In 1916, teenaged hemophiliac and heir to the Russian throne, Alexei Romanov, escapes into the future to elude the murderous Rasputin, and meets his modern-day cousin, fifteen-year-old Varda, who is working on a cure for hemophilia and who wants to help change history by saving his family.In 1916, teenaged hemophiliac and heir to the Russian throne, Alexei Romanov, escapes into the future to elude the murderous Rasputin, and meets his modern-day cousin, Varda, who is working on a cure for hemophilia.

When the British capture the great French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte he is exiled to the bleak island of St. Helena, where the only bright spot in Napoleon's life is the presence of the brave, headstrong, and intriguing young Betsy Balcombe.

After his best friend is killed in a gang-related shooting, Langston takes over his teacher's time machine and transports himself back in history to stop the inventor of gunpowder from creating his lethal invention with the hopes of forever changing the world as he knows it in the process.

Seven-year-old Aubrey's older brother, Casey, sails away to fight in the Great War and when there is no word from Casey, Aubrey writes a letter to Uncle Sam.

Provides information about the physical characteristics and habits of such creatures as sharks, octopuses, alligators, and barracuda as well as some of the myths about them.