Set in the Limberlost Swamp area of Indiana, “Freckles” is American writer and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter's 1904 novel about the titular character, a one-handed adult orphan who takes a job guarding timber in the swamp. Freckles has lived all his life in a Chicago orphanage and has been missing his right hand as long as he can remember. Now an adult, he is hired on by the Grand Rapids lumber company to guard their valuable timber in the Limberlost...

Presents twenty stories, including such titles as "Bobby and the Key-Hole," "Simon and the Garuly," "The Story of a Flutter-Wheel," and "Flat Tail the Beaver."

"Elsie's New Relations. What They Did and How They Fared at Ion" by Martha Finley. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers...

"While Evelyn's mother travels to Europe despite being gravely ill, the rest of the family continues to grow and flourish. Brothers Arthur and Calhoun Conley become fathers, and Rosie Travilla weds Will Croly in June. Maud, Sydney, Lucilla, and Grace acts as bridesmaids and the two little Elsies --Elsie Raymond and Elside Dinsmore --are flower girls. Long-term bachelor Dick Percival and Maud Dinsmore are married in a small ceremony at Ion, and Captain...

Meet Timmy McAllister, a normal kid who lives in the 100% pure vanilla town of Cherry Creek, Indiana (pop. 23,745) where everyone and everything is - normal. Normal, that is, until the day Timmy orders his very own ninja! As a little kid, who needs imaginary friends, or even man's best friend, when you can have your very own ninja? Timmy, and the town of Cherry Creek, may never be the same...

A small Ohio River city wants to persuade P.T. Barnum to include their town on opera star Jenny Lind's tour of the U.S. The only way the town could possibly do so is by having a successful year at bringing hogs to market.

"Harold Travilla marries Gracie Raymond on New Year's Day, and the happy couple honeymoons at Viamede, Grandmother Elsie's Louisiana plantation. The rest of the family travels on the Dolphin to join them, and along the way Grandmother Elsie and Captain Raymond regale the children with tales from Southern history, and Cousin Ronald entertains them with stories of his native Scotland. The happy family grows yet again when Lucilla and Chester welcome...

On the island they enjoy the village of Sconset and explore several points of local interest. The children learn to swim, and the families enjoy relaxing beach walks, carriage drives, and boat rides, even a New England clam bake on the beach. There are, however, a fer learning moments. When a violent storm catches Lulu far from the cottage, she learns a frightening lesson about obedience. And Zoe learns about faith and trust in God to keep her...