The Witch of Blackbird Pond by 
Family under the Bridge by
An old tramp, adopted by three fatherless children when their mother hides them under a bridge on the Seine, finds a home for mother and children and a job for himself.
Along Came a Dog by
A stray dog earns a home for himself by protecting a little red hen and her chicks from a preying hawk.
Chucaro by
The world of the Argentine Pampa comes to life in this humorous tale of a South American boy determined to tame and ride a wild pony.
The Perilous Road by
Fourteen-year-old Chris, bitterly hating the Yankees for invading his Tennessee mountain home, learns a difficult lesson about the waste of war and the meaning of tolerance and courage when he reports the approach of a Yankee supply troop to the Confederates, only to learn that his brother is probably part of that troop.