The unexpected weapon
Connie Griffith
In St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1927, thirteen-year-old Tootie McCarthy makes a new friend, Joey Staddler, and together they show up the conniving street preacher who has duped Tootie's older sister into joining him.
Read Time: ~5.3 hr
The spider catcher
by Gilbert Morris (2008)
About this book
Rees Kenyon and Callie Summers head across the ocean toward a new life during the stormy beginnings of the American Revolution. As a new nation struggles for independence, Rees employs his medical knowledge to save lives, and his shipbuilder's skills to build a potent fighting vessel.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe spider catcher Lead Character
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