 ONEBOOKAZ celebrates reading in the State of Arizona by encouraging the reading and exploration of a book. ONEBOOKAZ fosters a sense of community through the shared experience of reading the same book/s, discussing themes and involving participants in the various events connected with the books.
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These Is My Words / Nancy Turner
Inspired by the author's original family memoirs, this absorbing story introduces us to the questing, indomitable Sarah Prine, one of the most memorable women ever to survive and prevail in the Arizona Territory of the late 1800s. As a child, a fiery young woman, and finally a caring mother, Sarah forges a life as full and as fascinating as our deepest needs, our most secret hopes and our grandest dreams. She rides Indian-style and shoots with deadly aim, greedily devours a treasure trove of leatherbound books, downs fire, flood, Comanche raids and other mortal perils with the unique courage that forged the character of the American West.
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Danger in the Desert / Teri Fields
"Scott, 11, and Robbie, 9, argue and scuffle constantly. After a trip to the local mall one hot Arizona afternoon, the brothers and their mother stop at a gas station. She leaves the car running while she goes to pre-pay for gas, and an armed man hijacks the car and kidnaps the boys. After meeting his jeep-driving partner, the fugitive leaves the boys and the car in the desert. Frightened but unharmed, Scott begins to drive the car back to civilization, but runs out of gas. The rest of the story describes the suffering, terror, and hallucinations the siblings experience in their attempt to survive. Told by Scott, the story moves rapidly with vocabulary that is appropriate for the topic and reading level. This exciting adventure has a skillful integration of accurate survival tactics. Libraries in the Southwest will especially want to consider it.”--School Library Journal
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