Cornerstone Academics
The Lame Mare & The Widow's Field
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The Cornerstone Story Collection — High School
Two complete novellas in one volume, written for readers in grades 9–12 — substantial, unhurried historical fiction about stooping to help the ones everyone else has written off.
The Lame Mare. The whole farm has given up on the ruined mare - everyone but Jean, and the knacker's cart is nearly due. Certain the creature was never rotten, only never truly looked at, Jean sets out to find the hidden hurt no one else would stoop to see.
The Widow's Field. The widow's grain stands ripe and about to shatter, with no one to bring it in. Against his own father's grudging silence, Mikkel crosses the valley to help - and learns that the hardest part of charity is giving it without shaming the one who receives.
Set in richly imagined working worlds — herring boats and hill farms, smithies and droving roads — these are stories that trust their readers: no easy lessons, no thin characters, only real people carrying real weight and choosing well at real cost. Together the pair turns on perseverance, compassion, and seeing worth others miss.
Ideal for the classical or Charlotte Mason high-school reader, for family read-aloud and discussion, and for anyone who wants literature that forms character without ever preaching. A companion to the elementary volumes of The Cornerstone Story Collection, written for older hearts and longer attention.
This volume includes two complete novellas:
- The Lame Mare
- The Widow's Field
Choose your format: Paperback (6 x 9 in, printed and shipped) or EPUB ebook (instant digital download).
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