Henry Goes to Texas — Linda Baten Johnson

Moving? Henry doesn't want to move again. Young Henry Belkin's life changes when his father announces they are going to Mexico to settle in Stephen F. Austin's colony in Tejas. Austin's promise of inexpensive and fertile land comes with the requirement of allegiance to the country of Mexico and adopting the Catholic faith. When the Belkin's journey to Texas is beset with difficulties, Henry wonders whether the move to this new land is worth the price. This Young Texans Series book is about the settlers in Stephen F. Austin's original Texas colony.