Kate is surprised to learn that a homeless camp has been set up and sets out to find ways to help them. The town council is against her, which disappoints her, but she gets the churches and several town people to help make and serve food to the homeless. She finds an elderly woman and brings her home and is confused by the lady’s assurance that she is a countess. When the daughter comes to get the woman Kate is sure something is wrong. Several crimes...

Elsie Lavender and Homer Hickam (the father of the author) were high school classmates in the West Virginia coalfields, graduating just as the Great Depression began. When Homer asked for her hand, Elsie instead headed to Orlando where she sparked with a dancing actor named Buddy Ebsen (yes, that Buddy Ebsen). But when Buddy headed for New York, Elsie's dreams of a life with him were crushed and eventually she found herself back in the coalfields,...

"Travel around a world full of spooky stories from all over the globe...The tales in this beautifully illustrated treasury have been retold to be suitable for children ages 5+." --back cover

2 GB internal (approximately 1.25 GB avaliable for user conternt) Holds up to 1,100 books.