Ages 9-12

Rev. P. Henry Matimore

The Madonna Series

This series of three study readers for the third through fifth grade was originally produced in Chicago during the reign of George Cardinal Mundelein in the early 1930s.  Each generously illustrated volume is based on stories from the Bible and...

Highway to Heaven Series

The Magnificat Readers: Third Reader

    The Magnificat Readers are a collection of excerpts from nearly a dozen vintage Catholic school readers, dating from the late 1800s to the early 1930s.  For the most part, the selections found within are those prescribed by the...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

The Marks of the Bear Claws

  Paul Guibeau has spent the winter at the Mission of Saint Ignace and now is anxious to set out with Father Marquette and Sieur Joliet on their voyage of discovery.  More than anything, though, he wants his friend Red Bear to accompany...

Mother Mary Loyola

The Mother Mary Loyola Collection

      For those who love Mother Mary Loyola, it's hard to decide which books to buy. With this collection, you can own them all** and save money at the same time. Now including our newest title by Mother Loyola, Sursum Corda! You will...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

The Old Mill on the Withrose

  When the doctor declares that Florian Bell’s health is in serious danger, he is sent from his home in Milwaukee to stay with his cousins Hunter and Leo on the banks of Withrose Creek in Kentucky.  There he learns how to fish, hunt,...

Mother Mary St. Peter

The Queen's Festivals

An Explanation of the Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary Do you know the story of Our Lady of Mount Carmel?  Can you point to Lepanto on a map?  Have you ever heard about the miraculous August snow that signified where Mary’s basilica...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

The Race for Copper Island

The year is 1669.  In French colonial Quebec, Paul Guibeau has won fame for his bravery in fighting the Iroquois, and now he hopes to turn this success into a military career.  When he overhears Count Frontenac commissioning Louis Joliet to...

Katharine Tynan

The Rhymed Life of St. Patrick

      “…in lively recitative ballad verse, Katharine Tynan tells the entire story of St. Patrick, without missing a single incident of any significance or importance. The book consists of thirty-two large folio pages, where...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

The Sheriff of the Beech Fork

The Sheriff of the Beech Fork continues the adventures of 15-year-old Owen Howard and Martin Cooper in the early 19th century Kentucky wilderness, as begun in The Cave by the Beech Fork.  Having befriended the deputy sheriff, Richard Lane (better...

Rev. John Furniss

The Sight of Hell

      We discovered the work of Father Furniss in some contemporary reviews of Mother Mary Loyola's books, in which she was favorably compared to him.  We recommend reading more about him in the Catholic Encyclopedia, but he was a...

Mother Mary Loyola

The Soldier of Christ

      Any book on the sacrament of Confirmation can explain what Confirmation is, but this is the only book that explains, in the most original and engaging manner, what Confirmation does.  It is both a dialogue and a travelogue,...

Mother Margaret Bolton

The Spiritual Way Series

Save 25% when you purchase the full series of Catechism textbooks The Spiritual Way. This set is heavily referenced in the Religion in Life Curriculum. This set includes the Teacher's Manual, which covers instruction for all four books.   Around...