Nolen, Jerdine

Unusual from the day she is born, Thunder Rose performs all sorts of amazing feats, including building metal structures, taming a stampeding herd of steers, capturing a gang of rustlers, and turning aside a tornado.

A child ventures out in the middle of the night to see how Harvey Potter grows his wonderful balloons.

A child describes the family events, like making apple jelly and having relatives visit, that center around Momma's kitchen.

Lily tries to find a way to pitch in and help her family make enough money to send her older sister, Eubie, to college.

A class field trip to the local pickle factory puts Lauren McGill's love of pickles to the test, until she realizes her true calling is to create a museum dedicated to pickles.

Second grade twins Max and Jax prepare to start the summer off right with a fishing trip and a slumber party.

A farmer's young daughter shares numerous adventures with the dragon that she raises from infancy.

A twelve-year-old slave girl begins writing in a journal where she documents her journey via the Underground Railroad from Alexandria, Virginia to freedom in St. Catharines, Canada.