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The Grannie Annie Index of Stories

Publishing Historical Family Stories Written and Illustrated by Young People

 

 

Using this index

This index includes all stories published by The Grannie Annie. To find stories on a particular topic, either scroll down or search for the topic using “Find” (generally “Control + F” or “Command + F”).

 

Arrangement of stories in this index

Under each topic, stories from the most recent annual volume are listed first. Stories within a volume are listed in the order in which they appear in the books, and/or on The Grannie Annie’s website. All stories that The Grannie Annie has published in English appear on the website.

 

General guide to the information in this index

Each story title is followed by abbreviated information that indicates where you can find the story in one or more editions. Also, nearly every story has a link that will take you to the page on The Grannie Annie’s website where you can read that story. For Volumes 1–9 you may then want to use the website’s “Find” feature to take you directly to the story on that page. (Each story in Volumes 10 ­–15, and in Collection 16, is on a page by itself.)

 

The following examples explain the abbreviated information that follows each story title.

 

Stories in Volumes 1–10: “5:28” means “Volume 5 paperback book, page 28.”

 

Stories in Volumes 6–9: “6:81, 6e:121, 6w:d2” means “Volume 6 paperback book, page 81; Volume 6 electronic edition, page 121; Volume 6 website story page ‘d,’ 2nd story on that webpage.”

 

Stories in Volumes 11–15: “Sandman 11:26” means “Volume 11 (all editions), story number 26.”

 

Stories in Collection 16: “The Whale 16:2” means “Collection 16 PDF, story number 2.” 

 

Stories in Echoes from World War II:  “Clearing the Way 10:49; Echoes 105, eBook 38” means “Volume 10 paperback book, page 49; Echoes paperback book, page 105; Echoes eBook, story number 38.” 

 

Enjoy exploring these delightful, inspiring family stories!

 

9/11 attacks (see September 11, 2001)

adoption

      A Brave Girl 15:6

      A New Beginning 15:13

      Abandoned 12:5

      A Mighty Sweet Girl 10:31

      From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51; Echoes 27, eBook 4

Africa

      Benin

            Innocent Punishment 6:81, 6e:121, 6w:d2

      Egypt

            Crossed Paths 15:20

            Avi and the Sohoy-7 11:25

      Liberia

            The Termite Storm 6:70, 6e:104, 6w:c10

            My Father, My Hero 5:79

      Nigeria

            A Casualty of War 12:27

            Religion of My Family 10:33

            The Battle 2:36

      South Africa

            Equals 9:89, 9w:d7

            Apartheid 8:68, 8w:c8

      Tanzania

            My Opa Left His Fingers on Kilimanjaro 7w:d8

      Zambia (Northern Rhodesia)

            Ridge on the Bridge 15:18

      Zimbabwe

            “Look! I Found a Bee!” 11:21

            Warning: Crocodiles Ahead 6:52, 6e:70, 6w:b10

airplanes

      A Child’s Nightmare 15:11

      Sobrevivientes (Survivors) 14:23

      Before Honor 14:26

      The Cookbook 14:35

      The Man in Stripes 13:10

      Smoking Over Hiroshima 12:14

      How Pedro Pan Brought Us Pepy 12:23

      The USS Forrestal Fire 12:26

      The War’s Cons: My Great-Aunt’s Story 11:6

      Watching Over Pearl Harbor 11:8

      Avi and the Sohoy-7 11:25

      The Fox Stole the Show 10:59

      Times of the Holocaust 9:26, 9w:a5; Echoes 23, eBook 2

      The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34, 9w:a8; Echoes 75, eBook 25

      The Pilot 8:29, 8w:a6

      Raining Bombs 8:40, 8w:b4; Echoes 46, eBook 12

      The Scary Airplane Ride 7w:a10

      Trapped on a Ship! 7:69, 7w:c4

      Obachan’s or Ojichan’s Cooking? The Answer Is Obvious 7:79, 7w:c9; Echoes 126, eBook 46

      From Covered Wagon to Airplane 6:27, 6e:33, 6w:a6

      A Close Call 6e:72, 6w:b11

      “It’s Just Dummy Ammo!” 5:33; Echoes 48, eBook 13

      My Courageous Great-Grandpa Joseph 5:36

      The Eruption 5:77

      Dreams of Flying 5:83

      Battle in the Pacific 4:36

      The Terrible Disaster 3:41

      Wilhelmina’s Great Escape 3:73; Echoes 36, eBook 8

      A Walk into the Past 2:31; Echoes 29, eBook 5

      Wedding Joy in Wartime Trials 2:62; Echoes 91, eBook 32

      She Was the First 1:33

      Pearl Harbor Day 1941 1:69; Echoes 44, eBook 11

animals

      bears

            The Bear Man 10:23

            Attack of the Polar Bear 8:77, 8w:d3

            My Mother, the Bear 7:61, 7w:b12

            Bear Invasion 7:76, 7w:c8

            The Bear That Read the Comics 6e:88, 6w:c3

            A Black Bear’s Paw 4:56

      bees

            “Look! I Found a Bee!” 11:21

            Honey for Olives 10:51

            The Grape Story 5:92

      birds (see also chickens)

            Fish Tree 16:4 (herons)

            The Flying Messengers of World War II 13:9 (pigeons)

            Uncle John’s Pet Crow 11:23

            The Not-So-Lucky Shot 10:61 (robin)

            The Nine-Year-Old Goose Killer 9:19, 9w:a2

            Seagull, Sir 9:38, 9w:a10

            Happily Ever Rafter 9:62, 9w:c2

            The Fire Bird 9:81, 9w:d3 (sparrow)

            The Annoying Parrot 6e:95, 6w:c6

            Marianca, “My Sweet” 4:27 (goose)             

            Pigeon Racing 3:19

            The Bird Who Liked the “Birdie” 1:55         

      cats

            A Creek Adventure 12: 34

            In Anticipation 5:43

            Kitty 2:55

      cattle

            Just One Light 14:7

            A Wrong Turn 13:17 (bull)

            How a Bull Taught Me to Shave 13:27

            Cow Patty Bingo 11:35

            Lali—The Legend 9:28, 9w:a6; Echoes 64, eBook 20

            The Great Bull Ride 6:17, 6e:21, 6w:a1

            Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24, 6e:28, 6w:a4

            Nose Rings 1:43

      chickens

            Importance of Rainwater 13:15

            The Man Who Saved the Chicks 11:5

            Bricks vs. Chickens 9:44, 9w:b2

            The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36, 6e:48, 6w:a13

            Pop! 6:42, 6e:54, 6w:b3; Echoes 55, eBook 16

            The Case of the Haunted Chicken 5:90

            Big Red 3:49 (rooster)

      crabs

            A Crabby Story 11:27

            The Tale of Gardner’s Hut 11:29

      dogs

            The Pawfect Dog Walker 15:12

            70-Pound Soldiers 14:29

            Sammy’s Rough Road Trip 13:19

            Lost and Found 9:93, 9w:d9

            Super Dog 6:72, 6e:106b, 6w:c11

            What Sticks, Half-Lick? 6:90, 6e:132, 6w:d7

            Grandpa’s Newspaper Adventure 1:27

            The Best Dog in Town 1:66

      fish

            Granny Sweetpea and the Swamp Cabbage Catfish 6:34, 6e:46, 6w:a12

            Fishing 6e:100, 6w:c8

      goats

            From Lincoln to Cadillac 15:21

            The Galloping Goat 11:15

            A Bad Day for More Than the Goat 10:38

            Billy the Goat 7:43, 7w:b1

      hogs

            Sausage Day 9:47, 9w:b3

            Hank and the Hog 1:57

      horses, ponies

            Just One Light 14:7

            Starlight 12:15

            The First Horse Whisperer 10:21

            Hardly Horses 7:28, 7w:a6

            Washed Away 7w:a7

            Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40, 6e:52, 6w:b2

            The Uncontrollable Mare 6e:65, 6w:b8

            Grandpa’s Saddle 5:22

            Silver and the Swamp Path 5:25

            The Tale of Two Horses 4:67

            Ferdyl 2:15

            Horses Know the Way to Carry the Barrel 2:50

            My Grandfather 1:18

            Grandpa’s Newspaper Adventure 1:27

            The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46

      sharks

            Shark Week 10:91

            Mysterious Booms 3:26

      snakes

            Saved by a 71-Year-Old 12:32

            A Creek Adventure 12: 34

            Cold-Blooded Savior 11:28   

      other animals

            The Whale 16:2

            His Name Was Alfie 14:27 (skunk)

            An Unforgettable Journey on the Island 14:30 (insects, snakes)

            My Mom and the Monkey 13:25

            The Worst Pet Ever 13:26 (deer)       

            Turtle Trouble 8:72, 8w:d1               

            Hard Times 6:30, 6e:38, 6w:a8 (rabbit)

            Granny Sweetpea and the Swamp Cabbage Catfish 6:34, 6e:46, 6w:a12 (catfish, mule)

            Warning: Crocodiles Ahead 6:52, 6e:70, 6w:b10

            Jumping Wonders 6:54, 6e:78, 6w:b14 (sheep)

            The Termite Storm 6:70, 6e:104, 6w:c10

            The Wonderful Pet Coon 2:25

            Coyote 2:27   

Asia

      Bangladesh

            The Freedom Fighters 4:40

      China

            The Mystery of the Lucky Coins 16:7

            Freedom 15:14 (People’s Republic of China)

            An Unforgettable Journey on the Island 14:30 (People’s Republic of China)

            My Father’s Game of Dreams 14:34 (People’s Republic of China)

            Hard Work Will Surely Pay Off 12:18 (People’s Republic of China)

            A Crabby Story 11:27 (People’s Republic of China)

            Shame to Lose to You 11:30 (People’s Republic of China)

            Courage for Life 10:65 (People’s Republic of China)

            A Father’s Legacy 10:76 (People’s Republic of China)

            How to Steal a Potato 10:83 (People’s Republic of China)

            Countering the Unfairness 9:55, 9w:b7 (People’s Republic of China)

            Into the Mountains 9:67, 9w:c4 (People’s Republic of China)

            Tangshan Terror 9:73, 9w:c7 (People’s Republic of China)

            The Magical Box 9:75, 9w:d1 (People’s Republic of China)

            Living with the Enemies 8:51, 8w:b9

            Way Too Close 8:66, 8w:c7 (People’s Republic of China)

            A Miscommunication 8:83, 8w:d6 (People’s Republic of China)

            The One-Ticket Escape 8:90, 8w:d9 (People’s Republic of China)

            The First Snow 7:39, 7w:a14

            Bear Invasion 7:76, 7w:c8 (People’s Republic of China)

            Snow Sledding 7:92, 7w:d5 (People’s Republic of China)

            Jumping Wonders 6:54, 6e:78, 6w:b14

            Tiananmen Square Crackdown 6:100, 6e:144, 6w:d12 (People’s Republic of China)

            A Lucky Day 6e:151, 6w:d15 (People’s Republic of China)

            Escape from the Japanese Invasion 4:49

            “Shh . . . Turn It Down” 3:24 (People’s Republic of China)

            Right-Side Up 3:68 (People’s Republic of China)

            Holding Hands 2:17 (People’s Republic of China)

            The River 1:25 (People’s Republic of China)

            Nose Rings 1:43 (People’s Republic of China)

            Moonlighting 1:53 (People’s Republic of China)

      India

            Life or Candy? 14:22

            The Pathway 11:18

            Arranged Marriage 9:21, 9w:a3

            Lali—The Legend 9:28, 9w:a6; Echoes 64, eBook 20

            The Compound Wall 9:65, 9w:c3

            A Success Story Driven by Ambition to Learn 7w:a9

            Twisted Path 7:63, 7w:c1

            Overnight Journey 7:67, 7w:c3

            Secret Escape 5:30

      Indonesia

            Fish Tree 16:4 (Java)

      Iran

            Grandfather, the Swimmer 13:31

            The Miraculous Journey to America 7w:d7

      Iraq

            How Life Was in Iraq 5:55

      Israel

            To Live 13:14

            Avi and the Sohoy-7 11:25

            Honey for Olives 10:51

            The Siren Sounds 10:87

            The Independence War of Israel 6:58, 6e:82, 6w:b16

            A Place to Call Home 5:53

            How Life Was in Iraq 5:55

      Japan (see also World War II)

            The Inheritance of Hope 14:15

            Face to Face with an Idol 10:63

            Escape from the Japanese Invasion 4:49

            Big Mistake 3:59

      Korea

            Family Separated Forever 14:17

            The Scarring Things I Saw 12:20

      Manchukuo

            The Inheritance of Hope 14:15

      Pakistan

            The Disk in the Sky 9:53, 9w:b6

            My Pakistani Hero 7:74, 7w:c6

            The Freedom Fighters 4:40

      Palestine

            Kicked Out of Home 8:33, 8w:b1

      Philippines

            8,593 Miles Away from Home 16:6

            The Eruption 5:77

      Saudi Arabia

            My Father, My Hero 5:79

            “Mayday!” 5:81

      South Korea

            The Forgiving Man 3:44

      Soviet Union (USSR) (see Europe)

      Sri Lanka

            The Lunar Rock Legacy 13:21

            My Mom and the Monkey 13:25

            Fifty Years Ago and One Hundred Years Later 11:24

      Taiwan

            Freedom 15:14

            An Independent Woman 10:54

            A Different Land 2:67

      Turkey

            Baby Saves the Farm 4:65

      Vietnam

            Before Honor 14:26

            70-Pound Soldiers 14:29

            Two Friends Meet Up After Thirty Years! 13:22

            Hard Work Down the Drain (Almost) 13:23

            The USS Forrestal Fire 12:26

            A Failed Attempt to Escape Vietnam 11:31

            Where to Go? 10:78

            Danger in Vietnam 3:54

            A Little Adult 2:45

Australia

            Shark Week 10:91

            Silver and the Swamp Path 5:25

      New Zealand

            Wheeling Through the Years 5:94

      Papua New Guinea

            The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34, 9w:a8; Echoes 75, eBook 25

automobiles (see also drive, learning to)

      The Back Seat 15:16

      On the Way Home 14:10

      Room for Two 14:33

      Sammy’s Rough Road Trip 13:19

      The Chocolate Chip Cookies 13:34

      The Black Lincoln 12:28

      A Mighty Sweet Girl 10:31

      Problem After Problem 10:56

      Did You See What I Think I Saw? 10:69

      Blizzard Blunder in Boston 9:78, 9w:d2

      Toyota Tercel Trouble 8:93, 8w:d10

      The Scary Airplane Ride 7w:a10

      Turnip Greens to Automobile 7:55, 7w:b8

      Hero 6:56, 6e:80, 6w:b15; Echoes 103, eBook 37

      Sweet Home Alabama 6:64, 6e:92, 6w:c5

      Uncle Bob to the Rescue 6:75, 6e:112, 6w:c13

      Life-Changing Journey 6:88, 6e:130b, 6w:d6

      Stop! Grandpa! Stop! 6:98, 6e:142, 6w:d11

      Mother Knows Best 6:103, 6e:147, 6w:d13

      Racing Ron 5:20

      Grandpa’s Saddle 5:22

      The Hitchhiker 5:88

      The Grape Story 5:92

      The Tragedy 4:44

      Stuck on the Farm 3:17

      The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46

Berlin Wall

      Crossing the Border Every Day 16:5

      The Border of Berlin 15:19 

bicycles

      My Father’s Game of Dreams 14:34

      Hard Work Down the Drain (Almost) 13:23

      Sugar, Stamps, Bikes, and Metal 8:42, 8w:b5; Echoes 57, eBook 17

      Turtle Trouble 8:72, 8w:d1

      Turnip Greens to Automobile 7:55, 7w:b8

      Related to a Spy 5:49; Echoes 32, eBook 6

      Wheeling Through the Years 5:94

      Growing Up German 2:39; Echoes 123, eBook 45

biography

      From Covered Wagon to Airplane 6:27, 6e:33, 6w:a6

      My Papa Gene 5:62

      Dreams of a Better Life 5:68

      Dreams of Flying 5:83

      Over from Ireland 2:29

      Growing Up German 2:39; Echoes 123, eBook 45

      Big Bob 2:60

      Charm Quarks Are All Around Us 2:69

      My Great-Grandpa Was Great 2:74

      My Grandfather 1:18

      She Was the First 1:33

      Longest Attack of Hiccups 1:64

      Over the Years: A Story of My Grandfather 1:71

birth

      The Lucky Baby 14:16

      A Miracle of Life 14:37

      Two Friends Meet Up After Thirty Years! 13:22

      The Unforgotten Months 12:25

      A Casualty of War 12:27

      What Sticks, Half-Lick? 6:90, 6e:132, 6w:d7

      Baby Saves the Farm 4:65

      Spitting Shades of Red and Orange 3:61

boats

      An Untold Story of 9/11 14:38

      Two Friends Meet Up After Thirty Years! 13:22

      A Failed Attempt to Escape Vietnam 11:31

      Where to Go? 10:78

bomb, atomic (see Hiroshima)

border (between countries)

      Crossing the Border Every Day 16:5

      The Lucky Escape 15:9

      Ridge on the Bridge 15:18

      The Border of Berlin 15:19 (border between cities)

      Reunited at Last 14:13

      Family Separated Forever 14:17

      Henrik 11:7

      Life-Changing Journey 6:88, 6e:130, 6w:d6

      Mother Knows Best 6:103, 6e:147, 6w:d13

      Crossing the Border 2:41

buggies, horse-drawn

      The Montgomery Indians 12:4

      The Man Who Saved the Chicks 11:5

      Washed Away 7w:a7

      My Pakistani Hero 7:74, 7w:c6

      The Tragedy 4:44

bullying

      First Grade with No Shoes 14:12

      Camera 12:6

      Trouble Developing 12:29

      The Ultimate Protector 12:35

      The Scalding Iron 11:2

      Cold-Blooded Savior 11:28

      Faith in the Darkness 10:45; Echoes 71, eBook 23

      Bobby Frieda, a Strong-Willed Woman 9:51, 9w:b5

      Countering the Unfairness 9:55, 9w:b7

      Gang Shoes? 9:91, 9w:d8

      Kicked Out of Home 8:33, 8w:b1

      My Dad, Immigrating to the U.S. 8:74, 8w:d2

      The Downfall of Joey Smernivak 7:88, 7w:d2

      The Importance of Friendship 7:90, 7w:d3

      A New Land, A New Life 6:85, 6e:127, 6w:d5

      Good and Bad Times at Roy’s Diner 5:64

      Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71; Echoes 123, eBook 45

career, choosing

      8,593 Miles Away from Home 16:6

      Guarding the Holy Shabbos 15:4

      Railroad 15:10

      Heart of God 14:32

      The Flying Messengers of World War II 13:9

      An Independent Woman 10:54

      From the Heart 9:87, 9w:d6

      A Success Story Driven by Ambition to Learn 7w:a9

      My Life My Way 7w:b10

      My Pakistani Hero 7:74, 7w:c6

      From Covered Wagon to Airplane 6:27, 6e:33, 6w:a6

      Knock ’em Out 6e:59, 6w:b5

      A Big-League Dreamer 6:67, 6e:97, 6w:c7

      The Magic of Writing 6e:136, 6w:d9

      Dreams of Flying 5:81

      Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33

      A Twentieth-Century Pioneer 4:58

caves

      The Montgomery Indians 12:4

Central America (see specific country under North America)

Challenger (spaceship)

      The Day America Fell Silent 11:33

children

      with adult responsibilities

            Fish Tree 16:4

            Crossing the Border Every Day 16:5

            A Day in Whale’s Tale 15:22

            “Sir, May I Carry Your Bag?” 14:2

            The Journey to Utah 14:3

            On the Way Home 14:10

            The Great Escape 14:14

            Family Separated Forever 14:17

            Sobrevivientes (Survivors) 14:23

            Coal Miners’ Doctor 11:4

            My War Hero 11:14

            The Lady in White 10:29

            An Independent Woman 10:54

            The Nine-Year-Old Goose Killer 9:19, 9w:a2

            Countering the Unfairness 9:55, 9w:b7

            Chief Blue Jacket 6:19, 6e:23, 6w:a2

            Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24, 6e:28, 6w:a4

            Hard Times 6:30, 6e:38, 6w:a8

            Jumping Wonders 6:54, 6e:78, 6w:b14

            The Independence War of Israel 6:58, 6e:82, 6w:b16

            Life-Changing Journey 6:88, 6e:130, 6w:d6

            What Sticks, Half-Lick? 6:90, 6e:132, 6w:d7

            The Long Road to Success 4:46

            Bad Explosion, Good Result 4:52; Echoes 96, eBook 34

            My Pa-paw 4:63

            Spitting Shades of Red and Orange 3:61

            A Standing Ovation 3:63

            Right-Side Up 3:68

            Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71; Echoes 123, eBook 45

            Holding Hands 2:17

            Growing Up German 2:39; Echoes 123, eBook 45

            A Little Adult 2:45                

            Miracles Do Happen 2:58

            A Different Land 2:67

      in major roles (see also children, with adult responsibilities; children, at play)

            The Whale 16:2

            The Mystery of the Lucky Coins 16:7

            The Birthday Wish 15:7

            Fred’s Decision 15:8

            The Lucky Escape 15:9

            A Child’s Nightmare 15:11

            The Pawfect Dog Walker 15:12

            A New Beginning 15:13

            Freedom 15:14

            The Back Seat 15:16

            Crossed Paths 15:20

            From Lincoln to Cadillac 15:21

            Kidnapped 14:1

            First Grade with No Shoes 14:12

            The Inheritance of Hope 14:15

            The Lucky Baby 14:16

            Dinnertime 14:19

            A Christmas Miracle 14:20

            Join the Fight for Freedom 14:21

            The Window 14:24

            A Secret Love Story 14:25

            An Unforgettable Journey on the Island 14:30

            The Twins and a Chili Pepper 14:31

            Heart of God 14:32

            Buzzer Beater 14:36

            Bloody Hill 13:1

            Can’t I Go to School? 13:3

            A Personal Situation 13:8

            The Flying Messengers of World War II 13:9

            The Day My Grandma Learned to Pick Up Her Toys 13:12

            To Live 13:14

            Help 13:16

            Pocket Alarm 13:18

            The Lunar Rock Legacy 13:21

            Hard Work Down the Drain (Almost) 13:23

            My Mom and the Monkey 13:25

            The Worst Pet Ever 13:26

            The Tornado 13:28

            The No Good Terrible Very Bad Day 13:29

            Candy Thieves 13:30

            The Note in the Cowbell 13:32

            The Chocolate Chip Cookies 13:34

            Dine and Dash 13:35

            A Better World Full of Light 12:3

            The Montgomery Indians 12:4

            Abandoned 12:5

            Hidden Away 12:10

            Eyes of Fear 12:12

            Starlight 12:15

            A Sweet Treat 12:16

            Hard Work Will Surely Pay Off 12:18

            How Pedro Pan Brought Us Pepy 12:23

            The Unforgotten Months 12:25

            Trouble Developing 12:29

            The Tote Bag 12:30

            Saved by a 71-Year-Old 12:32

            No Shoes, No Guardian, and No Protection 11:3

            The War’s Cons: My Great-Aunt’s Story 11:6

            One Little Girl, One Night’s Journey 11:10

            The Precious Plum 11:12

            The Brush and the Manicure Set 11:16

            The Pathway 11:18

            The Mysterious Man Who Lived in the Pipe 11:22

            Uncle John’s Pet Crow 11:23

            Fifty Years Ago and One Hundred Years Later 11:24

            A Crabby Story 11:27

            Cold-Blooded Savior 11:28

            Shame to Lose to You 11:30

            A Failed Attempt to Escape Vietnam 11:31

            Eyes Straight Ahead 11:32

            The Day America Fell Silent 11:33

            The Christmas Angel 11:34

            The Bear Man 10:23

            A Mighty Sweet Girl 10:31

            Too Much Lekvar 10:35

            The Summer of Salt, Sand, and German Submarines 10:41; Echoes 51, eBook 14

            The German Fisherman 10:47; Echoes 94, eBook 33

            Honey for Olives 10:51

            Problem After Problem 10:56

            The Not-So-Lucky Shot 10:61

            The Assassination 10:67

            The Coin 10:71

            A Father’s Legacy 10:76

            Where to Go? 10:78

            The Dirt Bike Dare 10:81

            How to Steal a Potato 10:83

            The Siren Sounds 10:87

            Arranged Marriage 9:21, 9w:a3

            Lali—The Legend 9:28, 9w:a6; Echoes 64, eBook 20

            Oh, Say Can You See 9:31, 9w:a7; Echoes 77, eBook 26

            Sausage Day 9:47, 9w:b3

            The Ice Cream Escapade 9:49, 9w:b4

            Slavery Escape 9:58, 9w:b8

            Happily Ever Rafter 9:62, 9w:c2

            Into the Mountains 9:67, 9w:c4

            A Purple Mess 9:69, 9w:c5

            Tangshan Terror 9:73, 9w:c7

            The Magical Box 9:75, 9w:d1

            The Fire Bird 9:81, 9w:d3

            Tennis Switcheroo 9:83, 9w:d4

            A Geyser for Mother 9:85, 9w:d5

            From the Heart 9:87, 9w:d6

            Equals 9:89, 9w:d7

            Gang Shoes? 9:91, 9w:d8

            Remember Me? 8:21, 8w:a3

            The Pilot 8:29, 8w:a6

            The Storm That Erased a World 8:31, 8w:a7

            Kicked Out of Home 8:33, 8w:b1

            The Great School Escape 8:37, 8w:b3

            Raining Bombs 8:40, 8w:b4; Echoes 46, eBook 12

            Sugar, Stamps, Bikes, and Metal 8:42, 8w:b5; Echoes 57, eBook 17

            Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45, 8w:b6; Echoes 69, eBook 22

            Living with the Enemies 8:51, 8w:b9

            The Basketball Hoop 8:53, 8w:c1

            Mr. Camper’s “Secret” Candy Bars 8:56, 8w:c2

            Blizzard Sunday 8:58, 8w:c3

            Tump and the Monster of Summer 8:60, 8w:c4

            Spudnut Saturday 8:62, 8w:c5

            The Police Circus 8:64, 8w:c6

            Way Too Close 8:66, 8w:c7

            The Wolbach Whale 8:70, 8w:c9

            Turtle Trouble 8:72, 8w:d1

            My Dad, Immigrating to the U.S. 8:74, 8w:d2

            Attack of the Polar Bear 8:77, 8w:d3

            The Kmart Disaster 8:79, 8w:d4

            Stuck to the Ground 8:81, 8w:d5

            A Miscommunication 8:83, 8w:d6                

            The Game-Winning Shot 8:85, 8w:d7

            Hands Across America 8:88, 8w:d8

            The Whistling Doctor 7:26, 7w:a5

            The Scary Airplane Ride 7w:a10

            Two Pockets Too Many 7:33, 7w:a11

            One More Survivor 7w:b3; Echoes 67, eBook 21

            The Escape 7:47, 7w:b4; Echoes 98, eBook 35

            The Definition of a Nightmare 7w:b5; Echoes 120, eBook 44

            The Attic Attack 7:52, 7w:b7

            Turnip Greens to Automobile 7:55, 7w:b8

            My Life My Way 7w:b10

            My Mother, the Bear 7:61, 7w:b12

            Overnight Journey 7:67, 7w:c3

            The Central High Nine 7:72, 7w:c5

            My Pakistani Hero 7:74, 7w:c6

            Obachan’s or Ojichan’s Cooking? The Answer Is Obvious 7:79, 7w:c9; Echoes 126, eBook 46

            Funny Money 7:81, 7w:c10

            A Really Embarrassing Moment 7:84, 7w:c11

            My Mom and the Birch-Tree Bridge 7:86, 7w:d1

            The Downfall of Joey Smernivak 7:88, 7w:d2

            The Importance of Friendship 7:90, 7w:d3

            Blizzard of ’78 in a Small Town 7w:d4

            Snow Sledding 7:92, 7w:d5

            Touched by a Saint 7:94, 7w:d6

            The Miraculous Journey to America 7w:d7

            The Tornado 6e:42, 6w:a10

            Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40, 6e:52, 6w:b2

            Pop! 6:42, 6e:54, 6w:b3; Echoes 55, eBook 16

            Flag of Freedom 6:45, 6e:57, 6w:b4; Echoes 82, eBook 28

            The Uncontrollable Mare 6e:65, 6w:b8

            A Close Call 6e:72, 6w:b11

            Oranges on the Beach 6e:74, 6w:b12; Echoes 80, eBook 27

            The Big Different 6e:76, 6w:b13

            Hero 6:56, 6e:80, 6w:b15; Echoes 103, eBook 37

            The Santa Hunt 6:60, 6e:84, 6w:c1

            The Bear That Read the Comics 6e:88, 6w:c3

            The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90, 6w:c4

            The Annoying Parrot 6e:95, 6w:c6

            The Key Lime Pie 6e:102, 6w:c9

            Super Dog 6:72, 6e:106, 6w:c11

            Real Storms 6e:115, 6w:c14

            Innocent Punishment 6:81, 6e:121, 6w:d2

            Temporary Home 6:83, 6e:123, 6w:d3

            A New Land, A New Life 6:85, 6e:127, 6w:d5                    

            Stop! Grandpa! Stop! 6:98, 6e:142, 6w:d11

            Please Wake Me Up 5:18

            Racing Ron 5:20

            Silver and the Swamp Path 5:25

            A Pig Tail Tale 5:28

            Secret Escape 5:30

            A Real Life Lesson 5:38; Echoes 34, eBook 7

            Lillian’s Cake 5:41

            In Anticipation 5:43

            Mimi: A Story of Loss, Determination, and Hope 5:47

            A Place to Call Home 5:53

            How Life Was in Iraq 5:55

            During the Time of War and Famine 5:59; Echoes 115, eBook 42

            My Papa Gene 5:62

            Good and Bad Times at Roy’s Diner 5:64

            Boopie-Nonny and the Garlic Talisman 4:15

            The Golden Cross 4:23

            Marianca, “My Sweet” 4:27

            Burn, Stacks, Burn 4:31

            Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33

            Escape from the Japanese Invasion 4:49

            The Mystery of the Kindergarten Pants 4:72

            Stuck on the Farm 3:17

            Meat! 3:32; Echoes 60, eBook 18

            Sweet Without Sugar 3:34

            The Terrible Disaster 3:41

            The Generous Farmers 3:46

            Big Mistake 3:59

            The Family Piano 3:66

            Ferdyl 2:15

            The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19

            The Best Rejection Ever 2:21

            A Walk into the Past 2:31; Echoes 29, eBook 5

            Arthur’s Death 2:34

            The Battle 2:36

            Making the Grade 2:47

            Horses Know the Way to Carry the Barrel 2:50

            An Unusual But Special Talent 2:53

            My Grandfather 1:18

            The River 1:25

            Grandpa’s Newspaper Adventure 1:27

            Escaping from Germany 1:30; Echoes 19, eBook 1

            Root Beer Rascals 1:37

            Nose Rings 1:43                    

            The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46

            From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51; Echoes 27, eBook 4

            The Best Dog in Town 1:66

            Pearl Harbor Day 1941 1:69; Echoes 44, eBook 11

      at play

            A Brave Girl 15:6

            Bull’s Eye 15:15

            Sliding Away in the Early ’60s 15:17

            Ridge on the Bridge 15:18

            A Long-Lasting Love of Theater 14:11

            Life or Candy? 14:22

            Half the Dam 14:28

            My Father’s Game of Dreams 14:34

            The Backyard Coaster 13:5

            Importance of Rainwater 13:15

            A Wrong Turn 13:17

            SOS — Saving Our Sand Dune 13:24

            A Story That Could Have Changed My Life 12:8

            The Explosion 12:17

            An American Dream 12:31

            A Creek Adventure 12: 34

            The Galloping Goat 11:15

            No-Shoe Sunday 11:20

            “Look! I Found a Bee!” 11:21

            Sandman 11:26

            The Tale of Gardner’s Hut 11:29

            Cow Patty Bingo 11:35

            Stuck in a Silo 9:42, 9w:b1

            Bricks vs. Chickens 9:44, 9w:b2

            The Disk in the Sky 9:53, 9w:b6

            The Compound Wall 9:65, 9w:c3

            Surprised at the 1904 World’s Fair 8:17, 8w:a1

            Hardly Horses 7:28, 7w:a6

            Finding Grandpa 7:37, 7w:a13

            The First Snow 7:39, 7w:a14

            Don’t Drive the Truck! 7:57, 7w:b9

            The Neighborhood Olympics 7:59, 7w:b11

            Uncle Tom’s Rocket 7:65, 7w:c2

            The Abandoned House 6:32, 6e:44, 6w:a11

            Granny Sweetpea and the Swamp Cabbage Catfish 6:34, 6e:46, 6w:a12

            Extreme Makeover: Statue Edition 6:49, 6e:67, 6w:b9

            The Swimming Hole 6:62, 6e:86, 6w:c2

            Sweet Home Alabama 6:64, 6e:92, 6w:c5

            A Big-League Dreamer 6:67, 6e:97, 6w:c7

            Fishing 6e:100, 6w:c8

            Bronto on the Beach 6e:109, 6w:c12

            Uncle Bob to the Rescue 6:75, 6e:112, 6w:c13

            Hide Away 6:78, 6e:118, 6w:d1

            Karma 6:92, 6e:134, 6w:d8

            Omul în Zbor (Romanian original of story below) 6:94, 6e:138

            The Flying Man (English translation of story above) 6:96, 6e:140b, 6w:d10

            Speeding 5:85

            Wheeling Through the Years 5:94

            Cane Maze Adventure 4:29

            The Tale of Two Horses 4:67

            Stuck on the Farm 3:17

            Pigeon Racing 3:19

            Crates Then Coal 3:56

            A Little Adult 2:45

            The River 1:25

circus

      The Police Circus 8:64, 8w:c6

Civil War, U.S.

      Eye Was Left for Dead 16:1

      The Walk Back Home 15:2

      A Legacy Toward Equality 14:4

      Forty-Eight Years 14:5

      Bloody Hill 13:1

      The Life of Morgan Elias Swails 12:1

      The Scalding Iron 11:2

      The Union Visit 10:19

      The First Horse Whisperer 10:21

      Treasures from the Past 3:15

      Over from Ireland 2:29

      Aunt Gail’s Haunted House 1:62

Communism

      Crossing the Border Every Day 16:5

      Freedom 15:14

      The Border of Berlin 15:19

      Family Separated Forever 14:17

      Sobrevivientes (Survivors) 14:23

      An Unforgettable Journey on the Island 14:30

      Hard Work Will Surely Pay Off 12:18

      How Pedro Pan Brought Us Pepy 12:23

      A Failed Attempt to Escape Vietnam 11:31

      A Father’s Legacy 10:76 

      Passing By 8:35, 8w:b2; Echoes 118, eBook 43

      The One-Ticket Escape 8:90, 8w:d9

      Tiananmen Square Crackdown 6:100, 6e:144, 6w:d12

      Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65

Constitution, U.S., amendments to

      The Bootlegger 8:24, 8w:a4

cost of living

      Coal Miners’ Doctor 11:4 (U.S.)

      The World’s Most Expensive Toaster 11:19 (U.S.)

      The Magical Box 9:75, 9w:d1 (China, U.S.)

      The Bootlegger 8:24, 8w:a4 (U.S.)

      Spudnut Saturday 8:62, 8w:c5 (U.S.)

cotton, picking

      Please Wake Me Up 5:18

      My Papa Gene 5:62

crime (see also law enforcement)

      The Sugar Baroness of The Hill 15:5

      Kidnapped 14:1

      Outlaw Uncle 13:2

      The Ultimate Protector 12:35

      The Bootlegger 8:24, 8w:a4

      Cooking for Jesse James 7:19, 7w:a2

      Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24, 6e:28, 6w:a4

      The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36, 6e:48, 6w:a13

      Life-Changing Journey 6:88, 6e:130, 6w:d6

      Bis-Nonnu Gaetano and the Great Escape 5:15

death

      Kidnapped 14:1

      Perils of War 14:6

      The Great Escape 14:14

      The Inheritance of Hope 14:15

      The Window 14:24

      To Live 13:14

      Camp Dread 12:13

      The Scarring Things I Saw 12:20

      The Unforgotten Months 12:25

      A Casualty of War 12:27

      The Black Lincoln 12:28

      Chat and Thomas 11:1

      Uncle John’s Pet Crow 11:23

      The Christmas Angel 11:34

      Religion of My Family 10:33

      The Assassination 10:67

      The Shooting 10:85

      The Story of Chief Biauswah 9:17, 9w:a1

      The Fire Bird 9:81, 9w:d3

      Please Wake Me Up 5:18

      During the Time of War and Famine 5:59; Echoes 115, eBook 42

      Dreams of a Better Life 5:68

      Down by the Railroad 4:42

      The Terrible Disaster 3:41

      Arthur’s Death 2:34

      The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46

deportation (residents being sent from their country)

      First Grade with No Shoes 14:12

      Times of the Holocaust 9:26, 9w:a5; Echoes 23, eBook 2

      America, Here I Come? 8:26, 8w:a5

      The Definition of a Nightmare 7w:b5; Echoes 120, eBook 44

      Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71; Echoes 123, eBook 45

      Growing Up German 2:39; Echoes 123, eBook 45

      From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51; Echoes 27, eBook 4

Depression, Great, U.S.

      The Sugar Baroness of The Hill 15:5

      A Brave Girl 15:6

      The Birthday Wish 15:7

      Fred’s Decision 15:8

      Saving Tampa 9:23, 9w:a4

      Two Pockets Too Many 7:33, 7w:a11

      Hard Times 6:30, 6e:38, 6w:a8

      Great-Grandpa Joe and the Jolly Hearts Club 6e:40, 6w:a9

      The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36, 6e:48, 6w:a13

      Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33

      Stuck on the Farm 3:17

      The Generous Farmers 3:46

      Coyote 2:27

      My Great-Grandpa Was Great 2:74

      Grandpa’s Newspaper Adventure 1:27

dreams

      goals (see also immigration)

            The Inheritance of Hope 14:15

            Heart of God 14:32

            My Father’s Game of Dreams 14:34

            Can’t I Go to School? 13:3

            A Tough Decision 13:20

            Two Friends Meet Up After Thirty Years! 13:22

            Hard Work Down the Drain (Almost) 13:23

            SOS — Saving Our Sand Dune 13:24

            A Better World Full of Light 12:3

            Lady Driver 12:22

            The Tote Bag 12:30

            An American Dream 12:31

            The Land 10:27

            Clearing the Way 10:49; Echoes 105, eBook 38

            An Independent Woman 10:54

            My Papa’s Journey of Faith and Love 10:74

            A Father’s Legacy 10:76

            Finally Home 10:89

            Oh, Say Can You See 9:31, 9w:a7; Echoes 77, eBook 26

            Countering the Unfairness 9:55, 9w:b7

            Slavery Escape 9:58, 9w:b8

            The Big Win! 9:60, 9w:c1

            The Magical Box 9:75, 9w:d1

            From the Heart 9:87, 9w:d6

            Equals 9:89, 9w:d7

            The Pilot 8:29, 8w:a6

            The Basketball Hoop 8:53, 8w:c1

            My Life My Way 7w:b10

            My Opa Left His Fingers on Kilimanjaro 7w:d8

            Knock ’em Out 6e:59, 6w:b5

            The Big Different 6e:76, 6w:b13

            A Big-League Dreamer 6:67, 6e:97, 6w:c7

            Dreams of a Better Life 5:68

            Sfintul Andrei (Romanian original of story below) 5:70

            Saint Andrew (English translation of story above) 5:71

            Dreams of Flying 5:83

            Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33

            The Baby and the Braves 4:54

            A Twentieth-Century Pioneer 4:58

            Big Bob 2:60

      during sleep

            A Child’s Nightmare 15:11

            The Lady in White 10:29

            Warning: Crocodiles Ahead 6:52, 6e:70, 6w:b10

            The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90, 6w:c4

drive, learning to

      Lady Driver 12:22

      Eyes Straight Ahead 11:32

      Grandma Lovey Learns to Drive 4:70

dust storms

      On the Way Home 14:10

      El Polvo 7:35, 7w:a12

      Finding Grandpa 7:37, 7w:a13

      Hard Times 6:30, 6e:38, 6w:a8

earthquakes

      Tangshan Terror 9:73, 9w:c7

education, value of

      8,593 Miles Away from Home 16:6

      Can’t I Go to School? 13:3

      My War Hero 11:14

      The Pathway 11:18

      The Land 10:27

      A Father’s Legacy 10:76

      Countering the Unfairness 9:55, 9w:b7

      From the Heart 9:87, 9w:d6

      Remember Me? 8:21, 8w:a3

      Finding Grandpa 7:37, 7w:a13

      Overnight Journey 7:67, 7w:c3

      The Magic of Writing 6e:136, 7w:d9

      Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33

      Making the Grade 2:47

      Miracles Do Happen 2:58

      A Different Land 2:67

electricity

      A Better World Full of Light 12:3

Ellis Island

      Remember Me? 8:21, 8w:a3

      Dreams of a Better Life 5:68

      Boopie-Nonny and the Garlic Talisman 4:15

emigration (see immigration)

environmentalism

      SOS — Saving Our Sand Dune 13:24

      Toyota Tercel Trouble 8:93, 8w:d10

Europe

      Austria

            A Child’s Nightmare 15:11

            Times of the Holocaust 9:26, 9w:a5; Echoes 23, eBook 2

      Belgium

            Reunited at Last 14:13

            The Silver Spoon 9:36, 9w:a9; Echoes 89, eBook 31

            Courage’s Call 3:28; Echoes 87, eBook 30

      Bosnia and Herzegovina

            My Epic Journey 6:105, 6e:149, 6w:d14

      Czechoslovakia

            The Lucky Escape 15:9

            Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71; Echoes 123, eBook 45

            Growing Up German 2:39; Echoes 123, eBook 45               

            A Mystical Blessing 7:31, 7w:a8

      Denmark

            No-Shoe Sunday 11:20

            Real Storms 6e:115, 6w:c14

      England (see United Kingdom)

      France (see also immigration)

            Hidden Away 12:10

            Flag of Freedom 6:45, 6e:57, 6w:b4; Echoes 82, eBook 28

            My Courageous Great-Grandpa Joseph 5:36            

            Related to a Spy 5:49; Echoes 32, eBook 6

            Love at First Sight 3:36; Echoes 85, eBook 29

      Germany (see also immigration)

            Crossing the Border Every Day 16:5

            The Border of Berlin 15:19

            Perils of War 14:6

            Top Spy 14:9

            The Lucky Baby 14:16

            The Man in Stripes 13:10

            The Miracles of Reizel Fuchs 12:7

            Camp Dread 12:13

            The Precious Plum 11:12

            The Lady in White 10:29

            Even Baseball Isn’t Safe 9:40, 9w:a11; Echoes 110, eBook 40

            Bravery in Battle and Beyond 8:47, 8w:b7; Echoes 73, eBook 24

            The Miracle That Gave Me Life 8:49, 8w:b8; Echoes 101, eBook 36

            No Objections 7:21, 7w:a3

            One More Survivor 7w:b3; Echoes 67, eBook 21

            Escaping from Germany 1:30; Echoes 19, eBook 1

      Greece

            A Story That Could Have Changed My Life 12:8

            The Long Road to Success 4:46

      Holland (see Netherlands)

      Hungary

            The Escape 7:47, 7w:b4; Echoes 98, eBook 35

      Ireland

            “Sir, May I Carry Your Bag?” 14:2

            The Rag Man 4:20

            Over from Ireland 2:29

      Italy

            Touched by a Saint 7:94, 7w:d6

      Lithuania

            Can’t I Go to School? 13:3

      Moldova

            Omul în Zbor (Romanian original of story below) 6:94, 6e:138

            The Flying Man (English translation of story above) 6:96, 6e:140, 6w:d10

            During the Time of War and Famine 5:59; Echoes 115, eBook 42

            Sfintul Andrei (Romanian original of story below) 5:70

            Saint Andrew (English translation of story above) 5:71

      Netherlands, The

            The Lucky Escape 15:9

            The Day My Grandma Learned to Pick Up Her Toys 13:12

            Wilhelmina’s Great Escape 3:73; Echoes 36, eBook 8

            My Ancestor Philippe DuTrieux 1:40

      Norway

            The Whale 16:2

            Henrik 11:7

      Poland

            First Grade with No Shoes 14:12

            The Great Escape 14:14

            A Single Ring 13:7

            Kindness in Darkness 13:11

            Let Us Not Forget 13:13

            Camera 12:6

            The Miracles of Reizel Fuchs 12:7

            The Darkest Times 12:11

            Camp Dread 12:13  

            The War’s Cons: My Great-Aunt’s Story 11:6

            The Worth of a Diamond 10:43; Echoes 62, eBook 19

            Faith in the Darkness 10:45; Echoes 71, eBook 23

            Times of the Holocaust 9:26, 9w:a5; Echoes 23, eBook 2

            Remember Me? 8:21, 8w:a3

            America, Here I Come? 8:26, 8w:a5

            Passing By 8:35, 8w:b2; Echoes 118, eBook 43

            Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45, 8w:b6; Echoes 69, eBook 22

            One More Survivor 7w:b3; Echoes 67, eBook 21

            A Courageous Soldier 6:38, 6e:50, 6w:b1; Echoes 25, eBook 3

            During the Time of War and Famine 5:59; Echoes 115, eBook 42

      Portugal

            Funny Money 7:81, 7w:c10   

      Romania

            Too Much Lekvar 10:35

            One More Survivor 7w:b3; Echoes 67, eBook 21

            The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19

            From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51; Echoes 27, eBook 4

      Russia

            Guarding the Holy Shabbos 15:4

            Attack of the Polar Bear 8:77, 8w:d3

            No Mattresses? 5:51

      Sicily

            Bis-Nonnu Gaetano and the Great Escape 5:15

            Boopie-Nonny and the Garlic Talisman 4:15

      Soviet Union (USSR)

            First Grade with No Shoes 14:12

            A Risky Plan 11:13  

            From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51; Echoes 27, eBook 4

            A Lucky Save 6:47, 6e:61, 6w:b6; Echoes 39, eBook 9

            During the Time of War and Famine 5:59; Echoes 115, eBook 42

      Spain

            A New Land, A New Life 6:85, 6e:127, 6w:d5

            And They Lived Happily Ever After 2:43

      Sweden

            Real Storms 6e:115, 6w:c14

      Switzerland

            Escaping from Germany 1:30; Echoes 19, eBook 1

      Ukraine

            The Reunion 15:3

            No Child Left Behind 8:19, 8w:a2

            A Lucky Save 6:47, 6e:61, 6w:b6; Echoes 39, eBook 9

            During the Time of War and Famine 5:59; Echoes 115, eBook 42

      United Kingdom

            Oranges on the Beach 6e:74, 6w:b12; Echoes 80, eBook 27 (Wales)

            Finding Family 5:74 (England)

            Love at First Sight 3:36; Echoes 85, eBook 29 (England)

            Sailing Through Smallpox 3:39 (England)

            The Family Piano 3:66 (England)

      USSR (see Soviet Union)

      Yugoslavia

            The Definition of a Nightmare 7w:b5; Echoes 120, eBook 44

            Wedding Joy in Wartime Trials 2:62; Echoes 91, eBook 32

            Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65

explorers (see also space exploration/travel)

      The Original Mountain Man 15:1

family life

      challenges

            8,593 Miles Away from Home 16:6 (poverty, separation)

            A Brave Girl 15:6 (disfiguring injury, death of parent, poverty)

            The Birthday Wish 15:7 (poverty)

            The Lucky Escape 15:9 (persecution, separation, relocation)

            A Child’s Nightmare 15:11 (war)

            A New Beginning 15:13 (discord)

            Freedom 15:14 (war, death of parent, poverty, relocation)

            Bull’s Eye 15:15 (serious accidental injury)

            The Journey to Utah 14:3 (death of parents, prejudice, separation, poverty)

            Wedding on the Pitcher’s Mound 14:8 (large family; death of spouse)

            On the Way Home 14:10 (dust storm)

            First Grade with No Shoes 14:12 (forced relocation; poverty)

            Reunited at Last 14:13 (separation)

            The Inheritance of Hope 14:15 (war, forced relocation, illness, death, poverty, prejudice)

            The Lucky Baby 14:16 (war)

            Family Separated Forever 14:17 (leaving homeland; separation from family members)

            A Christmas Miracle 14:20 (insufficient money)

            Sobrevivientes (Survivors) 14:23 (political oppression; separation from family)

            An Unforgettable Journey on the Island 14:30 (harsh living conditions; political “re-education”)

            A Miracle of Life 14:37 (possibility of serious birth defects)

            Can’t I Go to School? 13:3 (separation, suppression)

            A Single Ring 13:7 (oppression, threat of death, separation)

            To Live 13:14 (separation, death)

            Help 13:16 (assault, isolation)

            Abandoned 12:5 (death, poverty, separation)

            Hidden Away 12:10 (prejudice, war, separation)

            Starlight 12:15 (poverty)

            Hard Work Will Surely Pay Off 12:18 (governmental oppression, poverty)

            The War’s Cons: My Great-Aunt’s Story 11:6 (war)

            One Suitcase Each 11:9 (displacement from home, prejudice)

            The Precious Plum 11:12 (war, separation)

            A Risky Plan 11:13 (threat of arrest, prejudice)

            My War Hero 11:14 (poverty, prejudice)

            The Brush and the Manicure Set 11:16 (persecution, illness)

            No-Shoe Sunday 11:20 (obedience, unplanned expenses)

            The Land 10:27 (poverty)

            A Mighty Sweet Girl 10:31 (adoption; death of a parent)

            The Summer of Salt, Sand, and German Submarines 10:41; Echoes 51, eBook 14 (illness, death, separation, war)

            Where to Go? 10:78 (fleeing oppression; pirates)

            The Siren Sounds 10:87 (air raids)

            The Nine-Year-Old Goose Killer 9:19, 9w:a2 (loss of parent)

            Lali—The Legend 9:28, 9w:a6; Echoes 64, eBook 20 (war, famine)

            Tangshan Terror 9:73, 9w:c7 (earthquake)

            The Fire Bird 9:81, 9w:d3 (fire)

            No Child Left Behind 8:19, 8w:a2 (oppression)

            America, Here I Come? 8:26, 8w:a5 (immigration)

            The Storm That Erased a World 8:31, 8w:a7 (hurricane)

            Kicked Out of Home 8:33, 8w:b1 (forced relocation)

            Passing By 8:35, 8w:b2; Echoes 118, eBook 43 (separation from family; immigration)

            Raining Bombs 8:40, 8w:b4; Echoes 46, eBook 12 (military attack)

            Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45, 8w:b6; Echoes 69, eBook 22 (persecution)

            Living with the Enemies 8:51, 8w:b9 (soldiers occupying house)

            A Mystical Blessing 7:31, 7w:a8 (illness)

            El Polvo 7:35, 7w:a12 (dust storm)

            Twisted Path 7:63, 7w:c1 (demands of militants)

            Blizzard of ’78 in a Small Town 7w:d4

            Hard Times 6:30, 6e:38, 6w:a8 (poverty)

            Jumping Wonders 6:54, 6e:78, 6w:b14 (death of parent)

            Super Dog 6:72, 6e:106, 6w:c11 (tornado)

            Temporary Home 6:83, 6e:123, 6w:d3 (alcoholism; separation from family)

            One Last Test 6e:125, 6w:d4 (medical diagnosis)

            Life-Changing Journey 6:88, 6e:130, 6w:d6 (immigration; separation from family)

            Mother Knows Best 6:103, 6e:147, 6w:d13 (immigration)

            My Epic Journey 6:105, 6e:149, 6w:d14 (war)

            Secret Escape 5:30 (threat of thieves)

            How Life Was in Iraq 5:55 (poverty, prejudice, political unrest)

            During the Time of War and Famine 5:59; Echoes 115, eBook 42  

            My Papa Gene 5:62 (poverty)

            Good and Bad Times at Roy’s Diner 5:64 (prejudice)

            Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33 (fire)

            The Tragedy 4:44 (injury)

            The Long Road to Success 4:46 (poverty)

            Escape from the Japanese Invasion 4:49 (war)

            The Baby and the Braves 4:54 (lost child)

            My Pa-paw 4:63 (injury; burden of responsibility)

            Baby Saves the Farm 4:65 (hard work)

            The Terrible Disaster 3:41 (plane crash)

            The Forgiving Man 3:44 (injury, poverty)

            The Generous Farmers 3:46 (Great Depression)

            A Story of a Nebraska Farmer 3:51 (wind, rain, hail)

            Big Mistake 3:59 (disobedience)

            Spitting Shades of Red and Orange 3:61 (fire)

            Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71; Echoes 123, eBook 45 (forced relocation)

            Holding Hands 2:17 (lost child)

            The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19 (Holocaust)

            Coyote 2:27 (Great Depression, U.S.)

            A Walk into the Past 2:31; Echoes 29, eBook 5 (World War II)

            Arthur’s Death 2:34

            The Battle 2:36 (separation due to war)

            Growing Up German 2:39; Echoes 123, eBook 45 (World War II)

            A Little Adult 2:45 (poverty)

            Horses Know the Way to Carry the Barrel 2:50 (blizzard)

            Miracles Do Happen 2:58 (single parent, addiction, poverty, gangs)

            Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65 (World War II)

            A Different Land 2:67 (separation due to education)

            The Tornado 1:20

            Escaping from Germany 1:30; Echoes 19, eBook 1 (World War II)

            Get Out of My Shower 1:49 (fire)

            From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51; Echoes 27, eBook 4 (Holocaust)

       everyday life

            No Shoes, No Guardian, and No Protection 11:3

            Seeds for the Future 11:17

            The Pathway 11:18

            The Hero of Vega Baja 10:25

            Blizzard Sunday 8:58, 8w:c3

            Washed Away 7w:a7

            Snow Sledding 7:92, 7w:d5

            The Key Lime Pie 6e:102, 6w:c9

            During the Time of War and Famine 5:59; Echoes 115, eBook 42

            Stuck on the Farm 3:17

            The Generous Farmers 3:46

            Ferdyl 2:15

            A Little Adult 2:45

            Kitty 2:55

            My Grandfather 1:18

      family fun

            The Backyard Coaster 13:5

            Where’s the Cake? 13:33

            Dine and Dash 13:35

            It’s a Family Tradition . . . 12:21

            Fifty Years Ago and One Hundred Years Later 11:24

            The Tale of Gardner’s Hut 11:29

            Granny Sweetpea and the Swamp Cabbage Catfish 6:34, 6e:46, 6w:a12

            Warning: Crocodiles Ahead 6:52, 6e:70, 6w:b10

            The Santa Hunt 6:60, 6e:84, 6w:c1

            The Bear That Read the Comics 6e:88, 6w:c3

            Sweet Home Alabama 6:64, 6e:92, 6w:c5

            A Big-League Dreamer 6:67, 6e:97, 6w:c7

            Fishing 6e:100, 6w:c8

            Uncle Bob to the Rescue 6:75, 6e:112, 6w:c13

            Omul în Zbor (Romanian original of story below) 6:94, 6e:138

            The Flying Man (English translation of story above) 6:96, 6e:140, 6w:d10

            The Golden Cross 4:23

            Cane Maze Adventure 4:29

            Stuck on the Farm 3:17

            My Grandmother’s First TV 3:22

            “Shh . . . Turn It Down” 3:24

            Crates Then Coal 3:56

            Holding Hands 2:17

            The Family Reunion and the Missing Plate 1:15

            Camping Can Be Fun 1:23

            Root Beer Rascals 1:37

            The Bird Who Liked the “Birdie” 1:55

      relationships

            8,593 Miles Away from Home 16:6 (responsibility, sacrifice, generosity)

            The Mystery of the Lucky Coins 16:7 (responsibility, tradition)

            Fred’s Decision 15:8 (difference of opinion)

            Railroad 15:10 (independence)

            The Back Seat 15:16 (different attitudes)

            Kidnapped 14:1 (companionship)

            Just One Light 14:7 (concern, care)

            Dinnertime 14:19 (anger and tension)

            The Twins and a Chili Pepper 14:31 (sibling trickery)

            Heart of God 14:32 (sharing goals; giving and receiving encouragement)

            Room for Two 14:33 (modeling and recognizing kindness)

            Buzzer Beater 14:36 (guidance)

            The Backyard Coaster 13:5 (mischievousness, adventurousness, trust, concern)

            Importance of Rainwater 13:15 (guilt, responsibility)

            A Tough Decision 13:20 (prejudice, independence)

            The Lunar Rock Legacy 13:21 (security, dependence)

            My Mom and the Monkey 13:25 (opposition, protection, honesty)

            The Worst Pet Ever 13:26 (misunderstanding)

            The Tornado 13:28 (protection, stubbornness, concession)

            The Note in the Cowbell 13:32 (love, sacrifice, appreciation)

            Eyes of Fear 12:12 (caring, concern, trust)

            Lady Driver 12:22  (autonomy, independence, changing roles)

            Trouble Developing 12:29 (sibling loyalty and protection)

            The Tote Bag 12:30 (helpfulness, commitment, boundaries, independence)

            Saved by a 71-Year-Old 12:32 (love, protection)

            A Creek Adventure 12: 34 (divorce, stress)

            Missing on 9/11 12:38 (concern)

            One Little Girl, One Night’s Journey 11:10 (thoughtfulness, security)

            The Troubling Telegram 11:11 (love, concern)

            “Look! I Found a Bee!” 11:21 (siblings, honesty)

            Uncle John’s Pet Crow 11:23 (nurturing, devotion)

            The Christmas Angel 11:34 (love)

            The Great Miracle 11:36 (honor, respect)

            The Bear Man 10:23 (siblings)

            Religion of My Family 10:33 (intolerance)

            Too Much Lekvar 10:35 (siblings; obedience)

            An Independent Woman 10:54 (obedience, oppression)

            Problem After Problem 10:56 (obedience)

            Courage for Life 10:65 (conflicting beliefs)

            The Assassination 10:67 (compassion, grieving)

            My Papa’s Journey of Faith and Love 10:74 (helpfulness)

            The Dirt Bike Dare 10:81 (respect of authority; discipline)

            Finally Home 10:89 (respect)

            A Game-Day Surprise 10:94 (surprise; generosity)

            Arranged Marriage 9:21, 9w:a3 (obedience, respect, patience)

            The Silver Spoon 9:36, 9w:a9; Echoes 89, eBook 31 (concern, respect)

            Bricks vs. Chickens 9:44, 9w:b2 (camaraderie, trickery)

            Sausage Day 9:47, 9w:b3 (cooperation, responsibility)

            Countering the Unfairness 9:55, 9w:b7 (opposition)

            The Big Win! 9:60, 9w:c1 (encouragement, support)

            Happily Ever Rafter 9:62, 9w:c2 (protectiveness, opposition, criticism)

            The Compound Wall 9:65, 9w:c3 (concern, self-centeredness)

            A Purple Mess 9:69, 9w:c5 (encouragement)

            Blizzard Blunder in Boston 9:78, 9w:d2 (support, dependence)

            A Geyser for Mother 9:85, 9w:d5 (responsibility, concern)

            Way Too Close 8:66, 8w:c7 (protectiveness)

            Turtle Trouble 8:72, 8w:d1 (honesty)

            My Dad, Immigrating to the U.S. 8:74, 8w:d2 (loyalty, protectiveness)

            Attack of the Polar Bear 8:77, 8w:d3 (protectiveness)

            Stuck to the Ground 8:81, 8w:d5 (discipline, enjoyment)

            Hands Across America 8:88, 8w:d8 (generosity)

            No Objections 7:21, 7w:a3 (honesty, obligation, separation)

            Two Pockets Too Many 7:33, 7w:a11 (honesty, integrity)

            The Attic Attack 7:52, 7w:b7 (responsibility, honesty)

            Don’t Drive the Truck! 7:57, 7w:b9 (obedience)

            My Life My Way 7w:b10 (independence, obedience)

            Obachan’s or Ojichan’s Cooking? The Answer Is Obvious 7:79, 7w:c9; Echoes 126, eBook 46 (responsibilities)

            Funny Money 7:81, 7w:c10 (honesty)

            A Really Embarrassing Moment 7:84, 7w:c11 (parental pride)

            My Mom and the Birch-Tree Bridge 7:86, 7w:d1 (obedience)

            Return to Sender 6:21, 6e:25, 6w:a3 (commitment)

            Don’t Mess with Granny! 6e:36, 6w:a7 (respect)

            The Abandoned House 6:32, 6e:44, 6w:a11 (obedience)

            Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40, 6e:52, 6w:b2 (honesty)

            Pop! 6:42, 6e:54, 6w:b3; Echoes 55, eBook 16 (patience)

            Knock ’em Out 6e:59, 6w:b5 (encouragement)

            Hero 6:56, 6e:80, 6w:b15; Echoes 103, eBook 37 (respect)

            The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90, 6w:c4 (trust)

            Stop! Grandpa! Stop! 6:98, 6e:142, 6w:d11 (respect)

            Please Wake Me Up 5:18 (honesty)

            Silver and the Swamp Path 5:25 (obedience)

            A Real Life Lesson 5:38; Echoes 34, eBook 7 (sharing)

            Burn, Stacks, Burn 4:31 (responsibility)

            Baby Saves the Farm 4:65 (gender roles)

            The Mystery of the Kindergarten Pants 4:72 (communication)

            The Griot 4:74 (sharing history)

            Big Mistake 3:59 (obedience)           

            Spitting Shades of Red and Orange 3:61 (heroism)

            A Standing Ovation 3:63 (commitment)

            The Family Piano 3:66 (expectations)

            Ferdyl 2:15 (companionship)

            Holding Hands 2:17 (responsibility)

            A Walk into the Past 2:31; Echoes 29, eBook 5 (concern)

            Arthur’s Death 2:34 (communication)

            Making the Grade 2:47 (expectations)

            Miracles Do Happen 2:58 (commitment)

            The Family Reunion and the Missing Plate 1:15 (celebration)

            Camping Can Be Fun 1:23 (humor)

            Root Beer Rascals 1:37 (prank)

      romance/marriage

            The Reunion 15:3

            Wedding on the Pitcher’s Mound 14:8

            A Secret Love Story 14:25

            Love at First Sight 13:6

            A Tough Decision 13:20

            Dine and Dash 13:35

            The World’s Most Expensive Toaster 11:19

            Arranged Marriage 9:21, 9w:a3

            Slavery Escape 9:58, 9w:b8

            A Lucky Save 6:47, 6e:61, 6w:b6; Echoes 39, eBook 9

            Dreams of a Better Life 5:68

            Sfintul Andrei (Romanian original of story below) 5:70

            Saint Andrew (English translation of story above) 5:71

            Meant to Be 5:72

            Love at First Sight 3:36; Echoes 85, eBook 29

            And They Lived Happily Ever After 2:43

            Wedding Joy in Wartime Trials 2:62; Echoes 91, eBook 32

family stories, sharing

      Top Spy 14:9

      70-Pound Soldiers 14:29

      Outlaw Uncle 13:2

      Let Us Not Forget 13:13

      How a Bull Taught Me to Shave 13:27

      The No Good Terrible Very Bad Day 13:29

      The Life of Morgan Elias Swails 12:1

      A Story That Could Have Changed My Life 12:8

      “Look! I Found a Bee!” 11:21

      Mr. Camper’s “Secret” Candy Bars 8:56, 8w:c2

      Hardly Horses 7:28, 7w:a6

      Billy the Goat 7:43, 7w:b1

      The Key Lime Pie 6e:102, 6w:c9 

      Finding Family 5:74

      The Golden Cross 4:23

      The Mystery of the Kindergarten Pants 4:72

      The Griot 4:74

      Treasures from the Past 3:15

      Right-Side Up 3:68

      Ferdyl 2:15

      A Walk into the Past 2:31; Echoes 29, eBook 5

      Making the Grade 2:47

      My Ancestor Philippe DuTrieux 1:40

      Longest Attack of Hiccups 1:64

Ferris wheel

      Surprised at the 1904 World’s Fair 8:17, 8w:a1

fireworks

      It’s a Family Tradition . . . 12:21

flags

      The Window 14:24 (U.S.)

      To Live 13:14 (Israel)

      Oh, Say Can You See 9:31, 9w:a7; Echoes 77, eBook 26 (U.S.)

      Flag of Freedom 6:45, 6e:57, 6w:b4; Echoes 82, eBook 28 (U.S.)

      A Place to Call Home 5:53 (Israel)

food

      obtaining

            The Whale 16:2

            Fish Tree16:4

            The Birthday Wish 15:7

            Fred’s Decision  15:8

            “Sir, May I Carry Your Bag?” 14:2

            On the Way Home 14:10

            An Unforgettable Journey on the Island 14:30

            A Single Ring 13:7

            The Man in Stripes 13:10

            Kindness in Darkness 13:11

            Let Us Not Forget 13:13

            To Live 13:14

            The Worst Pet Ever 13:26

            Candy Thieves 13:30

            The Miracles of Reizel Fuchs 12:7

            Starlight 12:15

            A Sweet Treat 12:16

            Rivka’s Daily Journey 12:19

            A Casualty of War 12:27

            Saved by a 71-Year-Old 12:32

            No Shoes, No Guardian, and No Protection 11:3

            The Man Who Saved the Chicks 11:5

            The Pathway 11:18

            Too Much Lekvar 10:35

            The Worth of a Diamond 10:43; Echoes 62, eBook 19

            Faith in the Darkness 10:45; Echoes 71, eBook 23

            Honey for Olives 10:51

            The Coin 10:71

            How to Steal a Potato 10:83

            The Nine-Year-Old Goose Killer 9:19, 9w:a2

            Saving Tampa 9:23, 9w:a4

            Lali—The Legend 9:28, 9w:a6; Echoes 64, eBook 20

            The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34, 9w:a8; Echoes 75, eBook 25

            Sausage Day 9:47, 9w:b3

            The Ice Cream Escapade 9:49, 9w:b4

            Into the Mountains 9:67, 9w:c4

            Sugar, Stamps, Bikes, and Metal 8:42, 8w:b5; Echoes 57, eBook 17

            Mr. Camper’s “Secret” Candy Bars 8:56, 8w:c2

            Spudnut Saturday 8:62, 8w:c5

            Who Tricked Whom? 7:17, 7w:a1

            The Definition of a Nightmare 7w:b5; Echoes 120, eBook 44

            Peanuts 7:50, 7w:b6; Echoes 113, eBook 41

            Bear Invasion 7:76, 7w:c8

            Obachan’s or Ojichan’s Cooking? The Answer Is Obvious 7:79, 7w:c9; Echoes 126, eBook 46

            Blizzard of ’78 in a Small Town 7w:d4

            Chief Blue Jacket 6:19, 6e:23, 6w:a2            

            Don’t Mess with Granny! 6e:36, 6w:a7

            Hard Times 6:30, 6e:38, 6w:a8

            Granny Sweetpea and the Swamp Cabbage Catfish 6:34, 6e:46, 6w:a12

            The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36, 6e:48, 6w:a13

            A Courageous Soldier 6:38, 6e:50, 6w:b1; Echoes 25, eBook 3

            Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40, 6e:52, 6w:b2

            Pop! 6:42, 6e:54, 6w:b3; Echoes 55, eBook 16

            Oranges on the Beach 6e:74, 6w:b12; Echoes 80, eBook 27

            Fishing 6e:100, 6w:c8

            The Key Lime Pie 6e:102, 6w:c9

            The Termite Storm 6:70, 6e:104, 6w:c10

            Karma 6:92, 6e:134, 6w:d8

            My Epic Journey 6:105, 6e:149, 6w:d14 

            Lillian’s Cake 5:41

            In Anticipation 5:43

            During the Time of War and Famine 5:59; Echoes 115, eBook 42

            The Grape Story 5:92

            My Pa-paw 4:63

            Stuck on the Farm 3:17

            Turn Off the Lights! 3:30

            Meat! 3:32; Echoes 60, eBook 18

            Sweet Without Sugar 3:34

            The Generous Farmers 3:46

            Big Red 3:49

            A Story of a Nebraska Farmer 3:51

            Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71; Echoes 123, eBook 45

            Ferdyl 2:15

            The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19

            Over from Ireland 2:29

            My Grandfather 1:18

            From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51; Echoes 27, eBook 4

      special meals

            The Mystery of the Lucky Coins 16:7

            Wedding on the Pitcher’s Mound 14:8

            Where’s the Cake? 13:33

            Faith in the Darkness 10:45; Echoes 71, eBook 23

            Good and Bad Times at Roy’s Diner 5:64

            The Family Reunion and the Missing Plate 1:15

freedom

      Freedom 15:14

      Outlaw Uncle 13:2

      Two Friends Meet Up After Thirty Years! 13:22

      The Miracles of Reizel Fuchs 12:7

      Lady Driver 12:22

      An Independent Woman 10:54

      Where to Go? 10:78        

      Times of the Holocaust 9:26, 9w:a5; Echoes 23, eBook 2

      Slavery Escape 9:58

      Apartheid 8:68, 8w:c8

      The Central High Nine 7:72, 7w:c5

      An Important Change 7:96, 7w:d9

      Tiananmen Square Crackdown 6:100, 6e:144, 6w:d12

      Flag of Freedom 6:45, 6e:57, 6w:b4; Echoes 82, eBook 28

      Good and Bad Times at Roy’s Diner 5:64

      The Freedom Fighters 4:40

      Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71; Echoes 123, eBook 45

      Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65

      John Howland 2:71

      Behind the Walls 1:35

friendship

      Kindness in Darkness 13:11

      Let Us Not Forget 13:13

      Two Friends Meet Up After Thirty Years! 13:22

      Uncle John’s Pet Crow 11:23

      The Lady in White 10:29

      Honey for Olives 10:51

      Equals 9:89, 9w:d7

      The Basketball Hoop 8:53, 8w:c1

      Tump and the Monster of Summer 8:60, 8w:c4

      The Importance of Friendship 7:90, 7w:d3

      Jumping Wonders 6:54, 6e:78, 6w:b14

      And They Lived Happily Ever After 2:43

Gandhi, Mahatma

      An Important Change 7:96, 7w:d9

Gerulaitis, Vitas

      Tennis Switcheroo 9:83, 9w:d4

go-karts

      Speeding 5:85

grandparents

      Religion of My Family 10:33

Great Depression (see Depression, Great)

hardship (see also family life, challenges)

      personal challenges

            A Day in Whale’s Tale 15:22 (teen homelessness)

            The Life of Morgan Elias Swails 12:1 (physical hardship, hunger)

            Sandman 11:26 (buried alive)

            Tump and the Monster of Summer 8:60, 8w:c4 (polio)

            The Whistling Doctor 7:26, 7w:a5 (illness, poverty)

            The Escape 7:47, 7w:b4; Echoes 98, eBook 35 (separation from family)

            Terror on the High Seas 6e:31, 6w:a5 (shipwreck)

            Don’t Mess with Granny! 6e:36, 6w:a7 (primitive living conditions)

            Ocean Waters 6e:63, 6w:b7; Echoes 41, eBook 10 (washed overboard)

            The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90, 6w:c4

            Grandpa’s Close Encounter 5:45 (whirlpool)

            Sailing Through Smallpox 3:39 

            Making the Grade 2:47 (schoolwork, prejudice)

            Big Bob 2:60 (injury, prejudice)

            The River 1:25 (river currents)

            My Ancestor Philippe DuTrieux 1:40 (prejudice, colonial life)

            Longest Attack of Hiccups 1:64 (illness)

      societal challenges (see also Depression, Great, U.S.; war; and specific wars)

            “Mr. Gardner Please?” 14:18 (prejudice)

            Outlaw Uncle 13:2 (slavery, prejudice)

            How Pedro Pan Brought Us Pepy 12:23 (oppression)

            A Failed Attempt to Escape Vietnam 11:31 (oppression, imprisonment)

            The Story of Chief Biauswah 9:17, 9w:a1 (tribal war)

            Equals 9:89, 9w:d7 (prejudice, discrimination)

            The One-Ticket Escape 8:90, 8w:d9 (oppression)

            Twisted Path 7:63, 7w:c1 (militants)

            The Miraculous Journey to America 7w:d7 (oppression)

            The Big Different 6e:76, 6w:b13 (prejudice)

            Tiananmen Square Crackdown 6:100, 6e:144, 6w:d12 (suppression)

            My Epic Journey 6:105, 6e:149, 6w:d14 (Bosnian War, hunger)

            Down by the Railroad 4:42 (prejudice)

            Bad Explosion, Good Result 4:52; Echoes 96, eBook 34 (poverty, prejudice)

            Right-Side Up 3:68 (children separated from family)

            Over from Ireland 2:29 (potato famine, U.S. Civil War)

            Crossing the Border 2:41 (prejudice)

helicopters

      Trapped on a Ship! 7:69, 7w:c4

      My Father, My Hero 5:79

      “Mayday!” 5:81

Hiroshima

      Smoking Over Hiroshima 12:14

      Clearing the Way 10:49; Echoes 105, eBook 38

Hitler, Adolph

      Top Spy 14:9

      Bravery in Battle and Beyond 8:47, 8w:b7; Echoes 73, eBook 24

      A Day to Remember 7w:c7

      Escaping from Germany 1:30; Echoes 19, eBook 1

holidays

      The Mystery of the Lucky Coins 16:7 (Chinese New Year)

      A Christmas Miracle 14:20

      Where’s the Cake? 13:33 (Thanksgiving)

      It’s a Family Tradition . . . 12:21 (Independence Day, U.S.)

      The Christmas Angel 11:34

      Faith in the Darkness 10:45; Echoes 71, eBook 23 (Passover)

      The Nine-Year-Old Goose Killer 9:19, 9w:a2 (Christmas)

      The First Snow 7:39, 7w:a14 (Chinese New Year’s Eve)

      The Santa Hunt 6:60, 6e:84, 6w:c1 (Christmas)

      Karma 6:92, 6e:134, 6w:d8 (Halloween)

      How Life Was in Iraq 5:55 (Shabbat, Chanukah)

      Sfintul Andrei (Romanian original of story below) 5:70 (St. Andrew’s Day)

      Saint Andrew (English translation of story above) 5:71 (St. Andrew’s Day)

      Stuck on the Farm 3:17 (Christmas)

      Big Red 3:49 (Thanksgiving)

      Growing Up German 2:39; Echoes 123, eBook 45 (Christmas)

Holocaust

      The Lucky Escape 15:9

      First Grade with No Shoes 14:12

      The Great Escape 14:14

      The Lucky Baby 14:16

      A Single Ring 13:7

      The Man in Stripes 13:10

      Kindness in Darkness 13:11

      Let Us Not Forget 13:13

      The Miracles of Reizel Fuchs 12:7

      Hidden Away 12:10

      The Darkest Times 12:11

      Camp Dread 12:13

      The Worth of a Diamond 10:43; Echoes 62, eBook 19

      Faith in the Darkness 10:45; Echoes 71, eBook 23

      Times of the Holocaust 9:26, 9w:a5; Echoes 23, eBook 2

      Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45, 8w:b6; Echoes 69, eBook 22

      One More Survivor 7w:b3; Echoes 67, eBook 21

      The Escape 7:47, 7w:b4; Echoes 98, eBook 35

      A Real Life Lesson 5:38; Echoes 34, eBook 7

      The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19

      Escaping from Germany 1:30; Echoes 19, eBook 1

      From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51; Echoes 27, eBook 4

home, attachment to

      The Walk Back Home 15:2

      The Reunion 15:3

      Forty-Eight Years 14:5

      Family Separated Forever 14:17

      How a Bull Taught Me to Shave 13:27

      One Little Girl, One Night’s Journey 11:10

      Finally Home 10:89

      The Silver Spoon 9:36, 9w:a9; Echoes 89, eBook 31

      Kicked Out of Home 8:33, 8w:b1

      The Importance of Friendship 7:90, 7w:d3

      Baby Saves the Farm 4:65

homelessness

      A Day in Whale’s Tale 15:22

      The Man Who Saved the Chicks 11:5

      The Mysterious Man Who Lived in the Pipe 11:22

      Kicked Out of Home 8:33, 8w:b1

      The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36, 6e:48, 6w:a13

illness

      Perils of War 14:6

      The Brush and the Manicure Set 11:16

      Fifty Years Ago and One Hundred Years Later 11:24

      Eyes Straight Ahead 11:32

      Courage for Life 10:65

      My Papa’s Journey of Faith and Love 10:74

      The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34, 9w:a8; Echoes 75, eBook 25

      Tump and the Monster of Summer 8:60, 8w:c4

      The Whistling Doctor 7:26, 7w:a5

      A Mystical Blessing 7:31, 7w:a8

      A Success Story Driven by Ambition to Learn 7w:a9

      My Pakistani Hero 7:74, 7w:c6

      My Opa Left His Fingers on Kilimanjaro 7w:d8

      Terror on the High Seas 6e:31, 6w:a5

      The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90, 6w:c4

      A Real Life Lesson 5:38; Echoes 34, eBook 7

      Mimi: A Story of Loss, Determination, and Hope 5:47

      Boopie-Nonny and the Garlic Talisman 4:15

      The Miracle Man 4:18

      Stuck on the Farm 3:17

      Sailing Through Smallpox 3:39

      The Terrible Disaster 3:41

      The Best Rejection Ever 2:21

      Arthur’s Death 2:34

      My Grandfather 1:18

      From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51; Echoes 27, eBook 4

      Longest Attack of Hiccups 1:64

immigration (countries in parentheses indicate destination)

      8,593 Miles Away from Home 16:6 (U.S.)

      The Reunion 15:3 (U.S.)

      Guarding the Holy Shabbos 15:4 (U.S.)

      The Sugar Baroness of The Hill 15:5(U.S.)

      “Sir, May I Carry Your Bag?” 14:2 (U.S.)

      The Journey to Utah 14:3 (U.S.)

      Top Spy 14:9 (U.S.)

      The Lucky Baby 14:16 (U.S.)

      Sobrevivientes (Survivors) 14:23 (U.S.)

      The Cookbook 14:35 (U.S.)

      Abandoned 12:5 (U.S.)

      How Pedro Pan Brought Us Pepy 12:23 (U.S.)

      A Failed Attempt to Escape Vietnam 11:31 (U.S.)

      The Lady in White 10:29 (U.S.)

      Honey for Olives 10:51 (Israel)

      Times of the Holocaust 9:26, 9w:a5; Echoes 23, eBook 2 (U.S.)

      Slavery Escape 9:58, 9w:b8 (U.S.)         

      The Magical Box 9:75, 9w:d1 (U.S.)

      Remember Me? 8:21, 8w:a3 (U.S.)

      America, Here I Come? 8:26, 8w:a5 (U.S.)

      Passing By 8:35, 8w:b2; Echoes 118, eBook 43 (U.S.)

      My Dad, Immigrating to the U.S. 8:74, 8w:d2

      No Objections 7:21, 7w:a3 (U.S.)

      The Escape 7:47, 7w:b4; Echoes 98, eBook 35 (U.S.)

      The Definition of a Nightmare 7w:b5; Echoes 120, eBook 44 (Yugoslavia, Germany, U.S.)

      Twisted Path 7:63, 7w:c1 (Philippines)

      The Importance of Friendship 7:90, 7w:d3 (U.S.)

      The Miraculous Journey to America 7w:d7 (U.S.)

      Return to Sender 6:21, 6e:25, 6w:a3 (U.S.)

      Terror on the High Seas 6e:31, 6w:a5 (U.S.)

      A New Land, A New Life 6:85, 6e:127, 6w:d5 (U.S.)

      Life-Changing Journey 6:88, 6e:130, 6w:d6 (U.S.)

      Tiananmen Square Crackdown 6:100, 6e:144, 6w:d12 (U.S.)

      Mother Knows Best 6:103, 6e:147, 6w:d13 (U.S.)

      A Lucky Day 6e:151, 6w:d15 (U.S.)

      Bis-Nonnu Gaetano and the Great Escape 5:15 (U.S.)

      How Life Was in Iraq 5:55 (Israel)

      Dreams of a Better Life 5:68 (U.S.)

      Boopie-Nonny and the Garlic Talisman 4:15 (U.S.)

      Sailing Through Smallpox 3:39 (U.S.)

      Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71; Echoes 123, eBook 45 (Germany; forced relocation)

      The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19 (Canada)

      The Best Rejection Ever 2:21 (U.S.)

      Over from Ireland 2:29 (U.S.)

      Growing Up German 2:39; Echoes 123, eBook 45 (Germany; forced relocation)

      Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65 (France, U.S.)

      A Different Land 2:67 (U.S.)

      John Howland 2:71 (U.S.)

      Escaping from Germany 1:30; Echoes 19, eBook 1 (Switzerland)

      My Ancestor Philippe DuTrieux 1:40 (U.S.)

      From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51; Echoes 27, eBook 4 (Canada)

Indians (see Native Americans)

Iron Curtain

      Passing By 8:35, 8w:b; Echoes 118, eBook 43

James, Jesse

      Cooking for Jesse James 7:19, 7w:a2

jewelry

      Crossed Paths 15:20

      Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45, 8w:b6; Echoes 69, eBook 22

      A Big-League Dreamer 6:67, 6e:97, 6w:c7

      The Golden Cross 4:23

      Treasures from the Past 3:15

      Wilhelmina’s Great Escape 3:73; Echoes 36, eBook 8

      From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51; Echoes 27, eBook 4

Kennedy, John F.

      The Window 14:24

      Pocket Alarm 13:18

      The Assassination 10:67

land, obtaining

      Boomer Sooner 12:2

      Jewish American Princess 12:24

      The Land 10:27

      Lali—The Legend 9:28, 9w:a6; Echoes 64, eBook 20

      The Great Bull Ride 6:17, 6e:21, 6w:a1

      Don’t Mess with Granny! 6e:36, 6w:a7

      A Place to Call Home 5:53

      Baby Saves the Farm 4:65

      Growing Up German 2:39; Echoes 123, eBook 45

language, encountering unfamiliar

      Crossing the Border Every Day 16:5

      8,593 Miles Away from Home 16:6

      Crossed Paths 15:20

      Heart of God 14:32

      The Cookbook 14:35

      The Hero of Vega Baja 10:25

      The Lady in White 10:29

      Slavery Escape 9:58, 9w:b8

      Equals 9:89, 9w:d7

      My Dad, Immigrating to the U.S. 8:74, 8w:d2

      The Importance of Friendship 7:90, 7w:d3

      A New Land, A New Life 6:85, 6e:127, 6w:d5

      How Life Was in Iraq 5:55

      Dreams of a Better Life 5:68

      Boopie-Nonny and the Garlic Talisman 4:15

law enforcement

      Candy Thieves 13:30

      Camera 12:6

      The German Fisherman 10:47; Echoes 94, eBook 33

      The Shooting 10:85

      A Game-Day Surprise 10:94

      Blizzard Blunder in Boston 9:78, 9w:d2

      The Bootlegger 8:24, 8w:a4

      America, Here I Come? 8:26, 8w:a5

      The Police Circus 8:64, 8w:c6

      Apartheid 8:68, 8w:c8

      My Dad, Immigrating to the U.S. 8:74, 8w:d2

      A Success Story Driven by Ambition to Learn 7w:a9

      The Central High Nine 7:72, 7w:c5

      Bronto on the Beach 6e:109, 6w:c12

      Mother Knows Best 6:103, 6e:147, 6w:d13

      Racing Ron 5:20

      No Mattresses? 5:51

      Speeding 5:85

      The Hitchhiker 5:88

      The Case of the Haunted Chicken 5:90

      Treasures from the Past 3:15

      Crossing the Border 2:41

      Moonlighting 1:53

Lewis and Clark Expedition

      The Original Mountain Man 15:1

Lowry, Henry Berry

      Outlaw Uncle 13:2

Lusitania

      Lucky on the Lusitania 13:4

mail

      Passing By 8:35, 8w:b2; Echoes 118, eBook 43

      Peanuts 7:50, 7w:b6; Echoes 113, eBook 41

      Trapped on a Ship! 7:69, 7w:c4

      Return to Sender 6:21, 6e:25, 6w:a3

      Finding Family 5:74

      Mail Clerk 4:60

      And They Lived Happily Ever After 2:43

Mandela, Nelson

      Equals 9:89, 9w:d7

Mayflower

      John Howland 2:71

McEnroe, John

      Tennis Switcheroo 9:83, 9w:d4

medicine, practice of

      Eye Was Left for Dead 16:1

      Heart of God 14:32

      A Miracle of Life 14:37

      The Lunar Rock Legacy 13:21

      Missing on 9/11 12:38

      Coal Miners’ Doctor 11:4

      Courage for Life 10:65

      My Papa’s Journey of Faith and Love 10:74

      From the Heart 9:87, 9w:d6

      Raining Bombs 8:40, 8w:b4; Echoes 46, eBook 12

      The Miracle That Gave Me Life 8:49, 8w:b8; Echoes 101, eBook 36

      Tump and the Monster of Summer 8:60, 8w:c4

      A Mystical Blessing 7:31, 7w:a8

      A Success Story Driven by Ambition to Learn 7w:a9

      My Opa Left His Fingers on Kilimanjaro 7w:d8

      One Last Test 6e:125, 6w:d4

      Please Wake Me Up 5:18

      A Real Life Lesson 5:38; Echoes 34, eBook 7

      Boopie-Nonny and the Garlic Talisman 4:15

      The Miracle Man 4:18

      Sailing Through Smallpox 3:39

      Arthur’s Death 2:34

      The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46

      Longest Attack of Hiccups 1:64

Mediterranean Sea

      Trapped on a Ship! 7:69, 7w:c4

memorabilia

      Love at First Sight 13:6

      How a Bull Taught Me to Shave 13:27

      The No Good Terrible Very Bad Day 13:29

      The Note in the Cowbell 13:32

      Jewish American Princess 12:24

      Fifty Years Ago and One Hundred Years Later 11:24

      A Mighty Sweet Girl 10:31

      The Silver Spoon 9:36, 9w:a9; Echoes 89, eBook 31

      Touched by a Saint 7:94, 7w:d6

      Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24, 6e:28, 6w:a4

      Great-Grandpa Joe and the Jolly Hearts Club 6e:40, 6w:a9

      Flag of Freedom 6:45, 6e:57, 6w:b4; Echoes 82, eBook 28

      The Santa Hunt 6:60, 6e:84, 6w:c1

      A Big-League Dreamer 6:67, 6e:97, 6w:c7 

      Grandpa’s Saddle 5:22

      Finding Family 5:74

      Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33   

      Treasures from the Past 3:15

      Wilhelmina’s Great Escape 3:73; Echoes 36, eBook 8

      Growing Up German 2:39; Echoes 123, eBook 45

men and boys of strength

      Eye Was Left for Dead 16:1

      Shipwrecked 16:3

      Fish Tree 16:4

      Crossing the Border Every Day 16:5

      The Original Mountain Man 15:1

      The Walk Back Home 15:2

      Guarding the Holy Shabbos 15:4

      Fred’s Decision 15:8

      Freedom 15:14

      Bull’s Eye 15:15

      The Back Seat 15:16

      Ridge on the Bridge 15:18

      Kidnapped 14:1

      “Sir, May I Carry Your Bag?” 14:2

      The Journey to Utah 14:3

      A Legacy Toward Equality 14:4

      Forty-Eight Years 14:5

      Perils of War 14:6

      Just One Light 14:7

      Top Spy 14:9

      Reunited at Last 14:13

      Sobrevivientes (Survivors) 14:23

      Before Honor 14:26

      70-Pound Soldiers 14:29

      An Unforgettable Journey on the Island 14:30

      Room for Two 14:33

      The Cookbook 14:35

      An Untold Story of 9/11 14:38

      Outlaw Uncle 13:2

      A Personal Situation 13:8

      The Man in Stripes 13:10

      To Live 13:14

      Hard Work Down the Drain (Almost) 13:23

      Grandfather, the Swimmer 13:31

      The Life of Morgan Elias Swails 12:1

      A Better World Full of Light 12:3

      Abandoned 12:5

      The Darkest Times 12:11

      Eyes of Fear 12:12

      Hard Work Will Surely Pay Off 12:18

      How Pedro Pan Brought Us Pepy 12:23

      An American Dream 12:31

      Saved by a 71-Year-Old 12:32

      The Ultimate Protector 12:35

      Don’t Forget to Say “Good Morning”! 12:36

      Missing on 9/11 12:38

      Henrik 11:7

      Watching Over Pearl Harbor 11:8

      My War Hero 11:14

      Seeds for the Future 11:17

      Fifty Years Ago and One Hundred Years Later 11:24

      Avi and the Sohoy-7 11:25

      A Failed Attempt to Escape Vietnam 11:31

      The First Horse Whisperer 10:21

      The Hero of Vega Baja 10:25

      The Land 10:27

      Religion of My Family 10:33

      The Worth of a Diamond 10:43; Echoes 62, eBook 19

      Faith in the Darkness 10:45; Echoes 71, eBook 23

      Clearing the Way 10:49; Echoes 105, eBook 38

      Honey for Olives 10:51

      Face to Face with an Idol 10:63

      My Papa’s Journey of Faith and Love 10:74

      A Father’s Legacy 10:76

      Shark Week 10:91

      The Story of Chief Biauswah 9:17, 9w:a1

      Times of the Holocaust 9:26, 9w:a5; Echoes 23, eBook 2

      The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34, 9w:a8; Echoes 75, eBook 25

      The Walk Across Canada 9:71, 9w:c6

      From the Heart 9:87, 9w:d6

      The Pilot 8:29, 8w:a6

      Kicked Out of Home 8:33, 8w:b1

      Raining Bombs 8:40, 8w:b4; Echoes 46, eBook 12

      Bravery in Battle and Beyond 8:47, 8w:b7; Echoes 73, eBook 24

      The Miracle That Gave Me Life 8:49, 8w:b8; Echoes 101, eBook 36

      The Basketball Hoop 8:53, 8w:c1

      Tump and the Monster of Summer 8:60, 8w:c4

      Apartheid 8:68, 8w:c8

      The Wolbach Whale 8:70, 8w:c9

      My Dad, Immigrating to the U.S. 8:74, 8w:d2

      A Miscommunication 8:83, 8w:d6

      The Whistling Doctor 7:26, 7w:a5

      El Polvo 7:35, 7w:a12

      One More Survivor 7w:b3; Echoes 67, eBook 21

      The Escape 7:47, 7w:b4; Echoes 98, eBook 35

      My Life My Way 7w:b10

      Twisted Path 7:63, 7w:c1

      Overnight Journey 7:67, 7w:c3

      My Pakistani Hero 7:74, 7w:c6

      Bear Invasion 7:76, 7w:c8

      The Miraculous Journey to America 7w:d7

      My Opa Left His Fingers on Kilimanjaro 7w:d8

      An Important Change 7:96, 7w:d9

      The Great Bull Ride 6:17, 6e:21, 6w:a1

      Chief Blue Jacket 6:19, 6e:23, 6w:a2

      Terror on the High Seas 6e:31, 6w:a5

      Great-Grandpa Joe and the Jolly Hearts Club 6e:40, 6w:a9

      The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36, 6e:48, 6w:a13

      A Courageous Soldier 6:38, 6e:50, 6w:b1; Echoes 25, eBook 3

      Knock ’em Out 6e:59, 6w:b5

      Ocean Waters 6e:63, 6w:b7; Echoes 41, eBook 10

      Jumping Wonders 6:54, 6e:78, 6w:b14

      Hero 6:56, 6e:80, 6w:b15; Echoes 103, eBook 37

      The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90, 6w:c4

      Uncle Bob to the Rescue 6:75, 6e:112, 6w:c13

      A New Land, A New Life 6:85, 6e:127, 6w:d5

      Tiananmen Square Crackdown 6:100, 6e:144, 6w:d12

      My Courageous Great-Grandpa Joseph 5:36

      No Mattresses? 5:51

      A Place to Call Home 5:53

      My Papa Gene 5:62

      My Father, My Hero 5:79

      Battle in the Pacific 4:36

      The Freedom Fighters 4:40

      Down by the Railroad 4:42

      The Long Road to Success 4:46

      My Pa-paw 4:63

      Courage’s Call 3:28; Echoes 87, eBook 30

      Love at First Sight 3:36; Echoes 85, eBook 29

      Sailing Through Smallpox 3:39

      The Forgiving Man 3:44

      The Generous Farmers 3:46

      Danger in Vietnam 3:54

      Spitting Shades of Red and Orange 3:61

      A Standing Ovation 3:63

      Wilhelmina’s Great Escape 3:73; Echoes 36, eBook 8

      Coyote 2:27

      Big Bob 2:60

      Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65

      A Different Land 2:67

      John Howland 2:71

      My Great-Grandpa Was Great 2:74

      The Tornado 1:20

      The River 1:25

      Behind the Walls 1:35     

      My Ancestor Philippe DuTrieux 1:40

      The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46

      Aunt Gail’s Haunted House 1:62

      Over the Years: A Story of My Grandfather 1:71

Middle East (see specific country under Asia)

military (see also war and specific wars)

      Hard Work Will Surely Pay Off 12:18

      Avi and the Sohoy-7 11:25

      Seagull, Sir 9:38, 9w:a10

      Hands Across America 8:88, 8w:d8

      Trapped on a Ship! 7:69, 7w:c4

      The Central High Nine 7:72, 7w:c5

      Blizzard of ’78 in a Small Town 7w:d4

      My Epic Journey 6:105, 6e:149, 6w:d14

      The Eruption 5:77

      Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33

      Mysterious Booms 3:26

missionaries

      Religion of My Family 10:33

      Warning: Crocodiles Ahead 6:52, 6e:70, 6w:b10

motorcycles

      The Dirt Bike Dare 10:81

      A Miscommunication 8:83, 8w:d6

      Wheeling Through the Years 5:94 

      Crossing the Border 2:41

mountain climbing

      My Opa Left His Fingers on Kilimanjaro 7w:d8

music

      A Long-Lasting Love of Theater 14:11

      Pocket Alarm 13:18

      No Shoes, No Guardian, and No Protection 11:3

      The Bear Man 10:23

      The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34, 9w:a8; Echoes 75, eBook 25

      The Family Piano 3:66

      An Unusual But Special Talent 2:53

mysterious

      A Christmas Miracle 14:20

      Chat and Thomas 11:1

      The Mysterious Man Who Lived in the Pipe 11:22

      The Christmas Angel 11:34

      The Lady in White 10:29

      Did You See What I Think I Saw? 10:69

      The Disk in the Sky 9:53, 9w:b6

      Hardly Horses 7:28, 7w:a6

      A Mystical Blessing 7:31, 7w:a8

      A Success Story Driven by Ambition to Learn 7w:a9

      The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90, 6w:c4

Native Americans

      The Original Mountain Man 15:1 (Blackfeet)

      Kidnapped 14:1

      Outlaw Uncle 13:2 (Lumbee)

      Boomer Sooner 12:2

      Jewish American Princess 12:24 (Choctaw)

      Cow Patty Bingo 11:35

      The Story of Chief Biauswah 9:17, 9w:a1 (Ojibwa, Fox)

      Who Tricked Whom? 7:17, 7w:a1

      My Grandma’s Moccasins 7:23, 7w:a4

      My Mom and the Birch-Tree Bridge 7:86, 7w:d1

      The Great Bull Ride 6:17, 6e:21, 6w:a1

      Chief Blue Jacket 6:19, 6e:23, 6w:a2 (Shawnee)

      Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24, 6e:28, 6w:a4 (Sioux)

      Lillian’s Cake 5:41

      The Miracle Man 4:18 (Cheyenne)

      The Baby and the Braves 4:54

      Kidnapped by Indians 1:60

news, newspapers

            Shipwrecked 16:3

            Sliding Away in the Early ’60s 15:17

            Reunited at Last 14:13

            Lucky on the Lusitania 13:4

            Shame to Lose to You 11:30

            Tennis Switcheroo 9:83, 9w:d4

      delivery of

            Spudnut Saturday 8:62, 8w:c5

            Turnip Greens to Automobile 7:55, 7w:b8

            Grandpa’s Newspaper Adventure 1:27

North America

      Canada (see also immigration)

            The Backyard Coaster 13:5

            The Man Who Saved the Chicks 11:5

            The Coin 10:71

            The Walk Across Canada 9:71, 9w:c6

            A Black Bear’s Paw 4:56

            The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19

            From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51; Echoes 27, eBook 4

      Cuba

            Sobrevivientes (Survivors) 14:23

            How Pedro Pan Brought Us Pepy 12:23

      Honduras

            The Land 10:27

            Crossing the Border 2:41

      Mexico

            The Ultimate Protector 12:35

            My Papa’s Journey of Faith and Love 10:74

            Life-Changing Journey 6:88, 6e:130, 6w:d6

            Mother Knows Best 6:103, 6e:147, 6w:d13

      Nicaragua

            Crossing the Border 2:41

      Panama

            Heart of God 14:32

            Slavery Escape 9:58, 9w:b8

      Puerto Rico

            The Hero of Vega Baja 10:25

      United States (see also immigration, rural life, urban life, and specific events cross-referenced in the chronological list below. Note: Some of the stories listed here could have occurred at any time within a broad span of time; the events they tell about are not unique to the particular time period during which they took place. Also, stories that cover a broad span of time are generally listed under the time the story began.)

            1600s–1700s

                        Kidnapped 14:1

                        The Story of Chief Biauswah 9:17, 9w:a1

                        The Great Bull Ride 6:17, 6e:21, 6w:a1

                        Chief Blue Jacket 6:19, 6e:23, 6w:a2

                        Treasures from the Past 3:15

                        John Howland 2:71                                                    

                        My Ancestor Philippe DuTrieux 1:40

                        Kidnapped by Indians 1:60

            1800s (see also Civil War, U.S.)

                        The Original Mountain Man 15:1

                        The Journey to Utah 14:3

                        Outlaw Uncle 13:2

                        Boomer Sooner 12:2

                        A Better World Full of Light 12:3

                        The Montgomery Indians 12:4

                        Chat and Thomas 11:1

                        No Shoes, No Guardian, and No Protection 11:3

                        The Bear Man 10:23

                        The Hero of Vega Baja 10:25

                        Who Tricked Whom? 7:17, 7w:a1

                        Cooking for Jesse James 7:19, 7w:a2

                        My Grandma’s Moccasins 7:23, 7w:a4

                        The Whistling Doctor 7:26, 7w:a5

                        Return to Sender 6:21, 6e:25, 6w:a3

                        Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24, 6e:28, 6w:a4

                        Please Wake Me Up 5:18

                        Grandpa’s Saddle 5:22

                        Lillian’s Cake 5:41

                        Dreams of a Better Life 5:68

                        Dreams of Flying 5:83

                        A Black Bear’s Paw 4:56

                        Sailing Through Smallpox 3:39

            1900–1929 (see also World War I)

                        The Reunion 15:3

                        Guarding the Holy Shabbos 15:4

                        The Sugar Baroness of The Hill 15:5

                        Just One Light 14:7

                        Wedding on the Pitcher’s Mound 14:8

                        Abandoned 12:5

                        Coal Miners’ Doctor 11:4

                        The Lady in White 10:29

                        A Mighty Sweet Girl 10:31

                        The Nine-Year-Old Goose Killer 9:19, 9w:a2

                        Surprised at the 1904 World’s Fair 8:17, 8w:a1

                        Hardly Horses 7:28, 7w:a6

                        Washed Away 7w:a7

                        The Scary Airplane Ride 7w:a10

                        From Covered Wagon to Airplane 6:27, 6e:33, 6w:a6

                        Mimi: A Story of Loss, Determination, and Hope 5:47

                        Dreams of Flying 5:83

                        The Miracle Man 4:18

                        The Tragedy 4:44

                        The Baby and the Braves 4:54

                        A Twentieth-Century Pioneer 4:58

                        The Tale of Two Horses 4:67

                        The Family Piano 3:66

                        Ferdyl 2:15

                        Horses Know the Way to Carry the Barrel 2:50

                        Grandpa’s Newspaper Adventure 1:27

                        She Was the First 1:33

                        The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46

                        Longest Attack of Hiccups 1:64

            1930s  (see also Depression, Great, U.S.)

                        On the Way Home 14:10

                        Love at First Sight 13:6

                        The Bootlegger 8:24, 8w:a4

                        The Pilot 8:29, 8w:a6

                        The Storm That Erased a World 8:31, 8w:a7

                        El Polvo 7:35, 7w:a12

                        Finding Grandpa 7:37, 7w:a13

                        The Abandoned House 6:32, 6e:44, 6w:a11

                        Granny Sweetpea and the Swamp Cabbage Catfish 6:34, 6e:46, 6w:a12

                        Mail Clerk 4:60

                        The Griot 4:74

                        Pigeon Racing 3:19

                        Spitting Shades of Red and Orange 3:61

                        Arthur’s Death 2:34

            1940s  (see also World War II)

                        Railroad 15:10

                        The Pawfect Dog Walker 15:12

                        A New Beginning 15:13

                        A Sweet Treat 12:16

                        The Explosion 12:17

                        One Little Girl, One Night’s Journey 11:10

                        The Brush and the Manicure Set 11:16

                        A Bad Day for More Than the Goat 10:38

                        Stuck in a Silo 9:42, 9w:b1

                        The Great School Escape 8:37, 8w:b3

                        The Attic Attack 7:52, 7w:b7

                        Turnip Greens to Automobile 7:55, 7w:b8

                        My Life My Way 7w:b10

                        Extreme Makeover: Statue Edition 6:49, 6e:67, 6w:b9

                        The Big Different 6e:76, 6w:b13

                        A Place to Call Home 5:53

                        Down by the Railroad 4:42

                        My Grandmother’s First TV 3:22

                        Crates Then Coal 3:56

                        Root Beer Rascals 1:37

            1950s

                        Bull’s Eye 15:15

                        The Back Seat 15:16

                        From Lincoln to Cadillac 15:21

                        “Mr. Gardner Please?” 14:18

                        Dinnertime 14:19

                        A Christmas Miracle 14:20

                        Join the Fight for Freedom 14:21

                        Importance of Rainwater 13:15

                        Rivka’s Daily Journey 12:19

                        It’s a Family Tradition . . . 12:21

                        Lady Driver 12:22

                        How Pedro Pan Brought Us Pepy 12:23

                        The World’s Most Expensive Toaster 11:19

                        Problem After Problem 10:56

                        The Fox Stole the Show 10:59

                        The Not-So-Lucky Shot 10:61

                        Sausage Day 9:47, 9w:b3

                        The Ice Cream Escapade 9:49, 9w:b4

                        The Basketball Hoop 8:53, 8w:c1

                        Blizzard Sunday 8:58, 8w:c3

                        Tump and the Monster of Summer 8:60, 8w:c4

                        Uncle Tom’s Rocket 7:65, 7w:c2

                        Trapped on a Ship! 7:69, 7w:c4

                        The Central High Nine 7:72, 7w:c5

                        The Santa Hunt 6:60, 6e:84, 6w:c1

                        The Swimming Hole 6:62, 6e:86, 6w:c2

                        The Bear That Read the Comics 6e:88, 6w:c3

                        The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90, 6w:c4

                        Grandpa’s Close Encounter 5:45

                        Meant to Be 5:72

                        Speeding 5:85

                        Grandma Lovey Learns to Drive 4:70

                        The Terrible Disaster 3:41

                        An Unusual But Special Talent 2:53

                        The Family Reunion and the Missing Plate 1:15

            1960s  (see also Vietnam War)

                        Sliding Away in the Early ’60s 15:17

                        The Window 14:24

                        A Secret Love Story 14:25

                        Half the Dam 14:28

                        Pocket Alarm 13:18

                        Sammy’s Rough Road Trip 13:19

                        A Tough Decision 13:20

                        Jewish American Princess 12:24

                        The Unforgotten Months 12:25

                        The Mysterious Man Who Lived in the Pipe 11:22

                        Uncle John’s Pet Crow 11:23

                        The Assassination 10:67

                        Did You See What I Think I Saw? 10:69

                        The Big Win! 9:60, 9w:c1

                        Happily Ever Rafter 9:62, 9w:c2

                        The Wolbach Whale 8:70, 8w:c9

                        A Day to Remember 7w:c7

                        Sweet Home Alabama 6:64, 6e:92, 6w:c5

                        The Annoying Parrot 6e:95, 6w:c6

                        A Big-League Dreamer 6:67, 6e:97, 6w:c7

                        Fishing 6e:100, 6w:c8

                        The Key Lime Pie 6e:102, 6w:c9

                        Bronto on the Beach 6e:109, 6w:c12

                        The Hitchhiker 5:88

                        Mysterious Booms 3:26

                        Making the Grade 2:47

                        Kitty 2:55

            1970s  (see also Vietnam War)

                        The Twins and a Chili Pepper 14:31

                        Room for Two 14:33

                        SOS — Saving Our Sand Dune 13:24

                        The Black Lincoln 12:28

                        Trouble Developing 12:29

                        The Tote Bag 12:30

                        Sandman 11:26

                        Cold-Blooded Savior 11:28

                        A Purple Mess 9:69, 9w:c5

                        Turtle Trouble 8:72, 8w:d1

                        The Kmart Disaster 8:79, 8w:d4

                        Stuck to the Ground 8:81, 8w:d5

                        Obachan’s or Ojichan’s Cooking? The Answer Is Obvious 7:79, 7w:c9; Echoes 126, eBook 46

                        A Really Embarrassing Moment 7:84, 7w:c11

                        My Mom and the Birch-Tree Bridge 7:86, 7w:d1

                        The Downfall of Joey Smernivak 7:88, 7w:d2

                        The Importance of Friendship 7:90, 7w:d3

                        Blizzard of ’78 in a Small Town 7w:d4

                        Uncle Bob to the Rescue 6:75, 6e:112, 6w:c13

                        Hide Away 6:78, 6e:118, 6w:d1

                        Temporary Home 6:83, 6e:123, 6w:d3

                        One Last Test 6e:125, 6w:d4

                        What Sticks, Half-Lick? 6:90, 6e:132, 6w:d7

                        Karma 6:92, 6e:134, 6w:d8

                        Racing Ron 5:20 (U.S.)

                        A Pig Tail Tale 5:28

                        Good and Bad Times at Roy’s Diner 5:64

                        The Grape Story 5:92

                        Charm Quarks Are All Around Us 2:69

                        Camping Can Be Fun 1:23

                        Get Out of My Shower 1:49

                        The Bird Who Liked the “Birdie” 1:55

                        The Best Dog in Town 1:66                                                                                  

            1980s

                        8,593 Miles Away from Home 16:6

                        His Name Was Alfie 14:27

                        The Worst Pet Ever 13:26

                        How a Bull Taught Me to Shave 13:27

                        The Tornado 13:28

                        The No Good Terrible Very Bad Day 13:29

                        Candy Thieves 13:30

                        The Note in the Cowbell 13:32

                        Where’s the Cake? 13:33

                        The Chocolate Chip Cookies 13:34

                        An American Dream 12:31

                        Saved by a 71-Year-Old 12:32

                        The Day My Uncle Met a Wizard 12:33

                        A Creek Adventure 12: 34

                        The Tale of Gardner’s Hut 11:29

                        Eyes Straight Ahead 11:32

                        The Day America Fell Silent 11:33

                        The Christmas Angel 11:34

                        The Dirt Bike Dare 10:81

                        The Shooting 10:85

                        Blizzard Blunder in Boston 9:78, 9w:d2

                        The Fire Bird 9:81, 9w:d3

                        Tennis Switcheroo 9:83, 9w:d4

                        A Geyser for Mother 9:85, 9w:d5

                        From the Heart 9:87, 9w:d6

                        The Game-Winning Shot 8:85, 8w:d7

                        Hands Across America 8:88, 8w:d8

                        The Magic of Writing 6e:136, 6w:d9

                        Stop! Grandpa! Stop! 6:98, 6e:142, 6w:d11

                        Miracles Do Happen 2:58

                        A Different Land 2:67

            1990s

                        A Day in Whale’s Tale 15:22

                        Buzzer Beater 14:36

                        Dine and Dash 13:35

                        They’re Gone! 12:37

                        Cow Patty Bingo 11:35

                        Finally Home 10:89

                        A Game-Day Surprise 10:94

                        Gang Shoes? 9:91, 9w:d8

                        An Important Change 7:96, 7w:d9

            2000s (see also September 11, 2001)

                        A Miracle of Life 14:37

                        Lost and Found 9:93, 9w:d9

                        Toyota Tercel Trouble 8:93, 8w:d10

oceans (see also ships)

      Shark Week 10:91 (South Pacific)

      Passing By 8:35, 8w:b2; Echoes 118, eBook 43 (North Atlantic)

      Ocean Waters 6e:63, 6w:b7; Echoes 41, eBook 10 (North Atlantic)

      Battle in the Pacific 4:36

orphans, orphanage

      A Brave Girl 15:6

      A New Beginning 15:13

      The Journey to Utah 14:3

      To Live 13:14

      My Mom and the Monkey 13:25

      Abandoned 12:5 (Orphan Train)             

      Great-Grandpa Joe and the Jolly Hearts Club 6e:40, 6w:a9

      Temporary Home 6:83, 6e:123, 6w:d3

      A Real Life Lesson 5:38; Echoes 34, eBook 7

      The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19

      From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51; Echoes 27, eBook 4

outhouse

      The Flying Messengers of World War II 13:9

      Billy the Goat 7:43, 7w:b1

      My Mother, the Bear 7:61, 7w:b12

      My Mom and the Birch-Tree Bridge 7:86, 7w:d1

      The Long Road to Success 4:46

Owens, Jesse

      A Day to Remember 7w:c7

peace

      The Lucky Baby 14:16

      Room for Two 14:33

      The Ultimate Protector 12:35

      The Hero of Vega Baja 10:25

      Honey for Olives 10:51

      Chief Blue Jacket 6:19, 6e:23, 6w:a2

      Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24, 6e:28, 6w:a4

      The Big Different 6e:76, 6w:b13

      The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90, 6w:c4

      Mighty Mo 4:38; Echoes 108, eBook 39

Peace Corps

      The Termite Storm 6:70, 6e:104, 6w:c10

Pearl Harbor, Japanese attack on

      A Personal Situation 13:8

      Watching Over Pearl Harbor 11:8

      One Suitcase Each 11:9

      Raining Bombs 8:40, 8w:b4; Echoes 46, eBook 12

      “It’s Just Dummy Ammo!” 5:33; Echoes 48, eBook 13

      Pearl Harbor Day 1941 1:69; Echoes 44, eBook 11

peer pressure

      Life or Candy? 14:22

      Problem After Problem 10:56

      The Dirt Bike Dare 10:81

Persian Gulf War

      The Siren Sounds 10:87

      My Father, My Hero 5:79

phone (see telephone)

Pope John Paul II

      Touched by a Saint 7:94, 7w:d6

Port Chicago, explosion at

      Bad Explosion, Good Result 4:52; Echoes 96, eBook 34

practice

      Shame to Lose to You 11:30

      The Basketball Hoop 8:53, 8w:c1

      The Police Circus 8:64, 8w:c6

      Trapped on a Ship! 7:69, 7w:c4

      Pop! 6:42, 6e:54, 6w:b3; Echoes 55, eBook 16

      Knock ’em Out 6e:59, 6w:b5

      A Big League Dreamer 6:67, 6e:97, 6w:c7

      The Magic of Writing 6e:136, 6w:d9

      The Family Piano 3:66

      An Unusual But Special Talent 2:53

pranks

      The Twins and a Chili Pepper 14:31

      Dine and Dash 13:35

      No-Shoe Sunday 11:20

      “Look! I Found a Bee!” 11:21

      The Tale of Gardner’s Hut 11:29

      Oh, Say Can You See 9:31, 9w:a7; Echoes 77, eBook 26

      Bricks vs. Chickens 9:44, 9w:b2

      The Compound Wall 9:65, 9w:c3

      Stuck to the Ground 8:81, 8w:d5

      The Downfall of Joey Smernivak 7:88, 7w:d2

      Extreme Makeover: Statue Edition 6:49, 6e:67, 6w:b9

      The Swimming Hole 6:62, 6e:86, 6w:c2

      The Bear That Read the Comics 6e:88, 6w:c3

      The Annoying Parrot 6e:95, 6w:c6

      Bronto on the Beach 6e:109, 6w:c12

      Cane Maze Adventure 4:29

      The Tale of Two Horses 4:67

      Root Beer Rascals 1:37

pregnancy

      A Miracle of Life 14:37

      They’re Gone! 12:37

      The World’s Most Expensive Toaster 11:19

      Remember Me? 8:21, 8w:a3       

      One Last Test 6e:125, 6w:d4

      Baby Saves the Farm 4:65

prejudice

      8,593 Miles Away from Home 16:6

      A Brave Girl 15:6

      The Back Seat 15:16

      The Journey to Utah 14:3

      The Inheritance of Hope 14:15

      “Mr. Gardner Please?” 14:18

      Join the Fight for Freedom 14:21

      Outlaw Uncle 13:2

      A Tough Decision 13:20

      Camera 12:6

      One Suitcase Each 11:9

      My War Hero 11:14

      The Mysterious Man Who Lived in the Pipe 11:22

      Religion of My Family 10:33

      Countering the Unfairness 9:55, 9w:b7

      Equals 9:89, 9w:d7

      Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45, 8w:b6; Echoes 69, eBook 22

      Bravery in Battle and Beyond 8:47, 8w:b7; Echoes 73, eBook 24

      Apartheid 8:68, 8w:c8

      The Central High Nine 7:72, 7w:c5

      My Mom and the Birch-Tree Bridge 7:86, 7w:d1

      The Importance of Friendship 7:90, 7w:d3

      An Important Change 7:96, 7w:d9

      The Big Different 6e:76, 6w:b13

      Sweet Home Alabama 6:64, 6e:92, 6w:c5

      A New Land, A New Life 6:85, 6e:127, 6w:d5 

      Lillian’s Cake 5:41

      How Life Was in Iraq 5:55

      Good and Bad Times at Roy’s Diner 5:64

      Down by the Railroad 4:42

      Bad Explosion, Good Result 4:52; Echoes 96, eBook 34

      The Baby and the Braves 4:54

      A Twentieth-Century Pioneer 4:58

      Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71; Echoes 123, eBook 45

      Crossing the Border 2:41

      Making the Grade 2:47

prisoners of war (see also Holocaust)

      Fish Tree 16:4 (civilian prisoners)

      The Walk Back Home 15:2

      Perils of War 14:6

      Before Honor 14:26

      The Precious Plum 11:12

      A Failed Attempt to Escape Vietnam 11:31

      Even Baseball Isn’t Safe 9:40, 9w:a11; Echoes 110, eBook

      The Definition of a Nightmare 7w:b5; Echoes 120, eBook 44

      A Courageous Soldier 6:38, 6e:50, 6w:b1; Echoes 25, eBook 3

      Battle in the Pacific 4:36

      Turn Off the Lights! 3:30

Prohibition

      The Sugar Baroness of The Hill 15:5

      The Bootlegger 8:24, 8w:a4

PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder)

      A Child’s Nightmare 15:11

      Perils of War 14:6            

race relations (see also slavery)

      A Brave Girl 15:6

      The Back Seat 15:16

      “Mr. Gardner Please?” 14:18

      Join the Fight for Freedom 14:21

      A Secret Love Story 14:25

      Equals 9:89, 9w:d7

      Apartheid 8:68, 8w:c8

      The Central High Nine 7:72, 7w:c5

      A Day to Remember 7w:c7

      Obachan’s or Ojichan’s Cooking? The Answer Is Obvious 7:79, 7w:c9; Echoes 126, eBook 46

      An Important Change 7:96, 7w:d9

      The Big Different 6e:76, 6w:b13

      Sweet Home Alabama 6:64, 6e:92, 6w:c5

      Good and Bad Times at Roy’s Diner 5:64

      Down by the Railroad 4:42

      Bad Explosion, Good Result 4:52; Echoes 96, eBook 34

radio

      Pocket Alarm 13:18

      Missing on 9/11 12:38

      Henrik 11:7

      Clearing the Way 10:49; Echoes 105, eBook 38

      The Siren Sounds 10:87

      A Big-League Dreamer 6:67, 6e:97, 6w:c7

      Real Storms 6e:115, 6w:c14

      Holding Hands 2:17

      An Unusual But Special Talent 2:53

      Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65

rationing

      The Summer of Salt, Sand, and German Submarines 10:41; Echoes 51, eBook 14

      Sugar, Stamps, Bikes, and Metal 8:42, 8w:b5; Echoes 57, eBook 17

      Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40, 6e:52, 6w:b2

      Flag of Freedom 6:45, 6e:57, 6w:b4; Echoes 82, eBook 28

      Oranges on the Beach 6e:74, 6w:b12; Echoes 80, eBook 27

      Hero 6:56, 6e:80, 6w:b15; Echoes 103, eBook 37 

      Turn Off the Lights! 3:30

      Meat! 3:32; Echoes 60, eBook 18

      Sweet Without Sugar 3:34

refugees

      The Lucky Escape 15:9

      Freedom 15:14

      Family Separated Forever 14:17

      Sobrevivientes (Survivors) 14:23

      A Single Ring 13:7

      Camera 12:6

      Hidden Away 12:10

      The War’s Cons: My Great-Aunt’s Story 11:6

      Henrik 11:7

      The Precious Plum 11:12

      A Failed Attempt to Escape Vietnam 11:31

      Where to Go? 10:78

      Kicked Out of Home 8:33, 8w:b1

      Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45, 8w:b6; Echoes 69, eBook 22

      The One-Ticket Escape 8:90, 8w:d9

      The Definition of a Nightmare 7w:b5; Echoes 120, eBook 44

      Twisted Path 7:63, 7w:c1

      My Epic Journey 6:105, 6e:149, 6w:d14

      Secret Escape 5:30

      How Life Was in Iraq 5:55

      Escape from the Japanese Invasion 4:49

      Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71; Echoes 123, eBook 45

      Wilhelmina’s Great Escape 3:73; Echoes 36, eBook 8

      Growing Up German 2:39; Echoes 123, eBook 45

      Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65

      Escaping from Germany 1:30; Echoes 19, eBook 1

relationships (see also family life, relationships)

      Shipwrecked 16:3 (compassion, generosity)

      Fish Tree 16:4 (cooperation, sharing)

      The Sugar Baroness of The Hill 15:5 (compassion, generosity, open-mindedness)

      Fred’s Decision 15:8 (compassion, generosity)

      Crossed Paths 15:20 (common beliefs)

      From Lincoln to Cadillac 15:21 (neighborliness)

      The 78th Floor 15:23 (compassion, helpfulness)

      Perils of War 14:6 (respect for enemy)

      Room for Two 14:33 (kindness, cooperation)

      The Cookbook 14:35 (exploitation; compassion)

      Buzzer Beater 14:36 (keeping commitments)

      A Personal Situation 13:8 (openness, caring)

      Kindness in Darkness 13:11 (compassion, trust, integrity)

      Sammy’s Rough Road Trip 13:19 (helpfulness, appreciation)

      Hard Work Down the Drain (Almost) 13:23 (honesty)

      SOS — Saving Our Sand Dune 13:24 (opposition, determination)

      The Chocolate Chip Cookies 13:34 (sincerity, compassion)

      A Sweet Treat 12:16 (generosity)

      The Explosion 12:17 (cooperation)

      Hard Work Will Surely Pay Off 12:18 (political opposition)

      Rivka’s Daily Journey 12:19 (generosity, compassion)

      It’s a Family Tradition . . . 12:21 (community celebration)

      The Unforgotten Months 12:25 (compassion, kindness)

      The Black Lincoln 12:28 (empathy)

      Trouble Developing 12:29 (consideration)

      The Day My Uncle Met a Wizard 12:33 (connecting with a stranger)

      Don’t Forget to Say “Good Morning”! 12:36 (friendliness, caring, concern)

      Chat and Thomas 11:1 (respect, patience)

      The Man Who Saved the Chicks 11:5 (generosity, compassion, cooperation)

      The Brush and the Manicure Set 11:16 (thoughtfulness, compassion)

      The Mysterious Man Who Lived in the Pipe 11:22 (curiosity, fear, respect)

      A Crabby Story 11:27 (cooperation)

      Shame to Lose to You 11:30 (competition)

      The German Fisherman 10:47; Echoes 94, eBook 33 (love, loss)

      Honey for Olives 10:51 (open-mindedness, business, friendship)

      The Fox Stole the Show 10:59 (embarrassment)

      Did You See What I Think I Saw? 10:69 (accepting differences)

      My Papa’s Journey of Faith and Love 10:74 (responding to people with disabilities)

      The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34, 9w:a8; Echoes 75, eBook 25 (trust, care, compassion)

      Even Baseball Isn’t Safe 9:40, 9w:a11; Echoes 110, eBook 40 (trusting/helping a former enemy)

      Stuck in a Silo 9:42, 9w:b1 (helpfulness, rescue)

      Sausage Day 9:47, 9w:b3 (helpfulness, cooperation)

      The Ice Cream Escapade 9:49, 9w:b4 (sharing, celebration)

      Bobby Frieda, a Strong-Willed Woman 9:51, 9w:b5 (respect, opposition)

      From the Heart 9:87, 9w:d6 (responsibility, encouragement)

      Gang Shoes? 9:91, 9w:d8 (disrespect, oppression)

      Lost and Found 9:93, 9w:d9 (abandonment, rescue, love)

      Remember Me? 8:21, 8w:a3 (self-respect)

      Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45, 8w:b6; Echoes 69, eBook 22 (compassion)

      Bravery in Battle and Beyond 8:47, 8w:b7; Echoes 73, eBook 24 (compassion, open-mindedness)

      Living with the Enemies 8:51, 8w:b9 (respect)

      Mr. Camper’s “Secret” Candy Bars 8:56, 8w:c2 (generosity)

      Washed Away 7w:a7 (kindness, neighborliness)

      The Six Fiancés 7:45, 7w:b2; Echoes 53, eBook 15 (engagement, compassion)

      My Pakistani Hero 7:74, 7w:c6 (kindness, compassion)

      Funny Money 7:81, 7w:c10 (theft, honesty)

      Blizzard of ’78 in a Small Town 7w:d4 (kindness, cooperation)

      Great-Grandpa Joe and the Jolly Hearts Club 6e:40, 6w:a9 (caring)

      The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36, 6e:48, 6w:a13 (compassion)

      Extreme Makeover: Statue Edition 6:49, 6e:67, 6w:b9 (respect)

      Jumping Wonders 6:54, 6e:78, 6w:b14 (friendship)

      Hero 6:56, 6e:80, 6w:b15; Echoes 103, eBook 37 (generosity)

      Innocent Punishment 6:81, 6e:121, 6w:d2 (theft, honesty)

      A New Land, A New Life 6:85, 6e:127, 6w:d5 (bullying)

      Karma 6:92, 6e:134, 6w:d8 (fairness)

      Mother Knows Best 6:103, 6e:147, 6w:d13 (honesty, anger)

      A Pig Tail Tale 5:28 (communication)

      Lillian’s Cake 5:41 (prejudice)

      The Forgiving Man 3:44 (theft, forgiveness)

      The Generous Farmers 3:46 (compassion)

      Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71; Echoes 123, eBook 45 (hospitality)

      Hank and the Hog 1:57 (anger)   

religion (see also Holocaust)

      Fish Tree 16:4

      Guarding the Holy Shabbos 15:4

      Crossed Paths 15:20

      The Journey to Utah 14:3

      Before Honor 14:26

      Heart of God 14:32

      A Miracle of Life 14:37

      A Tough Decision 13:20

      The Life of Morgan Elias Swails 12:1

      Camera 12:6

      The Ultimate Protector 12:35

      Watching Over Pearl Harbor 11:8

      A Failed Attempt to Escape Vietnam 11:31

      The Great Miracle 11:36

      The Lady in White 10:29

      Religion of My Family 10:33

      Face to Face with an Idol 10:63

      Courage for Life 10:65

      My Papa’s Journey of Faith and Love 10:74

      The Silver Spoon 9:36, 9w:a9; Echoes 89, eBook 31

      Bobby Frieda, a Strong-Willed Woman 9:51, 9w:b5

      The Walk Across Canada 9:71, 9w:c6

      From the Heart 9:87, 9w:d6

      Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45, 8w:b6; Echoes 69, eBook 22

      A Mystical Blessing 7:31, 7w:a8

      A Success Story Driven by Ambition to Learn 7w:a9

      Twisted Path 7:63, 7w:c1

      My Pakistani Hero 7:74, 7w:c6

      Touched by a Saint 7:94, 7w:d6

      Warning: Crocodiles Ahead 6:52, 6e:70, 6w:b10

      A Real Life Lesson 5:38; Echoes 34, eBook 7

      A Place to Call Home 5:53

      How Life Was in Iraq 5:55

      The Tale of Two Horses 4:67

      Treasures from the Past 3:15

      The Generous Farmers 3:46

      Big Mistake 3:59

      My Ancestor Philippe DuTrieux 1:40

      Over the Years: A Story of My Grandfather 1:71

Resistance (during World War II)

      Henrik 11:7 (Norwegian)

      Flag of Freedom 6:45, 6e:57, 6w:b4; Echoes 82, eBook 28 (French)

      Related to a Spy 5:49 (French)

Rubik’s Cube

      Shame to Lose to You 11:30

      Tangshan Terror 9:73, 9w:c7

rumor

      Trouble Developing 12:29

      My Mother, the Bear 7:61, 7w:b12

      Down by the Railroad 4:42

      The Rag Man 4:20

      The Baby and the Braves 4:54

rural life

      Just One Light 14:7 (U.S.)

      On the Way Home 14:10 (U.S.)

      Help 13:16 (U.S.)

      A Wrong Turn 13:17 (U.S.)

      Starlight 12:15 (U.S.)

      The Scalding Iron 11:2 (U.S.)

      No Shoes, No Guardian, and No Protection 11:3 (U.S.)

      My War Hero 11:14 (U.S.)

      The Galloping Goat 11:15 (U.S.)

      Seeds for the Future 11:17 (U.S.)

      The Pathway 11:18 (India)

      No-Shoe Sunday 11:20 (U.S.)

      The First Horse Whisperer 10:21 (U.S.)

      A Bad Day for More Than the Goat 10:38 (U.S.)

      Lali—The Legend 9:28, 9w:a6; Echoes 64, eBook 20 (India)

      Stuck in a Silo 9:42, 9w:b1 (U.S.)

      Bricks vs. Chickens 9:44, 9w:b2 (U.S.)

      Sausage Day 9:47, 9w:b3 (U.S.)

      Into the Mountains 9:67, 9w:c4 (China)

      Blizzard Sunday 8:58, 8w:c3 (U.S.)

      My Grandma’s Moccasins 7:23, 7w:a4 (U.S.)

      The Whistling Doctor 7:26, 7w:a5 (U.S.)

      Washed Away 7w:a7 (U.S.)

      Two Pockets Too Many 7:33, 7w:a11 (U.S.)

      El Polvo 7:35, 7w:a12 (U.S.)

      Billy the Goat 7:43, 7w:b1 (U.S.)

      Don’t Drive the Truck! 7:57, 7w:b9 (U.S.)

      My Mother, the Bear 7:61, 7w:b12 (U.S.)

      Bear Invasion 7:76, 7w:c8 (China)

      Snow Sledding 7:92, 7w:d5 (China)

      Don’t Mess with Granny! 6e:36, 6w:a7 (U.S.)

      Hard Times 6:30, 6e:38, 6w:a8 (U.S.)

      The Tornado 6e:42, 6w:a10 (U.S.)

      The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36, 6e:48, 6w:a13 (U.S.)

      Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40, 6e:52, 6w:b2 (U.S.)

      Pop! 6:42, 6e:54, 6w:b3; Echoes 55, eBook 16 (U.S.)

      The Uncontrollable Mare 6e:65, 6w:b8 (U.S.)

      Jumping Wonders 6:54, 6e:78, 6w:b14 (China)

      Super Dog 6:72, 6e:106, 6w:c11 (U.S.)

      Please Wake Me Up 5:18 (U.S.)

      Grandpa’s Saddle 5:22 (U.S.)

      Silver and the Swamp Path 5:25 (Australia)

      Lillian’s Cake 5:41 (U.S.)

      In Anticipation 5:43 (U.S.)

      My Papa Gene 5:62 (U.S.)

      Marianca, “My Sweet” 4:27 (U.S.)

      Cane Maze Adventure 4:29 (U.S.)

      Burn, Stacks, Burn 4:31 (U.S.)

      The Tragedy 4:44 (U.S.)

      A Black Bear’s Paw 4:56 (Canada)

      My Pa-paw 4:63 (U.S.)

      Baby Saves the Farm 4:65 (Turkey)

      Stuck on the Farm 3:17 (U.S.)

      Sweet Without Sugar 3:34 (U.S.)

      The Generous Farmers 3:46 (U.S.)

      Big Red 3:49 (U.S.)

      A Story of a Nebraska Farmer 3:51 (U.S.)

      A Standing Ovation 3:63 (U.S.)

      The Wonderful Pet Coon 2:25 (U.S.)

      Coyote 2:27 (U.S.)

      My Grandfather 1:18 (U.S.)

      The Tornado 1:20 (U.S.)

      Nose Rings 1:43 (China)

      The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46 (U.S.)

      Hank and the Hog 1:57 (U.S.)

school

      Crossing the Border Every Day 16:5

      8,593 Miles Away from Home 16:6

      The Pawfect Dog Walker 15:12

      First Grade with No Shoes 14:12

      The Window 14:24

      Heart of God 14:32

      Can’t I Go to School? 13:3

      Pocket Alarm 13:18

      Hard Work Down the Drain (Almost) 13:23

      The No Good Terrible Very Bad Day 13:29  

      How Pedro Pan Brought Us Pepy 12:23

      Trouble Developing 12:29

      One Suitcase Each 11:9

      My War Hero 11:14

      The Pathway 11:18

      Eyes Straight Ahead 11:32

      The Assassination 10:67

      My Papa’s Journey of Faith and Love 10:74

      A Father’s Legacy 10:76

      The Dirt Bike Dare 10:81

      How to Steal a Potato 10:83

      Lali—The Legend 9:28, 9w:a6; Echoes 64, eBook 20

      Oh, Say Can You See 9:31, 9w:a7; Echoes 77, eBook 26

      The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34, 9w:a8; Echoes 75, eBook 25

      Countering the Unfairness 9:55, 9w:b7

      Into the Mountains 9:67, 9w:c4

      The Magical Box 9:75, 9w:d1

      From the Heart 9:87, 9w:d6

      Equals 9:89, 9w:d7

      Gang Shoes? 9:91, 9w:d8

      Remember Me? 8:21, 8w:a3

      The Great School Escape 8:37, 8w:b3

      Tump and the Monster of Summer 8:60, 8w:c4

      Apartheid 8:68, 8w:c8

      My Dad, Immigrating to the U.S. 8:74, 8w:d2

      The Game-Winning Shot 8:85, 8w:d7

      Finding Grandpa 7:37, 7w:a13

      My Life My Way 7w:b10

      Overnight Journey 7:67, 7w:c3

      The Central High Nine 7:72, 7w:c5

      The Downfall of Joey Smernivak 7:88, 7w:d2

      The Importance of Friendship 7:90, 7w:d3

      Touched by a Saint 7:94, 7w:d6

      An Important Change 7:96, 7w:d9

      Hard Times 6:30, 6e:38, 6w:a8

      The Tornado 6e:42, 6w:a10

      The Uncontrollable Mare 6e:65, 6w:b8

      Extreme Makeover: Statue Edition 6:49, 6e:67, 6w:b9

      The Big Different 6e:76, 6w:b13

      The Termite Storm 6:70, 6e:104, 6w:c10

      Hide Away 6:78, 6e:118, 6w:d1

      Innocent Punishment 6:81, 6e:121, 6w:d2

      A New Land, A New Life 6:85, 6e:127, 6w:d5

      The Magic of Writing 6e:136, 6w:d9

      How Life Was in Iraq 5:55

      My Papa Gene 5:62

      Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33

      A Twentieth-Century Pioneer 4:58

      The Mystery of the Kindergarten Pants 4:72

      Stuck on the Farm 3:17

      Right-Side Up 3:68

      Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71; Echoes 123, eBook 45

      A Little Adult 2:45

      Making the Grade 2:47

      Horses Know the Way to Carry the Barrel 2:50

      Miracles Do Happen 2:58

      Big Bob 2:60

      Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65

      A Different Land 2:67

      My Grandfather 1:18

      The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46

science

      biology

            An Unforgettable Journey on the Island 14:30

            Heart of God 14:32

      chemistry

            The Attic Attack 7:52, 7w:b7

            Uncle Tom’s Rocket 7:65, 7w:c2

            Root Beer Rascals 1:37

      geology

            Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40, 6e:52, 6w:b2

            The Eruption 5:77

      meteorology

            Just One Light 14:7

            On the Way Home 14:10

            The Tornado 13:28

            Chat and Thomas 11:1

            The Christmas Angel 11:34

            Blizzard Blunder in Boston 9:78, 9w:d2

            The Storm That Erased a World 8:31, 8w:a7

            The Wolbach Whale 8:70, 8w:c9

            Washed Away 7w:a7

            El Polvo 7:35, 7w:a12

            Finding Grandpa 7:37, 7w:a13

            The First Snow 7:39, 7w:a14

            Blizzard of ’78 in a Small Town 7w:d4

            The Tornado 6e:42, 6w:a10

            Ocean Waters 6e:63, 6w:b7; Echoes 41, eBook 10

            Super Dog 6:72, 6e:106, 6w:c11

            Real Storms 6e:115, 6w:c14

            What Sticks, Half-Lick? 6:90, 6e:132, 6w:d7

            A Story of a Nebraska Farmer 3:51

            Horses Know the Way to Carry the Barrel 2:50

            The Tornado 1:20

      physics

            A Geyser for Mother 9:85, 9w:d5

            The Downfall of Joey Smernivak 7:88, 7w:d2

            Charm Quarks Are All Around Us 2:69

secrets

      Top Spy 14:9

      A Secret Love Story 14:25

      Dine and Dash 13:35

      A Mighty Sweet Girl 10:31

      Too Much Lekvar 10:35

      A Father’s Legacy 10:76

      A Game-Day Surprise 10:94

      Mr. Camper’s “Secret” Candy Bars 8:56, 8w:c2

      The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36, 6e:48, 6w:a13

      Flag of Freedom 6:45, 6e:57, 6w:b4; Echoes 82, eBook 28

      A Lucky Save 6:47, 6e:61, 6w:b6; Echoes 39, eBook 9

      Secret Escape 5:30

      Related to a Spy 5:49; Echoes 32, eBook 6

      A Place to Call Home 5:53

      The Mystery of the Kindergarten Pants 4:72

      “Shh . . . Turn It Down” 3:24

      Big Mistake 3:59

September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on

      The 78th Floor 15:23

      An Untold Story of 9/11 14:38

      Missing on 9/11 12:38

      The Great Miracle 11:36

sharecropping

      Please Wake Me Up 5:18

      My Papa Gene 5:62

ships (see also names of specific ships)

      Shipwrecked 16:3 (Antilles, Corsair, Tendores, Hubbard)

      The Reunion 15:3

      Guarding the Holy Shabbos 15:4

      The Lucky Escape 15:9

      Kidnapped 14:1

      “Sir, May I Carry Your Bag?” 14:2

      The Journey to Utah 14:3

      The Inheritance of Hope 14:15

      Lucky on the Lusitania 13:4

      War Zone Waves 12:9

      The USS Forrestal Fire 12:26

      Watching Over Pearl Harbor 11:8 (USS Schley)

      The Lady in White 10:29 (SS Heinrich Kayser)

      The Summer of Salt, Sand, and German Submarines 10:41; Echoes 51, eBook 14

      Clearing the Way 10:49; Echoes 105, eBook 38 (USS YMS 467)

      Remember Me? 8:21, 8w:a3

      America, Here I Come? 8:26, 8w:a5

      Trapped on a Ship! 7:69, 7w:c4

      Terror on the High Seas 6e:31, 6w:a5 (RMS Titanic)

      Oranges on the Beach 6e:74, 6w:b12; Echoes 80, eBook 27

      Real Storms 6e:115, 6w:c14

      “It’s Just Dummy Ammo!” 5:33; Echoes 48, eBook 13 (USS Vega)

      Boopie-Nonny and the Garlic Talisman 4:15

      Mighty Mo 4:38; Echoes 108, eBook 39 (USS Missouri)

      Bad Explosion, Good Result 4:52; Echoes 96, eBook 34

      Mysterious Booms 3:26

      Love at First Sight 3:36; Echoes 85, eBook 29

      Sailing Through Smallpox 3:39

      The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19 (SS Sterges)

      The Best Rejection Ever 2:21 (RMS Titanic)

      John Howland 2:71 (Mayflower)

      Over the Years: A Story of My Grandfather 1:71

shoes

      First Grade with No Shoes 14:12

      No-Shoe Sunday  11:20

      The Worth of a Diamond 10:43; Echoes 62, eBook 19

      The Walk Across Canada 9:71, 9w:c6

      Gang Shoes? 9:91, 9w:d8

      My Grandma’s Moccasins 7:23, 7w:a4

slavery

      Outlaw Uncle 13:2 (Native Americans)

      Chat and Thomas 11:1 (African-Americans)

      The Union Visit 10:19 (African-Americans)

      Slavery Escape 9:58, 9w:b8 (Native American)

      Behind the Walls 1:35 (African-Americans)

sleighs

      Horses Know the Way to Carry the Barrel 2:50

South America

      Argentina

            Don’t Forget to Say “Good Morning”! 12:36

      Ecuador

            The Terrible Disaster 3:41

space exploration/travel

      The Lunar Rock Legacy 13:21

      The Day America Fell Silent 11:33

Spanish-American War

      The Hero of Vega Baja 10:25

spies

      Top Spy 14:9

      The German Fisherman 10:47; Echoes 94, eBook 33

      Related to a Spy 5:49; Echoes 32, eBook 6

      Aunt Gail’s Haunted House 1:62

sports

      Buzzer Beater 14:36 (basketball)

      The Note in the Cowbell 13:32 (football)

      A Story That Could Have Changed My Life 12:8 (soccer)

      The Day My Uncle Met a Wizard 12:33 (baseball)

      Even Baseball Isn’t Safe 9:40, 9w:a11; Echoes 110, eBook 40

      The Disk in the Sky 9:53, 9w:b6 (cricket)

      Tennis Switcheroo 9:83, 9w:d4

      The Basketball Hoop 8:53, 8w:c1

      The Game-Winning Shot 8:85, 8w:d7 (basketball)

      The Neighborhood Olympics 7:59, 7w:b11

      A Day to Remember 7w:c7 (track, Olympics)

      A Really Embarrassing Moment 7:84, 7w:c11 (football)

      Knock ’em Out 6e:59, 6w:b5 (boxing)

      A Big-League Dreamer 6:67, 6e:97, 6w:c7 (baseball)

      Fishing 6e:100, 6w:c8

      Real Storms 6e:115, 6w:c14 (sailing)

      Hide Away 6:78, 6e:118, 6w:d1 (baseball)

      My Papa Gene 5:62

      My Grandmother’s First TV 3:22 (wrestling)

      The Bird Who Liked the “Birdie” 1:55 (badminton)

submarines

      Shipwrecked 16:3                                 

      Lucky on the Lusitania 13:4

      The Summer of Salt, Sand, and German Submarines 10:41; Echoes 51, eBook 14

      The German Fisherman 10:47; Echoes 94, eBook 33

      Battle in the Pacific 4:36

subway

      Crossing the Border Every Day 16:5

      The One-Ticket Escape 8:90, 8w:d9

swimming

      Life or Candy? 14:22

      Trapped on a Ship! 7:69, 7w:c4

      Granny Sweetpea and the Swamp Cabbage Catfish 6:34, 6e:46, 6w:a12

      Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40, 6e:52, 6w:b2

      Warning: Crocodiles Ahead 6:52, 6e:70, 6w:b10

      The Swimming Hole 6:62, 6e:86, 6w:c2

      Grandpa’s Close Encounter 5:45

      The River 1:25

telegraph/telegram

      The Troubling Telegram 11:11

      A Miscommunication 8:83, 8w:d6

      Trapped on a Ship! 7:69, 7w:c4

      From Covered Wagon to Airplane 6:27, 6e:33, 6w:a6

telephone

      Help 13:16

      Missing on 9/11 12:38

      Stuck in a Silo 9:42, 9w:b1

      The Downfall of Joey Smernivak 7:88, 7w:d2

      The Hitchhiker 5:88

      Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33

television

      The Day America Fell Silent 11:33 (U.S.)

      The Assassination 10:67 (U.S.)

      The Big Win! 9:60, 9w:c1 (U.S.)

      The Magical Box 9:75, 9w:d1 (China, U.S.)

      Spudnut Saturday 8:62, 8w:c5 (U.S.)

      My Grandmother’s First TV 3:22 (U.S.)

      “Shh . . . Turn It Down” 3:24 (China)

      An Unusual But Special Talent 2:53 (U.S.)

theft

      Hard Work Down the Drain (Almost) 13:23

      Candy Thieves 13:30

      Camera 12:6

      How to Steal a Potato 10:83

      Cooking for Jesse James 7:19, 7w:a2

      Funny Money 7:81, 7w:c10

      Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24, 6e:28, 6w:a4

      The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36, 6e:48, 6w:a13

      Hero 6:56, 6e:80, 6w:b15; Echoes 103, eBook 37

      Innocent Punishment 6:81, 6e:121, 6w:d2

      Secret Escape 5:30

      “Shh . . . Turn It Down” 3:24

      The Forgiving Man 3:44

Titanic

      Terror on the High Seas 6e:31, 6w:a5

      The Best Rejection Ever 2:21

tobacco, growing

      Seeds for the Future 11:17

trains

      Railroad 15:10

      Ridge on the Bridge 15:18

      A Single Ring 13:7

      Let Us Not Forget 13:13

      The Lunar Rock Legacy 13:21

      Abandoned 12:5

      Rivka’s Daily Journey 12:19

      The Man Who Saved the Chicks 11:5

      The War’s Cons: My Great-Aunt’s Story 11:6

      One Suitcase Each 11:9

      A Miscommunication 8:83, 8w:d6

      Overnight Journey 7:67, 7w:c3

      Down by the Railroad 4:42

      Escape from the Japanese Invasion 4:49

      Mail Clerk 4:60

      Pigeon Racing 3:19

      Growing Up German 2:39; Echoes 123, eBook 45

      Escaping from Germany 1:30; Echoes 19, eBook 1

      From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51; Echoes 27, eBook 4

trucks

      The Ice Cream Escapade 9:49, 9w:b4

      Don’t Drive the Truck! 7:57, 7w:b9

      The Miraculous Journey to America 7w:d7

Underground Railroad

      Behind the Walls 1:35

Underground, The (secret organization, often in a Nazi-occupied country during World War II)

      Hidden Away 12:10

urban life

      A Long-Lasting Love of Theater 14:11 (U.S.)

      The Troubling Telegram 11:11 (U.S.)

      The Coin 10:71 (U.S., Canada)

      The Nine-Year-Old Goose Killer 9:19, 9w:a2 (U.S.)

      Saving Tampa 9:23, 9w:a4 (U.S.)

      Bobby Frieda, a Strong-Willed Woman 9:51, 9w:b5 (U.S.)

      Sugar, Stamps, Bikes, and Metal 8:42, 8w:b5; Echoes 57, eBook 17 (U.S.)

      Mr. Camper’s “Secret” Candy Bars 8:56, 8w:c2 (U.S.)

      Spudnut Saturday 8:62, 8w:c5 (U.S.)

      The Police Circus 8:64, 8w:c6 (U.S.)

      The One-Ticket Escape 8:90, 8w:d9 (China)

      The Neighborhood Olympics 7:59, 7w:b11 (U.S.)

      Great-Grandpa Joe and the Jolly Hearts Club 6e:40, 6w:a9 (U.S.)

      Racing Ron 5:20 (U.S.)

      My Papa Gene 5:62 (U.S.)

      The Case of the Haunted Chicken 5:90 (U.S.)

      The Rag Man 4:20 (Ireland)

      The Golden Cross 4:23 (U.S.)

      Bad Explosion, Good Result 4:52; Echoes 96, eBook 34 (U.S.)

      The Mystery of the Kindergarten Pants 4:72 (U.S.)

      “Shh . . . Turn It Down” 3:24 (China)

      Meat! 3:32; Echoes 60, eBook 18 (U.S.)

      Ferdyl 2:15 (U.S.)

      Holding Hands 2:17 (China)

Vietnam War

      Before Honor 14:26

      70-Pound Soldiers 14:29

      Two Friends Meet Up After Thirty Years! 13:22

      The USS Forrestal Fire 12:26

      The Black Lincoln 12:28

      Danger in Vietnam 3:54

visa, obtaining

      Reunited at Last 14:13

      Sobrevivientes (Survivors) 14:23

      The Magical Box 9:75, 9w:d1

      The Miraculous Journey to America 7w:d7

      A Lucky Day 6e:151, 6w:d15

volcanoes

      The Eruption 5:77

vote, right to

      for women in U.S.

            A Twentieth-Century Pioneer 4:58

wagons

      The Backyard Coaster 13:5

      From Covered Wagon to Airplane 6:27, 6e:33, 6w:a6 

      The Baby and the Braves 4:54

      Grandpa’s Newspaper Adventure 1:27

      The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46

war (see also specific wars)

      Freedom 15:14 (Chinese Civil War)

      Family Separated Forever 14:17 (Korean War)

      To Live 13:14 (Arab-Israeli conflict)

      Grandfather, the Swimmer 13:31 (Iran-Iraq War)

      The Scarring Things I Saw 12:20 (Korean War)

      A Casualty of War 12:27 (Nigerian Civil War)

      Kicked Out of Home 8:33, 8w:b1 (war between Israel and Palestine)

      Living with the Enemies 8:51, 8w:b9 (Second Sino-Japanese War)

      The Independence War of Israel 6:58, 6e:82, 6w:b16

      My Epic Journey 6:105, 6e:149, 6w:d14 (Bosnian War)

      “Mayday!” 5:81 (Iraq War) 

      The Freedom Fighters 4:40 (Bangladesh Liberation War)

      Escape from the Japanese Invasion 4:49 (Second Sino-Japanese War)

      The Battle 2:36 (tribal war in Nigeria)

      Crossing the Border 2:41 (Nicaraguan Civil War)

      Kidnapped by Indians 1:60 (French and Indian War)

weather (see science, meteorology)

Wilhelmina, Queen

      Wilhelmina’s Great Escape 3:73; Echoes 36, eBook 8

women and girls of strength

      8,593 Miles Away from Home 16:6

      The Sugar Baroness of The Hill 15:5

      A Brave Girl 15:6

      The Lucky Escape 15:9

      Railroad 15:10

      A New Beginning 15:13

      Freedom 15:14

      A Day in Whale’s Tale 15:22

      The Journey to Utah 14:3

      Wedding on the Pitcher’s Mound 14:8

      First Grade with No Shoes 14:12

      The Great Escape 14:14

      The Inheritance of Hope 14:15

      Family Separated Forever 14:17

      Join the Fight for Freedom 14:21

      A Secret Love Story 14:25

      Half the Dam 14:28

      Heart of God 14:32

      A Miracle of Life 14:37

      Bloody Hill 13:1

      Can’t I Go to School? 13:3

      A Single Ring 13:7

      To Live 13:14

      Help 13:16

      A Wrong Turn 13:17

      A Tough Decision 13:20

      SOS — Saving Our Sand Dune 13:24

      The Miracles of Reizel Fuchs 12:7

      Rivka’s Daily Journey 12:19

      Lady Driver 12:22

      Trouble Developing 12:29

      The Tote Bag 12:30

      The Scalding Iron 11:2

      No Shoes, No Guardian, and No Protection 11:3

      The Precious Plum 11:12

      A Risky Plan 11:13

      The Brush and the Manicure Set 11:16

      The Great Miracle 11:36

      The Union Visit 10:19

      An Independent Woman 10:54

      Courage for Life 10:65

      How to Steal a Potato 10:83

      Finally Home 10:89

      Lali—The Legend 9:28, 9w:a6; Echoes 64, eBook 20

      The Silver Spoon 9:36, 9w:a9; Echoes 89, eBook 31

      Bobby Frieda, a Strong-Willed Woman 9:51, 9w:b5

      Countering the Unfairness 9:55, 9w:b7

      Slavery Escape 9:58, 9w:b8

      The Magical Box 9:75, 9w:d1

      Remember Me? 8:21, 8w:a3

      The Great School Escape 8:37, 8w:b3

      Raining Bombs 8:40, 8w:b4; Echoes 46, eBook 12

      Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45, 8w:b6; Echoes 69, eBook 22

      Living with the Enemies 8:51, 8w:b9

      The One-Ticket Escape 8:90, 8w:d9

      Cooking for Jesse James 7:19, 7w:a2

      The Scary Airplane Ride 7w:a10

      Two Pockets Too Many 7:33, 7w:a11

      El Polvo 7:35, 7w:a12

      The Six Fiancés 7:45, 7w:b2; Echoes 53, eBook 15

      The Importance of Friendship 7:90, 7w:d3

      Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24, 6e:28, 6w:a4

      Don’t Mess with Granny! 6e:36, 6w:a7

      The Abandoned House 6:32, 6e:44, 6w:a11

      A Lucky Save 6:47, 6e:61, 6w:b6; Echoes 39, eBook 9

      The Uncontrollable Mare 6e:65, 6w:b8

      The Big Different 6e:76, 6w:b13

      The Independence War of Israel 6:58, 6e:82, 6w:b16

      Temporary Home 6:83, 6e:123, 6w:d3

      One Last Test 6e:125, 6w:d4

      Tiananmen Square Crackdown 6:100, 6e:144, 6w:d12

      Mother Knows Best 6:103, 6e:147, 6w:d13

      My Epic Journey 6:105, 6e:149, 6w:d14

      A Lucky Day 6e:151, 6w:d15

      Mimi: A Story of Loss, Determination, and Hope 5:47

      Related to a Spy 5:49; Echoes 32, eBook 6

      Dreams of a Better Life 5:68

      Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33

      The Tragedy 4:44

      Escape from the Japanese Invasion 4:49

      A Black Bear’s Paw 4:56

      A Twentieth-Century Pioneer 4:58

      Grandma Lovey Learns to Drive 4:70

      Love at First Sight 3:36; Echoes 85, eBook 29

      The Forgiving Man 3:44

      The Generous Farmers 3:46

      Big Mistake 3:59

      Right-Side Up 3:68

      Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71; Echoes 123, eBook 45

      The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19

      A Walk into the Past 2:31; Echoes 29, eBook 5

      Growing Up German 2:39; Echoes 123, eBook 45

      A Little Adult 2:45

      Making the Grade 2:47

      Miracles Do Happen 2:58

      Escaping from Germany 1:30; Echoes 19, eBook 1

      She Was the First 1:33

      From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51; Echoes 27, eBook 4

      Kidnapped by Indians 1:60

World War I

      Shipwrecked 16:3

      Perils of War 14:6

      Lucky on the Lusitania 13:4

      The Downfall of Joey Smernivak 7:88, 7w:d2 (field phones) (U.S.)

      From Covered Wagon to Airplane 6:27, 6e:33, 6w:a6 (flying) (U.S.)

      Big Bob 2:60 (patriotism, injury) (U.S.)

World War II (see also Holocaust; Pearl Harbor, Japanese attack on)

      Fish Tree 16:4 (Indonesia)

      A Child’s Nightmare 15:11 (Austria)

      Top Spy 14:9 (Germany, U.S.)

      Reunited at Last 14:13 (Belgium, U.K., U.S.)

      The Inheritance of Hope 14:15 (Manchukuo, Japan)

      The Flying Messengers of World War II 13:9 (Europe)

      The Day My Grandma Learned to Pick Up Her Toys 13:12 (The Netherlands)

      Camera 12:6 (Poland)

      A Story That Could Have Changed My Life 12:8 (Greece)

      War Zone Waves 12:9 (Pacific Ocean between Japan and Taiwan)

      Eyes of Fear 12:12 (U.S.)

      Smoking Over Hiroshima 12:14 (Japan)

      The War’s Cons: My Great-Aunt’s Story 11:6 (Poland)

      Henrik 11:7 (Norway)

      One Suitcase Each 11:9 (U.S.)

      The Troubling Telegram 11:11 (U.S.)

      The Precious Plum 11:12 (Germany)

      My War Hero 11:14 (central Europe, U.S.)

      The Summer of Salt, Sand, and German Submarines 10:41; Echoes 51, eBook 14 (U.S.)

      The German Fisherman 10:47; Echoes 94, eBook 33 (U.S.)

      Clearing the Way 10:49; Echoes 105, eBook 38 (Japan)

      Lali—The Legend 9:28, 9w:a6; Echoes 64, eBook 20 (India)

      Oh, Say Can You See 9:31, 9w:a7; Echoes 77, eBook 26 (U.S.)

      The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34, 9w:a8; Echoes 75, eBook 25 (Papua New Guinea)

      The Silver Spoon 9:36, 9w:a9; Echoes 89, eBook 31 (Belgium)

      Seagull, Sir 9:38, 9w:a10 (U.S.)

      Even Baseball Isn’t Safe 9:40, 9w:a11; Echoes 110, eBook 40 (Germany)

      Passing By 8:35, 8w:b2; Echoes 118, eBook 43 (Poland, U.S., Atlantic Ocean)

      Bravery in Battle and Beyond 8:47, 8w:b7; Echoes 73, eBook 24 (Germany)

      The Miracle That Gave Me Life 8:49, 8w:b8; Echoes 101, eBook 36 (Germany)

      The Six Fiancés 7:45, 7w:b2; Echoes 53, eBook 15 (U.S.)

      The Definition of a Nightmare 7w:b5; Echoes 120, eBook 44 (Yugoslavia)

      Peanuts 7:50, 7w:b6; Echoes 113, eBook 41 (U.S.)

      Obachan’s or Ojichan’s Cooking? The Answer Is Obvious 7:79, 7w:c9; Echoes 126, eBook 46 (Japan)

      A Courageous Soldier 6:38, 6e:50, 6w:b1; Echoes 25, eBook 3 (Poland)

      Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40, 6e:52, 6w:b2 (U.S.)

      Pop! 6:42, 6e:54, 6w:b3; Echoes 55, eBook 16 (U.S.)

      Flag of Freedom 6:45, 6e:57, 6w:b4; Echoes 82, eBook 28 (France)

      Knock ’em Out 6e:59, 6w:b5 (U.S.)

      A Lucky Save 6:47, 6e:61, 6w:b6; Echoes 39, eBook 9 (Ukraine)

      Ocean Waters 6e:63, 6w:b7; Echoes 41, eBook 10 (North Atlantic)

      Warning: Crocodiles Ahead 6:52, 6e:70, 6w:b10 (Zimbabwe)

      A Close Call 6e:72, 6w:b11 (U.S.)

      Oranges on the Beach 6e:74, 6w:b12; Echoes 80, eBook 27 (United Kingdom)

      Hero 6:56, 6e:80, 6w:b15; Echoes 103, eBook 37 (U.S.)

      My Courageous Great-Grandpa Joseph 5:36 (U.S., France)

      A Real Life Lesson 5:38; Echoes 34, eBook 7 (U.S.)

      Related to a Spy 5:49; Echoes 32, eBook 6 (France)

      During the Time of War and Famine 5:59; Echoes 115, eBook 42 (Moldova, Ukraine, Poland)

      Battle in the Pacific 4:36 (U.S., Pacific Ocean)

      Mighty Mo 4:38; Echoes 108, eBook 39 (U.S., Japan)

      Bad Explosion, Good Result 4:52; Echoes 96, eBook 34 (U.S.)

      Courage’s Call 3:28; Echoes 87, eBook 30 (U.S., Belgium)

      Turn Off the Lights! 3:30 (U.S.)

      Love at First Sight 3:36; Echoes 85, eBook 29 (U.S., France, United Kingdom)

      Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71; Echoes 123, eBook 45 (Germany)

      Wilhelmina’s Great Escape 3:73; Echoes 36, eBook 8 (U.S., Netherlands)

      A Walk into the Past 2:31; Echoes 29, eBook 5 (United Kingdom)

      Growing Up German 2:39; Echoes 123, eBook 45 (Germany)

      Wedding Joy in Wartime Trials 2:62; Echoes 91, eBook 32 (Yugoslavia)

      Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65 (Yugoslavia)

      My Great-Grandpa Was Great 2:74 (U.S.)

      Over the Years: A Story of My Grandfather 1:71 (U.S., Pacific Ocean, China, Europe)

World’s Fair

      Surprised at the 1904 World’s Fair 8:17, 8w:a1 (St. Louis, Missouri, USA)

      Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65 (Brussels, Belgium, 1958)

writing

      The No Good Terrible Very Bad Day 13:29

      A Mighty Sweet Girl 10:31

      The Magic of Writing 6e:136, 6w:d9