If you’re new to Exploring with Jake, be sure to read the introduction. This morning in Sunday School, our teacher…
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Short Stories for Kids
Short Stories for Kids: Josiah’s Sudden Stop in Boalsburg, 1836
1836: Josiah’s Sudden Stop in Boalsburg (Boalsburg, PA) One boy. An injured father. An overturned stagecoach. Will Josiah find anyone in 1836 Boalsburg who can…
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Short Stories for Kids: Eliab’s Tale, 1825
1825: Eliab’s Tale (Mercersburg, PA) Grandfather’s house. The perfect refuge. Grandfather says there is someplace even better. But where could it be? Short…
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Short Stories for Kids: Fearless Fillmore, 1825
1825: Fearless Fillmore (Mercersburg, PA) What happens when you combine one scared little raccoon, an 1825 farmstead, and a shiny silver…
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Short Stories for Kids: Hesitant Hezekiah, 1755
1755: Hesitant Hezekiah (Mercersburg, PA) With the Indians on their way to the church, will the gray fox Hezekiah run…
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Short Stories for Kids: Lena’s Feast, 1793
1793: Lena’s Feast (Mercersburg, PA) How will 12-year-old Lena ever prepare the end of starvation feast by herself, with a sick…
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