"A crackling, highly imaginative thriller debut in the vein of W.E.B. Griffin and Philip Kerr, set in German-occupied London at the close of World War II, in which a hardened British detective jeopardizes his own life to save an innocent soul and achievethe impossible--redemption. London, 1946. The Nazis have conquered the British, and now occupy Great Britain, using brutality and fear to control its citizens. John Henry Rossett, a decorated British...

"A gender-fluid teenager who struggles with identity creates a blog on the topic that goes viral, and faces ridicule at the hands of fellow students"--

"Join Ariel, Cinderella, Jasmine and Aurora as they embark on exciting new adventures--Jasmine must prove she's loyal and kind to earn a precious gem, Ariel helps search for Atlantica's lost treasures, Aurora must answer three riddles to receive her diamond crown and Cinderella searches for the sapphire ring she has lost"--From publisher.

A collection of well-known nursery rhymes and original poems by such poets as Robert Louis Stevenson, Louis Untermeyer, Kenneth Grahame, Edward Lear and others.

Recruited by the Gestapo to translate sensitive documents, a German teacher in occupied World War II France takes a daring risk to rescue a Jewish soldier and hide him at his home, along with a cache of banned books, an act that leads to their unlikely friendship.

For thousands of years people had communicated across distances only as quickly as the fastest ship or horse could travel. Generations of innovators tried to develop speedier messaging devices. Then, in the mid-1800s, a few extraordinary pioneers at last succeeded. Their invention--the telegraph--nullified distance and shrank the world quicker and further than ever before, or since. This book tells the story of the telegraph's creation and remarkable...

Once Joe Kurtz needed revenge--and revenge cost him eleven years in Attica prison. Now Kurtz needs a job, and the price is going to be higher. Out of prison, out of touch, Kurtz signs on with the Byron Farino, Don of a Mob family whose son Kurtz had been protecting on the inside. Farino enlists Kurtz's help to track down the Family's missing accountant--a man with too much knowledge of Family business to have on the loose.

Children can be assured that their parents would be able to recognize them no matter where they go or what they do, even if they imagine themselves to be a different animal every day.

"Silas Stillman Soule, who grew up in the decades just before the Civil War, created an unforgettable legacy in his tragically short life. This courageous young man transported slaves via the Underground Railroad, aided in the jailbreak of a doctor accused of aiding slaves, participated in an attempt to rescue John Brown's men after Harpers Ferry, and fought for the Union at the little-known but very important Battle of the Glorieta Pass. Most significantly,...

After Zara's bike goes missing, her parents insist on her earning money to pay for it, so she and her friend Naomi turn their red wagon into The Treasure Wagon and try and sell some old knickknacks found in her family's basement.