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Chanda’s mother is not herself, her younger sister is acting out, and her best friend needs help. A powerful story set amid the African HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Best friends Tamanna and Yasmine cannot believe their good fortune when a school is set up in their Afghan village; however, their dreams for the future are shattered when the Taliban burns down th

Bartholomew hasn’t had a lot of life experience. As a novice monk aboard the spaceship monastery Prominence, he spends his days in worship and creating exquisite sun-fired pottery.

Detective Inspector Bonaparte investigates abduction and murder - and nearly gets marooned on Lake Eyre.

All war is hell. But for troops serving in World War I, it was the bloodiest trench warfare ever known.

A heart-wrenching tale of selfless love and the powerful desire to survive. When little Kai is brought to the orphanage, an older child, Pax, immediately takes him under his wing.

How to study like a superhero. The highly acclaimed book The Research Virtuoso helped high school and college students maximize their studying potential.

Between 1882 and 1968 there were 4,742 lynchings in the United States. In Canada during the same period there was one—the hanging of American Indian Louie Sam.

Parrish kills for fun. Now he wants to make a deal : his death sentence for the body of Judith Sayre, buried in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Engrossing true stories of the pioneers of epidemiology who risked their lives to find the source of deadly diseases.

This collection of ten true stories is based on interviews with people who, in their youth, lived with an addicted parent or sibling.

SCAMS! reveals 10 true tales of trickery that will mesmerize young readers.

Moving into a new home in Leeds, rising radio star Matt Harper is shocked to find the skeleton of a child in the attic.

Only after returning from his funeral did Fiona Bailey realize how much she would miss Davey. Towards the end of his life she had discovered qualities about him she had previously overlooked.

“Meltdown,” “crisis,” “downturn,” and the dreaded “R-word”: recession. These words have migrated from business sections to headline news.