
A Penny’s Worth of Character
Jesse Stuart. Shan Shelton learns a lesson in honesty as he deals with Mr. Conley, the storekeeper. Note: the word “gee” appears on p. 35. Paper; Jesse Stuart Foundation.

Chocolate By Hershey
By Betty Burford. Milton Hershey loved candy. As a boy in the 1860s, he saved his hard-earned pennies for the candy store. When Milton was thirteen, he went off to learn candy making. He discovered that he had a gift … Read More


Lena of Terre Hill
Pennsylvania Girl Series #1. In 1926, Lena is an eleven-year-old girl growing up on her family’s farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Read about her worries about whether people like her or if they will makes ends meet. See how Pop handled the squatters on the “back forty.” 126 pages; paperback; Mastof Press.

Almost Home
This book is a part of a series the author has written for 10-16-year-old girls. These books will interest other readers as well. Each book is about a girl in history who faced life with faith and courage though challenged … Read More

Midnight Rescue
Lois Walfrid Johnson. Freedom Seekers series, book 3. Long ago Jordan’s parents named him in the belief that one day he would lead his people across the Jordan River into the Promised Land of freedom. Now Jordan, as a newly … Read More

Rainbow Garden
Patricia St. John. When Elane leaves her home in London to stay with the Owen family in Wales, she feels miserable and left out. Something happens in her life that changes everything. Paper; Moody Press.

Ransom’s Mark
Wendy Lawton. Based on the life of the pioneer Olive Oatman. 138 pages; paper; Moody. The following titles are all part of a series the author has written with 10-16-year-old girls as the intended audience, although these books will interest … Read More

Star of Light
Patricia St. John. Hamid does not want his little blind sister, Kinza, to be sold to a beggar, so he decides to rescue her. Together they escape from their village. But will Kinza be safe? Paper; Moody Press.

Swindler’s Treasure
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