Koller, Jackie French

When his labrador retriever survives a bear-mauling on Christmas Eve, Matt is convinced that her recovery is a mircle sent by his mother from heaven.

Adventurous monkeys have a series of mishaps and escapades involving a bike, a canoe, a restaurant, and a hotel.

When his father moves away to find work and his mother becomes ill, Danny struggles to help his family during the Great Depression.

A recent arrival to the New World in 1633, sixteen-year-old Rebekah, a missionary's daughter, befriends a Native American woman and begins to question whether these "savages" need saving after all.

When Peter feels he cannot put up with his baby sister Emily any longer, he puts her in his wagon and goes around the block to see if any of the neighbors want to buy her.

Best friends Mole and Shrew need money to buy more of their favorite things, books and seeds, but none of the jobs they try seems quite right for them.

A recent arrival to the New World in 1633, sixteen-year-old Rebekah, a missionary's daughter, befriends a Native American woman and begins to question whether these "savages" need saving after all.

Darek tries to protect his baby dragon from angry villagers and the Circle of Elders.

Caring for her two younger siblings after their unreliable mother abandons them, fifteen-year-old Anna discovers the difficulties of trying to be a parent.

Shrew proves to be a good friend to Mole in various situations, including finding a new house and attending a fancy ball.