The exciting third book in this charming series of historical novels for children, "Danny and Life on Bluff Point: Lost in the Dark" sees the adventures continue for ten-year-old Danny in 1890s rural upstate New York.

It's the winter of 1895 in Bluff Point, New York, and though chores and school continue, Danny manages to make time for fun. He and his family enjoy all that living in the country has to offer-ice skating, fishing, sledding, and even a winter party with friends and neighbors. Pa and Uncle Henry race their spirited teams and sleighs along the Ridge Road, and Danny is given his own small iceboat, one to be shared with Cousin Jay.

One day while out on the iceboat, Danny fails to pay attention to where he is and how far out onto the lake he's gone. He spends a chilly, windless night alone on the ice of Keuka Lake. Cold and frightened, Danny chooses the wrong direction in the moonless night and walks further away from home. Can Danny find his way back before the winter wind turns even colder?

Filled with wonderful, vivid details of late nineteenth century rural life, "Danny and Life on Bluff Point: Lost in the Dark" captures the innocence and warmth of days gone by.

Ten-year-old Danny Lee doesn't share his sisters' excitement when their schoolteacher comes to live with them in January of 1895. Danny knows each family needs to take a turn housing their teacher, Miss Spaulding. But she's one more person in the house treating him like a child and telling him what to do. Of course this means more work for Danny, who already has many chores helping Ma and Pa on their farm in New York.

Danny soon realizes that Miss Spaulding is a good houseguest, and he enjoys his conversations with her. But he also yearns for some male company and is excited when he gets to take his horse on a day trip with his older cousin, Jay. The trip becomes scary when the boys are caught at the beginning of a fierce blizzard that lasts for days.

Ten-year-old Danny Lee doesn't share his sisters' excitement when their schoolteacher comes to live with them in January of 1895. Danny knows each family needs to take a turn housing their teacher, Miss Spaulding. But she's one more person in the house treating him like a child and telling him what to do. Of course this means more work for Danny, who already has many chores helping Ma and Pa on their farm in New York.

Danny soon realizes that Miss Spaulding is a good houseguest, and he enjoys his conversations with her. But he also yearns for some male company and is excited when he gets to take his horse on a day trip with his older cousin, Jay. The trip becomes scary when the boys are caught at the beginning of a fierce blizzard that lasts for days.

Ten-year-old Danny yearns for responsibility and a chance to prove his skills. He desperately wants to pitch in and ease the difficulties that pioneer life presents to his family as they manage their large fruit and livestock farm in 1894.

Life on the farm is hard, though, and Danny, with his unusually small stature, struggles to gain strength to help his father and the hired hands. After all, there are difficult chores to tackle: chopping and hauling wood, caring for the workhorses, slopping the pigs, and hunting food.

With sheer determination, Danny takes on everything his father allows, working hard to help ensure his family's well-being. What Danny comes to realize, though, is that it's not a person's size that counts. When he confronts a rogue cougar, runaway horses, and a classroom bully, Danny must use his wits, sensibilities, and instincts to prevail.

Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder will find Danny's adventures particularly satisfying. Come along with Danny as he learns about both the harsh realities and simple pleasures of rural life in New York.

Ten-year-old Danny yearns for responsibility and a chance to prove his skills. He desperately wants to pitch in and ease the difficulties that pioneer life presents to his family as they manage their large fruit and livestock farm in 1894.

Life on the farm is hard, though, and Danny, with his unusually small stature, struggles to gain strength to help his father and the hired hands. After all, there are difficult chores to tackle: chopping and hauling wood, caring for the workhorses, slopping the pigs, and hunting food.

With sheer determination, Danny takes on everything his father allows, working hard to help ensure his family's well-being. What Danny comes to realize, though, is that it's not a person's size that counts. When he confronts a rogue cougar, runaway horses, and a classroom bully, Danny must use his wits, sensibilities, and instincts to prevail.

Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder will find Danny's adventures particularly satisfying. Come along with Danny as he learns about both the harsh realities and simple pleasures of rural life in New York.

The sixth in a series of historical novels for children, "Danny and Life on Bluff Point: The Conflict" finds the Lee family engaged in a social conflict that will test their values. It is May 1895, and the Lee children greet the spring weather with jubilation. It's a time for picking wildflowers, awaiting the births of baby farm animals, and helping Pa and Ma with the chores. But this idealistic world is about to change. While riding his horse one day, ten-year-old Danny Lee meets their new neighbor from Virginia, Robert Overhouser, never knowing how much this one man will change his life. Even though the Civil War happened thirty years ago, some members of the very Yankee community of Bluff Point, New York, are not too happy about welcoming a Southerner into their midst. The friction Between Mr. Overhouser and the rest of the town spills over to the Lee children, and Danny and his siblings soon find themselves coming to the defense of the Overhouser family in school. But throughout the conflict between the town and the family, both sides learn valuable lessons about prejudice, forgiveness, and acceptance.

Danny and Life on Bluff Point: My Horse Sally is the fifth in a series of historical novels for children. Danny is learning to ride his new horse and has discovered the location of Captain Charles Williamson's historic campsite - by falling into a dug well. There is no way out for him until a Seneca Indian boy discovers his plight and skillfully rescues him. Danny's new friend explains why he and his family are living near Branchport. The boy's grandfather tells an emotional story about the Seneca Indian Chief, Red Jacket. The men of the Lee family help to launch Uncle Philo's steamboat, Cricket. During the season's exciting first ride on the lake, Danny is asked to pilot the large boat and is left alone in the pilothouse. Doubt at first overwhelms him but, as he turns the steamboat away from the shore he knows he can do what is expected of him. This is a very thrilling and 'grownup responsibility. It seems that the thoughtless Mr. Overhouser will purchase Grandpa Scott's property at the tip of Bluff Point. Sister Mary and Danny are needlessly placed in a dangerous position when the careless Mr. the bluff.

"Danny and Life on Bluff Point: the Man on the Train" is the fourth in a series of historical novels for children. It is now March of 1895 and the last iceboating of the winter is done with a family trip across Keuka Lake to the community of Crosby. Danny has his sister Mary with him and must carefully control his iceboat in a very strong wind. Great Grandma Baker tells the children about her family's trip from Rensselaer County to Orleans County on the Erie Canal in 1858.

Grandma and Grandpa Scott leave Bluff Point and move to Gorham with the help of the Lee family. The ride on the steam cars is fun for all until Mary is trapped in the livestock car by an evil man. Danny helps with the rescue.

Danny learns when it is time to stand up for himself and his loved ones.

The exciting third book in this charming series of historical novels for children, "Danny and Life on Bluff Point: Lost in the Dark" sees the adventures continue for ten-year-old Danny in 1890s rural upstate New York.

It's the winter of 1895 in Bluff Point, New York, and though chores and school continue, Danny manages to make time for fun. He and his family enjoy all that living in the country has to offer-ice skating, fishing, sledding, and even a winter party with friends and neighbors. Pa and Uncle Henry race their spirited teams and sleighs along the Ridge Road, and Danny is given his own small iceboat, one to be shared with Cousin Jay.

One day while out on the iceboat, Danny fails to pay attention to where he is and how far out onto the lake he's gone. He spends a chilly, windless night alone on the ice of Keuka Lake. Cold and frightened, Danny chooses the wrong direction in the moonless night and walks further away from home. Can Danny find his way back before the winter wind turns even colder?

Filled with wonderful, vivid details of late nineteenth century rural life, "Danny and Life on Bluff Point: Lost in the Dark" captures the innocence and warmth of days gone by.