
Journey into the past…
Will the third ghost be found before fires take more lives? Can everyone be warned before Pompeii is buried again? What happens if a blizzard traps a family in East Germany? Will the Firebird help Soviet sisters outwit evil during WWII? And sneaking off to see the first aeroplane – what could go wrong?
Ten authors explore the past, sending their young protagonists on harrowing adventures. Featuring the talents of Yvonne Ventresca, Katharina Gerlach, Roland Clarke, Sherry Ellis, Rebecca M. Douglass, Bish Denham, Charles Kowalski, Louise MacBeath Barbour, Beth Anderson Schuck, and L.T. Ward.
Hand-picked by a panel of agents, authors, and editors, these ten tales will take readers on a voyage of wonder into history. Get ready for an exciting ride!

The Blind Ship By Bish Denham “I am loathe to have you leave, but your father insists you go to him.” “I’ll be fine, Mother.” Jacques was impatient to board Le Rôdeur, the ship that would carry him to his father on the island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean. His father owned a sugar cane plantation there and the boy was eager not only to be with his father, but to learn about the running of the profitable business. He wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps. His mother turned from him and spoke to Captain Boucher, a burly man well into middle-age. “You will look after my son?” Before the gentleman could answer, Jacques said, “I am not a child, Mother.” Though only twelve years-old he had, since his father’s going to Guadeloupe, considered himself the head of the household. Ca
