Sarah Schoonmaker Baker: 2 books

This is a book that will appeal to a wide range of readers. It's about Carl, a young boy destined to become a baron in Sweden. His father was accused of stealing the family fortune, and was thrown out of the palace. Carl and his mother need to find ways to keep their lands, palaces, and status. There...

Sunday had come. Along the public road, where the Italians and the bear had lately passed, rolled a heavy family carriage, drawn by two spirited horses. The gray-haired coachman had them well in hand, and by no means needed the advice or the assistance of the fat little boy perched at his side, though...