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"Otter and Owl have a sailboat but no matter how they blow, the sails won't fill the wind. Who does have the power to make the sailboat go?"--Cover, p.4.

"The heart finds its way when one least expects it--even in the most unforgiving frontiers. Invited by a friend to trek west and help establish the newly formed town of Cheyenne, Edward Vogel is prepared to leave the haunting memories of his wife and son's deaths behind him. The only problem is the corrupt new railroad town wants family men who can establish law and order, and desperation leads Edward to his friend Marybeth with a proposition of marriage....

Willie explores his Christian values when his remote control flying machine behaves unpredictably, generating local reports of UFOs and motivating the Air Force to begin planning a command center in Glenfield.

Zachary is busy every morning, taking care of all the animals in his "zoo."

In the 1960's when Elaine and her family move back to Grand Rapids, Michigan, they return to a new home, neighborhood, and friends, as well as their familiar Adventist church and its members.

In Milwaukee in the 1930s, Ruthie's carefree life of memorizing Bible verses, visits with cousins, and playing with friends is transformed when the war in Europe moves to center stage and the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor.

Ten-year-old Francis, confused and misguided, must stay with a family while his mother is institutionalized, and during this time he discovers the source of the nearby river and of Christian life.

When Willie's family acquires a second hobby store in Cedarville, he needs God's help making a difficult decision that he knows will be best for everyone.

"What roots of rebellion took the brothers of Anna and Katrina down separate paths?"