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Trailblazers are a series of Christian historical fiction woven into the biography of a missionary or Christian leader. We have read and enjoyed many of these, but not all, especially the more recent and/or unknown "heroes".
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Trailblazer Books 1-5
KIDNAPPED BY RIVER RATS (William & Catherine Booth)
THE QUEEN'S SMUGGLER (William Tyndale)
SPY FOR THE NIGHT RIDERS (Martin Luther)
THE HIDDEN JEWEL (Amy Carmichael)
ESCAPE FOR THE SLAVE TRADERS (David Livingstone)
Kidnapped By River Rats, Trailblazer Series #1 (William & Catherine Booth)
By Dave Jackson / Bethany
Sometime during the 1880's Jack and Amy have come to London searching for their uncle. On their own without money, food, or shelter, they have nowhere else to turn. For the two youngsters, attempting to live on the streets is frightening, dangerous, and an opportunity for the worst elements of the city to take advantage of them. What should Jack and Amy do when those strange Salvation Army people approach them? Can the General and Catherine Booth be trusted? 110 page Trailblazer Book in softcover by Bethany House, 1991. Recommended for ages 8 to 12.
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The Queen's Smuggler, Trailblazer Series #2 (William Tyndale) By Dave Jackson / Bethany Sarah Poyntz is the daughter of an English merchant who operates a shipping business from Antwerp, Belgium, in 1535. Her father is very interested in the ideas of William Tyndale, who has fled England as a condemned outlaw for refusing to stop his translation work of the English Bible. But when Tyndale is captured and imprisoned, Sarah becomes the only hope for saving his life. If she can successfully smuggle a copy of Tyndale's New Testament into the hands of the king's wife, Queen Anne, perhaps she can persuade him to spare Tyndale's life. If Sarah's desperate mission fails, her family is in peril of their lives. Recommended for ages 8 to 12. |
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Spy For The Night Riders, Trailblazer Series #3 (Martin Luther) By Dave Jackson / Bethany Karl Schumacher was fifteen when he came to the German city of Wittenberg in 1520 seeking an education. He had been very fortunate that the esteemed university professor, Doctor Martin Luther, had taken him into his household as a servant. Luther's promise of tutoring Karl in exchange for his labor was the chance of a lifetime, until a poster on the church door declared his master a heretic! Karl is asked to travel with Doctor Luther to appear before the emperor's Imperial Council in the city of Worms. Will his life be at stake as well as Luther's? And who is the mysterious young lady who shadows their trip? Could she be a spy for Luther's enemy, Doctor Eck? Recommended for ages 8 to 12. |
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The Hidden Jewel, Trailblazer Series #4 (Amy Carmichael) By Dave Jackson / Bethany From the moment he and his mother arrived from England, everything about India shouted adventure to fourteen-year-old John Knight. Crowds of passers-by - this was easily the most exciting place John had ever been. If only his father, a British government official sent to south India in 1909, will allow him to explore it. But John and his mother are not prepared for what they discover when they befriend an Irish missionary named Amy Carmichael. With a heart for justice, John is shocked to learn that a young Indian girl rescued by Carmichael is a "child bride" being legally forced by her wicked uncle to marry an elderly man! Is it possible that John's father might be called upon to uphold this horrible law? What will happen if John does not act? Who will save Jewel? Will all the fears mirrored in Jewel's eyes come to pass? For ages 8-12. |
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Escape From The Slave Traders, Trailblazer Series #5 (David Livingstone) By Dave Jackson / Bethany Two young African boys, Wikatani and Chuma, have been captured by slave traders, but the desperate cry would never reach their village. David Livingstone, is doing everything he can to put a halt to the slave traders. But is there any reason to hope that he might help two young boys? Recommended for ages 8 to 12. |
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Trailblazer Books, Volumes 1-5 By Dave & Neta Jackson / Bethany These thrilling stories blaze through history as make-believe kids meet real-life Christian heroes! Your young readers will time-travel around the world as adventures take them across the paths of William Tyndale, Amy Carmichael, David Livingstone, and others! The first five volumes include Kidnapped by River Rats, The Queen's Smuggler, Spy for the Night Riders, The Hidden Jewel, and Escape from the Slave Traders. 110 pages each, softcovers from Bethany. |
Trailblazer Books 6-10
THE CHIMNEY SWEEP'S RANSOM (John Wesley)
THE BANDIT OF ASHLEY DOWNS (George Mueller)
IMPRISONED IN THE GOLDEN CITY (Adoniram & Ann Judson)
SHANGHAIED TO CHINA (Hudson Taylor)
LISTEN FOR THE WHIPPORWILL (Harriet Tubman)
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The Bandit Of Ashley Downs, Trailblazer Series #7 (George Muller) By Dave & Neta Jackson / Bethany By the time Curley Roddy was twelve years old, he'd already survived six years as a homeless orphan on the cruel streets of London in the 1870's. When Curley overheard that a church was raising $3,000.00 for an orphan house in Bristol, his scheme of an armed robbery promised to bring him enough money for a lifetime. But the highway robbery brings Curley more trouble than he had bargained for. Is it scarier to be sent to the orphanage from which he stole the money than to be sent to prison? Will George Muller, the man in charge of the orphanage, make Curly into a slave to earn back at least a portion of the money? Or might they do something even worse? Recommended for ages 8 to 12. |
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Imprisoned In The Golden City, Trailblazer Series #8 (Adoniram & Ann Judson) By Dave Jackson / Bethany The two young Burmese girls had dreaded leaving their father, but he told them the only safe thing was for the two of them to go live with the American missionaries, Adoniram and Ann Judson. May-Lo and Len-Lay really aren't sure what the danger is, and they don't know what to believe about their American foster parents. Could the accusations that the missionaries were English spies be true? When the Judsons leave the city of Rangoon to establish a mission work in Ava, the Golden City, the girls are taken along on the dangerous river trip that will separate them form their father by 350 miles. Their arrival is followed by eventual disaster. When the British attack the Burmese, all the white foreigners are hauled off to the Death Prison. Should the girls tell the authorities what they know? Or will they all end up in the Death Prison? Recommended for ages 8 to 12. |
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Shanghaied To China, Trailblazer Series #9 (Hudson Taylor) By Dave Jackson / Bethany Neil Thompson had promised his grandmother that he would wait for his grandfather to bring him to see the great ocean going ships at the docks in Liverpool, England. But when he conviced himself that it was okay to go alone, he did not know the danger he would face. Stopping to admire a small clipper ship, Neil is suddenly grabbed and dragged aboard the ship, then locked in a small, dark room. When he's finally let out, he discovers he's been shanghaied to be a cabin boy on a tea clipper bound for China and there's no chance for escape! Fortunately for Neil, on board ship is a young missionary named Hudson Taylor who is also bound for China. But will Taylor's friendship and faith be able to overcome all the bad things that fall upon Neil's life? Recommended for ages 8 to 12. |
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Listen For The Whippoorwill, Trailblazer Series #10 (Harriet Tubman) By Dave & Neta Jackson / Bethany Living as a slave with her family on an old Maryland plantation in 1853, twelve-year old Rosebud Jackson had been helping her mother with the cooking for the Big House as long as she could remember. But when a series of tragedies strikes, Rosebud is left alone and very afraid. On the darkest of nights, Rosebud will meet the mysterious person the slaves called "Moses," who will lead her and other slaves on a harrowing journey toward the North on the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman, known as "Moses" was also an escaped slave and became notorious for leading bands of runaways on their dangerous passage to Canada. Recommended for ages 8 to 12. |
Trailblazer Books 11-15
ATTACK IN THE RYE GRASS (Marcus & Narcissa Whitman)
TRIAL BY POISON (Mary Slessor)
FLIGHT OF THE FUGITIVES (Gladys Aylward)
THE BETRAYER'S FORTUNE (Menno Simons)
ABANDONED ON THE WILD FRONTIER (Peter Cartwright)
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Trailblazer Books 16-20
DANGER ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE (D.L. Moody)
THE RUNAWAY'S REVENGE (John Newton)
THE THIEVES OF TYBURN SQUARE (Elizabeth Fry)
QUEST FOR THE LOST PRINCE (Samuel Morris)
THE WARRIOR'S CHALLENGE (David Zeisberger)
Trailblazer Books 21-25
THE DRUMMER BOY'S BATTLE (Florence Nightingale)
TRAITOR IN THE TOWER (John Bunyan)
DEFEAT OF THE GHOST RIDERS (Mary McLeod Bethune)
THE FATE OF THE YELLOW WOODBEE (Nate Saint)
THE GOLD MINERS' RESCUE (Sheldon Jackson)
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The Drummer Boy's Battle, Trailblazer Series #21 (Florence Nightingale) By Dave Jackson / Bethany After their father dies, Robbie Robinson and his older brother, Peter, join the British army in order to make a living for their family. At first army life is exciting, even fun. Then in 1854 they are sent to Russia to fight in the Crimean War with Peter as a member of the famous Light Horse brigade and 12 yr old Robbie as a drummer boy. But the brothers are separated during the doomed charge of the brigade and Robbie fears for Peter's life. Recommended for ages 8 to 12. |
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Traitor In The Tower, Trailblazer Series #22 (John Bunyan) By Dave Jackson / Bethany Twelve-year-old Richard Winslow learns firsthand just how dangerous London in 1660 can be when his father is arrested for treason and imprisoned in the Tower of London. Remaining in London is too risky, so Richard sets off for the nearby town of Bedford, where his uncle is the jailkeeper. While working for his uncle in the jail, Richard makes an unexpected friend, a prisoner named John Bunyan. Bunyan never misses a chance to preach the Gospel, even though it could result in death at the stake. Richard wants to help this brave man, but is afraid of what might happen to him and his father if he does. Will Richard betray John Bunyan to get his father out of prison? Recommended for ages 8 to 12. |
Trailblazer Books 26-30.
THE MAYFLOWER SECRET (Governor William Bradford)
MASK OF THE WOLF BOY (Jonathan & Rosalind Goforth)
ASSASSINS IN THE CATHEDRAL (Festo Kivengere)
RACE FOR THE RECORD (Joy Ridderhof)
AMBUSHED IN JAGUAR SWAMP (Barbrooke Grubb)
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The Mayflower Secret, Trailblazer Series #26 (William Bradford) By Dave & Neta Jackson / Bethany Thirteen year old Elizabeth Tilley and her family have been waiting for this day for months; the day the Mayflower sets sail from England. The trip seems especially rough for Dorothy Bradford, the frail young wife of William Bradford. One night, Elizabeth discovers Dorothy alone on deck. Thinking the woman wants to be alone, Elizabeth returns to bed. But the next morning, she awakes to the news that Dorothy has disappeared! Afraid that William Bradford will blame her for his wife's death, Elizabeth tells no one what she saw that night. When they finally arrive in the New World, many passengers become very ill. Several of them die before the new colony is established, including Elizabeth's parents. Left an orpahan, Elizabeth must deal with her terrible secret alone. If she dares tell the truth, will it ruin her chance for happiness in the new colony? Recommended for ages 8 to 12. |
Trailblazer Books 31-34
THE FORTY-ACRE SWINDLE (George Washington Carver)
HOSTAGE ON THE NIGHTHAWK (William Penn)
JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE EARTH (William Seymour)
DRAWN BY A CHINA MOON (Lottie Moon)
SINKING THE DAYSPRING (John G. Patan)
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The Forty-Acre Swindle, Trailblazer Series #31 (George Washington Carver) By Dave Jackson / Bethany To fourteen-year-old Jesse Turner, being "free" in Alabama in 1898 seems little better than slavery. The Turner's forty-acre farm is exhausted from growing cotton, they face overwhelming debt, and harassment from rednecks makes life difficult. But they find new hope in the teachings of George Washington Carver, a Christian agriculturist who travels the South empowering fellow blacks with innovative farming techniques. Inspired by Carver's admonition to "hang on to land at all costs," Jesse takes a part-time job, and he and his father plant a promising crop of soybeans. But when the nearby levee suspiciously bursts one night and floods their land, can Jesse find a way to save the family farm? Recommended for ages 8 to 12. |
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Hostage On The Nighthawk, Trailblazer Series #32 (William Penn) By Dave Jackson / Bethany Theodoric Wakefield is thrilled that his uncle William Penn is coming to visit them in Philadelphia. But shortly after Penn arrives, Theodoric's grandfather passes away, and his family must travel to England to settle the family estate. They depart on the Loyal Tradesman, but some of the crew come down with yellow fever. Fearing for their lives, they hail a passing ship, and Theodoric and his family transfer to the new boat. But something isn't right. When they're locked up in a small room, Theodoric realizes they're on a pirate ship! His only chance for escape could cost them their lives. Can he slip away and enlist the help of his uncle William without getting caught? Recommended for ages 8 to 12. |
Trailblazer Books 36-40
ROUNDUP OF THE STREET ROVERS (Charles Loring Brace)
BLINDED BY THE SHINING PATH (Rómulo Sauñe)
RISKING THE FORBIDDEN GAME (Maude Cary)
EXILED TO THE RED RIVER (Chief Spokane Garry)
CAUGHT IN THE REBEL CAMP (Fredrick Douglass)
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Roundup of the Street Rovers, Trailblazer Series #36 (Charles Loring Brace) By Dave & Neta Jackson / Bethany The lives of three sets of children--a street-tough newsboy, three abandoned stepchildren, and two young rich girls--all merge at the Children's Aid Society of New York under Charles Loring Brace. When they board the first Orphan Train heading west, they try to stick together as best they can, but circumstances interfere and the kids do what they can to stay close even though they're all living with different families. Recommended for ages 8 to 12. |
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Risking The Forbidden Game, Trailblazer Series #38 (Maude Cary) By Bethany For Jamal and Hameem, The Game starts out as a fun and daring contest between the two young boys to see who can collect more items belonging to the "enemy"--the French soldiers who are keeping Morocco from gaining its independence. For a Muslim to be seen with anything belonging to the infidels is among the most punishable of sins, but the excitement of The Game calls to the adventurous boys, who even risk swiping belongings right off of the French soldiers. The Game becomes more risky when Jamal begins collecting pictures from the Christian missionary Maude Cary, whom he meets in the marketplace. Surely a whole set of the pictures must be worth enough points to win The Game! Then Jamal realizes that each picture tells a story about Jesus, and he's torn between believing the missionary's stories and believing the Muslim way. When a French traitor comes to Jamal for help, will he lead Jamal to the Truth? 151 pages, softcover from Bethany. Recommended for ages 8 to 12. |
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Exiled to the Red River, Trailblazer Series #39 (Chief Spokane Garry) By Dave & Neta Jackson / Bethany A great sickness has swept through the Indian nations, killing several of the Spokane tribe and many others from neighboring tribes. The faith of the Spokane is nearly broken when they realize the smallpox epidemic has killed those who believe in the Creator of All as well as those who don't believe in Him. How can evil men live while good men die? Why should they continue to obey the Creator's laws if He takes away innocent lives? When white-skinned men arrive with the Leaves of Life a book showing the importance of trusting in God the Spokane chief agrees to send Garry, his only son, to learn more about the white man's God. Garry is confused and uncertain about the reason for his travels, but as he begins the first of four years at the white man's Christian school, he soon realizes the saving grace of God and can't wait to return to his homeland to share the Good News with the Indian Nations. Recommended for ages 8 to 12. |
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