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Mississippi Central Josephine Findley, almost 18, had the poison selected and handy in the event she couldn’t handle another day, or even another minute. Rat poison was easy to get. The thing was, she had seven strong chains tying her to old terra firma, and they were called “siblings.” And there was another thing. If she solved the problem this way, there was no way back, and whatever way her life turned out to be, it was the only one she had. Something to think on while washing overalls and digging potatoes. Thistles in the Wind Is it possible for the wind to blow a couple of seeds ...

—ABOUT THE BOOK: Golden Gift from the Meadow (Book 5) 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. Golden Gift from the Meadow—Book 5 in The Sheltering Stones series—continues with the third generation after the founding of the Prairie Academy. Sweeping change persists in the world and the Oklahoma Territory, and life is hard and sometimes even cruel for Territory ...

—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. - ...

—ABOUT THE BOOK: Southern Historical Fiction A Visit to the Rural South that will Bless Your Heart The Red Lands It was the land, actually, that had the power to draw the people from the four directions and even from across the ocean. It was the clarion call coming from the place of the red lands. It was a call from the dirt, red as blood beneath its cover of grassy green...yes, that was what drew them, and once there, it held them fast. The Journey The little girl lost her parents at age five, and for the next ten years, she helped raise her cousins. Then the trouble really began. After ...

—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: 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 ...

—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 preparing 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 ...

BURIED TREASURE & STRANDED, a Footsteps in the Canyon Anthology (Volume 3) — STORYTELLING AT ITS BEST FOR TWEENS & TEENS (FAITH & FAMILY FRIENDLY) — SERIES SUMMARY: Thirteen-year-old Caitlyn knew that many feet had walked over the beautiful high meadow and into the deep rugged canyon she loved so much near her family’s guest ranch in the Oklahoma Panhandle. In addition to the hooves, padded paws, claws, and talons that still roamed this untamed land, there were the footsteps of boots, shoes, and moccasins of centuries past that had left their mark with stories to be told. What Caitlyn...

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...

The Canyon of the Bison & The Story of Many Blankets: A Footsteps in the Canyon Anthology (Volume 4) —STORYTELLING AT ITS BEST FOR TWEENS & TEENS (FAITH & FAMILY-FRIENDLY)— —SERIES SUMMARY: Thirteen-year-old Caitlyn knew that many feet had walked over the beautiful high meadow and into the deep rugged canyon she loved so much near her family’s guest ranch in the Oklahoma Panhandle. In addition to the hooves, padded paws, claws, and talons that still roamed this untamed land, there were the footsteps of boots, shoes, and moccasins of centuries past that had left their mark with ...

STORYTELLING AT ITS BEST FOR TWEENS & TEENS - FAITH & FAMILY-FRIENDLY - Thirteen-year-old Caitlyn knew that many feet had walked over the beautiful high meadow and into the deep rugged canyon she loved so much near her family’s guest ranch in the Oklahoma Panhandle. In addition to the hooves, padded paws, claws, and talons that still roamed this untamed land, there were the footsteps of boots, shoes, and moccasins of centuries past that had left their mark with stories to be told. What Caitlyn didn’t know was just how personal all those stories would become as she and her homeschooled ...

STORYTELLING AT ITS BEST FOR TWEENS & TEENS - FAITH & FAMILY-FRIENDLY - Thirteen-year-old Caitlyn knew that many feet had walked over the beautiful high meadow and into the deep rugged canyon she loved so much near her family’s guest ranch in the Oklahoma Panhandle. In addition to the hooves, padded paws, claws, and talons that still roamed this untamed land, there were the footsteps of boots, shoes, and moccasins of centuries past that had left their mark with stories to be told. What Caitlyn didn’t know was just how personal all those stories would become as she and her homeschooled ...

- 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...

—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 ...

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 ...

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...