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Germany, 1944.The Nazi empire is nearly finished. The Allies push closer to the Fatherland each day. Berlin lays in smoldering ruins. Still, the Germans continue to fight, hoping for a chance at a neg...

Our family is at a museum looking at a statue of Zeus. We wish that we could go back to the time of Zeus. Suddenly a blinding bolt of lightning fills the air, followed by the roar of thunder. Our fami...

Angel of Aleppo is a story of the Armenian Genocide, including the little-known link between the Genocide and the WW1 Anzac experience. It highlights the cruelty of the Ottoman Young Turks towards the...

Because of movies and books, bats are misunderstood by many people. Some think that all bats fly into your hair, carry rabies, and are blind bloodsuckers. In fact, bats are smart, gentle animals. They...

This is a retelling of an Aesop Fable about Melony, the milkmaid who is going to market to sell her pail of milk. Her parents tell her to carefully hold the pail on her head. What lesson will she lear...

What is the basic unit of all living things including you? This book may be used as a preview, self-quiz, or review for life science and biology. In 1665 using his microscope, Robert Hooke made an imp...

I've got some good news. For my birthday, my best friend forever (BFF) bought me an expensive gift. She had the biggest smile on her face. The bad news. It was for a skydiving class at the airport. An...

Jennifer A. Nielsen, award-winning author of A Night Divided and Rescue, artfully weaves together the stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futures...

The attractions Roopa experienced and the fantasies she entertained as a teen shaped a male imagery that ensconced her subconscious. Insensibly, confident carriage came to be associated with the image...

Earth is entering a new age of peace. No weapons, countries ready to put down their armies, every home benefiting from megacorp generosity, but if you’re Black Jack Hannigan this sounds a bit like f...

Ethel, Luce, and Ola, inseparable best friends navigating the murky waters of middle age, harbor secrets.Ethel, a dedicated middle school teacher, masks her crumbling world with a pretense of normalcy...

Born on Christmas Day, Gander the Elf wants to work in Santa's Workshop. But, he breaks toys, spills paint everywhere, and makes a mess of the glue among other things. Isn't there any job that he can ...