Product Description: At the end of the war and the dawn of the Jazz Age, Tiney Flynn must face her greatest fears and begin a journey that will change her destiny On Tiney Flynn's 17th birthday, every church bell tolled as if heralding a new year, a new era...read more

Product Description: A fascinating timeslip adventure set in a hidden valley where an 11-year-old girl travels across the river of time to fight fires, battle floodwaters, and discover the meaning of true friendshipLucy can't wait for Christmas, especially as her big sister Claire is coming home from France to celebrate with her...read more

Product Description: Even though he is half dead, Callum is lucky. It is Bo's roboraptor who finds him--not the rogue Outstationers from whom the boy has escaped. But even as Bo nurses Callum back to health, the Outstationers are homing in. The two barely escape capture when Callum discovers something incredible: Bo is a girl, maybe the last girl in a world in which females are thought to be extinct...read more

Product Description: Maeve's safe world is torn apart when her mother dies in a car crash. Adopted by her strict Chinese grandparents and forced to leave Australia, she fights to hold onto the things she loves most—her two best friends, her dancing, and her baby brother Ned...read more

Product Description: A humorous and silly behind-the-scenes look at a traveling circus, this imaginative tale follows one young boy’s adventures under the big top. When Gus finds himself caught up in a world of magicians, stilt-walkers, and tattooed tent hands, he begins to wonder Why is everyone secretive about my family? and Is it true that the circus is cursed? This fast-moving tale—ideal for young boys—presents a combination of action and emotion in a story of self-discovery, identity, and change...read more

Product Description: Bridie's world is torn apart when her parents and baby brother die in the Great Hunger. She leaves Ireland, and strikes out alone to claim a life for herself in Australia, on the other side of the ocean. 'Bridie looked up at the swirling stars...read more

Shares stories of courage, heroism, and love, describing children rescuing Jews in Poland, overcoming poverty to become world-famous pianists, and inspiring activism against child labor.

Shares stories of courage, heroism, and love, describing children rescuing Jews in Poland, overcoming poverty to become world-famous pianists, and inspiring activism against child labor. (view table of contents)

Clears up misconceptions about tigers, wolves, bears, boars, crocodiles, sharks, and parasites, and includes stories of cannibalism