An Appalachian version of the traditional tale in which a boy and five elderly animals find their fortune in a robbers' den.

If this journal is found…it means that I have been murdered. From: The Diary of Nathan J. Slocum A wilderness outward-bound trip called CHALLENGE, turns out to be quite a bit more daunting than they thought for a group of middle school students. Set on the famous Appalachian Trail, thirteen very different kids find their lives clashing against an infamous historical event that challenged the original thirteen colonies in 1785. Along the way, they learn something new about their country and themselves. In addition to APPALACHIAN TALE, T.J. Rameaka is the author of four other books: THE MYSTERY OF WOLF DEN CAVE, WHERE’S DOROTHY?, BEE HAVEN, and SKELETON VALLEY. He lives in Connecticut.

In this Appalachian variant of the Cinderella tale, old Granny helps Ashpet attend the church picnic where she charms Doc Ellison's son but loses one of her fancy red shoes.

An 18 year old leaves a sheltered life and a close-knit community to discover the world hiking two thousand miles on the Appalachian Trail. This is a story of the Trail he discovers.

Ruth Stump loses her baby in childbirth. Granny offers her a newborn, unwanted by its mother, but tells Ruth, “If you take this baby, you gotta swear you won’t tell a soul he ain’t yours...ever. If you tell, you could cause this baby...and you great harm.” Ruth takes the baby but wonders: Has God opened a door? Or is the devil laughing at her? Fifteen years later, the local preacher accuses Ruth’s son, Tommy, and his friend Cassie Yocum, of witchery. Black cats are hangin’ dead from trees, haints are roaming the woods, the fearsome cry of the Banshee is echoing through the hollows. And Tommy’s pa has disappeared. Tommy must find his pa and destroy the real evil before he loses his family and his home.