Josephine Cunnington Edwards. 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 the natives and yearning for the … Read More
Wendy Lawton. Based on the life of Pocahontas, the Powhatan princess who saved the life of John Smith. 142 pages; paper; Moody. The following titles are all part of a series the author has written with 10-16-year-old girls as the … 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
It was an exciting day! Emmy Lou was wearing new shoes, and her friend Becky would be coming home with her after school. But that afternoon she did not obey Mother’s warning about not wading in the swollen creek, and … 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
Dick Anderson. This book is a collection of eighteen short stories about Keyangak, a missionary in Kenya. Read about lions, hyenas, crocodiles, and snakes as well as the human beings who live and work alongside them. 96 pages; paper; Christian … Read More
Rebecca Martin. The Yoder family moves to Colorado to take advantage of cheap farmland. Young Joe has studied in history class about the gold rush that occurred some years before, and he seeks to find gold to help the family … Read More
Helga Moser. Meet the friendly but proud rooster whose pride gets him into trouble! 44 pages. Part of the Pleasant Valley Farm Series, a series of delightful books for young children.