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  Alone Yet Not Alone

  Tracy Leininger Craven

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  Autumn of 1755 bestowed to the Leiningers’ world, not only its rich beauties, but also a rewarding harvest. On this particular day the whole valley seemed to rejoice in the fullness of the season—but suddenly Barbara and Regina’s peaceful frontier life is changed forever. General Braddock and his army had been defeated and soon the Pennsylvania settlers would suffer the bloody effects of the French and Indian War. On October 16, 1755, a band of Indians, led by Allegheny warriors, stormed through Buffalo Valley, burned the Leiningers’ log cabin, and captured the sisters. Few survived the Penn’s Creek Massacre and even fewer lived to tell the story. Regina makes a promise to her older sister just before they are unwillingly separated—each to endure different fates. Barbara is taken deep into the wilderness, but holds on to the hope that she will find her little sister. Though she is adopted into the Indian tribe, there is a longing deep inside that cannot be denied. She must escape—but the penalty if caught is certain death. No one expresses Barbara’s apprehensions better than her own words, written in 1759: “If one could not believe that there is a God, who helps and saves from death, one had better let running away alone...The extreme probability that the Indians would pursue and recapture us, was two to one compared with the dim hope that, perhaps, we would get through...even if we did escape the Indians, how would we ever succeed in passing through the wilderness, unacquainted with a single path or trail…"

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  Animal Factory

  Philip Caveney

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  From the acclaimed author of the Sebastian Darke thrillers and Crow Boy comes an exciting novel that teens and adults will enjoy. Fred, the old sheepdog of Morton's Farm, has a dream that something bad is coming ... but surely it can't mean Ralph, the orphaned puppy who arrives shortly afterwards? More likely, it has something to do with the mysterious black dog who arrives at the farm sometime later, heavily pregnant. When she gives birth to a large litter of doberman pups, young Ralph is appointed as their guardian. As the pups grow, under the leadership of the runt of the litter, Kurt, the dobermans begin to exert a malign and powerful influence over the farm and in particular, the chickens. Animal Factory is an intense allegory about the rise of Nazism and contains scenes which younger readers may find disturbing.

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  The Berenstain Bears and the Big...

  Jan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain

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  There's a new cub in town, Ronald Grizzington III, who turns out to like the same gal as Brother Bear. With two suitors hot in pursuit, Bonnie Brown needs to decide between Brother Bear's devotion . . . and Ronald Grizzington's impressive gifts galore.

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  The Berenstain Bears: The...

  Jan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain

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  In this 112-page illustrated chapter book, the Bear Family is looking forward to a fun-filled vacation at the lighthouse on Rocky Point Island. But shortly after arriving, events of a strange and spooky nature begin to unfold! Could there be ghosts lurking about the island? Brother and Sister Bear must find out who is behind all the pranks before their vacation comes to a close!The Berenstain Bears Chapter Books are the perfect next step for increasingly independent young readers.

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  Peter and the Pilgrims

  Louise Vernon

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  Peter Cook has a good life as a bound boy by a master who treats him like a son. Everything changes the day that Peter discovers that his master has died of the black plague and he is thrown out of the great house. Peter soon meets a group of people called Separatists—because they have chosen to separate from the established Church of England. Join young Peter and his friends, as they make the long and dangerous trip across the Atlantic Ocean. There they meet the Native American people whom they called Indians. Peter befriends one of them, Squanto, and celebrates the first Thanksgiving as a Pilgrim.

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  If You're Happy And You Know It

  Kim Mitzo Thompson, Karen Mitzo...

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  Kids will love this sweet story/song combination as they listen to “If You're Happy and You Know It,” and follow along word-for-word in the adorably illustrated eBook. This well-known action song is perfect to sing-along and follow the simple directions with the adorable characters on each page. As characters clap their hands, stomp their feet, and shout “hooray,” young readers will learn important early literacy skills, too! With this perfect combination of education and entertainment, kids and parents alike will enjoy reading and singing “If You're Happy and You Know It,” over and over again.

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