Janet Shaw

IntroductionThe New Horizon Ladder Dictionary is based on 5,000 of the most frequently used words in written English^words a person will most often see and need to know in reading general English literature. The 5,000 words constitute a vocabulary developed by the United States Information Agency...

Chapter One Pestering The first year that Kirsten and her family lived in the little log cabin on Uncle Olav's farm in Minnesota, the autumn weather lasted into December. Although the stream froze and they had to melt ice for water, there was only a little snow. Papa often stroked his beard and...