Josephine Cunnington Edwards. In this fictitious account, George Boylan is happy in his family’s new home on the frontier. One day a hand reaches out and grabs him; he is a captive of the Indians. After riding many miles north, … 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
Fonda Good. Twelve-year-old Olive Brenneman lives on the dry southern California mountainside. She begins thinking that her grandparents and cousins have it much better back in Ohio; it would be wonderful to have a back yard filled with green and … 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
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.
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
Elizabeth Yates. Peter grows up on a mountain farm. Benji, a wise old shepherd, teaches him to care for his own special lamb. As the lamb grows into her place as a leader in the flock, Peter also grows up … Read More
