Set in medieval England, this story follows Robin, a boy who loses the use of his legs and learns to find his own path while facing hardship. Its historical detail and quiet celebration of courage are especially memorable.

What lies beyond the wall is a door toward courage, not fear.

Set against the American Revolutionary era, this historical novel follows a family that moves to Kentucky and the girl Stephanie, who tends the tree that comes to symbolize freedom. Amid the hardships of frontier life, devotion to family and land grows quietly.

Freedom begins with a single tree taking root in rough ground.

A lyrical children's tale in which a blue cat follows the river's song back to Castle Town and helps restore the town's memory of beauty and handmade craft.

A blue cat returns to Castle Town and revives the town's lost sense of wonder.

A children's biography of George Washington that places his life alongside world events of the same era, tracing his character in plain language while opening out into a wider historical panorama.

A children's biography that follows Washington's life alongside the larger world around him.

A historical children's novel about a Norwegian immigrant boy who works in the Wisconsin lumber camps while trying to build a future of his own. It portrays family, labor, and immigrant experience with plainspoken warmth.

A young immigrant finds his future in the woods and the lumber camps.

A children's novel about a man whose redwood house in California becomes a refuge for wild animals. It uses quiet humor and close observation to suggest coexistence between people and nature.

A small house in the redwood forest slowly becomes a haven for wildlife.