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  • Galewood Crossing
    Alta Halverson Seymour
    Young Tildy and her family left their home in Ohio for a tiny new settlement in the wilds of Wisconsin in the early half of the 19th century. The journey by wagon and oxcart is full of adventure--fire, quicksand pits, and marauding Indians. Reaching the level valley where a log cabin home awaits them, the Gales plunge into all the duties of pioneer life courageously. They are i...
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    13,01 €

  • Arne And The Christmas Star
    Alta Halverson Seymour
    Rediscover the magic of a long-lost classic with 'Arne and the Christmas Star: A Story of Norway' by Alta Halverson Seymour. This enchanting tale, out of print for decades, has been lovingly restored and republished by Alpha Editions, offering a timeless journey for today s and future generations. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Norway, this heartwarming story follows ...
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    11,90 €

  • Arne and the Christmas Star
    Alta Halverson Seymour / Frank Nicholas
    Experience the magic of a Norwegian Christmas in 'Arne and the Christmas Star: A Story of Norway' by Alta Halverson Seymour. This classic children’s story, steeped in the traditions of Norway, tells a timeless tale perfect for the holiday season. Journey to a land of snow-covered landscapes and heartwarming customs as you follow Arne’s adventure.Originally published long ago, t...
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    17,26 €

  • On the Edge of the Fjord
    Alta Halverson Seymour
    No one dreamed the Nazis would ever bother Valcos, a sleepy little Norwegian fishing village on the edge of the deep fjord. Even so, the happy, carefree life in Valcos changed abruptly the day Nazis entered town, when enemy officers took up residence in the Engeland home with intentions of securing Captain Engeland’s influential help. Petra Engeland, only fourteen, had good rea...
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    13,07 €

  • Toward Morning
    Alta Halverson Seymour
    In Budapest, fourteen-year-old Teresa and her family live through the terror of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Her brother, Janos, leads a small band of Freedom Fighters as they bravely help defend their city from Russian soldiers. The boys’ effective guerrilla tactics prompt the Russians to ruthlessly hunt them down, forcing the group and their families to flee the city. Te...
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    12,22 €

  • A Grandma for Christmas
    Alta Halverson Seymour
    75th Anniversary Edition. Printed in full color.A Grandma for Christmas is an enchanting story of Christmas in a far-off corner of the world. With the wonderful, unhurried charm of the 19th century, the Roland family celebrates Christmas on their farm in the Norwegian mountains. The hustle and bustle of preparation, days spent in the bakehouse making bread and festive holiday c...
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    16,42 €

  • The Christmas Star
    Alta Halverson Seymour
    Far out to sea, the freighter Stjerne, fought the storm bravely. At home in the little Norwegian fishing village, twelve-year-old Arne and his family waited and prayed. It was the Christmas season, and the Stjerne was the Christmas ship this year, bearing Yuletide gifts and other good things for the village. But more important than the gifts, the Stjerne carried her gallant cre...
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    12,86 €

  • When the Dikes Broke
    Alta Halverson Seymour
    The wind was screaming around their house, banging at the shutters and threatening the roof, when the Van Rossem family went to bed. They were accustomed to heavy winds, the house was strong and solid, and the dikes that held back the sea were strong too. But during the night they woke to the sound of shrieking sirens and clanging church bells. Even more frightening was the wat...
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    9,88 €

  • The Christmas Camera
    Alta Halverson Seymour
    During an orienteering race, twelve-year-old Erik Dahlquist is lured off course to snap photos of a little wren on her nest. He loses his bearings until spotting a familiar landmark, the red hut on the cliff by the sea.It’s Gunnar Eklund’s place. The reclusive old fisherman is said to not take kindly to trespassers. After a brief God Afton, the two strike up a friendship. Later...
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    12,78 €

  • The Christmas Donkey
    Alta Halverson Seymour
    Eleven-year-old Michel knows his grand’maman is the best in all France. And she deserves a donkey just like everyone else. A donkey would be a great help carrying loads of wood and kindling, fruits and vegetables, and it could even pull a little cart to take them for a Sunday ride.But how could he get a donkey? They cost a good deal of money and it would take a long while, even...
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    13,33 €

  • The Christmas Compass
    Alta Halverson Seymour
    Ten-year-old Kaatje yearns for her older brother Karel’s approval, but he acts like the boss treating Kaatje as if she’s careless and incompetent. Karel has all the adventures too, going on sailing trips and entering races with his sailboat.When Kaatje gets left behind on the way home from a school trip, she falls into a canal and gets fished out by a boy living on a canal barg...
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    11,02 €

  • The Christmas Stove
    Alta Halverson Seymour
    After their parents are lost in an avalanche, two Swiss orphans, 11-year-old Peter and 8-year-old Trudi, arrive at their aunt’s home a few weeks before Christmas. Tante Maria is sick and barely able to support herself, much less care for two children.Peter and Trudi bring cheer to their aunt through their faith in Christmas and their determination to help. And as Trudi says, th...
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    13,25 €

  • The Tangled Skein
    Alta Halverson Seymour
    Quislings...Nazi collaborators! Could it really be true that several members of Solveig Strand’s own family were among them, and that her own brother, Roald, had served as a Nazi spy? At the close of WWII, 15-year-old Solveig returns to her beloved Norwegian village after a five-year stay in Scotland and she is greeted, not with open arms, but with harsh words and cold looks.No...
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    14,08 €