An abridged version of the story of five-year-old Charlotte Tucker, who would grow up to become the grandmother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, as she feels the effects of the War of 1812 while living with her family near Boston.

The Martha years series, bk. 2. Continues the childhood adventures in the Scottish countryside of seven-year-old Martha Morse who would grow up to become the great-grandmother of author Laura Ingalls Wilder.

The Charlotte years, bk 4. Her eleventh year brings many changes in the life of Charlotte Tucker and her family, including the building of a dam near their home in Roxbury, Massachusetts, attending school, meeting her mother's older brother, and the birth of her own baby brother.

The Martha years series, bk. 4. Ten-year-old Martha Morse, who would grow up to become the great-grandmother of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, experiences the larger world outside of tiny Glencaraid, Scotland, when she goes to visit her married sister in Perth.