Set in colonial New York in 1756, the novel follows a boy and his mother as they try to protect their home while the father is away. Against the backdrop of an historical episode, it compresses family ingenuity and tension into a compact narrative.

One gun stands between the family and danger.

A children's history book that traces George Washington's life while widening the lens to the people and events around him. It stands out for linking one figure to the larger world of his time rather than treating him in isolation.

From one president’s life, the shape of an entire era comes into view.

A historical novel that follows the Pilgrims’ journey through the first-person voice of young Matt Over of Scrooby. It presents a family’s fear and resolve as they leave religious persecution behind and head toward a new land.

A boy’s gaze quietly lights a family story of setting out in search of religious freedom.

A historical novel based on the real life of Mary Jemison. It follows a girl captured by a Shawnee war party as she comes to choose her own place within Seneca society.

From captivity to a chosen home of her own.

One volume in the Little House series, set in a small Midwestern town in the late nineteenth century, following Laura’s growth, school life, work, and family routine. Through the details of frontier life, it shows a girl stepping into the wider social world.

Everyday life in a small town becomes a story of a girl growing up.