After traveling from Germany to settle in Wisconsin, Emilie's family finds life hard until they find a mysterious stash of money hidden in their china pitcher.
After his family emigrates from Holland, Pieter convinces them to help a girl they met on a coral boat who is trying to get to Michigan to find her father
Following her kind mistress' death during childbirth, Hannah is sold to a tavern owner who beats her until she runs away in search of freedom
In the mid 1800s, after reluctantly leaving China for America with her older brother, her only living relative, twelve-year-old Lee endures many hardships through her strong Christian faith.