10 Ergebnisse.

The fourth in a series of stories about children living in western Virginia during the end of the 1800s. After influenza takes the lives of both his parents, Peter comes to live with his Shank relatives in the CrossRoads community and learns to accept them as his own family.

The fifth in a series of stories about children living in western Virginia during the end of the 1800s. After the death of their parents, Maggie and Becky join the Brunk family of four sisters and three brothers and soon become part of their busy life. It doesn't take long to fit into the family routine, but will they feel like sisters?

The first of a series of stories about children living in western Virginia during the end of the 1800s. Follow the life of Samuel and Ruth Shank as families grow and new friendships develop as the children deal with situations common to rural life in the Shenandoah Valley.

The sixth in a series of stories about children living in western Virginia during the end of the 1800s. Many changes in the CrossRoads community call for a variety of ways to say goodbye. Some goodbyes bring sadness and others are a signal of good things to come.

The second book in a series of stories about children living in western Virginia during the end of the 1800s. Discover the changes happening in Levi Shank's family as pets come and go before Levi finally gets a pet of his own and Frances rejoices as her sister prepares to leave home.

The third in a series of stories about children living in western Virginia during the end of the 1800s. Experience life with the Shank family as they learn and grow in many different ways, but in the end Mother saves the day with a stitch in time.

The seventh in a series of stories about children living in western Virginia during the end of the 1800s. A one-room school becomes the social center for children in grades one to eight. The parents are responsible for hiring and providing for a teacher who will take care of the educational needs of their children in the school.

Revised edition of the authors' Community policing.

Compassionately Spoken is a diversified collection of spontaneous thoughts converted into poetry, miscellaneous articles and a short story at the end. These writings are thought provoking, informative, serious, funny, sad, and some lend credence to the spiritual aspect of our lives as well. Many of these poems are written for "those left behind" which is a specialized area of poetry written for encouragement when someone suffers the loss of fa...

As the youngest member of his family, Levi often feels neglected and ignored on the busy family farm. He wants to have a pet like his brother Ethan. One spring day as he watches Father care for a new litter of pigs, Levi asks for a piglet as a pet. After Father agrees, Levi studies the litter carefully. Seeing the runt of the litter being pushed away from the feeding trough by the larger pigs reminds Levi of how he feels about being left out i...