister are kidnapped from their Nez Perce village by enemy horse raiders, she tries to find a way to escape back home. Includes historical notes on education and learning among the Nez Perce Indians.” Book 2.
- Shaw, Janet Beeler. Kaya’s Hero: A Story of Giving. Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth. “In 1764, Kaya greatly admires a courageous and kind young woman in her Nez Perce village and wants to be worthy of her respect. Includes historical notes on the winter activities of the Nez Perce Indians, including ceremonies and crafts.” Book 3.
- Shaw, Janet Beeler. Meet Kaya: An American Girl. Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth. “In 1764, when Kaya and her family reunite with other Nez Perce Indians to fish for the red salmon, she learns that bragging, even about her swift horse, can lead to trouble. Includes historical notes on the Nez Perce Indians.” Book 1.
- Shaw, Janet Beeler. The Silent Stranger: A Kaya Mystery. Illustrated by 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 Perce village. Includes glossary and historical notes on the Nez Perce Indians.”
- Sloat, Teri. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Trout. Illustrated by Reynold Ruffins. “Set on the coast of the Pacific Northwest, this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme describes the silly consequences of an old woman’s fishy diet.”
- Smith, Marie and Roland Smith. E Is for Evergreen: A Washington Alphabet. Illustrated by Linda Holt Ayriss.
- Smith, Roland. The Captain’s Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe. “Captain Meriwether Lewis’s dog Seaman describes his experiences as he accompanies his master on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the uncharted western wilderness.”
- Spring, Ira. High Rocks and Ice: The Classic Mountain Photographs of Bob and Ira Spring. “Through stunning black and white photographs and personal accounts, this beautiful book chronicles the Spring brothers’ life work and along with it the history of mountain climbing in the Cascade and Olympic Mountains.”
- St. George, Judith. Sacagawea. “Tells the story of the Shoshoni Indian girl who served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest in 1805-1806.”
- Stanley, Diane. Roughing It on the Oregon Trail. Illustrated by Holly Berry. “Twins Liz and Lenny, along with their time-traveling grandmother, join a group of pioneers journeying west on the Oregon Trail in 1843.”
- Stein, R. Conrad. The Story of the Oregon Trail. “Depicts life on the Oregon Trail in the 1800’s as people traveled west in pursuit of their dreams, following a group of families as they make their way to the promised land, fighting obstacles such as illness and animal attacks.”
- Stout, Glenn. At the Plate with—Ichiro. “A biography of the Seattle Mariners’ hitting and fielding star who won the MVP and Rookie of the Year Award in 2001 and became the first successful Japanese player in the Major Leagues.”
- Thomas, Sharon Lee. New Beginnings.
- Thomasma, Kenneth. Naya Nuki, Shoshoni Girl who Ran. Illustrated by Eunice Hundley. “After being taken prisoner by an enemy tribe, a Shoshoni girl escapes and makes a thousand-mile journey through the wilderness in search of her own people.”
- Thomasma, Kenneth. Pathki Nana: Kootenai Girl Solves a Mystery. Illustrated by Jack Brouwer. “Shy and lacking in self-confidence, eight-year-old Pathki Nana faces a difficult task when, according to Kootenai tribal custom, she must go alone into the mountains to seek a personal guardian spirit.”
- Thomasma, Kenneth. Soun Tetoken: Nez Perce Boy. “Although mute since the death of his parents in a fire, a young Nez Percé Indian boy has a happy and adventurous life with his adopted family until the growing conflict between the white man and the Indians erupts into war in the summer of 1877 and changes his life forever.”
- Trafzer, Clifford E. and Richard D. Scheuerman. Chief Joseph’s Allies.
- Trueman, Terry. Inside Out. “A sixteen-year-old with schizophrenia is caught up in the events surrounding an attempted robbery by two other teens who eventually hold him hostage.”
- Van Leeuwen, Jean. Bound for Oregon. Illustrated by James Watling. “A fictionalized account of the journey made by nine-year-old Mary Ellen Todd and her family from their home in Arkansas westward over the Oregon Trail in 1852.”
- White, Alana. Sacagawea: Westward with Lewis and Clark. “Profiles the life and times of Sacagawea, with an emphasis on her journey taken with the Lewis and Clark Expedition.”
- Williams, Hill. The Restless Northwest: A Geological Story. “A straight-forward and lucid discussion of the geologic activity that shaped the scenery of the Pacific Northwest. Designed for the casual reader, with complex processes explained in an accessible, conversational style. The book is enhanced with black-and-white photos, a Pacific Northwest Geological Almanac, and a Glossary of Geological Terms.”
- Williams, Jacqueline B. The Way We Ate: Pacific Northwest Cooking, 1843-1900.
- Wolff, Virginia Euwer. Bat 6. “In small town, post-World War Oregon, twenty-one 6th grade girls recount the story of an annual softball game, during which one girl’s bigotry comes to the surface.”
- Wood, Elizabeth Lambert. Long Rope. “Roz and his companions, Wolf Robe and Seth Grew, drive horses from Jacksonville, Oregon in the Rogue River Valley to The Dalles on the Columbia. Roz plans to look for a good location for his own cattle ranch in Central Oregon during the drive.”
