Quick view The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale by Carmen Agra Deedy Alley cat Skilley longs to escape London's damp streets. He strikes a bargain with Pip, an erudite mouse at the Cheshire Cheese Inn: Skilley will protect the mice at the inn, and in turn, they will provide Skilley with the thing he desires most. Their... View Details
Quick view Uncharted Waters by Leslie Bulion Most boys would love to spend a summer with a fun-loving bachelor uncle in a seaside cabin far away from the watchful eyes of their parents. But not Jonah Lander. Jonah has secret slots of them and they weigh heavily on his mind. Before leaving home,... View Details
Quick view Leo, Dog of the Sea by Alison Hart An action-packed and heartwarming story of a hardened old sea dog on Magellan's journey to Spice Island. After three ocean voyages, Leo knows not to trust anyone but himself. But when he sets sail with Magellan on a journey to find a westward route to... View Details
Quick view Chasing the Nightbird by Krusta Russell Fourteen-year-old Lucky Valera is a seasoned sailor about to join the crew of the whaling ship, Nightbird. But when his estranged older brother suddenly kidnaps him and forces him into servitude as a mule spinner at the mill, his life takes a dramatic... View Details
Quick view Gabriel's Triumph by Alison Hart In the second book in the Racing to Freedom trilogy, ex-slave Gabriel faces challenges and setbacks as he pursues his dream of becoming a famous jockey. View Details
Quick view Gabriel's Journey by Alison Hart Thirteen-year-old Gabriel, a former slave, leaves behind his life as a professional jockey and joins his father in the Fifth U.S. Colored Cavalry at Camp Nelson, Kentucky. View Details
Quick view Gabriel's Horses by Alison Hart The year is 1864 and twelve-year-old Gabriel hopes to one day become a famous horse jockey. Although he is a the son of a free black father and a slave mother, making him a slave as well he loves to help his father, one of the best horse trainers in... View Details
Quick view Blacksmith's Song by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk The nine-year-old son of a blacksmith learns to communicate messages to travelers on the Underground Railroad using his father's hammer and anvil before his family joins the others in traveling to freedom. View Details
Quick view Murphy Gold Rush Dog by Alison Hart Murphy wants to help Sally and Mama build a new life in Nome, but life in the mining town is not easy. Can the three of them find a home-and maybe a fortune? View Details
Quick view Ol' Bloos Boogie Woogie Band and Blues Ensemble by Jan Huling The Bremen Town Musicians, featuring a group of questionably talented but determined animals, is retold with a spicy Louisiana flair. View Details
Quick view The Universe of Fair by Leslie Bulion Eleven-year-old science enthusiast Miller Sanford sees himself as a responsible kid, but his parents think he's too young to explore the annual town Fair alone with his best friend. Hopeful that this year they will reconsider, Miller works extra hard to... View Details
Quick view Astra by Chris Platt Thirteen-year-old Lily O'Neil's passion is Arabian horses. Someday she wants to be a great endurance rider like her mother. But a year earlier, when a freak riding accident took her mother's life, Lily's father sold Lily's beloved horse and forbid her... View Details