Valerie Tripp

When Elizabeth's sister, Annabelle, becomes engaged, Elizabeth and Felicity play pranks on her to tease her out of her silliness, but when their pranks backfire, Elizabeth and Felicity must find a way out of the trouble they've created.

Even though he is away serving in an English hospital during World War II, Molly's father finds a way to make the family Christmas very special.

In 1825 when Josefina trusts a trader in Santa Fe with an important deal, she makes a surprising discovery about this young American who leaves town without paying her.

Molly conquers her fear of swimming underwater when she and the other campers at Camp Gowonagin divide into two teams to play Color War.

When Emily Bennett comes to stay with Molly's family to escape the bombings of London, she learns the true value of friendship and how brave she really is when she makes a big mistake and must rely on Molly for help.

Shortly before the Revolutionary War, nine-year-old Felicity, who lives in Williamsburg, is torn between supporting the tariff-induced tea boycott and saving her friendship with Elizabeth, a young loyalist from England.

Christmas in Williamsburg means a dancing party at the Governor's Palace for Felicity, but her mother becomes very ill and cannot finish the special blue gown.

Samantha Parkington is an orphan being raised by her wealthy grandmother at the start of a brand-new century, a time when new ideas and inventions are changing everyone's lives. Samantha's own world is filled with elegance and privilege, but she sees that not everyone's life is changing for the better--especially her friend Nellie, a servant girl who lives next door. Some people consider "mixing with servants" bold and improper. But for Samantha,...