The Pigeon Pie — Charlotte M. Yonge / C.M. Yonge

The year is 1651 -- a year of triumph for Cromwell and the roundheads. Six years ago Edmund and Diggory went off -- and now the war is over. The roundheads are hunting for them, naturally. And there's word they're executing prisoners for treason. If Edmund can't escape, the lives and futures of the family, and through them ultimately every soul in the community, are in a terrible jeopardy. (Jacketless library hardcover.)