Trailblazer Books (Numbered)

32 primary works

Chimney Sweep's Ransom

by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Published 1 August 1992

While searching for his younger brother who has been "sold" to be trained as a chimney sweep in eighteenth-century London, thirteen-year-old Ned meets the itinerant preacher John Wesley whose message changes the lives of his entire family.

Hidden Jewel

by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Published 1 February 1992

A British boy helps Amy Carmichael rescue an Indian girl destined to be a child bride. Ages 8-12.

Kidnapped by River Rats

by Dave Jackson

Published 1 August 1991

Jack and Amy come to London in the 1880s and are rescued from harm by General and Catherine Booth. Ages 8-12.

Spy for the Night Riders

by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Published 1 January 1753

Thrilling adventure stories introducing young readers (ages 8-12) to Christian heroes of the past. Karl Schumacher was fifteen when he came to the German city of Wittenberg in 1520 seeking an education. He had been very fortunate that the esteemed university professor, Doctor Martin Luther, had taken him into his household as a servant. Luther's promise of tutoring Karl in exchange for his labor was the chance of a lifetime--until a poster on the church door declared his master a heretic! Karl is asked to travel with Doctor Luther to appear before the emperor's Imperial Council in the city of Worms. Will his life be at stake as well as Luther's? And who is the mysterious young lady who shadows their trip? Could she be a spy for Luther's enemy, Doctor Eck? Or might the night riders be secret supporters of Luther? With danger lurking on every side, who can Karl trust?

Imprisoned in the Golden City

by Dave Jackson

Published 1 March 1993

Two young Burmese girls must leave their father to live with the American missionaries, Adoniram and Ann Judson. Are they British spies? Ages 8-12.

The Bandit of Ashley Downs

by Neta Jackson and Dave Jackson

Published 1 March 1993

Shanghaied to China

by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Published 1 September 1993

The adventures of a young British boy shanghaied to China and his experience along the way with the great missionary, Hudson Taylor. Ages 8-12.

Listen for the Whippoorwill

by Neta Jackson and Dave Jackson

Published 1 September 1993

Attack in the Rye Grass

by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Published 1 April 1994

A Trailblazer Book. The adventures of a young American boy who travels to the Oregon Territory with his missionary aunt and uncle, Dr. Marcus and Narcissa Whitman.

Trial-By-Poison

by Dave Jackson

Published 1 May 1994

A Trailblazer Book. A young West African girl must look to the courageous missionary, Mary Slessor, as the only one who can rescue her mother from the dreaded trial by poison bean.

Betrayer's Fortune

by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Published 1 October 1994

A Trailblazer Book. Young Adriaen Wens must decide whether to cooperate with authorities when his mother is arrested for following Menno Simons, the leader of the Anabaptists.

Flight of the Fugitives

by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Published 1 October 1994

A Trailblazer Book. Once an orphan herself, Mei-en works hard to help the young English missionary, Gladys Aylward, save nearly a hundred Chinese orphans from lives of terror.

Abandoned on the Wild Frontier

by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Published 1 April 1995

His friendship with Peter Cartwright, a Methodist circuit-rider evangelist, enables 13-year-old Gil to pursue his dream of locating his mother who was kidnapped by the Sauk Indians during the War of 1812.

Danger on the Flying Trapeze

by Neta Jackson and Dave Jackson

Published 1 April 1995

A Trailblazer Book. Casey convinces his family to join the circus but a terrifying accident leaves him paralyzed with fear. Through D.L. Moody, he learns that faith in Christ brings true courage.

Thieves of Tyburn Square

by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Published 1 October 1995

A Trailblazer Book for middle-grade readers. Betsey and Loren Maxwell's only hope is the compassionate prison reformer, Elizabeth Fry.

Runaway's Revenge

by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Published 1 October 1995

A Trailblazer Book for middle-grade readers. Young Hamilton Jones finds freedom and sets out to kill the slave trader John Newton. But the person he meets has changed!

Quest for the Lost Prince

by Samuel Morris, Neta Jackson, and Dave Jackson

Published 1 May 1996

Jova, a seven-year-old Kru boy in Liberia and a captive slave of his people's enemy the Grebos, witnesses the dramatic conversion to Christianity of the Kru prince Kaboo and his subsequent disappearance; seven years later, in 1893, Jova sails to America to find Prince Kaboo and bring him back to rule.

The Drummer Boy's Battle

by Neta Jackson and Dave Jackson

Published 1 January 1997

Trying to provide for his family after his father dies, Robbie Robinson is thrust into the Crimean War as a drummer boy--and meets the courageous nurse Florence Nightingale. Ages 8-12.

Traitor in the Tower

by Dave Jackson

Published 1 February 1997

Working for his jailkeeper uncle, Richard Winslow befriends the imprisoned John Bunyan. But betraying his new friend may be the only way to free Richard's own father from prison! Ages 8-12.

Defeat of the Ghost Riders

by Neta Jackson and Dave Jackson

Published 1 August 1997

A Trailblazer Book for middle-grade readers. Little Celeste Key is sent to Mary McLeod Bethune's school against her will, but soon finds herself enjoying what she's learning -- until the Ku-Klux Klan shows up!