Books in On Time's Wing series

In commemoration of the Trenton munitions plant explosion, Thanksgiving Day, October 1918. Painfully shy ten-year-old Emily has much to worry about: the local bully, her soldier-father and a loony aunt. The days become less dreary when her handsome older cousin joins the household, at least until Emily's mother becomes ill. When the munitions plant explodes, it is up to the cousins to rescue their family and neighbours.

As though dealing with the "Worm of Jealousy" toward her "best" friend weren't enough! Roberta's beloved brother and uncle are overseas, fighting a war she doesn't understand, her sister is seeing a pilot on the sly, her underage brother wants to join the army, and her kid brother lives in fear. But sometimes things have to get worse before they can get better.

This original tall tale offers a whimsical explanation for the origin of the famous Perce Rock in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence River. A young fisherman's encroachment on the underwater kingdom of the lovely Queen Aurora leads to many misadventures. A giant, his steed and an evil jellyfish, who casts a spell that goes astray, figure in this masterfully illustrated translation from the French.