E C Brill: 2 books

In this action-adventure tale geared for younger audiences, a community of newly arrived immigrants bands together to endure the hardships of life in the Red River area of Canada. Several teenagers among the group form particularly close bonds, which come in handy when some of the families decide to move on and form a new settlement.

Set amidst the natural splendor of the shores of Michigan's beautiful Lake Superior, The Secret Cache is an engrossing mystery story geared for younger readers. Teenager Hugh Beaupre gets word that his father has died -- and an urgent request from his half-brother that Hugh join him to search for their joint inheritance, a cache of furs their father hid away before his death.