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Seventeen-year-old Ruby Thomas has an unusual skill: the ability to throw a ball as hard as the greatest pitchers.

Tells the story of the Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s.

the heartwarming story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa, as told by his owner and companion of nineteen years, Vicki Myron, the librarian who found him on a frigid

When the Kings move to a secluded small town, fifteen-year-old Xander and his siblings discover portals to far-off places in long-ago times, and Xander wonders if this is a teen's dream come true--

Mixing sharp political analysis and compelling baseball lore, Elias explores whether the face of American baseball throughout the world is that of goodwill ambassador or ugly American. 

In the fifth century BC, the ancient world was torn apart by a conflict as dramatic and destructive as the world wars of the twentieth century: the Peloponnesian War.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the role that air power has played in military conflicts over the past century, chronologically examining the utility of air power from World War&nbsp

The Kings are focused on rescuing a lost family member, until a stranger comes to take their bizarre house. What secret is he hiding, as he hides the scars on his body?

The Kings have been in their new home--a creepy old place with doors to other worlds--for only a few days, but they've faced enough terror to last a lifetime.

From the eerily "real," almost holographic evocations of historical figures like Lyndon Johnson, over-televised game show hosts, and late-night comedians, to the title story, where terminal punk ni

The presidents of the United States have been different not only in politics, but also as people.

To find their mother, who is lost in time, the Kings must turn the tables on Taksidian, the menacing stranger who wants them out of their mysterious new house so he can use it for his own twisted p

A bomb set in one of New York's busiest places is discovered before it explodes. But relief turns to terror when the police realize it is just a warning of greater devastation.

David and Xander's search for their mother has led them on terrifying journeys as they've stepped through the portals of their creepy old house and into some of history's most turbulent moments.

Three teenagers in period garb are shot in a secluded Swedish meadow. Inspector Kurt Wallander has only one clue: a picture of a woman no one in Sweden seems to know.