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THE YOUNG PIONEERS SERIES - BOOK 4 ANTHOLOGY How Deep Is the Ocean (Story 1) John was ten years old when the journey happened. He had heard his pa and the men of the neighborhood talking about it for a long time, but when he was ten, it finally happened. Of course, he was eleven now, and he knew a lot more, but still, his memory kept reminding him of how it had been. Even now he had a shiver go up his arms and down his back when he remembered...

THE YOUNG PIONEERS SERIES - BOOK 5 ANTHOLOGY Return of the Lost Shoe (Story 1) The pair of shoes actually had not been bought for Theodore (better known as Teddy). They were bought for his big brother, Clifton, and they were a perfect fit at the time, but Cliff was in line for something: a "growth spurt" where a boy was one size now, and two weeks later he was another size. And the thing was, that usually happened to a boy's feet. Nothing str...

Burnt Tree Junction--the acclaimed historical fiction series for adults by Joann Klusmeyer--is set in the fictional Arkansas community of Burnt Tree Junction, along a fifteen-mile stretch of country road between Berryville and Eureka Springs. The series depicts the people, relationships, and culture of this captivating early 1900s southern community-amidst the sweeping backdrop of industrialization, opportunity, and the pursuit of the American...

- AN ADVENTURE INTO THE PAST - It was certain to have been something that Kevin had done that had accidentally transported him into history! Not only that, he found he could repeat the experience at will, even taking a friend from that era with him as he went even farther into the past. Was it a dream? It had to be, yet, if it was, how could he explain the way he felt? How did he know so many things now that he had never known before meeting h...

THE GREAT I AM BIBLE STORY SERIES FOR KIDS (VOLUME 1) A lot of different things happened during the time the Bible was written. If everything that happened had been written down, the biggest house in the world would not hold all the books. That's why it can be great fun to imagine how things might have been that did not get written down. While each of the six books in The Great I AM Bible Story Series for Kids is faithfully based on true ...

Is there ever a time to do the absolute wrong thing for the absolute right reason? And if not, is there ever a forgiveness for being wrong? Even if one cannot forgive themselves...?Nurse Matilda Gustave found herself embedded within that situation. There were times that she would have put an end to her own life, if that would have corrected what she did in a moment of weakness. Was her own exit from life the only way to obtain relief...?There ...

She had been abandoned on the prairie at two months old but there was within her a strength that would allow her to have an effect in a matter concerning the whole world. Like David, of old, who collected materiel to build the temple, Iota gave her children weapons so they could help bring the world together and those weapons were 'words'. Every part of this book is fiction and not meant to depict any person living or dead. It is set in an act...

What would you do on the battlefield with one last bullet for your weapon? In addition, you were a stranger in a strange land. This is an account of the actions of one young who decided that he must constantly do the 'next best thing' he saw to do. That was better than sitting down among the carnage of weapons, noise, and fragments of human bodies. Every part of this account is fiction except that it was set in WW1 when Germany declared war ...

Joann became interested in 'words' at an early age. Having an older sister who aspired to being a school teacher, she was 'required' to learn to read out of self-preservation. She was published in 'free' papers at age 14, when the urge to create rhymes became overwhelming. More recently, the book '5 Smooth Stones' (Biblical incidents in rhyme) came about, also the saga The Lady on the Wall that is contained in Vapor and Flame.She has a number ...

It was a chestnut tree, and it appeared to have lived forever. Its roots extended deep into the dry, prairie soil. It was likely to have begun from a nut hidden by a squirrel, and possibly pressed deeper by the feet of a moose, or more likely a deer. The wonderful thing was, though, the tiny nut was planted in dry, sandy soil, its roots were deep and extended into the 'fountains of the deep'. Not even ten feet away there ran a small stream of ...

- SOUTHERN HISTORICAL FICTION AT ITS BEST -This wonderfully written historical fiction series captures the unforgettable struggles, dreams, failures, and triumphs of settler life in the Ozark mountains at the dawn of the 20th century. Life there was rugged and almost always unforgiving. The people and families who called these mountains and "Rivers Bend" home were of hardy stock. They experienced great hardships and suffering, but they were gr...

THE YOUNG PIONEERS SERIES - BOOK 3 ANTHOLOGYStars, Canes, and a Christmas Tree (Story 1)Sometimes things happen to people that change them into someone else. That means they must be treated a special way because we love them. Viney Cantrell could explain all about that.The Wanderings of a Box Turtle (Story 2)Shelly waddled along on her short, crooked legs, going somewhere. She had efficient, sharp claws if she needed them and a lovely decorate...

The little girl, barely having passed her third birthday, stood alone on the wooden pier facing the cutting wind off the Atlantic Ocean. Beside her was a small worn suitcase. Between her and the wind stood a large yellow dog, its fur being ruffled and tossed by the force of it.She watched both ways and when she saw him coming, she brightened. "I knew you were going to come soon. I'm getting really cold."The man looked both ways to see who she ...

This is the story of an old man and a young man, total strangers, becoming tied together by the efforts of a little girl... a few forest animals... and a lonely spot of rocky land on a hilltop in a small southern state. This mix of persons includes the aftermath of a couple of wars that had nothing to do with the persons involved but had left scars that can never quite heal. Toss in a young soldier and a bloody battlefield and then you have a ...

THE YOUNG PIONEERS SERIES - BOOK 2 ANTHOLOGYThe Boy and the Tall, Tall Rock (Story 1)Maxwell Sinclair sat in his place in the schoolroom with excitement bumps popping up on his arms. He had his pencil and paper ready and his fingers jittered with eagerness. Would the teacher ever get through so he could begin? Because what he was going to write was turninghand-stands in his stomach.Abbie and the Saucy Black Bird (Story 2)There are two special ...

THE YOUNG PIONEERS SERIES - BOOK 1 ANTHOLOGYGirl of the Mountains (Story 1)The girl's best friend was a horse, but sometimes you needed the human kind. If there were not many friends close, then the ones you had became more important, and one of them could possibly be the one who saves your life. Also, a smart horse can be important as well.Dreams Begin with One Pig (Story 2)Dreams just come out of nowhere, and sometimes they come in the dayti...

- SOUTHERN HISTORICAL FICTION AT ITS BEST -This wonderfully written historical fiction series captures the unforgettable struggles, dreams, failures, and triumphs of settler life in the Ozark mountains at the dawn of the 20th century. Life there was rugged and almost always unforgiving. The people and families who called these mountains and "Rivers Bend" home were of hardy stock. They experienced great hardships and suffering, but they were gr...

- SOUTHERN HISTORICAL FICTION AT ITS BEST -This wonderfully written historical fiction series captures the unforgettable struggles, dreams, failures, and triumphs of settler life in the Ozark mountains at the dawn of the 20th century. Life there was rugged and almost always unforgiving. The people and families who called these mountains and "Rivers Bend" home were of hardy stock. They experienced great hardships and suffering, but they were gr...

- A GLOBE-TROTTING MYSTERY & ADVENTURE SERIES -Join the 14-year-old Wentworth triplets as they travel the world with their father-a pilot and nature documentary filmmaker-and solve the bewildering and dangerous mysteries that inevitably arise. Each volume in the three-book anthology series contains two complete stories full of adventure, danger, and mystery that tests the bonds and faith of this wholesome family. - JOURNEY WITH THE WENTWORTH T...

High Noon, April 22, 1889-50, 000 Dreamers Rush In At high noon on April 22, 1889, fifty-thousand settlers camped on all sides of the Oklahoma territory began a fever-pitched race to claim their 160 acres of land and a new life. Most started at the sound of a cannon or gunshot on horseback, wagon, or foot at the appointed time around the territory. Land was claimed and sizable towns sprung up in a single day. More followed. But trouble was afo...