The Bread Sister of Sinking Creek (The Family that Reads Together Series Book 1)

Here is the unforgettable story of 14-year old Maggie Callahan and her struggle to survive in the wilderness of Central Pennsylvania. Maggie is on her own. All she has is her strange inheritance from her Irish Aunt Franny--a pouch of "spook yeast" which contains the secret to making the finest bread on the frontier. But what good will it do Maggie in this wild and unforgiving land? This is Book One in the widely-acclaimed Bread Sister Trilogy, a blend of heart-pounding adventure, gritty historical detail and good old-fashioned storytelling which has kindled the imaginations of generations of readers. Designed to be read aloud by parents and their children. For ages 8 and up.