Best Selling Books by Elizabeth Yates

A Newbery Medal Winner When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dinity and courage. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. And, at age 60, he finally began to see those dreams come true. "The moving story of a life dedicated to the fight for freedom."—Booklist

Wolves, weather, a black lamb, a trusty dog--all are part of Peter''s life on a mountain farm. His best friend is Benj, a wise old shepherd, and Benj teaches him to care for the sprightly lamb that becomes his own special pet, his cosset. As Biddy grows into her place as leader of the flock, Peter grows too, learning the skills and joys of the shepherd''s life. Book jacket.

Combines the author''s retelling of two old and familiar Christmas legends: the flowering forest and the barn animals talking at midnight.

"Each spring for hundreds of years, the herons have returned to Chilham, England, but only now have they become important to Kent. Their departure this fall marks the beginning of a new life for his mother, who has closed her heart to love, and for Kent, who thinks of himself as Nobody".

Carolina''s family makes the long journey by ox drawn covered wagon from New Hampshire to Nebraska. The last stage of the trip is made in safety because Carolina is brave enough to play with an Indian child and exchange dolls with her.

Drawing on her diaries and journals written from the time she was 12 until she was almost 20, the author depicts her life as the daughter of a well-to-do-upstate New York family and her determination to become a writer despite her family''s objections.

A collection of prayers taken from the Old and New Testaments, from St. Augustine and St. Francis, from the Rabbi Gamaliel, Socrates, and Mohammed, from ancient Gaelic runes, the Navajo Indian, and the Breton fisherman--all of these prayers reflect feelings and needs which people have shared through centuries.

This is a story about Willa, a lonely 24-year-old. At age 14, she lost her hearing from noise trauma - a prankster tied a firecracker to her pigtail. The bleak novel describes her isolation and her love of her hearing dog.

Freely, the great grand-daughter of the founders of Simonton, New Hampshire, has returned to the world she loves and struggles to remain true to her world even as she''s falling in love with Philip Haven, the son of a wealthy mill owner in a nearby town.

A visit to Switzerland with their adventurous Uncle Tony brings Michael and Meredith new friends and an introduction to the art of mountain climbing.

The Carey girl is Kit, alone in New York, an unwanted child of divorce, and now unwanted by Hugo -- with whom she has fallen in love, and who does not show up for a weekend date. Suicide seems an answer to her unhappiness, but although she buys- and takes- some (rat) poison, the next morning finds her alive- and apparently well. But later in the day severe pain drives her to a clinic, puts her in the hands of a Dr. Brown who cannot save her and who knows that she has only a few days to live. At his wife''s suggestion he brings her home with him, and together they help her to learn what life is- so that she can face death without fear- and through them, with them, she is at peace.... A small story- with an incandescent, inspirational message -- oversimplified to be sure for a certain, conservative audience.

The traditional folk carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, is a memory game. I used to be called Jolagiafir, and was sung and danced on Twelfth Night. The singers who could sing the song in the right order were to have good luck for the rest of the year.

First published in 1955, this widely acclaimed novel by Newbery Award-winning author Elizabeth Yates tells the inspiring true story of a young Quaker teacher named Prudence Crandall. The year is 1855, & Prudence Crandall opens a school for African American women in her town of Canterbury, Connecticut. That event creates a firestorm. Accused of defying the laws of God, Prudence Crandall is subjected to trials & imprisonment. But she will not yield in her belief that we are all equal in the eyes of God.

Describes the search for and adventures of a young girl lost in a New Hampshire forest in the pioneer days. Based on a true incident.

The author explains the tools of the writing trade, how the writer chooses a subject, develops the narrative, keeps the reader interested, and the discipline involved to become a writer.

Biography.

A collection of thirteen tales reveals the magical world of Pixies.

A story about a real dog who is helping to heal emotionally disturbed children.

A novel of post-colonial days in southern New Hampshire.

"Problems of a city girl teaching in a New England village school." Cf. Hanna, A. Mirror for the nation

This is not a stereotyped biography, but a significant living through the years with a remarkable person--Dorothy Canfield Fisher--writer, educator, wife and mother, great American, friend to the world.

Howard Thurman is an unusual man and this book is his inspiring story. Born in Daytona Beach, Florida, at the turn of the century, he was the grandson of slaves. He is a minister and teacher whose life is characterized by the quest, in a world of divisive complexity, for the nuggets of common experience that bind brother to brother and man to man. His is a deeply personal faith; he a modern mystic who seeks not only insights into the nature of God, but ever richer experiences of God. (As written on the inside front cover.).

When Peter''s uncle is injured, he sends for help. Peter is sent and is finally given an opportunity to show his worth.

A story about Finnur''s life with family and friends in Iceland. Includes some historical information on Iceland and a glossary of Icelandic words

Presents a series of prayers dealing with ordinary life and suitable for meditation at various times of day