The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer, who meets with tragedy while trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.
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In order to wear the crown of the kingdom, an arrogant young prince must find an equal in his bride. Instead, he finds someone far better than he.
An eleven-year-old foster child tries to cope with her longings and fears as she schemes against everyone who tries to be friendly.
The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia is enriched when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.
An 11-year-old boy's life is changed forever when he befriends the class outsider, a girl. Together they create the world of Terabithia, an imaginary kingdom filled with giants, trolls and other magical beings.
Though Rosie is the meanest cow in the herd, five-year-old Marvin is inconsolable when she is sold and he and his family move to another dairy farm.
The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.
Jesse Aarons is in the 5th grade and has trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. He becomes upset when new classmate Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and some other striking differences, the two become fast friends. Together, they create...
Reimagines Francis of Assisi's 1224 prayer of praise in celebration of God's gifts throughout the universe.
Lyddie vows to bring her family back together again and save their farm by finding work in a cotton mill. She eventually takes a stand on correcting the poor working conditions and low wages.
Abducted from his home by bandits, fifteen-year-old Wang Lee is rescued from slavery by a mysterious girl who introduces him to the Taiping Tienkuo, a secret society partly based on Christian principles and dedicated to the overthrow of the Manchu government.
This is the story of Jella Lepman, who escaped the Nazi regime in Germany and returned after the war to build a travelling library of books for children that evolved into the International Youth Library in Munich.
Gilly Hopkins has seen more than her share of foster homes and has outwitted every family she has lived with. In an effort to escape her new foster mother Maime Trotter's endless loving care, Gilly concocts a plan that she believes will bring her mother running to her rescue. But...
Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s.
"Birdie has questions for God. For starters, why couldn't God roll history back to September 10, 2001, and fix things--so the next day was an ordinary sunny day and not the devastating lead-in to two wars? Daddy has already been to Iraq twice. Now he's going again, and Birdie is ...
After the death of her self-absorbed parents, a clever princess shows the peasants in her country how to make better lives for themselves.
STREGA NONA : "Never go near my magic cooking pot," warns old witch Strega Nona. But does Big Anthony listen? No! -- JOSEPH HAD A LITTLE OVERCOAT : Joseph loves his little overcoat, but it's getting old and worn. What can he do with it now? STONE SOUP : When three soldiers com...