Books with author ELVIRA WOODRUFF

[Read by Lloyd James] Dominic Cantori is an orphan. Ashamed of his situation, he avoids making friends for fear of exposing his terrible secret. One day on a class trip to Ellis Island, a tour guide asks everyone about their families. Terrified of having to answer, Dominic immediately flees from the class and hides in a closet, where he falls asleep for hours. When he wakes up, the museum is deserted. Lonely and afraid, he picks up one display telephone after another, listening to the recorded voices of immigrants who describe their lives in faraway countries and their journeys to Ellis Island. To Dominic's surprise, the voice of an old Italian immigrant speaks directly to him! Before he knows it, he's transported back in time - to Italy in 1908. There, he unlocks the door to his past and discovers just what it feels like to be loved by his own family.

Tyler and Freckle are amazed when they see a building rise up and disappear before their eyes. When the building reappears they take their chances and enter Quigley's Bike Shop. But it seems that Quentin Quigley does more than repair bikes. When the boys discover a secret room filled with unusual artwork and inventions, they wonder about Mr. Quigley's true identity. Before they find out, Tyler and Freckle get trapped in one of Mr. Quigley's inventions and, ready or not, they travel back through time wondering if they will be stranded in the past forever.

Illus. in black-and-white. In 1851, 12-year-old orphan Austin Ives joins a wagon train headed for California. As they make their way across the country, Austin writes home to his brother Levi, describing day-to-day life on the Overland Trail. In his own observant and vigorous voice, Austin tells of the everyday happenings--hunting game and fording streams--as well as more dramatic episodes, from devastating illness to complex encounters with Indians.