Presents a novel set in a post-World War Two coal-mining town in Pennsylvania and tells the story of the five Novak children who come of age during wartime.
Philadelphia defense attorney Ellie Hathaway, unsatisfied with the course of her career and personal life, leaves her job for an open-ended stay at her great-aunt's home in Paradise, Pennsylvania, arriving just in time to become embroiled in the case of a young, unmarried Amish woman accused of killing her newborn baby.
"A basic survey of "The Keystone State," exploring its early history, its plant and animal life, some of its well-known residents, and fun places to visit such as Philadelphia's Independence Park"--Provided by publisher.
In 1876, on the eve of the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, twenty-year-old Vesper Holly and her friends clash yet again with the archfiend Dr. Helvitius, whose evil schemes plunge them into danger in the wild Pennsylvania countryside.
A rhyming alphabet that names people, places, and things from Pennsylvania's history, culture, and natural world and provides background information on each one.
In 1934, a thirteen-year-old with a gift for numbers is offered the chance to leave her family's dairy farm to spend one term at an exclusive Philadelphia girls' school preparing for a scholarship exam.
An account of the life of William Penn, telling of his Quaker beliefs and his urging that people be given religious freedom, discussing his efforts to establish the self-governing colony of Pennsylvania, and examining his many personal setbacks. Presented in graphic format.
