Books with author Marjorie Stone

It s 1627 and twelve-year-old Amy Purdy along with her seven-year-old sister Sarah and their father set sail from London to the colony of Jamestown, Virginia. After the death of Amy s mother, they hope to begin a new life there. When the ship is battered by a hurricane, Amy, Sarah, and a third girl, Priscilla, are lashed to the mast to keep them from being swept overboard. Amy and Sarah s father vanishes along with the wrecked ship but the girls wash up on the North Carolina outer banks. A Native American youth guides the girls through the swamps to the colony as they survive hardships and danger before finally arriving, dirty and scared, in Jamestown, Virginia. Then their real troubles begin! Will the girls be able to survive in the New World?

Benjamin, a shepherd boy, never tires of hearing his grandfather's account about when he, as a young shepherd himself, was there to witness angels appearing in the sky and announcing the birth of the Christ-child. It is a story Benjamin knows by heart and one he loves.But this time Benjamin is surprised by what Grandfather says. On this night, Grandfather adds to his tale describing not only what he saw but also what he felt when he visited the stable to see the newborn baby. This leads Benjamin to question whether the angels' song of peace and goodwill really meant anything in a world that is still so full of hurt and violence.Read to find out how Grandfather answers Benjamin's questions with a lesson that helps not only him to understand the meaning of it all but us as well.

Benjamin, a shepherd boy, never tires of hearing his grandfather's account about when he, as a young shepherd himself, was there to witness angels appearing in the sky and announcing the birth of the Christ-child. It is a story Benjamin knows by heart and one he loves.But this time Benjamin is surprised by what Grandfather says. On this night, Grandfather adds to his tale describing not only what he saw but also what he felt when he visited the stable to see the newborn baby. This leads Benjamin to question whether the angels' song of peace and goodwill really meant anything in a world that is still so full of hurt and violence.Read to find out how Grandfather answers Benjamin's questions with a lesson that helps not only him to understand the meaning of it all but us as well.