Shadows on Stoney Creek

Sarah Moore is now fourteen years old, and has returned for good to her family's home on the Kentucky frontier after two years of studying with her cousins in Williamsburg. It's the fall of 1779, and the Revolutionary War continues back east, but life in Kentucky is much the same as always. Sarah is happy to be reunited with her parents, brothers, and sister, but is not used to the hardships and the constant fear of Indian attack. Sarah decides that she would like to be a teacher, and decides to open Stoney Creek's first school. She worries about if she will be a good teacher, since she is so young, but is determined to help the children of Stoney Creek learn. At the same time, she and the other settlers must worry about a thief that has been stealing food and clothing from all the farms on Stoney Creek. Shadows on Stoney Creek is a good conclusion to the Sarah's Journey series, and I recommend it to all readers who enjoyed the first four books about Sarah Moore. I recommend this entire series to young readers who enjoy stories about pioneer or colonial life. It brings to life a young girl's adventures in Virginia and Kentucky during the American Revolution, and has likable characters and interesting historical details.

I've just finished reading this book. It was great. It made me feel like I was really in Kentucky, experenceing it with the main character, Sarah.You go through all the hardships. At points, I was yelling at the book about what I'd do. If you like historical fiction, you'll love this book and the others in the series.