In 1812, Caroline goes to live on her Uncle Aaron's farm to help out, and learns there is a thief stealing from the farm. But things become complicated when Caroline discovers who the thief is. Includes historical information.
In 1812, Caroline and her mother make a dangerous trip to see her father who's a prisoner at a British fort. Caroline hopes to pass a secret message to her father to help him escape before it's too late. Includes historical information.
Describes the land, history, government, crops, industries, people, and notable sites of New York, and presents the state's symbols, song, and famous individuals, as well as a recipe for New York Apple Muffins.
Introduces a variety of ghosts that allegedly haunt the state of New York, covering individuals who died between the pre-Revolutionary period and today, and featuring addresses for touring some of the locations where some believe these ghosts reside.
In 1920, sixteen-year-old Hank finds his loyalties divided when he is assigned to care for the Giants' mascot, a wildcat named Bill Pennant, as well as keep an eye on Babe Ruth in Ruth's first season with the New York Yankees.
Manhattanites Matisse Osgood and her artist parents move to upstate New York when her father's Parkinson's disease worsens, and Matisse must face high school in a small, provincial town as she tries to avoid thinking about her father's future.
Fifteen-year-old Jeremy Chandler's love of basketball leads him to hang around the gym even though a birth defect keeps him from playing the game, but he is forced to decide what is really important in life when he sees the coach molest a cheerleader and testifies against him in court.
Always overshadowed by his competitive older brother, especially in their work as mule drivers on the Erie Canal, fourteen-year-old Howard finally finds the courage to pursue his dreams of becoming an educator after he learns about sign language and teaches it to his deaf friend in nineteenth-century New York State.
