New Releases by Kristiana Gregory

A new adventure for the Cabin Creek cousins! Jeff (13), David (11), and Claire (10) are spending the summer with their cousin Bronte (13) in Gray''s Beach, California. When they learn that a ghostly figure of a woman appears at the lighthouse during storms, they start investigating. Is it true or just a legend? And when they learn of buried treasure in an old a pirate''s tavern, the four cousins are surprised the two mysteries are connected!

Nessa can''t remember a home other than the orphanage, and now she has no choice but to leave. Her plan is to escape on the next stagecoach west -- one headed toward Prairie River, Kansas, a town in the middle of nowhere. When Nessa arrives at the small settlement, she has no money and nowhere to go. Worst of all, she is alone. The townspeople are suspicious of her. They see her as a newcomer with no family and no past. Nessa is about to learn that life on the prairie is hard --it''s a trial of her strength and her faith as a Christian.

The cousins are excited for their first campout on Lost Island with their friends Vimila and Anupam [from #8: The Case of the Spying Drone]. When they hear distressing cries of an animal and from their Lookout Tower see what appears to be a baby bear on the shore of Grizzly Paw Wilderness, limping and shivering, they want to save it. They fear its ferocious mother however, especially after discovering that a bear has ravaged their fort and food. Plans for rescue are thwarted by a storm, making it dangerous to row across the inlet. Worse though, their boat has come untied and is drifting out onto the lake: They''re stranded! Growing hungrier by the hour the five kids must decide how to safely leave the island before their parents begin to worry.

During spring break, college student Ariel (from #3, "The Legend of Skull Cliff"), takes the cousins and family friend Mr. Wellback, camping as her assistants. She has grant money to study wildlife with a drone. But when someone breaks into their tents and steals Claire''s diary and David''s sketchbook, the cousins feel they''re being watched. And when a different drone hovers while they''re fishing, the kids set out to investigate who is spying on them, and why?

Nine-year-old Hope writes about her life as a patriot in 1776 Philadelphia, as the British try to take over her city and defeat the Continental Army.

"The cousins are worried there might be another thief in Cabin Creek. Things keep disappearing ... but then they show up again, reparied and freshly painted! Does the shadowy figure they''ve seen in the junkyard have the answer to this latest mystery?"--Page 4 of cover.

*** NEW free study guide written by the author: www.kristianagregory.com ***During summer vacation the cousins are excited to visit their grandparents on Hidden Horse Ranch. They get to sleep in a bunkhouse, swim in a pond with a rope swing, and ride horses any time they want. But they arrive to find that a mysterious fire has destroyed the stables, and the herd has escaped into the nearby canyons. Also troubling, valuable objects have been disappearing from the ranch house. As Jeff, David, and Claire follow clues and suspects, they keep running into dead-ends and wonder if the ranch has a phantom.

It''s the middle of the night when Jeff spots someone dumping a large bundle into the lake. It''s too dark to identify anyone -- or anything. But the cousins immediately suspect foul play, and plunge right into the mystery. Before they know it, the kids of Cabin Creek are in too deep. Everyone is a suspect -- and the cousins are all in danger.

Lost Island was off limits -- until now. Jeff and David are going to the desert island to search for clues. And hidden treasure! Town legend tells of a robber and a secret cave, but the brothers have to piece the truth together. With the help of their cousin, Claire, they''ll get to the bottom of the mystery, no matter what they have to dig up.

Critically acclaimed and award-winning author Kristiana Gregory''s ACROSS THE WIDE AND LONESOME PRAIRIE is now back in print with a gorgeous new package!After the death of her two sisters, thirteen-year-old Hattie and her family make for a fresh start. They sell their farm in Missouri and journey across the Oregon Trail toward Oregon City. At first the adventure is exciting, but as the days, weeks, and months pass, Hattie realizes what a dangerous and tedious trip it is. As they cross the prairies, news of the fate of the Donner party reaches them, and death, disease, weather, and the terrain take a terrible toll on their traveling party. The Campbells lose neighbors and friends until they almost cannot bear to continue. But Hattie and her family must persevere or risk the same misfortune. Hattie''s diary chronicles the hardships of such a harrowing journey, but also captures the small moments, the friendships and celebrations of life, that keep hope alive.

Critically acclaimed author Kristiana Gregory''s award-winning THE WINTER OF RED SNOW is now back in print with a gorgeous new package!Eleven-year-old Abigail Jane Stewart''s fictionalized diary about her life, family, friends, and neighbors, and the sides they have to choose in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, during the height of the Revolutionary War, renders a vivid portrayal of one of the most memorable and crucial winters in American history.Abby''s life with her family is quickly upended when they are awakened by the unfamiliar sound of drums. General George Washington is leading the Continental soldiers into their winter encampment at Valley Forge, PA.

Twelve-year-old Abigail,along with her mother and siblings, faces many hardships after her father joins General Washington''s Continental Army and they become camp followers.

Nessa strives to earn the trust of those around her, knowing it will take time. When a prairie fire endangers Nessa''s schoolhouse, she must save herself and the lives of her students.

Kristiana Gregory is the bestselling author of many Dear America titles, including Across the Lonesome Prairie and Seeds of Hope. Her novel Jenny of the Tetons won the SCBWI Golden Kite Award. The Cabin Creek Mysteries are based on bedtime stories she told her sons when they were young and restless. Kristiana lives in Boise, Idaho.

When a blizzard hits Cabin Creek, the cousin''s have a new mystery, and they can''t wait to get to the bottom of this frosty puzzle.

A fictional diary of Princess Sophie, later named Catherine, from 1743 until 1745, when at age fifteen she is married to her second cousin Peter, Grand Duke of Russia, who will one day be Emperor. Includes historical notes on her later life.

Harrowing adventures accompany twelve-year-old Danny and his younger brother Judd when they run away from a San Francisco orphanage and search for their uncle in a gold rush boom town. Reprint.

Having survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, photographer Edith Irvine and her assistant, Daisy Valentine, documented the devastation. This true story includes many of Irvine''s photos. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults.

Jack the B. July/03.

As Nessa continues to struggle since coming to Prairie River, and things aren''t getting easier, she''s having trouble making friends, her job as the town teacher is on shaky ground, and she learns that many people still have doubts about her. On a personal note, Nessa wants to be Ivy''s friend, so she decides to tell her a secret, someone else''s secret, and it swells into a devastating rumor. Professionally, Nessa is reinstated as the town''s teacher only to learn that countless townspeople still blame her for Peter''s death. Mr. Applewood warns her that people have doubts about her and she will be under harsh scrutiny. Nessa strives to earn the trust of those around her, knowing it will take time.

As tensions mount between the Tories and the Patriots, Hope''s life in Philadelphia becomes more confusing. Hope Potter feels her family is falling apart as she wonders if her father will ever return from voyage, and deals with her 13-year-old brother''s proclamation that he is a Tory.

Mischievous and daring, a young princess ascends to new heights after a life of trials and tribulations.

In 1818 Carlito, an eleven-year-old boy in the Spanish-owned town of Monterey, California, sees his quiet life threatened when the Argentinian privateer Hippolyte de Bouchard attacks with his pirate ships.

Having returned from living with his friends the Shoshoni, seventeen-year-old Jimmy Spoon grows restless again and seeks adventure by taking a job with the Pony Express.

Orphaned by an Indian raid while traveling West with a wagon train, fifteen-year-old Carrie Hill is befriended by the English trapper Beaver Dick and taken to live with his Indian wife Jenny and their six children.