Set in a small village in post Civil War Wisconsin, The Saxon Boy: First Children of Farmington by Lisa Lickel revolves around eight-year-old John Klessig who loses his father suddenly, and finds himself with a new father when his mother remarries. His stepfather is very...

The French Girl (A First Children of Farmington book) by Lisa J. Lickel is based on the true story of Marie Brinker, a girl born in Luxembourg and brought up in France. Her family emigrated to America in 1852. Her father was a tailor, and...