Chronicles the life of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, from her birth in 1896, through her authorship of 'The Yearling', to her death in 1953.

Ten-year-old Orry Jenkins is sick and tired of the dust. The year is 1935 and Kansas hasn't gotten enough rain in years. Instead of rainstorms, they get dust storms. One day, Orry and his little stepsister go outside to play. They're far from home when a huge dust storm comes up. Stranded alone on the plains, the children must find a way to survive the terrible black blizzard.

Nick, a deaf seventh grader, befriends a mysterious girl who is training and protecting a pack of valuable sheepdogs on her own.

Narrates the life story of Mary Jemison, the woman who was captured by a Shawnee war party when she was twelve and subsequently rescued and adopted by the Seneca, with whom she chose to remain the rest of her long life.

With the help of her cousin and her older brother, Maria finds the perfect gift to give to her mother on her birthday.

With the help of her cousin and her older brother, Maria finds the perfect gift to give to her mother on her birthday.

Isabella confronts the Viceroy himself to plead for her father's best sheepherder to be excused from working in the mines, in a story set in 1880s Peru. Original.