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Race for Freedom
Freedom Seekers series, book 2. A shadowy figure lurks on the dark riverfront near the Christina. Libby is sure that it must be the cruel slave trader Riggs. Does he suspect that the runaway Jordon is hiding on her pa’s steamboat? Follow the Freedom Seekers as they race to keep Jordon free from the clutches of slavery. Ages 10-14. 247 pages; Paperback.
Ransom’s Mark
This is a true story from a harsh and different era. Thirteen-year-old Olive is traveling with her family down the Santa Fe Trail to California. One day, most of her family are killed by Yavapai Indians. Olive and her sister are eventually rescued by the more peaceful Mohaves. Olive receives a Mohave tattoo on her chin, which gives her protection from other tribes. She sees this as a mark of ransom and a sign of God’s love and deliverance.
Redwood Pioneer
Betty Stirling. Ten-year-old Mikey is a bit sad to be moving, but he is also excited to be a pioneer. Deep in the redwood forest, the O’Grady’s build a new cabin, clear land for a garden, and Pa begins harvesting tanbark. One day Pa and the big boys leave to take the bark to Santa Cruz. Mikey is the man of the house, and there is a wounded grizzly bear in the area. 156 pages; paperback; PrairieView Press.
Robby
After a tornado destroys much of the wooded area around their home, the Meyers discover a baby robin among the mess. They decide to call the little bird Robby. Robby lives an amazing 26 years, migrating south every fall and returning in spring to the family he loves. A remarkable story of friendship between a wild bird and his human friends. 126 pages; paper.
Ruggy the Mountain Buck
When Danny found a starving fawn in the forest, he begged to take it home to care for it. The baby deer was given the name Ruggy, and he quickly grew strong and agile. As the deer grew up, he spent more and more time in the woods with his deer friends, but always had a soft spot for the boy and the safety of the farmyard. Read this tale to learn about many exciting adventures with this pet deer! 123 pages; paperback.
Secret at Pheasant Cottage
Lucy has lived with Gran and Grandpa since she was quite young, but she has faint memories of someone else. Who? What are her grandparents hiding? Lucy is determined to find the answer, but is she ready to know the truth? Ages 10-12, 130 pages, paperback. [* Proofreader’s note: There is one instance of inappropriate language on p. 36.]
Shadow of His Hand
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 by tremendous obstacles and sometimes great sorrow and suffering. This book is based on the life of Holocaust survivor Anita Dittman. 164 pages; paper.
Silver
He was a beautiful sight, the pure white colt with long, silver mane and tail streaming in the wind. He could run faster than all the other colts in the wild herd. Charlie Barr was determined to have the wild colt for his very own. “I must hurry and get my brand on him before some other feller does!” Charlie said. That would not be so easy, and after being captured once, Silver got his freedom again. He lived an adventurous life before Charlie finally got him back. 245 pages; paperback. Proofreader’s note: There are some instances of inappropriate language on pages 109, 181, 188, and 191.
Soft Rain
It all begins when Soft Rain’s teacher reads a letter stating that on May 23, 1838, all Cherokee people are to leave their land and move to what many Cherokees called “the land of darkness”: the West. Soft Rain is confident that her family will not have to move because they have just planted corn for the next harvest, but soon thereafter, soldiers arrive to take nine-year-old Soft Rain and her mother to walk the Trail of Tears, leaving the rest of her family behind. Ages 8-12. 115 pages; paperback. Random House.
Soun Tetoken Nez Perce Boy Tames a Stallion
This is a story of a young Nez Perce who found a coyote pup and inherited a wonderful stallion. It is about growing up and becoming a man. But it is also the sad story of the running war the Nez Perce fought defending themselves from the U.S. Army as they tried to escape war and fighting by moving to Canada. 262 pages; Grandview Publishing.
Split-Ear: A Battling Coyote
Split-Ear was larger and braver than any other of his many littermates. While he was yet small, a rancher captured him and tamed him. He grew to be one of the largest coyotes ever, and he was fast and cunning. When fate takes him back to the wild, the stage is set for many thrilling adventures! 269 pages; paperback.
Striped Coat – The Skunk
Is any creature of the wood more interesting, more humorous, and yet more misunderstood than the skunk? He is a clean, beautiful member of the weasel family. This is the story of an unusual skunk, peculiarly marked, which made its presence felt by helping its human protectors. 152 pages; paperback.
Swift Arrow
George Boylan, a young pioneer boy in the 1700s, is captured by native Americans and raised as the son of a mighty chief. He spends his time learning the ways of his captors and yearning for the day that he might find a way to return to his loving family. This is the true account of his life with the tribe, his eventual escape, and his journey back home. 129 pages; paper; TEACH Services, Inc.
Swindler’s Treasure
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 and the other Freedom Seekers recover the stolen money before a double payment is due? In The Swindler’s Treasure the author brings into the story the thoughts of historic Illinois residents who give their reasons for being active participants in the Underground Railroad. 247 pages; paperback.
Switherby Pilgrims
In 1825, concerned for the future of her ten orphan charges in the grim factory towns of their native England, Miss Arabella Braithewaite, known to the children as Missabella, decides to take a land grant in Australia and makes the long, daunting journey with her wards to the austere bush country of New South Wales. Ages 9-12. Paperback; 195 pages.
Tabitha at Ivy Hall
Tabitha, motherless and mostly ignored by her father, is constantly getting into scrapes. She starts school at Ivy Hall, but before her first term is over, her father gets hurt. As she nurses him back to health, his heart softens and a joyful time follows as he becomes the father he never was. This is a reprint. Ages 9-14; 198 pages; paperback.