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Hospital Sketches

Louisa May Alcott

(Applewood Books, Sept. 1, 1991)

This is Alcott's account of her experiences as a nurse during the Civil War in a Washington D.C. hospital. The sketches are taken "from letters hastily written in the few leisure moments of a very busy life," and so maintain the immediacy and force of their author.

Little Maid of Maryland

Alice Curtis

Paperback (Applewood Books, April 1, 1996)

Set in Maryland during 1774, the time of the Colonies' resistance to taxation. It is the story of Barbara Anne, by whose bravery and ability to keep a secret a British officer's plans were defeated, and Barbara Anne helped carry important information to the general of the American forces.

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The Tower Treasure

Franklin W. Dixon, Leslie McFarlane

Hardcover (Applewood Books, Oct. 1, 1991)

A dying criminal confesses that his loot has been secreted ""in the tower."" Both towers of the looted mansion are searched in vain. It remains for the Hardy boys to make an astonishing discovery that clears up the mystery.

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Little Maid of Mohawk Valley

Alice Curtis

Paperback (Applewood Books, April 1, 1999)

In May 1777, little Joanne Clarke and her friend Nancy Wagner are taken captive by a Native American, an ally of the British army. They are left in the woods where they find the Indian's pouch containing a letter with valuable information to the American Army at Albany.

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Great Lakes Lighthouse Coloring Book

Joseph Arrigo

Pamphlet (Applewood Books, Jan. 1, 2002)

Lighthouses, with their bright, intense beacons of light, were built to guide ships and boats of all kinds, helping to protect them from disaster. Every lighthouse has its own unique story of shipwrecks, heroic rescues, romance, and even ghosts. All lighthouses shown in these books have been preserved and can be seen or visited. These coloring books will amuse, entertain, and educate children of all ages and anyone who is fascinated by these historical towers of light.

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Mysterious Half Cat #9

Margaret Sutton

Paperback (Applewood Books, Oct. 2, 2011)

The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrilling stories, but also for their realism and their social commentary. Unlike most other series characters, Judy and her friends age and mature in the series and often deal with important social issues. To many, Judy is a feminist in the best light-smart, capable, courageous, nurturing, and always unwavering in her true beliefs; a perfect role model.

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The Hidden Staircase

Carolyn Keene, Russell H. Tandy, Nancy Pickard

Hardcover (Applewood Books, Sept. 1, 1991)

In seeking to solve the mysterious happenings in an old stone mansion, Nancy uses her courage and powers of deduction and tackles a situation that would have appalled a far older person.

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Whispered Watchword #32

Margaret Sutton

Paperback (Applewood Books, July 31, 2008)

No sooner do Judy and her FBI husband Peter Dobbs arrive in Washington, D.C., than Judy is knee-deep in mystery and suspense. It all begins quite innocently-the old Senate Office Building is being plagued by mice, and Judy's beloved cat Blackberry, rejected at the motel where she and Peter are staying, is elected official mousecatcher. There is only one problem-Blackberry has disappeared. Who let Blackberry out of the motel room and why? The owner, paralyzed by fear, refuses to talk-that is, until his own daughter vanishes-then he readily agrees to cooperate with the FBI and a Senate Committee investigating organized crime. But there is more involved in this labyrinth of intrigue than even Judy suspects. As she tours the Capitol building, she overhears a strange whisper which only can mean one thing-more danger! The life of a prominent Senator has been threatened, and Judy is suddenly faced with a great challenge to her cherished ideals of freedom and democracy. As the intricate pattern of the situation begins to emerge, Judy finally finds a solution both to her own dilemma and to a far larger and more perplexing situation.