Life in ninethenth century America is told through four characters, Ethan McOwen, an Irish immigrant, Marcella, a society girl from Spain, and two slaves, Mary and Micah.
Bedivere, a handsome young knight, meets and falls in love with Rowena, the youngest daughter of Sir Ethan, while she and her sisters were dancing in the magical forest; however, accepting Sir Ethan's challenge puts both Bedivere and Rowena in a dangerous situation.
Thirteen-year-old Vinnie Ream, who will grow up to sculpt the statue of Abraham Lincoln that resides in the Capitol building, and her family move to Washington, D.C. after the Civil War breaks out, and writes to her friend Regina about her experiences in the capital and her new-found passion for sculpting.
When twelve-year-old Nicola leaves Troupe Brufort and serves as the fool for Mary, Queen of Scots, she experiences the political and religious upheavals in both France and Scotland.
Johanna, a German girl, learns on a trip to Israel that her family's successful clothing store was originally owned by a Jewish family and was acquired by her grandfather through the anti-Semitic laws of the Nazi regime.
At the request of Eleanor of Aquitaine, the newly-knighted Edmund and Hubert accompany a young noblewoman on her dangerous pilgrimage from England to Rome.
Teenager Bandi Guttmann, a Hungarian Jew, is forced to move with his family into a "star house" as the Nazis' grip on his country grows tighter. Based on a true story.
