In 1707, Sarah Noble’s family lived in Westfield, Massachusetts. When John Noble purchases a tract of land in New Milford, Connecticut, he takes eight-year-old Sarah with him. Mrs. Noble stays in Westfield with the younger children. The journey to New Milford takes many days. Sometimes they sleep with other settlers, and other times, in the…
The people in the village below Mount Tibidabo live a very normal life, but when they go to bed on Tuesday night, they lock their doors and shutter their windows as if their lives depend on it. They hide in their homes for fear of the mischievous creatures who wreak havoc on their village every…
Willy and his grandfather live on a potato farm in Wyoming. One morning grandfather refuses to get out of bed. At first, Willy thinks that Grandfather is playing a joke on him. He likes to play jokes and does it frequently. When his grandfather does not respond to Willy’s plaintive requests, Willy goes for Dr….
After being separated from their parents by a shipwreck, Molly and Kip travel to the spooky “sour woods” to work for the Windsor family. The branches and roots of a huge tree grow through the walls and ceilings of the house. Each morning, Molly cleans muddy shoe prints off the floors and sweeps leaves from…
A princess, who doesn’t want to be the type of princess that gets rescued by a knight in shining armor, chooses her own path in life. That path leads her, first, to a dragon king and, then, to the king of an enchanted forest who struggles to keep the forest’s magic safe from scheming wizards….
Phillip Malloy’s “D” grade in English prevents him from trying out for the school’s track team. He blames Miss Narwin, the freshman English teacher, for his failure so when he is transferred to her homeroom, he starts paying her back. The school rule states that students are to stand in respectful silence while the national…
Maggie Schultz’s third grade classmates are excited about learning cursive, but Maggie decides that she doesn’t want to have any part of it. The first day, her teacher compares cursive writing to a rollercoaster. While the other students are practicing loops and curves, Maggie draws rollercoasters all over her paper. At home, she studies her…
Josef Matt died trying to conquer the Citadel. After Josef’s death, Frau Matt vows that her son will never set foot on the mountain. Sixteen-year-old Rudi Matt works at the Beau Site Hotel. Frau Matt hopes her son will find his job so fulfilling that he has no interest in climbing the dangerous mountain. Not…
Farmer Hogget guesses a small piglet’s exact weight and wins the pig. At first, the piglet’s future is that of most any fine pig, pork chops and bacon, but then an extraordinary thing happens. The piglet becomes good friends with Farmer Hogget’s sheepdog, Fly. In fact, the dog becomes the little pig’s foster mother. She…
