American Adventure Books
Living in Boston in 1773, thirteen-year-old Stephen Lankford and his older brother William become involved in the activities of the revolutionary group known as the Sons of Liberty.
History comes alive for eight-to-twelve year olds in this close-up, fun-to-read, multi-generational story of a fictional family spanning three centuries of actual historical events. God's hand is seen at work in people's lives and in the events that shaped our nation.
When a smallpox epidemic strikes Boston in 1721, eleven-year-old Rob becomes the sole caregiver of his stepfather and brother during the time of their illness.
Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: Barbour Bargain Books (November 1, 1998) Language: English ISBN: 1577482875 Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches It's July 4, 1876, and Walter Fisk is celebrating America's one hundredth birthday in his new home of Minneapolis. These are exciting times, but they also have their difficulties for Walter. When Walter's cousin Polly Stevenson introduces him to Grant LaPierre, Walter Finally finds a friend in Minneapolis. They share an interest in the game of baseball, but Grant has a secret he doesn't want to share with Walter. Will Walter ever learn Grant's secret?
History comes alive for eight-to-twelve year olds in this close-up, fun-to-read, multi-generational story of a fictional family spanning three centuries of actual historical events. God's hand is seen at work in people's lives and in the events that shaped our nation.
Twelve-year-old John and his ten-year-old sister experience hardship and adventure when they arrive at Plymouth Colony.
While living in Boston in 1710, eleven-year-old Will faces challenges brought on by Queen Anne's War as well as by school, friendships, and his development.
When Queen Anne's War leaves Boston with major problems such as food shortages and riots, ten-year-old Beth and her family struggle to survive peacefully.
History comes alive for eight-to-twelve year olds in this close-up, fun-to-read, multi-generational story of a fictional family spanning three centuries of actual historical events. God's hand is seen at work in people's lives and in the events that shaped our nation.
History comes alive for eight-to-twelve year olds in this close-up, fun-to-read, multi-generational story of a fictional family spanning three centuries of actual historical events. God's hand is seen at work in people's lives and in the events that shaped our nation.
While living in Boston in 1635 and 1636, thirteen-year-old Phillip and his family survive a hurricane and a devastating fire while holding to their faith in God.
When twelve-year-old Phillip and his sister move with their parents from Plymouth to Boston in 1634, they encounter mysterious Indians and survive narrow escapes.
History comes alive for eight-to-twelve year olds in this close-up, fun-to-read, multi-generational story of a fictional family spanning three centuries of actual historical events. God's hand is seen at work in people's lives and in the events that shaped our nation.
History comes alive for eight-to-twelve year olds in this close-up, fun-to-read, multi-generational story of a fictional family spanning three centuries of actual historical events. God's hand is seen at work in people's lives and in the events that shaped our nation.
In early nineteenth-century Cincinnati, ten-year-old Lucy Lankford eagerly awaits the arrival of her new piano and, along with her recently orphaned cousin Ben Allerton, tries to find out why the school bully is so attached to a worn remnant of flowered fabric.
In nineteenth-century Cincinnati, fourteen-year-old Tim Allerton finds his anti-slavery views tested when he and his younger sister Pam save the life of a slave baby whose mother has recently been murdered.
History comes alive for eight-to-twelve year olds in this close-up, fun-to-read, multi-generational story of a fictional family spanning three centuries of actual historical events. God's hand is seen at work in people's lives and in the events that shaped our nation.
History comes alive for eight-to-twelve year olds in this close-up, fun-to-read, multi-generational story of a fictional family spanning three centuries of actual historical events. God's hand is seen at work in people's lives and in the events that shaped our nation.
A new style of bicycle is growing in popularity, and eleven-year-old Peter Morgan is willing to work all summer to buy the royal blue model that has captured his attention. But Peter's attention is also taken with the new family in his well-to-do Minneapolis neighborhood. Peter and his sister Carol notice right away that the Dawes family has old furniture and wears country clothes. Now Mattie Dawes is missing from school because she fell down some steps, but her mother won't let Carol and her friends visit. Then Peter discovers Harry Dawes hiding in the boys' clubhouse in the middle of the night. What is going on? Is there a problem? What can Peter and Carol do to help?
In 1924, ten-year-old Addy relies on God's help with her atheistic piano teacher, her best friend's anger over Addy's friendship with a Jewish immigrant, and with the discovery that someone very close has joined the Ku Klux Klan.
In the early nineteenth-century, thirteen-year-old Betsy Miller and her pesky eleven-year-old cousin, George Lankford, travel with their parents from Boston to their new home in Cincinnati and have many adventures on the way.
History comes alive for eight-to-twelve year olds in this close-up, fun-to-read, multi-generational story of a fictional family spanning three centuries of actual historical events. God's hand is seen at work in people's lives and in the events that shaped our nation.
In Minneapolis in the 1930s, Fred and Alice Harrington try to help people in need, as the election of Franklin Roosevelt leads to hope for a change
In 1937 twelve-year-old Isabel Harrington lives in Seattle and dreams of seeing Walt Disney's Snow White, but when homeless men steal Christmas gifts from her father and people insult her best friend's family just for being Japanese American, she learns ways to combat injustice.In Seattle in 1937, Isabel and Frank Harrington cope with their father's mugging, and the rise of prejudice against Japanese Americans, while learning to treat each other better
When Steven and Isabel Harrington's father loses his job in 1935, the family travels from Minneapolis to Seattle, where they settle into a hotel owned by a Japanese American family, the Wakamutsus
Audrey Harrington hides her intelligence, Alice's fiance joins the Navy, and Frank faces bias against his Japanese American friends
After Pearl Harbor, Steve Harrington joins the Army as the rest of the family helps the Wakamutsus, friends who are about to lose their hotel when Japanese Americans are interned
As World War II comes to an end, Eddie Harrington develops polio, and he and his family worry about their brother, Steve, caught in the Battle of the Bulge, and their sister Alice's fiance, missing in the Pacific, and welcome back their friends, the Wakamutsus, from internment camp.As World War II ends, Eddie Harrington has polio, and he and his family welcome back the Wakamutsus
During the Christmas season of 1764 in an increasingly tense Boston, twelve-year-old Kathleen Lankford and her fourteen-year-old brother William risk danger when they try to help a soldier wounded in a mob riot against British rule.