Worth
A Story of Favor and Forgiveness

This book is about a boy named Nathaniel, who is trying to survive and find happiness after his leg is brutally injured in the storm. His family runs a farm and all the crops were destroyed due to the storm. The family also lack in business and have to take a lot of loans to pay for the crops. Thing......more

Third in the Nissa great literature series for juvenile readers and revolving around Nathaniel Peale and his whole family. Based in 19th century Nebraska. In 2008, Worth was nominated for the Rebecca Caudill Young Reader’s Book Award. In 2006, it won the Simon Honor Book. In 2005, it won the Scott O’......more

It was ok. Like reading a Bonanza type of book.......more

Afraid of being replaced by another boy, Nathaniel James tries to heal sooner to work with his Pa again. This book is a fiction. This book is okay but it could do better. When Nate gets struck by the lightning, his Pa brings a boy, not a son, but someone who can work with him while Nate heals. The se......more

Grades 4-7 Rebecca Caudill Award Nominee Audio Book read by Tommy Fleming Eleven-year-old Nate and his family experience setback after setback, and end up farming in Nebraska and desperately trying to make ends meet. Life becomes even more difficult when Nate's leg is struck by lightning. To help out o......more