George thinks his schoolmaster is too strict. Mary is fearful because it is 1812, and American soldiers are invading Upper Canada. Joshua feels he is partly to blame for a forest fire. Katie enjoys driving her fiery colt. Lydia learns that sin starts small and grows into something bigger. John learns the Bible way of dealing with anger. A field of wheat helps Esther understand why we need the Saviour.

Children aged 11-13 were no different in pioneer days than they are today. The lessons learned in these stories are lessons we still need today.

But the way of living certainly was different back in the 1700s and 1800s! Those hardy pioneers either had to make things themselves or do without.

Table of Contents

• 1. Courage that Counts
• 2. Sourdough and Onionskins
• 3. A Bountiful Crop
• 4. A Shoe at Dawn
• 5. A Lesson in Learning
• 6. The Riddle-Me Man
• 7. Written on the Heart
• 8. Mighty River
• 9. River-Crossing
• 10. Friends in the Queen's Bush
• 11. Katie and Her Colt