In the mid-nineteenth century, teenager Lee Chin and his father leave China for California to work on the transcontinental railroad, where Lee defies his father's wishes and saves money to free his younger sister from slavery in China, then brings her to join him in beginning a new life in America. Includes historical note about the Chinese who helped build the transcontinental railroad.
Captain Hannah Pritchard, now officially a part of the new Continental navy, must keep an eye out for British ships and evil pirate Captain Samuel Cutter, while at the same time racing to find a buried treasure.
Surrounded by siblings who are either athletic, smart, or cute, Martin wonders who he is while enduring a wild camping trip, disasters in the kitchen, and other family escapades.
Samantha, a middle child who envies certain qualities in her older brother and younger sister, discovers her mother is planning to remarry and schemes to prevent it.
Although Seth, a young teenager with a twisted leg, is only tolerated by his tribe for his storytelling abilities, he senses his people are on the brink of a transition from hunters to artisans and growers of food.
