Crimson Cross Adventure Series
The Crimson Cross series is inspired by a mysterious silver and ruby cross, a precious relic of the Holy Land, originally given to Christopher Columbus before his epic voyage of discovery. In each volume it is passed on to a young hero or heroine who has proven to be worthy of it. As they play a crucial role in dramatic moments of America’s history, they face difficult choices and challenges – not unlike those confronting today's youth.
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Crimson Cross Series
With the purchase of three of the Crimson Cross books receive the fourth book FREE.
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Kate Winfield - On the Oregon Trail
In 1843 Kate Winfield is among the first of what will be eventually be 3000,000 Americans who travel thousands of miles up the Oregon Trail in search of a better life. Through perilous river crossings, blistering heat, choking dust clouds, freezing nights, and the tragic passing of her mother, Kate grows up emotionally and spiritually and begins to dream of becoming a medical missionary to the Indians. But that dream is challenged when a plague threatens to wipe out the entire wagon train.
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Mercy Clifton - Pilgrim Girl
The 1620 storm-tossed voyage of the Mayflower is the worst experience of Mercy Clifton's sixteen years. She and her mother and father are Pilgrims, bound for the New World, where they can worship God in peace. Relying heavily on her friends, Elizabeth and Priscilla, and the affection of an English Springer Spaniel named Loyal, Mercy survives the crossing and their first perilous months in America. But she is tested through painful loss, her attraction to the handsome but disturbing Jack Billington, and the perils of living in a danger-filled wilderness. Mercy faces her greatest challenge when she and her Indian friend Amie make an ominous discovery. Young rebels in the colony have so provoked the Native Americans that all-out war seems certain.
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Nate Donovan - Revolutionary Spy
In 1777, during the War for Independence, Nate Donovan is the younger brother in an Irish Quaker family in British-occupied Philadelphia. He is too young to join the Continental Army that is fighting for America’s freedom, but when the war comes through the Donovan’s front door, Nate becomes the youngest member of General George Washington’s spy network. Dangerous? If Nate and his Indian friend, Running Fox, are caught as spies the penalty is death by hanging. The Crimson Cross series is inspired by a mysterious silver and ruby cross, a precious relic of the Holy Land, originally given to Christopher Columbus before his epic voyage of discovery. In each volume it is passed on to a young hero or heroine who has proven to be worthy of it. As they play a crucial role in dramatic moments of America’s history, they face difficult choices and challenges – not unlike those confronting today’s youth.
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Pedro de Torreros and the Voyage of Destiny
For most of his fifteen years, Pedro de Torreros has dreamt of going to sea. And when fate visits the Spanish monastery where he has lived since being orphaned, his dream becomes a reality. Pedro finds himself aboard the Santa Maria under the command of Christopher Columbus and headed across unexplored oceans toward the fabled Spice Islands of the Indies. Facing danger and exhilaration with every wave, Pedro will dare to discover his destiny.
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