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A wonderfully frank look at a life lived within beauty and without regret.

Danny McMillan never knew that his father was abusing his mother, until a night of violence that shattered his family forever.

David’s younger sister Ivy, born with multiple disabilities, needs constant attention. She may be eleven years old, but in many ways she’s still a baby. She embarrasses him in public.

Space is the final frontier, and these ten women have established their place in it.

This collection features the writing of women from places as diverse as Slovakia and Portugal, India and Uruguay, Korea and Kenya, Italy and Iran. They look and think differently.

Poppy is reading a story about a black cat and a witch. Suddenly, everywhere she goes she bumps into a strange-looking witch.

Each year since 1901, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to a person who has made a difference in the world. Twelve women have been given this award, and each has her own fascinating story.

Ten short and engaging biographies of First Nations/Native writers complete with photographs, sidebars, and a complete catalog of their work.

Bernadette Inez O’Brian Schwartz is back with her friends Annie, Keisha, and Megan, aka The Lunch Bunch.

Natalie’s passion is dance, and she’s looking forward to a summer of perfecting her technique at dance camp.

From Rachel Carson, the woman who started the modern environmental movement, to Severn Cullis-Suzuki, former host of Suzuki’s Nature Quest, to Marina Silva, who fights to keep the Brazilian rain fo

Anne Lukin' s book is perfect for both the beginner setting out on the road to vegetarianism and the committed vegetarian in search of new culinary delightsFrom Sloppy Sams to Green Beans in Cajun

It used to be thought that women weren't good at science. But that assumption has been proven wrong.

From the diverse cultures of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Guyana, Somalia, and others, immigrant children write of the fear, the excitement and challenge of moving to another country and forging a

Do young people today find meaning in the Holocaust?