
Rescue on the Outer Banks
Candice F. Ransom. It’s October 11, 1896, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Through the howling wind and lashing rain of a hurricane, 10-year-old Sam Deal and his horse Ginger gaze across the waves. The brave surf-men of Pea … Read More

The Snow Walker
Margaret K. and Charles M. Wetterer. For three days, the blizzard of 1888 raged over the northeastern United States. Twelve-year-old Milton Daub got the idea that he could make some snowshoes. His father helped. With snowdrifts up to the second … Read More

Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
Peter and Connie Roop. Teenager Abbie Burgess lives on Matinicus Rock with her family. Her father, Captain Burgess, is the lighthouse keeper on this small island miles out from the mainland. In January 1856, Captain Burgess sails to the mainland … Read More