railroad, including the "Last Spike" ceremony. (#21) Rachel by Vivian Schurfranz Can she be true to her heritage and to the boy she loves? It is 1910 and 16-year-old Rachel Roth and her family are immigrants from Poland to America. When Rachel sees the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, she catches her breath. The magnificent statue seems to promise her a better life. While life in bustling New York City turns out to be hard, Rachel is happy with her new country and her job at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Unaware that a tragedy in the factory is about to happen, Rachel thrives on the admiration of handsome Joshua Fine, who wants a traditional home with her by his side. But when Rachel meets Nathan Meyers, an energetic reporter who loves her and wants her to be as modern, as American, as he is, Rachel is uncertain. To be American, must she give up her past? Will her heritage, or her heart, determine which boy she loves? Set during the Central European migration to the USA and includes the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. (#22) Corey by Jane Claypool Miner She escaped from the South to the North, where a boy captured her heart. In 1864, 16-year-old Corey has only known slavery. But she is courageous and spirited, and though Ned, a handsome slave from the same South Carolina plantation, hopes to marry her someday, Corey longs for a better life. Then the Civil War tears Corey's family apart, but Corey escapes from slavery. Freedom isn't easy, however. Corey can't find her family, and Ned tells her he is running off to fight. Corey has no one left she can trust, so she heads north to Philadelphia. Here she finds a new home and new friends. And she meets Penn Wilson, a dashing young man who captures her heart and introduces her to a new, free world. But when Ned asks Corey to go West with him, the choices freedom brings seem harder than ever. Will Corey join Ned? Or will she return to the South to help her people - alongside Penn? Set during the American Civil War. (#23) Heather by Vivian Schurfranz Two men love her - but one of them might be plotting to kill her. Formal balls and hired thugs, excitement and danger and love are all part of life in New York in 1665.