Presents a fictional account of four days in July, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg, discussing tactics, plans, and preparations for battle from both the Northern and Southern points of view.
When nine-year-old Luvella fears that she and her family may be forced to leave their early twentieth century Pennsylvania logging town, she struggles doggedly to achieve the dream she thinks will save them.
When her mother makes her leave Manhattan to attend a summer camp in Pennsylvania, eleven-year-old Natalie tries to overcome her aversion to nature and make new friends while keeping the identity of her famous father a secret.
Profiles the history of Philadelphia, founded in 1681 by William Penn, who was given the charter by King Charles II of England in repayment of a debt owed to Penn's father.
The doomed flight of two young indentured servants from their unkind master brings together an unlikely assortment of people in a mid-eighteenth-century Pennsylvania town.
Three years after the death of his father in a coal mining accident, thirteen-year-old Lucas Lessar's mother disappears without a trace, prompting the young man to leave his home in search of her and giving him the chance to learn about his immigrant roots and how he has been shaped by his experiences.
Twelve-year-old Kate has her entire world turned upside-down when she has to move from California to snowy Pennsylvania, where she tries to adjust to a new climate, a new school, and new friends.
