In this tale of friendship and determination, Juniper and her penguin pal, Martin, enter an ice cream showdown, where the stakes and the scoops are sky-high!

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In -The Prairie Child-, Arthur Stringer brings a moving close to his prairie trilogy through the voice of Chaddy McKail—a woman shaped by wide skies, quiet heartbreak, and fierce maternal love.

Now a mother of two, Chaddy journals her days on the Canadian frontier, capturing the joys and trials of raising children amid loneliness and hardship. After the devastating loss of her youngest child, and the slow unraveling of her marriage, Chaddy clings to loyalty—determined to keep her family whole.

But through grief, perseverance, and the raw honesty of motherhood, Chaddy begins to see herself more clearly. What once was duty becomes choice. What once was heartache becomes growth.

The Prairie Child is a quiet, powerful story of transformation—of a woman learning that the life she’s built may be more than enough, and that love, when it returns, can take on a gentler, more enduring form.

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The Prairie Mother is a powerful tale of love, endurance, and survival set against the raw and untamed frontier. Tabbie, a spirited and determined woman, finds herself at a crossroads as she navigates the joys and burdens of motherhood while grappling with the emotional distance of her ambitious husband, Duncan. When she gives birth to twins—a boy and a girl—her world is forever changed, filled with both profound wonder and the weight of overwhelming responsibility.

But life on the prairie is unforgiving. Isolated and burdened by financial struggles, Tabbie must face the loneliness of raising three children in a land that demands strength at every turn. Just as she begins to find her footing, an unexpected visitor—Duncan’s aristocratic cousin, Lady Alicia—arrives, bringing tension and uncertainty into their already precarious existence. With each passing season, Tabbie is tested by love, loss, and the relentless forces of nature, pushing her to the limits of her resilience.

Richly emotional and deeply moving, The Prairie Mother is a timeless story of courage, sacrifice, and the fierce determination of a woman fighting to build a life for her family in a world where survival is never guaranteed.

Originally published in 1920.

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In pursuit of her dream to be a writer, Nora journeys from her family in Canada after she accepts a job as a journalist in Jamaica and then later, the United States. In the autobiography, the young author recounts her early life and writing career. Only seventeen years old and with just ten dollars in her pocket, Nora sets sail for Jamaica West Indies, and when this new career as a newspaper writer takes an unwelcome turn, Nora ends up in Chicago, where she struggles to find a good job and make it as a journalist and storyteller. Her story serves as a cautionary tale of what may become of a young girl in 1915 left alone in the world. This is a recounting of how the many men of her life tried to encourage, convince, and manipulate her to serve their own agendas. Nora makes her way through the many challenges of her life in spite of the people around her, who try to influence and shape her, and she is transformed from a naïve aspiring writer into a successful strong woman of the world.

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Gee Gee has fallen, in love that is. Witty, funny, intelligent. Gee Gee’s letters to her friend tell the story of the adventures of her new life.

A socialite world traveler, with not a care in the world, Gee Gee discovers, in one telegram, that she lost her fortune, her fiancée, and possibly her place in proper society. No matter, Gee Gee is resourceful, intelligent, and brave. As luck would have it, she falls for Duncan and now nothing else matters. He sweeps her up with all the charm of a Canadian rancher and delivers her to the rich golden wheat fields of Alberta, Canada. Duncan is poised with perfect timing in the Canadian West, as he’s convinced of the future wealth to be found at the foothills of the Canadian Rockies near Calgary, as the railway approaches their ranch, he’s about to give Gee Gee everything she lost and more.

Originally published in 1915.

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