Young Will: A Sunny Land With a Sunny Brook

by Gloria Houston, Robert Sabuda

In 1754, Will Wiseman, a poor young English boy, stows away with two friends on a ship bound for America, and ends up in South Carolina, determined to make a new and better life for himself.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1995

About the author

Gloria Houston was a teacher and a native of the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. Ms. Houston taught students of all ages. Ms. Houston wrote several books for children, including the best-selling My Great-Aunt Arizona, illustrated by Susan Condie Lamb; The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree, illustrated by Barbara Cooney; and LittleJim. She lived in Asheville, North Carolina.