Joan H. Young

How to Hike the North Country Trail: not quite a Guide is intended to help hikers who desire to take a long hike on the North Country Trail (NCT) with planning. It covers the definition of National Scenic Trails and gives history of the conditions under which the NCT was established. This history helps to explain why planning an NCT hike is more burdensome than for some other long trails. The bulk of the book is a geographical listing of legal places to camp and find lodging along the entire 4800-mile trail, including type of campsite/lodging, amenities, fee/no fee, and manager/maintainer.

News from Dead Mule Swamp: Anastasia Raven is running from the pain of a failed marriage and hopes to hide from the world in an old farmhouse she has purchased at the edge of Dead Mule Swamp. When a hundred-year-old newspaper she finds inside a wall is stolen by Cliff Sorenson and then Cliff disappears, Ana is convinced that the paper holds the key to the mystery. But what old news could be important enough to put Cliff in danger?The Hollow Tree at Dead Mule Swamp: Anastasia Raven finds a secret hidden in a hollow tree near Dead Mule Swamp. She thinks she's seeing things, as the discovery appears to have come straight from a Nancy Drew story. With some simple sleuthing, Ana catches Jimmie Mosher, whose grandfather used to own the house she has recently purchased. But what else does Jimmie have to hide?These two stories introduce the primary characters and where they live. If you enjoy rural and small town series, these books are for you

It was almost Halloween of 1953. My friends and I had been so busy that we hadn't even thought about costumes. Then Ruby heard a scream one night. She thought it might be a ghost, but her brother George laughed at that idea. OK, we all laughed. But Ruby insisted she'd heard something. Then George heard it too What did we find? What did we decide to be for Halloween?

Accidentally Yours is a chaotic collection of short stories, essays, and poems by Joan H. Young. This collection includes a wide variety of genres and styles of writing. Young's personal fort is to be diverse. Therefore, the apparent theme is that these stories, poems, and essays all came from her chaotic mind. Most any entry will be different in tone from the previous one. If you have just had a warm fuzzy moment, prepare to be disturbed. If you were creeped out by a poem, the next story may be more hopeful.

It was September of 1953. Jimmie, George and Cora were moving into the upper level classroom of their two-room schoolhouse, leaving their friends Laszlo, and George's sister Ruby, in the other room. But on the very first day of school, someone began yelling at Ruby Not everyone was happy that the children had helped break up the ring of thieves that had been stealing from the Cherry Pit Junction canning factory where Cora's father was the manager. And then there was Mr. Bigg. He was the owner of the canning factory, and why he acted the way he did was certainly a mystery. Cora didn't think that was a riddle she and her friends could solve.

George Harris liked writing messages in secret code. In August of 1953, he learned one that was tough to crack, and taught it to his sister Ruby, and then to his friends Jimmie Mosher and Cora Dubois. When the four of them were offered a job picking up trash at the Cherry Pit Junction canning factory, someone listened in on their conversation and stole a coder. The children were playing games, but what were the adults up to?

Set in the 1950s, Cora Dubois, Jimmie Mosher and their friends, Laszlo, George, and Ruby, discover they have a talent for getting to the bottom of local mysteries. Each book includes a "forgotten" craft or skill, and may address social/moral issues of the mid-twentieth century. In The Hitchhiker (Dubois Files book #2), Cora's family gives a hitchhiker a ride. He didn't seem to speak English, and Cora's mother thought he was ill. Then Jimmie went exploring and found more than he expected. The hitchhiker was not only sick, but he wanted the children to help him. If only they could have understood what he was saying It took four of them to solve his problem.Enjoyed by readers ages 6-12.

The Moshers can't prove the mortgage was paid. Granny May had the proof, but her mind is slipping. Will Jimmie's family be homeless? Set in the 1950s, Cora Dubois, Jimmie Mosher and their friends, Laszlo, George, and Ruby, discover they have a talent for getting to the bottom of local mysteries. In this heartwarming, introductory volume you'll meet the children and find out what life was like in their rural county, somewhere "up north." This series consists of early chapter books, with each book moving forward in time by a month. The Secret Cellar takes place in June, 1953, just after school has let out for the summer. Each book includes a "forgotten" craft or skill, and may address social/moral issues of the mid-twentieth century. In The Secret Cellar (Dubois Files book #1), Jimmie's family is in danger of losing their farm to the bank. Old Granny May seems to be trying to tell them something, but maybe she's just losing her mind. Enjoyed by readers ages 6-12.

Anastasia Raven opens a box containing a bloody hatchet, apparently sent as some sort of warning to her friend Cora and Cora's ex-husband. When a hacked-up body is discovered in the Petite Sauble River at the small village of Jalmari, everyone is stunned at the victim's identity. Continued puzzling discoveries just don't add up. Ana also agrees to participate in a zany conspiracy with a tall and handsome man.