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Mariano and his friends are helping their parents turn an old Brazilian coffee plantation into an inn. The children sleep in a shed, which is being converted into guest rooms.

In the sequel to Travels With My Family, the family is on the road again -- this time to spend a year in a tiny village in southern France.

The story of the author's ancestors, from the deplorable Mary Anne Clarke in the early 19th century, to the successes of her grandson.

At fifteen, Tamara has survived the foster-care system through brains, will and attitude.

Emily has finally finished high school in the small town where she has lived her whole life.

Betrothed against her wishes to an elderly Duke, Katarina falls in love with her neighbour Prince Michael.

"[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take ownership of the situations and problems previous generati

Gwen's mother ran away five years ago. Now Gwen is receiving postcards from her that promise a reunion -- postcards with French stamps and no return address.

Avis Dolphin doesn’t want to leave Canada and sail to England on the Lusitania. War is raging in Europe, and the Germans threaten to sink the ship.

If there is one person to whom Lady Marlowe would rather not owe her life, it is the Duke of Buckington, a man she detests.

A Society of School Librarians International (SSLI) Honor Book Fay was adopted when he was a baby.

A fast-moving middle-grade novel set in the seventeenth century about two Portuguese orphans who are sent to Brazil where they encounter slaves from Africa.

"[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take ownership of the situations and problems previous generati

In a rehabilitation center for disabled children, twelve-year-old Nora says she loves the color pink and chewing gum and explains that the wheels of her wheelchair are like her legs.