By Kim Edwards
On a winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced by a blizzard to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy. Yet when his...
By Benjamin Hoff,
Ernest H. Shepard (illustrator)
"Thought-provoking and charming."-- "Library Journal" Not all Great Masters of Wisdom are venerable graybeards. One is as familiar to us as that...
By C.S. Lewis
For centuries people have been tormented by one question above all: If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?...
By John Boyne
Berlin 1942When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a...
By William Shakespeare,
Linda Alchin, Antoni Cimolino (Stage Director), Shelagh O'Brien (Film Director)
In 1603, James VI of Scotland ascended the English throne, becoming James I of England. London was alive with an interest in all things Scottish, and...
By C.S. Lewis,
Pauline Baynes (Illustrations)
The Adventure Begins. Narnia... where Talking Beasts walk... where a Witch waits... where a new world is about to be born. On a daring quest to save...
By Terry Pratchett
ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * ALA Booklist Editors' Choice * ALA Notable Children's Book“Pratchett’s unique blend of comedy and articulate...
By Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde's madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers entanglements still delights readers more than a century after...
By Alice Sebold
On her way home from school on a snowy December day in 1973, 14-year-old Susie Salmon ("like the fish") is lured into a makeshift underground den in...
By Charles Dickens,
Joe L. Wheeler (Contributor)
'If I had my way, every idiot who goes around with Merry Christmas on his lips, would be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of...