HISTORICAL FICTION SUITABLE FOR AGES 11 AND UP. Book one of The Oregon Series Spring 1847. Jeff and Sarah Sanders have left their comfortable home in Missouri. The Sanders family and five other families in the community are headed west on the Oregon Trail. Whether it's crossing deep rivers, enduring tornadoes, or facing grave illness, the families find remarkable strength and courage to press on. You'll get to know them all, but especially thirteen year old Lindy Sanders who learns some hard lessons on the journey.When all is said and done, it's family that really matters.

Crossing the plains and taking a chance on love- Hugh and Irena Shaw grieved after the death of their three year old son. Little Anya's grandfather collapsed on the trail, leaving her an orphan. Irena was ready to adopt the precocious and lonely child, but Hugh felt disloyal to his little boy. Could he take a chance and love another man's child? George Greer's fiance died just weeks before their wedding. Now he was following his dream to go to Oregon Territory, but was he ready to love again? His mother thought so, and sent her wedding ring for his future bride. This book is family oriented,...

This is a book that both young readers and adults will enjoy.(ages 11-99) and is based on a true story of an autistic girl and her cleft palate puppy. From the back cover: "Houston, we have a problem." That's what Mama said when the little black puppy was born. I love him with all of my heart...and I want to keep him forever Lisa Lisa is a special needs child, and a little black puppy has stolen her heart. He has a cleft palate and cleft lip and managed to survive. He has even thrived against all odds. Lisa loves him with her whole heart because he has special needs, just like her. But Mama...

Summer 1851, Beaver Creek, Oregon. Lindy Sanders is in love with her childhood friend, Jack Matthews. But she, and she alone, was at the creek when his sister drowned, and she feels that he blames her. When another person drowns, the community realizes that this is no coincidence. Who killed Sissy Matthews, and why? Can Lindy and Jack find true love despite the tragic events, or will a love from the past change everything? Ben Dorsey's wife died, leaving him with two babies under a year old. Ben vows never to love again, but he needs a wife, and quick. Mary Grace Simpson vows that she will...