Kate, Anders, and Erik try to solve the mystery of the stolen creamery checks.

Never before published, Samuel Pryce's history of the "Johnson County Regiment" is a wide-ranging tale of the men he served with-- and whom he served so well as regimental adjutant. Pryce tells an unforgettable story, from the common soldier's ground-level perspective, of how a courageous band of midwesterners gathered, fought, lived and died under the "starry banner"--Page 4 of cover

When her mother marries Mr. Nordstrom, Kate moves to a farm in northwest Wisconsin, solves a mystery, and learns to adjust to her new stepfamily.

"The angel does not deal with space, only time. Time is as far down from duration as an angel can penetrate. Therefore, the footprints of all angels resemble bookmarks and can be found in every single biography and in the cumulative story of humankind, the multitude of human biographies we know as history." -Siegfried Finser Footprints of an Angel is the story of a man in search of his angel. His search begins with various events in his life that he finds difficult to explain. The fact that they happened is incontrovertible, but how did they happen? On close inspection, the most obvious causes are indefensible. Again and again, he discovers that major turning points in his life were not well thought out or carefully planned. Indeed, they seemed to happen largely by accident, the results of coincidence or even a series of miracles. The author uncovered a startling number of such "accidents." They seemed to occur in a meaningful sequence, too purposeful to ignore. Following this story, the reader witnesses how the evidence grows and offers increasing conviction that an angel is functioning and acting in his life, revealing a relationship between angels and human life on Earth. The author offers each piece of information taken from direct inquiry into his life story-"footprints" that reveal the presence of an angel. Footprints of an Angel will encourage readers to look with fresh eyes at their own lives-not superficially, but with special attention to turning points and the intricate details leading to actual events. People often say, "The devil is in the details." This book shows that the angel is also present in the details of our lives.

The book is a biography of two Australian long distance runners who competed in North America in the late 1920's and early 1930's. There exploits were virtually unknown in Australia. This book covers their life stories how they separately ended up in America competing with the world's best long distance runners.

When their father leaves to earn money away from home, Kate and Anders assume more responsibility at the farm and uncover a mystery.

Kate plans a birthday party for her stepbrother Anders and gets involved in the mysterious disappearance of items from the Erickson household.