Trailblazer Books in Order

Jack and Amy arrive in London searching for an uncle they cannot locate. With no money or shelter, the children face predators on the streets and must decide whether to trust William and Catherine Booth's Salvation Army.

Sarah, a shipping merchant's daughter, hopes to save imprisoned Bible translator William Tyndale. Smuggling his English New Testament to Queen Anne Boleyn could win the king's mercy, but the journey places her in dangerous political territory.

Captured by slave traders, Wikatani and Chuma are marched far from their African village. Their search for freedom intersects with David Livingstone's efforts to stop the slave trade, though escape alone may not bring them safely home.

Fifteen-year-old Karl Schumacher serves Martin Luther in exchange for an education. When Luther is denounced as a heretic and summoned to Worms, Karl accompanies him on a dangerous journey filled with uncertain loyalties and mysterious watchers.

Injured coal worker Ned Carter discovers that his little brother Pip has been sold into chimney sweeping. Determined to find him and earn the money to buy him back, Ned looks toward preacher John Wesley for help.

Newly arrived in India, fourteen-year-old John Knight befriends missionary Amy Carmichael and learns of Jewel, a girl threatened with forced marriage. His father's position as a government official complicates John's determination to protect her.

Burmese sisters May-Lo and Len-Lay accompany their foster parents, missionaries Adoniram and Ann Judson, to Ava. When war brings accusations of espionage and imprisonment, the girls must decide whom to trust far from their father.

After tragedy separates twelve-year-old Rosebud Jackson from her family, she waits for a promised signal to escape slavery. Harriet Tubman arrives to lead her north, beginning a dangerous journey along the Underground Railroad toward freedom.

Twelve-year-old Neil Thompson visits Liverpool's docks alone and is kidnapped aboard a tea clipper bound for China. Unable to escape, he finds a friend in missionary Hudson Taylor as the voyage carries him farther from home.

Caught after an armed robbery, London street child Curly Roddy is sent to George Muller's orphan home. He organizes other boys and plots an escape, but encounters a faith and unexpected answers to prayer he cannot explain.

Perrin Whitman accompanies his missionary aunt and uncle to Oregon and befriends Shikam, a Nez Perce girl. When incoming settlers bring measles, the children's hopes for peace are threatened by disease, anger, and danger to Marcus Whitman.

Orphan Mei-en initially fears the foreign missionary Gladys Aylward who takes her in. When bombing endangers their home and nearly a hundred children, they must attempt an escape through China's mountains with enemy forces pursuing them.

Fleeing persecution with Anabaptist preacher Menno Simons, Adriaen Wens discovers that betraying him could secure his mother's release. The boy must weigh his family's desperate need against the likely execution of the man protecting him.

Imatu befriends missionary Mary Slessor when she arrives to establish a school in a West African village. When Imatu's mother is imprisoned and condemned to drink poison, the girl hopes Slessor's influence can prevent her death.

After his father is killed and his mother abducted during the War of 1812, Gil Hamilton grows up lonely among relatives. Methodist preacher Peter Cartwright offers him a new home and a chance to search for his missing mother.

Fourteen-year-old Casey Watkins joins a circus and trains for a trapeze act ahead of Chicago's World's Fair. A dangerous accident leaves him terrified of performing, prompting him to seek help from evangelist Dwight Moody.

Freed when his master dies in England, Hamilton Jones searches for former slave trader John Newton to avenge his mother's enslavement. Finding Newton transformed into a preacher challenges the boy's expectations and his determination to kill him.

After their mother's deportation, Betsey and Loren Maxwell escape a harsh London workhouse and survive by stealing. Imprisonment brings Betsey into contact with reformer Elizabeth Fry, whose help may be their only protection from the gallows.

Fourteen-year-old Jova sets out to find the missing Prince Kaboo before his people's enemies overwhelm them. A secret kept for six years gives him a lead, but following it means entering a place he fears.

Joseph Shabosh and his disabled friend David travel west with a displaced Moravian community. Joseph's fascination with a Mohegan warrior pulls him toward adventure, while David and missionary David Zeisberger urge him to question the stranger's influence.

After the Ku Klux Klan destroys her father's business, Celeste Key's family moves to Florida, where she attends Mary McLeod Bethune's school. Renewed Klan threats test the girl's courage and Bethune's determination to continue teaching.

Outcast from his Huaorani community, Niwa welcomes the gifts dropped from missionary pilot Nate Saint's airplane. When accusations turn his people against the visitors, the boy tries to prevent an attack and preserve the possibility of friendship.

Wounded drummer boy Robbie Robinson reaches a military hospital while searching for his missing brother during the Crimean War. He helps Florence Nightingale challenge dangerous conditions, even as doctors and officers resist her efforts to improve care.

With his father imprisoned for treason, Richard Winslow seeks refuge with an uncle who runs Bedford's jail. Befriending prisoner John Bunyan creates a painful choice when helping his father may require betraying the outspoken preacher.

Hoping for fame and adventure, Adam Christian joins Sheldon Jackson's expedition to rescue starving Yukon gold miners. Transporting reindeer from Norway proves far harder than he expected, and repeated setbacks threaten their chance of arriving in time.

Elizabeth Tilley sees Dorothy Bradford alone on the Mayflower's deck before she disappears, but fears telling William Bradford what happened. As hardship in the new colony leaves Elizabeth orphaned, her secret becomes an increasingly lonely burden.

Kyemap wants to accept missionary Barbrooke Grubb's teachings but distrusts his cousin Poit's motives. When missing cattle lead Grubb into Jaguar Swamp, Kyemap must decide whether protecting the missionary is worth betraying a member of his family.

Aspiring writer Yacobo Kabaza prepares a play about Uganda's early Christian martyrs as Idi Amin's forces threaten the church. With Archbishop Luwum missing and Festo Kivengere forced to flee, the production places Yacobo and his brother in danger.

Chou Fu-lin, known as Wolf Boy, works for missionaries Jonathan and Rosalind Goforth while hiding memories of a childhood accident. The Boxer Rebellion forces them to flee, testing his courage as violent crowds make concealing his faith tempting.

In the Philippines, Alastair Sutherland and his friend Lastani help Joy Ridderhof record the Gospel in a language without writing. Monsoons, malaria, and equipment trouble threaten the project as the missionary's departure draws closer.

Mollie resents her best friend Ida's move from Virginia to China, then becomes fascinated by letters describing work with missionary Lottie Moon. As war, disease, and rebellion threaten Ida, Mollie considers what helping her might cost.

Theodore Story's family transfers from a fever-stricken ship to a passing vessel, only to discover they are prisoners of pirates. Theo must find a way to protect his mother and sister and get word to Governor William Penn.

After a prank burns down a church, Jerry Newman is sent to live with his journalist uncle in Los Angeles. Encounters with preacher William Seymour and the 1906 earthquake challenge Jerry's willingness to confess the secret behind his departure.

Jesse Turner helps his family try George Washington Carver's farming advice to save their exhausted Alabama land. Debt, prejudice, and a suspicious levee failure threaten their efforts, leaving Jesse searching for a way to keep the farm.

Street child Kip O'Reilly is released from jail into Charles Loring Brace's care on the condition that he earn an honest living. An orphan train offers a chance for a family, but his past thefts may keep him unchosen.

Orphaned and unemployed, Kevin Gilmore tries to redeem shares in John Paton's mission ship, the Dayspring. Instead he joins its first voyage to the South Sea islands, where pirates and his fear of water threaten the journey.

After his father's death, Alfredo Garcia becomes entangled with Peru's Shining Path guerrillas alongside his brother. Ordered to kill Pastor Romulo Saune to prove his loyalty, Alfredo faces a choice between the movement's violence and the evangelist's message.

Jamal and Hameem compete to steal possessions from French soldiers in Morocco. Collecting missionary Maude Cary's Bible pictures changes the stakes for Jamal, whose growing interest in Christianity threatens his relationship with his family and community.

Too young to enlist and hindered by a foot disability, Danny Sims cares for Colonel Shaw's horses. Chasing an escaped horse into a Confederate fort, he discovers a trap and must escape to warn the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry.

After smallpox shakes his people's faith, Garry, the Spokane chief's young son, travels to a distant Christian school. This historical adventure follows his education and his desire to return home to share what he has learned.