In 1773, as the colony of Massachusettes is divided between patriots and those loyal to Britain, a murder occurs in the home of Rebecca Malvern, and when John Adams, leader of the Sons of Liberty, is accused of the crime, his wife, Abigail, is left to uncover a vast conspiracy that threatens their freedom.

In 1903, ten-year-old Sofia and her family begin their life in America in Boston, where her father works in a grocery, her mother sells pasta, and she goes to school while trying to stay in touch with her old friend Maureen. Includes historical notes.

Bow Street runner Nick Gentry, hired to track down Lottie Howard, the runaway fiancee of an elderly lord, finds his prey only to realize he must have her for himself, and while she agrees to his rash proposal of marriage, Nick and Lottie's secret pasts may keep them from finding a lasting love.

The "Ibis," embarks on a journey from Calcutta with a diverse crew of sailors ; which includes a bankrupt raja, a widowed tribeswoman, a Mulatto American freedman, and a French orphan ; to the poppy fields in Ganges, to China's nineteenth century Opium War.

Sixteen-year-old Celestia is a wealthy member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, where she meets and falls in love with Peter, a hired hand who lives in the valley below, and by the time of the torrential rains that lead to the disastrous Johnstown flood of 1889, she has been disowned by her family and is staying with him in Johnstown. Includes an author's note and historical timeline.

In 1939 Sweden, two Jewish sisters wait for their parents to flee the Nazis in Austria, but while eight-year-old Nellie settles in quickly, twelve-year-old Stephie feels stranded at the end of the world, with a foster mother who is as cold and unforgiving as the island on which they live.

Young Titus Bass sets out from St. Louis in 1825 seeking his fortune in the unexplored lands west of the Mississippi.

Describes the lives and struggles of humans and animals in Alaskan prehistory and then leaps into the eighteenth century where the historical high points are vividly portrayed.

In 1915, Seventeen-year-old Bess Heath, the youngest daughter of the Niagara Power Company director, finishes board school and returns to her family home at the falls to find that much has changed for the worse, and when she meets the rough and fearless Tom Cole by chance, she is forced to make a difficult decision.