William H. Hooks Books
The Legend of the White Doe
After the destruction of the English colony on Roanoke Island by hostile Indians forces the survivors to live with a friendly tribe, Virginia Dare finds her first love coming to a tragic and supern...
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Snowbear Whittington: An Appalachian Beauty and the Beast
An Appalachian version of the tale about a girl whose true love breaks the spell and turns her husband from a snow-white bear back into a handsome young man.
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A Flight of Dazzle Angels
In a small southern town in 1908, fifteen-year-old Annie Earle, though afflicted with a club foot and surrounded by a sick mother and brother, gains a new insight into herself and the possibilities...
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The Mighty Santa Fe
At Christmastime, William has to leave behind his cherished train set when his family goes to visit William's frightening great-grandmother.
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The Girl Who Could Fly
Nine-year-old Adam doesn't want anything to do with the new girl next door, but as he gets to know more about her and her unusual abilities, they become best friends.
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The legend of the Christmas rose
The younger sister of three shepherds secretly follows her brothers who are traveling to Bethlehem to see the Christ Child.
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Pioneer Cat
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Every pioneer girl should have a cat she takes with her on the Oregon Trail. Nine-year-old Kate Purdy is traveling from Missouri to Oregon by wagon train, and she’s worried. She isn’t worried about...
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Crossing the line
Describes the coming of age of an 11-year-old boy on his father's farm in the South in the 1930's and his relationships with his extended family and the black sharecroppers who work the farm.
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The mystery on Bleeker Street
Ten-year-old Chase, his 78-year-old friend Babette, and Babette's old dog help the police get to the source of some strange events occurring around the Star Hotel.
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