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	Abercrombie Trail: A Novel of the 1862 Uprising (Abercrombie Trail, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 349 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Birdie (Abercrombie Trail, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shelterbelts 3.96 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blooming Prairie (Abercrombie Trail, #4) 4.34 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Glory of Ordinary Time & Other Stories 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Nebraska Pioneer Cookbook Illustrated by Peggy W. Link

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Candace Simar liked Michael Zimmer's review of Montana Matrimonial News: "What a sweet little book. A potpourri of interesting characters, held together by a grumpy old midwife on an equally old and ill-natured horse. Life, love, and tragedy on the North Dakota prairies in the 1880s, presented in great historical detail. A" Read more of this review »
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Candace Simar liked Mary Aalgaard's review of Montana Matrimonial News: "Another winner of historical fiction by Candace Simar! In Montana Matrimonial News, Simar puts us smack in the middle of pioneer life. This book is a collection of stories of people surviving life in the Dakota territory in the mid to late 1800’s. No" Read more of this review »
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Candace Simar liked Charles Johnson's review of Montana Matrimonial News: "In the pages of MONTANA MATRIMONIAL NEWS, characters vary from siblings who are nothing alike each other, to sourpuss citizens of Nickelbo, to innocent children, and some not so innocent or even able. Simar spins personalities that whet the attention" Read more of this review »
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Candace Simar rated a book really liked it The Spirit of the North Wind by Anthony Anselmo (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This YA book did not disappoint. Well done!
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Candace Simar rated a book liked it The Phantom Patrol (Billy Boyle World War II #19) by James R. Benn	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I have enjoyed the entire Billy Boyle ww2 mystery series. This book felt rushed and confused.
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Quill and Crow live on an Indian reservation in Northern Minnesota. Their world is rocked by missing Native women. This story shows the results of generational trauma. I highly recommend it.
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I bought this book to research homesteaders in the 1800s. I learned a lot.
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Dec 18, 2011 11:48AM

Janene wrote: "Welcome to Good Reads, Candice! This is my home away from home. I'm looking forward to seeing what you've read & liked...or disliked. :)"

Great! same here. nothing like a good book!

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message 1: by Janene (last edited Dec 18, 2011 03:31PM)

Dec 18, 2011 08:40AM

Welcome to Good Reads, Candace! This is my home away from home. I'm looking forward to seeing what you've read & liked...or disliked. :)

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