What would it have been like to leave all of the comforts of home shelter, good food, and friendly neighbors for the Oregon Territory in the middle of the nineteenth century? the answer to this que…
Haunted by the myth of Cupid and Psyche throughout his life, C. S. Lewis wrote this, his last, extraordinary novel, to retell ther story through the gaze of Psyche's sister, Orual. Disfigured and e…
More than anything, Menolly wants to become a Harperso she create music. But women aren't allowed to play instruments in the world of Pern. Forbidden to pursue her dreams, Menolly runs away and dis…
What is a true friend? Christy Miller knows she has two of them: Todd and Katie. To show how much she appreciates them,, she writes to Todd, who's off surfing in Hawaii, and she agrees to join the …
For Labor Day Weekend, Christy Miller is on a houseboat at Lake Shasta. What could be better? Shes's about to find out! Before they know it, both Christy and her best friend, Katie, are receiving s…
Table of Contents: The horse of wood; the sack of troy; aeneas and anchises; of the voyage of aenes; the voyage of aeneas; shipwreck; carthage; dido; the funereal games of anchises; the burning of …
Johnny Tremain is fourteen and apprenticed to a silversmith. He is gifted and clever and lords his talent over the other apprentices-until tragedy strikes. A crucible of molten silver breaks and th…
Laura and her family are headed to the Dakota Territory for a chance to own their own land-and stop moving. The new town of De Smet is filling up with settlers lured west by the promise of free lan…
Laura is teaching school, and it's terrifying! Most of the students are taller than she is, and she must live away from home for the first time. Laura is miserable, but every Friday-no matter what …
The town of De Smet is hit with terrible, howling blizzards. Snow has reached the rooftops, and no trains can get through with food or coal. The people of De Smet, including Laura's family, are sta…