"What did 33 men in the 1800s need to find their way through the wilderness on a trip across America? They needed a woman--and they found one in Sacagawea, the Native American teenage mother who helped the Lewis and Clark expedition survive. She and her baby braved floods, hunger, storms, and snakes to help the expedition that opened the West. Sacagawea: Courageous Trailblazer! tells the life story of this amazing pioneer who endured hardship in her...

Nishioka is a reckless up-and-coming photographer who prides himself on his independence. Matsukawa is a very rich and successful supervisor at a major advertising company and the object of every woman's desire. In fact, Matsukawa seems to get along with just about everyone except Nishioka--yet every time the two team up for a modeling contract, their project is a smash hit. On the surface, Matsukawa and Nishioka butt heads at every turn. So why does...

After vanishing from the crowd at the 1998 Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City, Kiera Templeton's parents, Aaron and Grace Templeton, receive a package on Kiera's eight birthday in 2003 that only deepens the mystery surrounding what happened after Kiera's disappearance five years earlier.

In Ancient Egypt, the lives of thirteen-year-olds Methen and Madja are endangered when they stumble across a group of grave robbers who are plundering the pyramids.

Princess Emberella is left in the care of her 3 foster-godmothers, whose duty it is to ensure the servant girl DOESN'T marry the Prince. But their power-hungry counterpoint will stop at nothing to achieve a proper "happy ending"--Even if it means destroying the kingdom.

Retells the ancient Greek myths of Theseus, Arachne, Midas, and Eos in the voice of a wandering ancient storyteller.

A young prince finally finds a princess who shares his interest in soccer--but how can he determine whether she is a true princess?

"Shaken by her parents' divorce, Nikki Werner seeks solace at her uncle's farm, leaving her life and relationships behind. She discovers her great-grandmother's notebook full of German recipes and wise sayings. With each recipe she makes, Nikki not only discovers her heritage but also learns to reconnect with what has been scattered"--

"In one impulsive moment the summer before they leave for college, overachievers Scarlett and David plunge into an irresistible swirl of romance, particle physics, and questionable decisions. Scarlett and David have known each other all their lives in small-town Graceville, Colorado, where David is just another mountain in the background, until, one day, he is suddenly so much more than part of the landscape. Magnetic, spontaneous, David is a gravitational...

"In the early twentieth century, travel writing represented the desire for the expanding bourgeoisie to experience the exotic cultures of the world past their immediate surroundings. Journalist William Buehler Seabrook was emblematic of this trend--participating in voodoo ceremonies, riding camels cross the Sahara desert, communing with cannibals and most notably, popularizing the term "zombie" in the West. A string of his bestselling books show an...