Marjorie Thayer Books
Climbing Sun
In the fall of 1928 an 11-year-old Indian boy leaves his Hopi village on the mesa and travels by train to the Sherman Indian Institute where he will learn the white man's ways.
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The Christmas strangers
During a snowstorm on Christmas eve, three strangers arrive at the Clinton family's log cabin in the Michigan territory.
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The Halloween witch
Is Mrs. North a witch who lives in a haunted house? A group of children choose Halloween to find out.
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The valentine box
The new girl in class, sure that she won't receive any valentines, arranges things so she will--to her great embarrassment.
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A mother for Mother's day
Michael's classmates try to find him a mother for Mother's Day after they find out he is an orphan.
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The youngest
Margie finds life as the family's youngest both frustrating and fun as she awaits her tenth birthday on August 25, 1918.
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The first day of school
The Protectors, a group of students dedicated to protecting anybody, even grownups and cats, decide they need their own services against a new teacher.
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The April foolers
In their attempt to play a practical joke on April Fools' Day, a group of children become the victims themselves.
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