Trailblazer Books are a series of middle-grade historical fiction children's novels about Christian figures authored by Dave and Neta Jackson.
Published between 1991 and 2003, the 40 books in the series each feature a young person—sometimes an actual historical figure and sometimes a fictional character—who interacts with a notable Protestant religious leader, missionary, or social reformer.
[1] According to the authors, Trailblazer Books were intended to be fun, build Christian character, teach world and church history and geography, inspire service and modern missions, "show God using both men and women," and "break down racial prejudice.
[4] According to Festival Quarterly, "[e]ach book finds the youthful main character encountering a hero of the faith—men and women such as David Livingstone, Amy Carmichael, Harriet Tubman, and Menno Simons.
For example, the main character of the John Wesley book—The Chimney Sweep’s Ransom—is a young member of a coal-mining family in northern England.