The stars of the Big Dipper have led a runaway slave family to Deacon Fuller's house, a stop on the underground railroad. Will Tommy Fuller be able to hide the runaways from a search party -- or will
"In a near-perfect miniature novel, two children experience the apprehensions and joys of the possibility of a new mother when their father invites a mail-order bride to their prairie home."—Booklist
When the Alden children visit an old farmhouse, they learn the legend of painting done long ago that includes the ghost of the family's long-time missing cow.
