Gib Rides Home
Gib is an orphan around the early 1900's. He realizes the older he gets the less likely he will be adopted. But he also finds out that most older boys are "farmed out" for cheap labor. This is his story of his "adoption" and the home he finally finds of his dreams.

Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

Zulu priest, Stephen Kumalo leaves his South African village to find out the fate of his son and his sister in the city of Johannesburg. He tries to bring his family back from the brink of destruction. This book was written before the apartheid laws were in place in South Africa. Racial tension dominates the book. A story of great love and compassion that braces both sides of the races.

Red Blade and the Black Bear by Virgina F. Voight

An Indian boy befriends an orphaned cub and the bond between them grows stronger as each has the chance to save the life of the other.

The Stronghold by Mollie Hunter

Setting takes place during the time of the Druids - priests in Scotland. Coll, crippled in youth during a Roman raid for slaves, tries to convine the Chief that his plan for a stronghold he designed over many years is the best answer to thwart the raiders from Rome. Gripping story.