Writings

AT www.amazon.com, SEARCH FOR BOOKS BY LINDA BATEN JOHNSON. ALL ARE IN PRINT AND E-BOOK FORMATS. SOME ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN AUDIO.

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The Friendship Train of 1947, America's Christmas Gift to Europe

THE FRIENDSHIP TRAIN OF 1947
AMERICA'S CHRISTMAS GIFT TO EUROPE
In 1947, severe food shortages threaten the lives of thousands of Europeans, but what can thirteen-year-old Jimmy Burns do to help?
When a Washington columnist initiates a food drive for the hungry of France and Italy, Jimmy's family and other ordinary Americans respond. But some people object to sending food and money overseas when U.S. citizens are also in need. Jimmy, and avid reader of the Hardy Boys and an amateur detective must use his investigative skills to ensure that the Friendship Train's cargo, America's Christmas give to Europe, reaches its destination.
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Mystery of Desolation Point

MYSTERY OF DESOLATION POINT
Instead of providing a beacon of hope, the lighthouse at Desolation Point reminded all who passed of the dark deeds which transpired there.
Mary Kruger has no choice but to accompany her family to Desolation Point where mysterious tragedies happen with alarming regularity. In this isolated setting with Lake Superior to the north, south, and east, and a forest to the west, Mary must overcome her fear of water, wild animals, and the ghosts of Desolation Point. To save herself and her family, Mary must untangle past happenings to prevent her family from becoming another tragic entry in the lighthouse log of Desolation Point.

Homer the Racehorse

HOMER THE RACEHORSE
by
Linda Baten Johnson
Katherine Loughmiller

Homer is a confident and cocky racehorse who believes he'll be a champion, but to win the big races, he'll have to outperform the other 24,000 racehorses born the same year. Will his dream come true or will he find a different purpose for his life?

Orphan Train Riders: Kathleen's Vision

KATHLEEN'S VISION

Orphan Train Riders

When the furniture removers empty the family tenement as payment for the back rent, ten-year-old Kathleen Flannigan fears her family will soon be homeless and hungry. Kathleen vows to save her family from ruin, even though her plan means personal sacrifice.

Young Texans Series

Tiny's Emancipation Elsie and the Hurricane Henry Goes to Texas

Tiny's Emancipation

Tiny Mason has nothing of her own, even her last name belongs to her master. In June of 1865, the Texas slaves hear rumors that the war is over and that they will soon be free. What will Tiny's future hold after she hears the announcement on Juneteenth?

Elsie and the Hurricane

Elsie Drummond's eleventh birthday is a date she'll always remember--a day which started with presents, friends, and cake and ended with death and destruction when the Galveston hurricane of 1900 roared ashore. In the aftermath, Elsie makes choices which change the path of her life.

Henry Goes to Texas

Young Henry Belkin's life changes when his father announces they are moving to Mexican Tejas to settle in Stephen F. Austin's new colony as one of its 300 original families. When the journey to Texas is beset with difficulties, Henry wonders whether the move to this new land is worth the price.

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Other publications include magazine and newspaper articles

Scripts for Schools

Linda has written five script packages for Scripts for Schools. Scripts may be purchased individually or in packages.

Fables, Myths and Legends Collection

The Ant and the Grasshopper, The Hare and the Tortoise, Pandora, The Trojan Horse, The Sword and the Stone, The Lion and the Mouse, Prometheus, Jason and the Golden Fleece, Odysseus Returns Home, and Beowulf

Famous Inventors Collection

Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Alva Edison, The Wright Brothers, Alexander Graham Bell, Florence Nightingale, Johann Gutenberg, Archimedes, James Naismith, Banting and Best, Reginald Fessenden

Famous Explorers Collection

Leif Erickson, Marco Polo, Columbus, Magellan, Cartier, Champlain, La Salle, Captain Cook, Alex Mackenzie, Lewis and Clark

The Bible Script Collection

Ruth, David and Goliath, Jonah, Moses, the Baby in a Basket, Moses, Manna and Meat, Abraham and Isaac, King Solomon, Gideon, Joseph, Daniel

American Revolutionary War Collection

Thirteen Separate Colonies, Taxes, Taxes, Taxes, The Minutemen Militias, First Battles, Declaring Independence, Spies and Secrets, A Soldier's Life, Winning the War, Creating a Constitution, Father of a New Nation.

Go to www.scriptsforschools.com to order any of these scripts.

Romance Novellas by Linda Baten Johnson