Felix, a shepherd boy, finds a horse in the hills and trains it to become a racer for his brother Faustus, a charioteer in Rome who is saving to buy his freedom.
Twelve-year-old Abigail, along with her mother and siblings, faces many hardships after her father joins General Washington's Continental Army and they become camp followers.
In medieval England, a homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, evetually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in the world.
A fictional retelling of the experiences of twelve-year-old Mary Jemison, who after being captured by a Shawnee war party during the French and Indian War, is rescued and subsequently adopted by two Seneca sisters with whom she ultimately chooses to stay.
Mathias "Minnow" Franey serves as a "powder monkey" on one of the biggest ships of the US Navy, but the young boy struggles to find his courage when the USS "Constitution" meets the HMS "Guerriere" in battle.
Fourteen-year-old Matilda, an apprentice bonesetter and practitioner of medicine in a village in medieval England, tries to reconcile the various aspects of her life, both spiritual and practical.
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.
