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Best-selling novels set in the early 1900's in Minnesota, northwest Wisconsin, and Michigan, these compelling, historically accurate stories attract reluctant, average, and gifted readers. Both boys and girls identify with characters who face danger and mystery while learning to deal with peer pressure, family relationships, and the need for unconditional love and forgiveness.
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"In her Northwoods Adventures, Lois Walfrid Johnson blends regional history, positive values, and engaging characters with mystery to boot. The same blend occurs in the Riverboat series, making the Underground Railroad very real to young readers. Our family gathered around and read each of her books aloud." |
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The Disappearing Stranger (No. 1) When her Irish father dies in a construction accident, Kate O'Connell and her mother are left to struggle alone in the Minneapolis of 1906. Deciding that Mama needs help, Kate asks their pastor to pray about a new husband. But Kate's plan backfires. Forced to give up her own dreams, she becomes part of a Swedish family living on a northwest Wisconsin farm. As Kate's new stepbrother Anders does his best to make her life miserable, strange occurrences become a mystery. Was it just the wind that moved the bushes? What happens on a scary all-alone ride into town? And what does Papa Nordstrom mean when he tells Kate, "You'll earn your way with Anders"? Start solving Kate's mystery now! Read Chapter 1 . . . |
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The Hidden Message (No. 2) In the darkness of a November night, Kate awakens to the murmur of voices. Listening in, she discovers that Papa Nordstrom must leave to work at a logging camp during the worst months of winter. Just as the family has come together, Papa must go. How can they get along without him? What if something goes wrong? And things do go wrong! A runaway horse brings an argument, then a mystery. Who left the message tucked inside the organ? What happened to the pig butchered for the family's meat? And how does Christmas become truly real in Kate's heart? |
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The Creeping Shadows (No. 3) The warmth of Christmas Day fades into the dreaded fact that Papa Nordstrom must return to the dangerous work in the logging camp. Intending to get even with her stepbrother Anders for his mean tricks, Kate secretly plans a 13th birthday party. But wolves howl at night, a valuable ring disappears, and Kate's best friend Josie and the Swenson family face the possible loss of their farm. Suspicions point to one person, but is he really guilty? Who is sneaking into the Windy Hill barn to take Wildfire for nighttime rides? Shadowy figures appear and disappear. What is real and what is imagination? And how does Kate's choice change someone else's life? |
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