Fifteen-year-old Simon Green has just completed the third grade (for the fourth time) when Miss Rogers tells him it's time he made his way in the world of 1860. Simon may not be book-smart, but he hatches a plan that could make him a fortune. He intends to... [More...]

Playaway is the simplest way to listen to audio on the go. Each Playaway comes with the digital content already pre-loaded on it and a battery to make it play. Simply plug in earbuds and enjoy. Each ultra-portable Playaway weighs only two ounces and comes... [More...]

Based on a true incident, this moving novel tells the story of a production of Gilbert & Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance"—as performed by the inmates of a women's prison in 1914! Infused with music, beautifully researched and filled with fascinating... [More...]

Hard-hitting historical fiction
Ever since his father ran off two years before, fifteen-year-old Johnny Woods has struggled to help support his ma and five siblings, sacrificing his own schooling in the process. Still, there's been hardly enough money... [More...]

Ali is a young camel in Egypt when he is captured by humans. Determined to "work, but never surrender," he earns a reputation as a disobedient animal and is sold to an American colonel. The year is 1856—and Ali soon finds himself in Texas as part of... [More...]

A suspenseful Victorian adventure set in New York City about an orphan boy and his mentor, a phrenologist.

Based on a true incident, this moving novel tells the story of a production of Gilbert & Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance"—as performed by the inmates of a women's prison in 1914! Infused with music, beautifully researched and filled with fascinating... [More...]