Having lost their home when the Revolutionary War reached their part of rural Pennsylvania, Thomas and his family start a new life running an inn in Philadelphia, where Thomas finds new danger that takes him into captivity among the Iroquois.

After his stepfather becomes an abolitionist, ten-year-old Joseph struggles with his own thoughts about slavery as he sees its divisive power in his small Kentucky town.

While living in Boston in 1710, eleven-year-old Will faces challenges brought on by Queen Anne's War as well as by school, friendships, and his development.

Joining her cousin Ruby on a search for Ruby's missing father, leads Hildy to a confrontation with wealthy cattleman, Ozzie Kessick.

Wandering aimlessly on the dangerous high desert of Nevada Territory in 1860, a fourteen-year-old orphan boy finds shelter, food, and a Christian family at the Pony Express station run by the Lovelocks.

Patriot Patrick Henry's ten-year-old daughter Annie helps save the wheat crop on their Virginia plantation from fire and her father from a Tory spy in Richmond.

While living in Boston in 1635 and 1636, thirteen-year-old Phillip and his family survive a hurricane and a devastating fire while holding to their faith in God.

The death of a young slave girl in Boston as well as a religious revival led by Jonathan Edwards during the Great Awakening prompt Maggie to make an important decision.

When a smallpox epidemic strikes Boston in 1721, eleven-year-old Rob becomes the sole caregiver of his stepfather and brother during the time of their illness.

Living in Boston in 1773, thirteen-year-old Stephen Lankford and his older brother William become involved in the activities of the revolutionary group known as the Sons of Liberty.