Donna Diamond
Author
Language
English
Description
The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm. All summer, Jess pushed himself to be the fastest boy in the fifth grade, and when the year's first school-yard race was run, he was going to win. But his victory was stolen by a newcomer, by a girl, one who didn't even know enough to stay on the girls'...
4) Riches
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Description
After following the advice of the wisest rabbi in the area, a rich storekeeper discovers that giving of himself is better than merely giving money.
Author
Series
Pioneer daughters volume 1
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
For almost nine-year-old Hannah Perley of Fairfield, Connecticut, growing up means facing new challenges, both great and small--from saving the life of a baby lamb to helping the family prepare to send her brother Ben to join the colonial soldiers in the American Revolutionary War.
Author
Series
Pioneer daughters volume 2
Publisher
Phyllis Fogelman Books
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
In 1779 in Fairfield, Connecticut, Hannah and her family try to maintain a sense of normalcy as the Revolutionary War rages around them, threatening to destroy their way of life.