Books with author Laura Fischer

This book describes what life was like in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam from 1624 to 1664. A colony is a small town created by a country in a new or different land. New Amsterdam was first settled along the Hudson River Valley of what is now New York State. Soon after the colony was set up, it became centered on what is today the island of Manhattan in New York City. The colony was named after the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, from where many of the colonists had come. We have illustrated the book with paintings and drawings from colonial times and with artists’ ideas of how things looked then.

This book describes what life was like for the Native American people on the Trail of Tears during the winter of 1838 to 1839. The Trail of Tears was a journey the Native Americans made when they were forced out of their homeland by the United States government. The trail took the Native Americans west to land called Indian Territory. The tribes who walked the Trail of Tears were the Creek, Chicksaw, Cherokee, Choctaw, and Seminole. This book focuses on the story of the Cherokee tribe. The book is illustrated with drawings and paintings from the time period and with artists’ ideas of how things looked on the trail.

Reader praise for urban fantasy series Cat by Night:"The story is very creative and unique, I haven't came across anything with a plot similar to this book's in any way." ... I am waiting expectantly to see the rest of Gregory and Christina's 'cat' adventures! Good book for YA to older!" ... "The premise itself certainly holds your attention, but the mystery of Christina's transformation and the possibility of a romance with Gregory are what keep the pages turning. Recommended for readers who enjoy urban fantasy and YA novels with a supernatural twist."_______________________________________________________Christina never knows when it will happen.But when it does, she closes her eyes as a teenage girl, quiet, studious, socially awkward, and opens them as a beautiful black cat. The night is hers. She wanders where she wills, not knowing and not caring why she and she alone can live as a human by day and a cat by night.Then, one night, Christina's dual world is shattered. She runs into another cat, a stranger to her alley. He carries himself in a strange way, not quite like the other cats. And suddenly she realizes that he, too, walks in two bodies, human and cat.And he just won't leave her alone...._____________________________________Episode 2 of Cat by Night coming August 8, 2013.

Reader praise for urban fantasy series Cat by Night:"The story is very creative and unique, I haven't came across anything with a plot similar to this book's in any way." ... I am waiting expectantly to see the rest of Gregory and Christina's 'cat' adventures! Good book for YA to older!" ... "The premise itself certainly holds your attention, but the mystery of Christina's transformation and the possibility of a romance with Gregory are what keep the pages turning. Recommended for readers who enjoy urban fantasy and YA novels with a supernatural twist."_______________________________________________________Christina has a partner now on the nights she turns into a cat--Gregory Durante, one of the most popular boys in school. But this is not the end of her problems. Rather, Gregory seems determined to make her life as difficult as possible, and she doesn't know how to make him stop.Her friends aren't being much help either. A new boy transferring to her school brings complications of his own. And every night, Christina just wants to turn into a cat and run off into the city, into the animal life that makes more sense to her than her human life does. But for some reason, the transformation isn't happening...

This book describes what it was like to live along the Mississippi River between 1820 and 1870. At 2,348 miles (3,779 kilometers) in length, the Mississippi is the second longest river in the United States. The longest is the Missouri River, at 2466 miles (3,969 kilometers). At this time, the Mississippi River was the country’s main way to transport goods and people. This book focuses mainly on the river towns and cities of the central Mississippi River Valley. We have illustrated the book with drawings and paintings of people and places along the Mississippi River from this time period. We have also included artists’ ideas of how people lived in the 1800s.

This book describes what it was like to live along the Mississippi River between 1820 and 1870. At 2,348 miles (3,779 kilometers) in length, the Mississippi is the second longest river in the United States. The longest is the Missouri River, at 2466 miles (3,969 kilometers). At this time, the Mississippi River was the country’s main way to transport goods and people. This book focuses mainly on the river towns and cities of the central Mississippi River Valley. We have illustrated the book with drawings and paintings of people and places along the Mississippi River from this time period. We have also included artists’ ideas of how people lived in the 1800s.