In 1908, eleven-year-old Innie joins the library club at a settlement house that serves immigrant families of Boston's North End, but when items and money disappear from the settlement house, Innie's past as a troublemaker puts her under suspicion.

Wild Canada geese. That's what 16-year-old Lucy Spencer and her family call the runaway slaves who occasionally hide in their Ohio home. But when Lucy becomes involved in a daring rescue attempt, she learns the ultimate meaning of sacrifice. Popular young adult novelist and author of The Family Tree, Katherine Ayres takes readers back in time for an adventure of great courage and compassion.

Sixteen-year-old Will Spencer leaves home to become a peddler, but gets more than he bargained for when he agrees to go to Kentucky, steal two slaves, and help them reach their brother in Canada.

Laminated pages for a story walk. A garden produces a variety of edible plants, such as corn that grows up, onions that grow down, and tomato vines that twine all around.