Mama’s Books – An Oregon Trail Story by Nancy Nash
In the mid-1800s, life on a Vermont farm is hard work for the whole family. Crops have failed, and the rich soil far across the continent make Mama and Papa want to leave their home behind and start over. They will travel by covered wagon to a new region called Oregon. Anna wonders what life will be like so far from home. Where will the children go to school? How will they make friends? As Anna and her family make the long trek over the plains and through the mountains they face many trials. Through it all, Mama keeps the old ledger that Papa gave her for a journal. When she grows weary and drops it on the ground, Anna rescues it and begins jotting down her own thoughts.
Breaking Through by Katherine Bailey
In the year 1912, life in a lobster fishing village on an isolated island off of the coast of Maine was hard. Here was no proper school, doctor, or church. When the harbor freezes over, Jimma, Righty, and everyone else on Henning’s Island are out of hope. Until one day, out of the blue, the Sunbeam, captained by the Reverend
Alexander MacDonald, breaks through the ice. Captain Mac brings desperately needed food and supplies on board his ship, and, even better, he brings hope to the desperate Island community. But can hope last in such a bleak place?
As Anna discovers the power of words to bring people together and give them courage, the family presses westward into a future full of surprises.
Nancy J. Nash graduated from Mount Holyoke College and earned an M.F.A. in Writing for Children from Simmons University. She lives in western Massachusetts and has traveled extensively in Oregon.
Cat Tales by Pauline Brown
When the Brown family adopted a kitten to keep out uninvited guests like mice and rats, they had no idea how many adventures that Old Black Cat would get herself and her family into. From camping in the foothills of the Himalayas, to holding up a train in the busy city of Lahore, OBC and her family find themselves in many hilarious and tricky situations. These delightful, true tales follow their travels through Pakistan as they learn to trust God more with every adventure.
This book will resonate with parents who have lived or are living overseas as well as with parents who know the love a family develops for pets of any kind.