Jack London examines the squalor of London's East End, documenting the dehumanizing conditions of its impoverished residents with the neutral eye of an explorer and the concern of a humanitarian.
When Merlin's clever ruse to legitimize a fledgling King Arthur with a sword-in-the-stone test goes awry, the future of England hangs precariously as an unexpected hand claims the legendary blade.
A sheltered modern woman, haunted by an ancient warrior's spirit, is pulled into a dangerous fight for freedom against a brutal dictator, discovering courage and love.
Through Anthony Beavis's fragmented memories and changing views, 'Eyeless in Gaza' examines a generation's intellectual and spiritual problems as it deals with pacifism, promiscuity, and finding purpose before a war.
A sleepless teen who enters others' dreams finds an addiction in a girl's peaceful slumber, but his obsessive desire and memory blackouts threaten to consume them both when she becomes a target.
When a strange 'bird of ill omen' appears on her lawn, Nancy Drew must solve a series of jinxes threatening a rare bird farm to expose the true reasons behind a high-rise development.
Shane Burcaw's memoir is an honest and funny look at living with spinal muscular atrophy, showing that even serious conditions can't stop a sharp mind and a 'you-only-live-once' attitude.
Lena's dangerous Claiming unleashes a storm of supernatural chaos on Gatlin. Ethan battles memory loss and a haunting presence, forcing them to confront sacrifices to save their world and themselves.
This is a detailed account of late 19th-century Oxfordshire, showing May Day celebrations, old games, and the daily routines of farmworkers and craftsmen. It paints a warm picture of Victorian rural life through a young girl's eyes.
A timid watchmaker mouse finds his quiet life changed by a daring aviatrix, pulling him into a whimsical mystery involving cosmetic tycoons, sinister surgeons, and ruthless lab rats.
When a dangerous fugitive takes two imaginative siblings hostage, their carefully constructed world of family secrets and fantastical stories shatters, forcing them to confront the shocking truth about their past and their father's death.
Mark Twain's deathbed autobiography chronicles an America of riverboats and gold rushes, revealing the man behind the legendary tales with candor and humor.
Four friends get temporary tattoos for a school dance, only to discover they've been marked with supernatural powers and are the world's last hope against a rising darkness, if only one of them would stop turning gum wrappers into designer shoes.
In the Nez Perce homeland, Kaya defies her father's advice and challenges a boy to a horse race, leading to a humbling lesson in responsibility when her brothers disappear during her youthful pride.
A limping man's dramatic courtroom entrance shatters a meticulously crafted deception, unmasking a cunning imposter and reclaiming the identity, property, and wife of the true Martin Guerre.
An aging architect, haunted by past failures and the threat of younger talent, struggles with his sanity as a young woman from his past returns to challenge his crumbling legacy.
Haunted by a creeping monomania, Egaeus descends into a chilling obsession with his dying cousin Berenice's teeth, blurring the line between love and a grotesque, necrophilic desire.
Nancy Drew deciphers ancient petroglyphs to unearth a priceless treasure hidden beneath a forgotten desert city, all while outsmarting a cunning thief who will stop at nothing to claim the gold for himself.
During a senior camping trip, students find cryptic words on their wrists and a killer on the loose; Sera must learn the truth behind the labels before she dies.
In Depression-era Georgia, a sensitive boy named Porter navigates adolescence, from farm life to school antics, while his eccentric family shapes him into a man strong enough to 'run with the horsemen' amidst life's painful truths.
