Arleta Richardson

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 their new family and home in South Dakota. Then Chad Rush makes another sudden, unexpected announcement. The family is moving again-to Mexico. Ages 9-14; 176 pages; paper.

Beyond the Orphan Train Series, book 1. With their mama dead and their papa gone, there is no way the nine Cooper children can keep their family together. The four young ones must go to an orphanage. Ethan, Alice, Simon, and Will settle in at the Briarlane Children’s Home where there’s plenty to eat, plenty of work, and, it seems to Ethan, plenty of talk about a God who cares about every detail of their lives. Whatever the threat, Ethan is ready to do battle to protect his family. Ages 9-14; 175 pages; paper.

Beyond the Orphan Train series, book 3. Are we home now? The kids soon discover that life on the farm with their new family is full of challenges. Ethan is faced with saving a man from a snake bite. Alice learns to slop hogs. And Simon disappears again. Then comes another threat to their home – the move to South Dakota. Ages 9-14; 179 pages; paper.