Story Hour

Jim Kjelgaard. Set in the wild rimrock country of Arizona, this gripping tale will thrill boys of any age. Johnny Torrington and his grandfather, together with the finest lion hound pack around, are on the track of a vicious mountain … Read More

Arleta Richardson. Beyond the Orphan Train Series, book 4. The four Cooper children seem to have found the place the Lord had for them. They have lived with the Rushes for four years now, and they are all settled into … Read More

Betty Stirling. The O’Grady’s are on the move, and ten-year-old Mikey is a bit sad. But it is also exciting to be real pioneers. Deep in the redwood forest, they build a new cabin, clear land for a garden, and … Read More

Lois Walfrid Johnson. Freedom Seekers series, book 4. “Sometimes there’s a cost for doing the right thing,” says Captain Norstad after standing up to a swindler. But the cost is high: the possible loss of the Christina steamboat! Will he … Read More

Cornelia Cornelissen. It all begins when Soft Rain’s teacher reads a letter stating that on May 23, 1838, all Cherokee people are to leave their land and move to what many Cherokees called “the land of darkness”: the West. Soft … Read More

Lois Walfrid Johnson. Freedom Seekers series, book 2. A shadowy figure lurks on the dark riverfront near the Christina. Libby is sure that it must be the cruel slave trader Riggs. Does he suspect that the runaway Jordon is hiding … Read More