Margi Preus Books in Order

This retelling of an Ojibwe tale follows a girl who ventures through dangerous winter conditions to obtain help for her sick people. Her courage and lost slippers become linked to the origins of the woodland flower.

More than 150 poems, prayers, and quotations from different cultures invite quiet reflection. Gathered around themes such as courage, generosity, love, and gratitude, the selections offer words for contemplation and occasions including giving thanks before meals.

Yuko's grandmother recalls a Japanese temple bell removed for wartime scrap metal and later carried to America by sailors. Its eventual return provides a story of memory and friendship between countries that had once been enemies.

Rescued from a shipwreck in 1841, young Japanese fisherman Manjiro travels aboard an American vessel and encounters an unfamiliar culture. His journey challenges Japan's isolation and brings him closer to a dream of becoming a samurai.

Fourteen remarkable trees around the world receive illustrated profiles exploring their age, size, usefulness, and historical associations. From an ancient California pine to England's legendary oak, the book connects extraordinary living specimens with the stories people tell about them.

After Germany occupies Norway, fourteen-year-old Espen begins carrying illegal newspapers for the resistance. His work develops into courier missions and spying, putting friendships and love under pressure as danger follows him toward an escape across the mountains.

Sold to a cruel goat farmer, Norwegian girl Astri escapes and retrieves her younger sister, hoping to join their father in America. Folktales, mysterious possessions, and a pursuing captor shape their journey through mountains and forests.

A frightened call from her great-aunts sends Francie from New York to a Minnesota lake where neighbors are dying in suspicious accidents. Investigating property sales, an unwanted road, and local legends also raises questions about her own family.

In 1853 Japan, servant Yoshi dreams of becoming a samurai as American warships demand access to the country. Meeting a stranded American cabin boy leads him into a dangerous effort to return the visitor to his ship.

Sophie notices signs of changing weather around her family's Lake Superior lighthouse and hurries to warn everyone. Her most urgent task is reaching her father, whose work keeping the light ready could protect ships when the storm arrives.

Francie settles into a northern Minnesota school hoping to learn about her missing mother. Her brother's return coincides with a dead body, and a silver box becomes part of a mystery that puts both siblings under suspicion.

In 1792, red squirrel Jean Pierre stows away with voyageurs paddling from Montreal to Grand Portage. His dream of adventure clashes with their purpose in the fur trade, prompting an unusual effort to defend his fellow forest animals.

An engraved silver box offers Francie clues to her missing mother, sending her and friends through museums, conservatories, and distant abandoned places. The investigation connects family mysteries with destructive plant theft and a dangerous pursuit through the snowy North Woods.

In occupied France, teenagers forge papers, carry resistance messages, and guide refugees toward safety. Inspired by villagers who protected Jewish people during World War II, the novel follows their efforts as police scrutiny and the Gestapo threaten their community.

Small sailboat Lily struggles to be heard among larger harbor vessels as she heads out to greet visiting tall ships. When those ships approach a lowered lift bridge without horns, Lily sees a chance to provide crucial help.

Children who venture outside disappear in swirling snow, including Tag's sisters. Refusing to accept the authorities' restrictions, Tag joins other young adventurers with unusual skills and a forbidden fairy-tale book to search for their missing siblings.

Shrew detective Minerva visits her cousin Tenacity in a human house where valuable pearls have disappeared. With the owner blaming rodents and calling exterminators, Minerva must find the real thief before her cousin’s home becomes a death trap.