A Lion to Guard Us (9 page)

CONQUISTA! (WITH MICHAEL ROBERT SYSON)

DEXTER • THE DONKEY CART

DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI
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EAGLE FEATHER

THE GHOST OF WINDY HILL
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GHOST TOWN TREASURE

INDIAN HILL
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JOHN BILLINGTON, FRIEND OF SQUANTO

JOHNNY HONG OF CHINATOWN
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LAST LOOK
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MARCO MOONLIGHT

THE MOON SINGER
•
MY FRIEND THE MONSTER

OLD CHARLIE
•
OPEN THE DOOR AND SEE ALL THE PEOPLE

PIRATE'S PROMISE
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POCAHONTAS AND THE STRANGERS

RIDING THE PONY EXPRESS
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THE SECRET VALLEY

SHOESHINE GIRL
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SONG OF ST. FRANCIS

SQUANTO, FRIEND OF THE PILGRIMS
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STAR OF WILD HORSE CANYON

THE SUGAR PEAR TREE
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SURPRISE FOR A COWBOY

THE SWORD IN THE TREE
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VIKING ADVENTURE

WHITE BIRD
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WHITE SAILS TO CHINA
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THE WISH AT THE TOP

A LION TO GUARD US

Text copyright
©
1981 by Clyde Robert Bulla

Illustrations copyright © 1981 by Michele Chessare

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Bulla, Clyde Robert.

A lion to guard us.

SUMMARY: Left on their own in London, three impoverished children draw upon all their resources to stay together and make their way to the Virginia colony in search of their father.

I.   Chessare, Michele.   II.   Title.

PZ7 .B912Li   1981   [Fic]   80–2455

ISBN 0–690–04096–2

ISBN 0–690–04097–0 (lib. bdg.)

EPub Edition © March 2013 ISBN 9780062290618

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