Deciding her mother needs help, twelve-year-old Kate goes to pray with their pastor about getting her mother a new husband.But when God answers their prayers, even Kate is not prepared for the changes. Her mother's remarriage involves becoming part of a Swedish family with two brothers and one sister on a farm in northwest Wisconsin. Such a big change is made harder when Anders, who is also twelve, gets mad at Kate and seems determined to make her life miserable.As conflicts erupt with Anders, strange occurrences begin to happen around the farm. Kate is convinced she sees someone lurking about, but why? Are their lives in danger?

    This inspiring biography of Harriet Tubman tells how she helped free over 300 slaves as a "conductor" for the Underground Railroad and how she became a nurse, a scout and spy for the Union Forces during the Civil War.

    After her father's death, Rebecca must adapt to a new life in a Vermont farmhouse with her mother, whom she hasn't seen for eight years.

    Suddenly they meet a very shaggy pair of Torkan aliens. One of the Torkans aims a freeze pistol at them. "Be silent or you die!" he says.The next thing Reeann knows, her friendship with Jared is put to a severe test as they are kidnapped to the forbidden planet of Freetal-to be put in an arena to fight giant Andovian slime worms for the entertainment of the aliens!And the summer is just beginning. Reeann can't believe what is happening. Is this any way to spend a summer vacation?-from the back cover

    Follows the adventures of a wild colt living on the Wyoming range from his birth to the time when he is a full-grown stallion.

    Three third-grade rookies who make the Little League baseball team aren't immediately accepted by the older players.

    Using elements of traditional Celtic lore, relates how Kate helps her stepsister Meghan to break the spell that has given her the head of a sheep.

    Helps students to see the Christian influence on our country's growth, to grow in character, and to develop a love for language.