While studying under Vivaldi, three girls in a Venice orphanage forge their own notions of love in a sensuous, engrossing novel told in three narrative voices.It is a longing and search for love that motivates three girls living in the Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage renowned for its extraordinary musical program. But for Rosalba, Anetta, and Luisa, the love they seek is not where they expect to find it. Set in the early 1700s in the heart of Venice, this remarkable novel deftly weaves the history of Antonio Vivaldi’s early musical career into the lives of three young women who excel in voice and instrument. Under the composer’s tutelage and care, the orphans find expression, sustenance, and passion. But can the sheltered life of the orphanage prepare them for the unthinkable dangers outside its walls?

An artist describes finding natural beauty in the world around us

Product Description: It’s 1849, and twelve-year-old Addie lives in the shipbuilding town of Essex, Massachusetts. Her father has left the family to seek gold on the West Coast, and tragically the flux has ended the lives of her mother and baby brother, leaving Addie all alone...read more

It’s 1849, and twelve-year-old Addie lives in the shipbuilding town of Essex, Massachusetts. Her father has left the family to seek gold on the West Coast, and tragically the flux has ended the lives of her mother and baby brother, leaving Addie all alone. Fearful of being taken in as a servant, Addie flees from her house into the snowy woods, where she endures hunger and bitter cold until Nokummus, an elderly Wampanoag woman, coaxes Addie to her dwelling.Now living under the care of the mercurial old woman, Addie slowly recognizes the truth of her past. Through an intense ancient ceremony and by force of her own wits and will, Addie must come to grips with the facts of her newfound identity―and find the courage to build a future unlike any she could ever have imagined.

Forced to live in the fattening hut in order to become a valuable bride-to-be, Helen finds herself struggling between the traditions of her tribe, her family's expectations, and her own wishes to fulfill her dreams for a better life in a free world. Reprint.

Always eager for attention, baby Hildy delights in playing hide-and-seek with her family and friends, but when she suddenly doesn't get the response she desires, Hildy decides to hide for a good, long time in order to show everyone just how missed she'd be if she didn't return!

From December 23 to June 21, a young boy looks on in amazement as a schooner is being built in an old shipyard in Massachusetts.

During the Depression, having discovered that she has the ability to have out-of-body experiences, twelve-year-old Mary Francis tries to use it to deal with the 'peculiar domestic situation' caused by her family's financial plight.

A funny and moving tale, completely told through letters, follows the life-changing metamorphosis undergone by fourteen-year-old Taswell, a lonely boarding school girl desperate to find love and a caring family. A first novel.

Tim, a mischievous small boy, enjoys his fun-filled trip to the aquarium with his big brother, Jon, until he takes off on his own and finds himself trapped in a dark room filled with all kinds of squishy and smelly things.

When Turtle tells Squirrel he'd like to fly, Squirrel finds a way to help him--much to Turtle's dismay!

Text and photographs describe what happens when Missy's brother Joe is born prematurely and needs special care in the hospital, disrupting family routines and causing Missy to feel confused and left out

Millie knows her three-year-old cousin will love the way she takes care of him when his parents go away--even though he does kick and spit and scream at her

A youngster relates the unusual attributes of his friend, Andrew.

When John's prized possession, a tumbleweed, mysteriously disappears, he must confront his loss and think about caring for a living pet