Determined to find the Queen Cat--a special cat that has the spirit of the goddess of the temple within her--Mew-sheri, a child of ancient Egypt, is surprised when an ordinary cat visits her in the middle of the night. Original....
A bored little princess tells stories to entertain the knights, mermaids, and dolphins woven into the tapestries on the castle walls and dreams of what it would be like to keep the gold and silver embroidered tapestry cats as real pets....
When Rhoda Kelly has to escape the city of London during World War II and move into the home of Doreen Dyer's family, Doreen's initial resentment causes Rhoda to flee, but seeing the error of her ways, Doreen chases after Rhoda in attempt to set thin...
This enduring survival story set at the end of the last Ice Age has been in print for over 20 years. When Maroo and her family become trapped on the Great Plain in blizzard conditions and with little food, they have only one chance of survival: for M...
"A love affair between Quaker Susanna and merchant's son Will plays out against the persecution of Friends in seventeenth-century England. . . . An engrossing plot and a moving love story." -- THE HORN BOOK
An American Library Association Be...
Star-crossed young lovers triumph over religious intolerance, social disgrace and epic historical events in this thrilling sequel London, 1665. Cast out by his father for becoming a Quaker, the newly independent Will travels from the countryside t...
When Jon agrees to skip school with Ryan, they steal a boat and go rowing on the local river. But they hit some rocks and Ryan is badly hurt. Jon must go and get help. He's so worried about getting into trouble that he doesn't tell anyone, convincing...
The Wolf King, head of the Wolf Clan: a terrifying masked horseman armed with a sword, is leading the wolves â€" their former friends â€" against Coll's people. His brother and Grayla's father have disappeared. Desperate to find their missing kinsmen...
A gorgeous collection of classic Greek myths welcomes readers of all ages into a legendary world of beauty, tragedy, and miracle. Enter a world where anything is possible. A god might be a mountain or a shower of gold. A nymph may be a stream or a...
"In sixteen hundred and sixty-five there was hardly anyone left alive."
Spring 1665, London
Sam was just a young boy when his master took him out of the orphanage to be his servant. When he was old enough, he was going t...
A thrilling historical adventure based on documents from the National Archives. Orphan Sam has survived the Great Plague, but his chance at a new life goes up in smoke when a fire breaks out on Pudding Lane.
"In sixteen hundred and six...
November 1605, London
Dark alleys linger with the shadows of unknown figures and the air is thick with whispers and plots.
What is going on? And what can be done to put a stop to it all?
Two girls stumble across a terrifyin...
Mary Ann's greatest wish is to become an opera singer, and she's thrilled when the famous child prodigy Mozart comes to perform in Chelsea. But through a sudden twist of fate, Mary Ann is told that she must leave her Boarding School for Young Ladies,...
1605 is a time of danger and persecution for English Catholics.
Seventeen-year-old Mary Wilshaw and her older brother Rob both come to work at Lyde Hall in the West Midlands - a house where Catholic priests are often hidden from the authori...