Elvira Woodruff

To Knit or Not to Knit is a unique Dear Abby/mini-knitting essay collection, offering humorous tales of triumph and terror on the needles, with a witty nod to the famous and infamous throughout history.
As Mrs. Wicks happily quotes everyone from William Shakespeare to Beatrix Potter, she adds her own wit and wisdom to answer a variety of questions on knitting ranging from, Is there a quick fix for dropped stitches? to My boyfriend says...

In the midst of a backyard campout, ten-year-old Matt and four other children find themselves transported back to the time of George Washington and the American Revolution, where they begin to live out American history firsthand and learn the sober realities of war.

"No wonder the cell phone says: 'Out of range.' Ten-year-old Matt Carlton and six friends have accidentally been swept back in time -- to Boston in 1776! The British occupy the city, and redcoat guards are everywhere! While the boys are being held captive by a den of Patriot spies, the girls have been taken in by a wealthy Tory family. The pox is rampant; danger lies around every corner -- and there's no hope for returning home to their own time....

In 1853, in letters to his older brother, eleven-year-old Levi describes his adventures in the Pennsylvania countryside with his black friend Jupiter and his experiences with the Underground Railroad.

After his family moves to a different part of town, Matthew tries to get back to his old house by trying on different pairs of wings in an unusual wing shop.

Ten-year-old Nick lives above the funeral home run by his strict uncle, but he dreams of becoming a truck driver like his dead father.