Books published by publisher Eakin Press

Young Wolf wants to win the horse race at the tribal fair. So does Little Big Mouth. And that is how the trouble starts. Can Young Wolf's colt, Snow Wind, run as fast as his father, the legendary wild white stallion? Young Wolf thinks so. But Little Big Mouth knows a secret about Snow Wind that could keep him from winning the race. Neither boy can imagine what he will win or lose. For slightly older readers, Son of Spirit Horse is a continuation of the Step into Reading series about Young Wolf. The story of Young Wolf concludes with a historical novel, "Comanche Song," published by Eakin Press and chosen by the New York Public Library as a "Best Book for the Teen Age." Young Wolf's name becomes Tsena, the Comanche word for wolf.

In 1863 Luke Cochrane and his father go to Galveston to deliver bales of cotton to the Confederate Army and find themselves in the middle of a fierce naval battle. The battle was fought on January 1, 1863 during the Civil War when Confederate forces attacked and forced occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas. When the Civil War ended, Galveston was the only major port still under Confederate control. Tom Townsend if a prolific author of historic fiction for juvenile readers. His works have been nominated and won several awards and have entertained young readers for decades.

Ever since the first Spanish soldiers and priests set foot on land that would be called Texas, a unique history has evolved. That history, as well as the many other dynamic aspects of Texas, is shared in "Stars Over Texas." Classroom-tested for comprehension and interest, the book is an excellent enrichment tool for students of Texas history, grades three through seven. Author Carolyn Adams covers the colonial days of early Texas, its revolutionary period in the struggle for independence from Mexico, and its stature as a nation and a state. In this carefully researched work, complete with fine illustrations, the author examines an array of subject areas, including the people, culture, natural resources, and symbols of the state. Assignment suggestions, vocabulary building, puzzles, and "Treasure Hunts" (to encourage additional research) are included.

With the help of Interpol from Rome, the Brigade Criminelle from Paris and a top secret world-renowned intelligence service, the Cats of the C.I.A. track Carlos the puma, international terrorist for hire, to München (Munich) in Bavaria (Bayern). There they set an elaborate, yet simple, trap for the big cat-a trap involving a wacky Count, a plastic-egg laying mechanical hen named Syracuse, and a surprising tribe of indigenous natives from the rain forests of Brazil. POTUS, President of the U.S., authorizes a risky plan that finds Luigi and Luisa kidnapped by Carlos while Buzzer, Dusty Louise and Cincinnati the dancing pig hitch a ride from Munich to South America on a secret, ultrasonic spy plane at Mach-3.5 and 85,000 feet. Will the trap work? Check out this sixth book in the Cats of the C.I.A. set and learn to speak considerable formal German via a 750-word vocabulary and pronunciation guide built right into the story.

When twelve-year-old Ruthy Donohue is sent away from home, because of an awful tragedy in the fall of 1837, she has to figure out how to cope with the hardships of travel in a wagon train and how to make a temporary life for herself among complete strangers, including an irritating young man named Will Grogan. Relive the days of the pioneers as you follow Ruthy's journey from East Tennessee to southwest Missouri. Enter into her struggles as you read her private journal. Watch her learn to do things she never thought she could do and meet challenges she never dreamed she'd have. "Exiled!" is a heartwarming and inspiring story of a young girl taking her first scary steps toward adulthood and provides a thoroughly satisfying and engrossing reading experience.

In the West during the late 1800s, guns were tools-as good or as bad as the men who used them. Buffalo hunters used guns to earn their living. Many Westerners hunted wild game to feed themselves and their families. Outlaws used their guns for evil reasons-to rob banks and trains, and to murder people. But lawmen used their guns to stop outlaws. The struggle between lawmen and outlaws was a battle between good and evil. It was a life and death struggle that took place in towns like Tombstone and Dodge City. But the forces of law and order finally won, and the West was tamed. Profiles include the good, the bad and the good gone back. Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, Jesse James and John Wesley Hardin are just a few of the names included. Bill O'Neal has served two-terms as the "Official State Historian" of Texas. He has written more than 40 books and has appeared as an expert on numerous television shows and documentaries.

Bigfoot Wallace was a famous Texas Ranger who took part in many of the military conflicts of the Republic of Texas and the United States in the 1840s, including the Mexican-American War. Standing six feet tall and weighing in at roughly 240 pounds, his physique made him an intimidating man, and his unusually large feet won him the nickname "Big Foot."Jo Harper has written extensively about Texas history and the legends that made it and provides this historical fiction for the younger reader.