John Reese. Dwight knows only one dog could have made the enormous prints around the carcass of the slaughtered sheep. One by one, the animals they depend on for their livelihood are being killed, and the county is in an … Read More
Amy Le Feuvre. This is a delightful story about a young girl named Harebell. As an orphan she came to live with her aunt. Her aunt doesn’t like children and would rather send her off to a boarding school. Ages 9-12. 140 pages; paper; … Read More
Rebecca Martin. The tumult of the Reformation has swept Switzerland, and Zwingli’s Reformed Church has wrested control of several cantons from the Catholic Church. A Captain for Hans brings the world of the persecuted Anabaptists in the 1630s to life. … Read More
Rebecca Martin. This book continues the story of A Captain for Hans and tells of the group’s move to the Palatinate in Germany. Both books are historical novels. Interesting and meaningful for teenagers and adults. 191 pages; paper; Carlisle Press.
Rebecca Martin. The Yoder family moves to Colorado to take advantage of cheap farmland. Young Joe has studied in history class about the gold rush that occurred some years before, and he seeks to find gold to help the family … Read More
Pablo Yoder. In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia is an area called Shifflet’s Hollow, a land of hills and valleys, creeks, hollows, rocks, wildflowers, bears, and skunks. Nestled atop a rocky knoll is a little white cabin that is … Read More
Aileen Fisher. A story about the underground railroad that helped many runaway slaves to freedom in the mid-1800s. The Quaker home in the story was one of the stations along the way. Here these unfortunate folk were fed, clothed, and … Read More
Helga Moser. Meet the workhorse who had one problem—he was lazy! Find out how he was cured. 40 pages. Part of the Pleasant Valley Farm Series, a series of delightful books for young children.