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THE YOUNG PIONEERS SERIES - BOOK 2 ANTHOLOGY The Boy and the Tall, Tall Rock (Story 1) Maxwell Sinclair sat in his place in the schoolroom with excitement bumps popping up on his arms. He had his pencil and paper ready and his fingers jittered with eagerness. Would the teacher ever get through so he could begin? Because what he was going to write was turning hand-stands in his stomach. Abbie and the Saucy Black Bird (Story 2) There are two special kinds of girls. There are those who have a lot of words in their heads and like to say them, and the other kind of girls are so nosey and curious...

- UNDER THE STONE ROOF: Book 1 in the Sheltering Stones 5-book historical fiction series - - Faith & Family Friendly. Well Researched Historical Fiction At Its Best — ABOUT THE BOOK: How can a Christmas Eve house fire in New York City have a profound effect on a corner of the mid-American prairie? Not only that, but the profundity of it all extended into WW1 in Belgium, where the bloodiest battles of the war were fought in hand-to-hand combat. Under the Stone Roof—Book 1 in The Sheltering Stones five-book saga—perfectly captures the sweeping changes taking place in the United States ...

—ABOUT THE BOOK: This wonderfully researched, four-volume historical fiction series, Taming the Wilderness, captures the unforgettable struggles, dreams, failures, and triumphs of the settlers of the great Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889. Each volume presents two complete novellas with well-crafted characters and life stories not soon forgotten. Land of Dreams The cold facts are that trouble happens in families, and some members are more affected than others. What happened to Camille Wainwright should never happen to any young teenage girl. It was clear the Wainright family had a serious ...

—Southern Historical Fiction at Its Best... A Visit to the Rural South that will Bless Your Heart— —VOLUME 6 ANTHOLOGY (6 volumes in all). Faith & Family Friendly— - The Egg Wagon (novella 1): There are some things that just do not burn. Gold and silver, for instance. Fire and water only purify, and tumultuous earthquakes can just make these metals rise closer to the surface. Some human persons fit that description. Adversity and pain seem to peel away the chaff of life, leaving only the nucleolus of survival. Like being in a slippery simply refuse to die and manage to claw their ...

—ABOUT THE BOOK: How can a Christmas Eve house fire in New York City have a profound effect on a corner of the mid-American prairie? Not only that, but the profundity of it all extended into WWI in Belgium, where the bloodiest battles of the war were fought in hand-to-hand combat. Prairie Flowers—Book 2 in The Sheltering Stones series—continues the story of sweeping change in the Oklahoma territory and the world, and the lives of the first graduates of Ms. Josie’s school under the ledge. Opportunity was great, but life was hard, and responsibility came early. Yet hardship, when ...

- A GLOBE-TROTTING MYSTERY SERIES - Join the 14-year-old Wentworth triplets as they travel the world with their father—a pilot and nature documentary filmmaker—and solve the bewildering and dangerous mysteries that inevitably arise. Each volume in the three-book anthology series contains two complete stories full of adventure, danger, and mystery that tests the bonds and faith of this wholesome family. THE CASE OF THE CUNNING CAT (Mystery 1) Cats come in all sizes. For a house mouse, a house cat would look dangerous, and it really is. For a human, how would a hungry lion look? About the...

THE YOUNG PIONEERS SERIES - BOOK 4 ANTHOLOGY How Deep Is the Ocean (Story 1) John was ten years old when the journey happened. He had heard his pa and the men of the neighborhood talking about it for a long time, but when he was ten, it finally happened. Of course, he was eleven now, and he knew a lot more, but still, his memory kept reminding him of how it had been. Even now he had a shiver go up his arms and down his back when he remembered it all. It was so much easier to look back at things that happened than to live through them while they were happening. But still . . . . Mud Pie and ...

—Southern Historical Fiction at Its Best... A Visit to the Rural South that will Bless Your Heart— —VOLUME 5 ANTHOLOGY (6 volumes in all). Faith & Family Friendly— - Persimmon Jam (novella 1): The thing about raising pups is that there is no stopping point. Sort of like the chicken and the egg. Even if you love the job, it can turn into its own sort of prison. Just about the time you get it under control, something weird happens. But our Paula is a ‘can-do’ gal, and it just takes a bit of thought, good planning, and maybe an ad in the Classified column of the Wishbone Echo. - ...

THE YOUNG PIONEERS SERIES - BOOK 5 ANTHOLOGY Return of the Lost Shoe (Story 1) The pair of shoes actually had not been bought for Theodore (better known as Teddy). They were bought for his big brother, Clifton, and they were a perfect fit at the time, but Cliff was in line for something: a “growth spurt” where a boy was one size now, and two weeks later he was another size. And the thing was, that usually happened to a boy’s feet. Nothing strange about that. What was strange was what the lost shoe did and how it got back with its mate. Hidden in the Stuff (Story 2) Ten-year-old Rosie ...

THE YOUNG PIONEERS SERIES - BOOK 1 ANTHOLOGY Girl of the Mountains (Story 1) The girl’s best friend was a horse, but sometimes you needed the human kind. If there were not many friends close, then the ones you had became more important, and one of them could possibly be the one who saves your life. Also, a smart horse can be important as well. Dreams Begin with One Pig (Story 2) Dreams just come out of nowhere, and sometimes they come in the daytime. Start with one pig and stir in a pair of sisters and a sheet of paper and what do you have? Richard didn’t know, but he was going to find ...

A lot of different things happened during the time the Bible was written. If everything that happened had been written down, the biggest house in the world would not hold all the books. That’s why it can be great fun to imagine how things might have been that did not get written down. While each of the six books in The Great I AM Bible Story Series for Kids is faithfully based on true events recorded in the Bible, our stories are imagination stories, allowing a peek over the shoulders of those who might have been there. Imagine being a bird or a stone, or even a young boy or girl—just ...

THE YOUNG PIONEERS SERIES - BOOK 3 ANTHOLOGY Stars, Canes, and a Christmas Tree (Story 1) Sometimes things happen to people that change them into someone else. That means they must be treated a special way because we love them. Viney Cantrell could explain all about that. The Wanderings of a Box Turtle (Story 2) Shelly waddled along on her short, crooked legs, going somewhere. She had efficient, sharp claws if she needed them and a lovely decorated house to close around her when she slept. But now, on the Oklahoma Prairie, Shelly had places to go. They were called “elsewhere.” That was ...

THE GREAT I AM BIBLE STORY SERIES FOR KIDS (VOLUME 2) A lot of different things happened during the time the Bible was written. If everything that happened had been written down, the biggest house in the world would not hold all the books. That’s why it can be great fun to imagine how things might have been that did not get written down. While each of the six books in The Great I AM Bible Story Series for Kids is faithfully based on true events recorded in the Bible, our stories are imagination stories, allowing a peek over the shoulders of those who might have been there. Imagine being a...

—ABOUT THE BOOK: In GOD WITH US—Volume 6 of the Great I AM Bible Story Series for Kids—enjoy reading these awe-inspiring stories. EARTHQUAKE AT MIDNIGHT: Nathaniel is the middle son of the keeper of the jail. Many prisoners had been placed in the jail, but none caused as much excitement as Paul and Silas. Based on Acts 16:16-40. VERONICA AND THE SHADOW: Veronica could not see whether it was night or day. But she could feel the warmth of the sun and the coolness of a tree’s shadow. But how could this man’s shadow actually make her see? Based on Acts 5:14-16. YEAH, I’M A TREE (...

—ABOUT THE BOOK: In MERCY & GRACE—Volume 5 of the Great I AM Bible Story Series for Kids—enjoy reading these awe-inspiring stories. A Major Miracle for Mark: Mark had too many problems for a twelve-year-old boy. He had a mother and four younger sisters and a father who could not come home. There was a way to take care of all these problems with one miracle, if he could just figure out how to find it. Based on Luke 17:11–20. The Long, Long, Long Day (BRIEF): If the sun came up as usual and then went down when it crossed the sky, that would be a day. If something scary happened, it ...

—ABOUT THE BOOK: A lot of different things happened during the time the Bible was written. If everything that happened had been written down, the biggest house in the world would not hold all the books. That’s why it can be great fun to imagine how things might have been that did not get written down. While each of the six books in The Great I AM Bible Story Series for Kids is faithfully based on true events recorded in the Bible, our stories are imagination stories, allowing a peek over the shoulders of those who might have been there. Imagine being a bird or a stone, or even a young ...

—Southern Historical Fiction at Its Best... A Visit to the Rural South that will Bless Your Heart— —VOLUME 3 ANTHOLOGY (6 volumes in all). Faith & Family Friendly— - Lace Collar (novella 1): What happened should never have happened to any girl, but the product of this calamity was taken over by a doctor who saw great potential. And there was that lace collar that had been lovingly made for a child not yet born. - Chestnut Cottage (novella 2): Something needed to be done for the youngest of humans who had the misfortune to be born without protectors. Hence, the creation of Chestnut ...

Southern Historical Fiction A Visit to the Rural South that will Bless Your Heart ROADSIDE STAND Burley Collins was a wanderer—had been all his life. Stopping here, staying a while there, doing this and that, learning more with each adventure. He stopped to rest where the old man used to have a stand where he sold odds and ends. The old man was gone and the stand was falling apart, but the view was as good as ever. He set his things down and looked around again, taking everything in. There was really nothing to keep him there long...except, perhaps, whatever was hanging from that tree ...

AN ADVENTURE INTO THE PAST It was certain to have been something that Kevin had done that had accidentally transported him into history! Not only that, he found he could repeat the experience at will, even taking a friend from that era with him as he went even farther into the past. Was it a dream? It had to be, yet, if it was, how could he explain the way he felt? How did he know so many things now that he had never known before meeting his new friends? The thing was…where had those friends come from and where had they gone? A MYSTERY FOR THE AGES ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ms. Joann Klusmeyer is...

—ABOUT THE BOOK: This well-researched historical fiction trilogy is an inspiring story of an unlikely heroine from a small rural community in Arkansas. The American Red Cross was reparing for war in 1916 and 1917 when America and England were trying to make it go away, and Germany was forging ahead. In the midst of this uncertainty, a young and determined Arkansas girl, smitten with the desire to be a certified nurse—and bolstered by a praying grandpa, unusual (and unconventional) bravery, and almost certainly an overworked angelic guardian—continues a journey that shapes the future ...