Ralph is barely 8 years old when his family moves to Colorado for the sake of Dad's health, and the family tries to make a go of it on the ranch. Classic true story of ranching in Colorado in the early 1900's.

Dad has returned from World War II a changed man: withdrawn, touchy, unable to work. The family moves back to the family farm where dad gets the healing he needs. Includes a great description of maple sugaring.

The Logans are one of the few black families to own land: a cause for racial tensions and strife. A story of overcoming unjust opposition.

The adventures of eleven-year-old Caddie growing up with her six brothers and sisters in the Wild West frontiers of Wisconsin in the late 1800s.

The powerful story of a young man for whom the Civil War spans five Aprils.

Fascinating true story of the poor apprentice who, shortly after the American Revolution, transformed navigation from an art to a precise science.

A young apprentice silversmith is caught up in the Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution.

A girl raised in luxury in the Caribbean struggles to adjust to Puritan New England.