Twelve-year-old Edward thought of Simon as his friend and never imagined life without his companion and slave. But when the Union army invades Virginia and takes over Edward's family's plantation, Edward's family flees to nearby Petersburg, while Simon runs toward freedom. With terrific detail and historical facts woven throughout, the author crafts a story set during the actual siege at Petersburg, complete with battle scenes, descriptions of army life on both sides of the war, and what life was like, told from the point of view of two young boys--one white and one black. View More...
Eleven-year old Carrie loves spending summers with her grandparents in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Their farm with a country storeand a lunchroom, is safe and far removed from the terrible depression that grips most of the nation. But this summer, something is happening that will change the lives of all the people who have called the mountains home for generations. The government is creating a national park buying all the land and houses that are in the way. Grandpa is outraged, vowing never to move. Grandma is secretly preparing for the worst. The neighbors are turning against one a... View More...
Prohibition may be the law of the land but, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, twelve-year-old Tom Higgins is learning the family business-the fine art of making whiskey.Tom, is proud to be a moonshiner's son and is happy to help his father continue the long-held family tradition even if that means outsmarting the law. But when a preacher and his family invade their hills to fight the "evils of alcohol, " the battle takes a new turn. Tom is outraged to find the preacher's pretty daughter throwing salt in his father's mash, but he's soon discovering a lot to like about her .. including so... View More...
Prohibition may be the law of the land but, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, twelve-year-old Tom Higgins is learning the family business-the fine art of making whiskey.Tom, is proud to be a moonshiner's son and is happy to help his father continue the long-held family tradition even if that means outsmarting the law. But when a preacher and his family invade their hills to fight the "evils of alcohol, " the battle takes a new turn. Tom is outraged to find the preacher's pretty daughter throwing salt in his father's mash, but he's soon discovering a lot to like about her .. including so... View More...
In the aftermath of the Civil War, recently orphaned Will must start a new life and overcome his prejudices. Courage wears many faces... The Civil War may be over, but for twelve-year-old Will Page, the pain and bitterness haven't ended. How could they have, when the Yankees were responsible for the deaths of everyone in his entire immediate family? And now Will has to leave his comfortable home in the Shenandoah Valley and live with relatives he has never met, people struggling to eke out a living on their farm in the war-torn Virginia Piedmont. But the worst of it is that Will's uncle Jed h... View More...
