Wishbone the dog, determined to help his friend Joe Talbot overcome his fears and suspicions, imagines himself as Ichabod Crane, the famous nineteenth-century schoolteacher who thinks he knows all about getting rid of ghosts and evil spirits until he encounters the Headless Horseman.
In 1815, while traveling by covered wagon to settle in the wilderness of western New York, eleven-year-old Mem experiences a flood and separation from her family.
Two stories from the Catskill Mountains: one featuring a man who sleeps for twenty years, waking to a much-changed world and the other, a superstitious schoolmaster who encounters a headless horseman.
Photographs and text teach young readers about the history, geography, sports, tourism, industry, climate, people, and traditions of the state of New York.
Contains full-color photographs, illustrations, and maps describe the history, geography, people, economy, and government of the state of New York; and includes charts, graphs, timelines, and classroom projects.
Fifteen-year-old Ruby is on top of the world after having a novel published, but accusations of plagiarism send her into hiding at her eccentric aunt's home in upstate New York, where she gets involved in an old mystery and finds her true self again.
Two young men who have been friends since they were teenagers find a solidity and solidarity together in New York and embark on a project of creating a new kind of family.
