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A Punkeyville Girl: A Tale of Old Forestport and the Canals Published by Spruce Gulch Press in 2003. Illustrated by Jane Basenfelder. Price: $11.95 plus $3.00 shipping and handling. Set in the mid 1860s in the Adirondack Community of Forestport, this story about Jenny, a 12-year old girl, unfolds against the backdrops of the Civil War and travel on the Black River and Erie Canals, providing a generous helping of history served up with the fun of good fiction.
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 Hannah and the Two Sisters: An Erie Canal Adventure Published by Spruce Gulch Press in 2005. Illustrated by Danny J. Mills. Price: $11.95 plus $3.00 shipping and handling. History comes alive in this realistic heartwarming story about a brave and determined young woman who survives heartbreak and disappointment after her mother's death in the final days of the Civil War. This well-researched and lively narrative is filled with mystery and adventure as Hannah endures the hardships of life on a canal boat with her father, clinging to the hope that her true love will return from the war. A coming-of-age tale that will appeal to readers of all ages. -Judy Routson, Columnist/Contributing
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 Adirondack Mouse
and the Perilous Journey
 The Adirondack Center for Writing 2006 Best Children’s Book An early chapter book for ages seven and up, published 2006 by Spruce Gulch Press. Illustrated by the author. Price: $6.95 plus $2.00 shipping and handling. Stuart Little meets
The Lion and the Mouse in this new tale in which the smallest of heroes
overcomes the biggest obstacles for the best personal triumph yet.
Adirondack Mouse reminds us that to climb every mountain, you need only look
to your inner storyteller to guide the way, for only you can decide how your
story will be told. Young readers will cheer for Adirondack as they follow
him on his journey, a quest as beautiful and perilous as the Adirondack
Mountains themselves.
When Thunder Rolls Published by Spruce Gulch Press in 2008. Illustrated by Kathleen Lehman. Price: $11.95 plus $3.00 shipping and handling. When Thunder Rolls, a story of the Underground Railroad and the Civil War. Fifteen-year-old Luke Winchell’s struggles to follow his own dream make him a reluctant conductor on the Underground Railroad of upstate New York and will eventually propel him to the battlefield at Fredericksburg.
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