Trailblazer Books (Numbered)

32 primary works

The Fate of the Yellow Woodbee

by Neta Jackson and Dave Jackson

Published 1 August 1997

A Trailblazer Book for middle-grade readers. Young Niwa is from Ecuador's Auca tribe. When Nate Saint makes contact with his tribe, Niwa tries to convince his tribe that the men are friendly, but a lie leads to tragedy.

The Gold Miners' Rescue

by Neta Jackson and Dave Jackson

Published 1 April 1998

Trailblazer Books for middle-grade readers. A young Alaskan Indian boy gets the chance of a lifetime to go with Dr. Sheldon Jackson on an expedition to rescue Yukon gold miners. But is this really his ticket to fame?

Mayflower Secret

by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Published 1 April 1998

Elizabeth Tilley's parents did not survive the Mayflower's trip to America, and she is on her own. But what about the secret she has held since the fateful night when William Bradford's young wife disappeared? Ages 8-12.

Mask of the Wolf Boy

by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Published 1 February 1999

In China in 1900, Chou Fu-lin, known as the Wolf Boy because of the scarred face he keeps covered with a mask, works for missionaries Jonathan and Rosalind Goforth, but when the Boxer Rebellion reaches Changte and they are forced to leave, he wonders if he has the courage to help them escape.

Assassins in the Cathedral

by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Published 1 February 1999

Race for the Record

by Neta Jackson and Dave Jackson

Published 1 July 1999

Alastair finds a way for Joy Ridderhof to record the Gospels in the native language.

Ambushed in Jaguar Swamp

by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Published 1 July 1999

A Trailblazer Book. Although Kyemap wants to accept missionary Barbrooke Grubb's teachings, he fears the witch doctors and others who might hurt the man whose message could restore the tribe.

The Forty-Acre Swindle

by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Published 1 February 2000

Freed from slavery, Jesse Turner and his family find freedom to be no easier. The advice of George Washington Carver provides some hope, but will his empowering words and innovative ideas be enough when danger arrives? Ages 8-12.

Journey to the End of the Earth

by Neta Jackson and Dave Jackson

Published 1 August 2000

In 1906, while visiting his journalist uncle in California, thirteen-year-old Jerry hears the San Francisco earthquake predicted at preacher William Seymour's Pentecostal mission, sees the ensuing destruction, and learns the power of the Holy Ghost.

Sinking the Dayspring

by Neta Jackson and Dave Jackson

Published 1 October 2001

In 1866, a fourteen-year-old orphan reluctantly joins the crew of a missionary ship leaving Australia, but when a hurricane strands him on a South Sea island and he is captured by slave traders, he finds the courage to trust in God.

Roundup of the Street Rovers

by Neta Jackson and Dave Jackson

Published 1 October 2001

Blinded by the Shining Path

by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Published 1 September 2002

A young Quechua Indian learns firsthand the courage of committed Christians when R omulo Sauane, a missionary, turns the local people away from the hate and terror of the Shining Path, a guerrilla group."