Max's gang
Frank Baer
Five German children make their way home from Czechoslovakia across the war-torn countryside of 1945, enduring hardship and danger in the desperate hope of being reunited with their families in Berlin.
Read Time: ~5.7 hr
True sisters
by Sandra Dallas (2012)
About this book
1856. Mormon converts Nannie, Louisa, Jessie, and Anne, all from the British Isles, travel in the Martin Handcart Company, making the 1,300-mile journey on foot from Iowa City to Salt Lake City, while enduring unimaginable hardships. Each woman will test the boundaries of her faith and learn the true meaning of survival and friendship along the way.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreTrue sisters Lead Character
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