In Emma and the Cutting Horse, Martha Deeringer has woven a delightful tale around the adventures of Emma, a fourteen-year-old girl who, with her parents, lives on a cattle ranch in Texas. Raising cattle has its moments, but for most small ranchers it does little...

In Orphans' Inn by Martha Deeringer, Charity and Hope are orphans. Their parents died from yellow fever and now they are being sent across the country to Austin, to live with a great-uncle whom they've never met. Their two brothers are being left behind in...

Elephant Dreams by Martha Deeringer tells the story of Fiona Finn who, as a sixteen-year-old, finds herself homeless and trying to survive on the streets of New York City. After she is attacked, she realises that she has to do something to make a better...