The cousins discover a stranger sneaking into the local dump. Broken things start disappearing all over town, and then, reappearing, repaired and refurbished.

In her diary, thirteen-year-old Hattie chronicles her family's arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail. In a diary format, this novel chronicles the hardships that pioneers endured during a trip west on the Oregon Trail.

A novelization of twenty-two-year-old photographer Edith Irvine's experiences in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, as seen through the eyes of fifteen-year-old Daisy, a fictitious traveling companion. Includes reader's guide and author interview.

As Nessa continues to struggle since coming to Prairie River, and things aren't getting easier, she's having trouble making friends, her job as the town teacher is on shaky ground, and she learns that many people still have doubts about her. On a personal note, Nessa wants to be Ivy's friend, so she decides to tell her a secret, someone else's secret, and it swells into a devastating rumor. Professionally, Nessa is reinstated as the town's teacher...