Full-color photographs accompany explanations of gemstones and other stones and minerals, sparking children's interest in nature's wonders

In a tale of greed and the powers of darkness, tanned, laid-back Californians come under the influence of black magic

Product Description: One summer, Melissa Cistaro's mother left without explanation. Devastated, Melissa and her brothers were tormented by the thought: Why did their mother abandon them? Thirty-five years later, Melissa finds herself in Olympia, Washington, as her mother is dying...read more