The Forbidden Schoolhouse

Describes Prudence Crandall's violently-resisted attempts to educate African-American girls in Connecticut in the 1830's.

Five Minds for the Future

Describes the circumstances surrounding the 1833 opening of a school for African-American girls in Canterbury, Connecticut, and discusses the attitudes of the townspeople who persecuted the teacher and burned down the school.

Mandie, Snowball, and Celia become trapped in a dark and creepy secret room in the schoolhouse basement. Can Mandie discover the meaning to the mysterious writing on the wall and find a way out?

Discusses the friendship between Booker T. Wahington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute, and Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck and Company and how, through their friendship, they were able to build five thousand schools for African Americans in the Southern states.

When two young Amish men find love, will they risk losing everything? In a world where every detail of life is dictated by God and the all-powerful rules of the church, David takes on Isaac as a carpentry apprentice. Soon their attraction grows amid the sweat and sawdust, and they share sinful secrets. Can they reconcile their shocking desires with their commitment to faith, family and community?