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"Orphans Philippa, Sam, Thomas, and Max must find out who stole a valuable artifact in order to save to save their home, Dumfrey's Dime Museum of Freaks, Oddities, and Wonders"--Provided by publisher.
Up in arms: Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted into the army and makes life miserable for his fellow GIs. He's also lovesick when it comes to pretty Mary Morgan, unaware that she's in love with his best friend Joe. Wonder man: Boisterous nightclub entertainer Buzzy Bellew w...
An American Tail: The treasure of Manhattan Island: In the historic melting pot of 19th century New York City, Fievel and the Mousekewitz family are struggling to make their "American dream" come true. But when a mysterious treasure map leads Fievel and his friends to a secret wo...
The sorcerer Xandu is desperate to restore the love of his life to the land of the living and he needs the wand of Watoomb! But time an dagain, Doctor Strange and Spider-Man stand in his way.
For years the inspirational Chicken Soup for the Soul books has been the gift of choice for the seriously ill and their family and friends. These empowering volumes not only help individuals confined to bed pass the time enjoyably, the positive messages they contain actually help...
"A historical mystery about a female detective hunting a serial killer ... It's the summer of 1894, and an infidelity case has brought PI Mary Handley to a far corner of Brooklyn: Coney Island. In the midst of her investigation, Mary is contacted by a convicted man's brother to r...
When the Asgardian trickster known as Loki plans to unleash a dangerous and powerful force upon the Earth, Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. bring together Earth's mightiest heroes, including Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America, to defeat him.
HK Derryberry came into the world with the odds stacked heavily against him. He was taken from his unmarried mothers womb three months prematurely when she was killed in a car wreck. After ninety-six days of seesawing between life and death, HKs grandmother took him home.
"The Passionate Spies describes how Britain, in June 1916, attempted to end the slaughter of World War I by undermining Turkey (a German Ally). Three British spies, motivated by their aversion to the imperialism of the major powers and their own idealism, were able to spark a rev...
Edgar Award nominee for Best Juvenile Mystery The book is about, among other things: the strongest boy in the world, a talking cockatoo, a faulty mind reader, a beautiful bearded lady and a nervous magician, an old museum, and a shrunken head. Blessed with extraordinary abilit...
The third book in the Mary Handley Mystery series features Mary's most dangerous and personal case yet. It's the summer of 1894, and an infidelity case has brought PI Mary Handley to a far corner of Brooklyn: Coney Island. In the midst of her investigation, Mary is contacted by...
Highlights 40 masterworks of illustrated scientific art from the Rare Book Collection of the American Museum of Natural History.
"George III, Britain's longest-reigning king, has gone down in history as 'the cruellest tyrant of this age' (Thomas Paine, eighteenth century), 'a sovereign who inflicted more profound and enduring injuries upon this country than any other modern English king' (W.E.H. Lecky, nin...
In this second book in the exceptional Curiosity House series by bestselling author Lauren Oliver and shadowy recluse H. C. Chester, four extraordinary children must avenge their friend's death, try to save their home, and unravel the secrets of their past . . . before their past...