Miscast in the media for nearly 130 years, the victims of Jack the Ripper finally get their full stories told in this eye-opening and chilling reminder that life for middle-class women in Victorian London could be full of social pitfalls and peril.
In a world where the magical and ordinary intersect, shy Grayling goes on a quest to break an evil spell, armed with only her own nonmagical skills. Introduction by Newbery medalist Laura Amy Schlitz.
Winner of the Campbell, Hugo, Jupiter, and Nebula awards upon its release in 1973, Rendezvous with Rama is widely regarded as one of the cornerstones of Grand Master Arthur C. Clarke's work.
The story of a famous abstract painter at the end of her lifeher family, her art, and the long-buried secrets that won't stay hidden for much longer.
A new edition of the best-selling field guide, with 25 all-new plates covering the birds of Hawaii
Unwillingly catapulted from a reclusive life of prayer and study to becomeassistant to Red Peg the Bonesetter, Matildadiscovers that companionship, compassion, laughter, and love are the best medicine in this witty novel. Introduction by Newbery Honor winner Adam Gidwitz.
Anexquisitely written, uplifting middle grade debut by acclaimed author, Erin Bow, about a young girl who defies her family's expectations in order to save her brother and become an eagle hunter, perfect for fans of PAX.
This psychologically acute thriller from the queen of Norwegian crime fiction asks: How does a lonely, quiet woman come to brutally kill a man?
Now in Spanish, the New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two... Læs mere
A daughter's tale of living in the thrall of her magnetic, complicated mother, and the chilling consequences of her complicity.
Thefascinating and joyful story of Gladys Kalibbala, a Ugandan orphan sleuth, who works to connect missing and castawaychildren to their families