Dan Andreasen

A collection of five short stories featuring nine-year-old Felicity Merriman growing up in Virginia in 1774 as she plays a joke on herself while teaching her sister to dance, responds to a foolish dare, proves her worth as a big sister, plays Cupid, and discovers the secret of the crabbiest lady in town. Each story includes a non-fiction essay about the culture and customs of the time.

Having left her parents' Missouri farm for good and trained to become a telegraph operator in Kansas City, teenage Rose moves out to San Francisco and joins the thousands of "bachelor girls" supporting themselves.

Young Caroline Quiner, who would grow up to become Laura Ingalls Wilder's mother, and her family have new adventures as the frontier outpost of Brookfield, Wisconsin, grows into a bustling town.

When Alexander asks his mother questions, they use their imaginations to play together.

The Christmas tree ornaments are sad when it seems they are not going to be taken out of the attic and hung on the tree one year.

Samantha organizes a talent show to support the library, but wonders what her special talent is. Includes historical notes on vaudeville as well as instructions for juggling scarves.

Mike and his dog Corky plan to be best friends forever, so when Corky becomes sick and dies, Mike is angry about the broken promise.

"A story about Peanuts creator Charles Schulz and his childhood dog, Spike, who inspired the character of Snoopy"--

In 1927, Emily describes the ordering, arrival, and assembly of a mail-order house for her growing family.