Runaway Thanksgiving

by Louise Mandrell

Published 24 January 1997
In 1787 in Kentucky, eleven-year-old Reba runs into the forest with her pet turkey Moses to protect him from being killed and cooked for Thanksgiving, but surprises and danger await her in the wilderness.

Jonathan's Gifts

by Louise Mandrell

Published 16 January 1997
On a snowy Christmas Eve in the Ozark Mountains during the Depression, ten-year-old Jonathan uses his savings to help a young couple in trouble and receives an unexpected holiday surprise.