Nancy Castaldo
Hush
Hush: An Irish Princess Tale is the next title in Donna Jo Napoli’s growing list of young adult retellings. Many…
Anahita’s Woven Riddle
Tapestry weaver Meghan Nutall Sayres certainly drew upon her art to write Anahita’s Woven Riddle. Her main character, Anahita, is…
Hearts of Iron
Lucy Petee lives in a small mountain ironworking community in 1820. She’s fourteen years old, too old to swim in…
Angelmonster
Veronica Bennett’s vivid portrayal of Mary Shelley in Angelmonster guides readers through the inspiration that led to her masterpiece…
Fire in the Hills
Donna Jo Napoli has done it again. With each book, she proves why she is one of today’s best…
The Earth Dragon Awakes : The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
The Earth Dragon Awakes by award-winning author Laurence Yep tells the story of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906…
Ophelia
In a perfect accompaniment to Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Lisa Klein has fleshed out the story of Ophelia for those of…
Kitty and Mr Kipling
When Mr. Kipling and his wife come to the small Vermont town of Dummerston, Vermont, the town is thrown…
The Queen’s Soprano
Based on a true story, The Queen’s Soprano tells the story of seventeen-year-old Angelica Voglia, who must flee to the…
A Summer of Kings
Han Nolan is author of If I Should Die Before I Wake (1994); the National Book Award finalist Send Me…
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