Fiction/Juvenile (ages 8-12)

Please Note
This wonderful book is still in print but through another publisher, Thunder Bay Press. For more information, contact Partners Book Distributing at 800-336-3137.

The original Midwest Traditions edition, now out of print, was first published in 1995, in hardcover (ISBN 1-883953-09-X) and softcover (ISBN 1-883953-13-8).

“Charlotte is a thoughtful and engaging character.” - School Library Journal

After a dangerous brush with the Chicago Fire of 1871, young Charlotte journeys with her family to a far-off reaches of Lake Superior. While Papa works for an island mining operation, Charlotte meets red-haired Claire and her storytelling grandmother who introduce her to the island’s beauty and intriguing heritage.

In the tradition of the “Little House” books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, this heartwarming tale of growing up in a pioneer family on Isle Royale, a wilderness island near the Canadian border, is sure to delight readers of all ages.

The late Rebecca S. Curtis was an elementary school educator who wrote this story after spending a summer on Isle Royale. She wished to bring the little-known history of this enchanting place alive for young readers. A Michigan native, she based the story on diaries of early settlers.

Blue Horse Books is an imprint of Midwest Traditions, Inc., a nonprofit publisher whose titles have won the Benjamin Franklin Award and have been short-listed for the Great Lakes Book Award, Minnesota Book Award, Independent Press Book Award, and others.