Joy Hakim In volume two, students will watch as Copernicus's systematic observations place the sun at the center of our universe—to the dismay of establishment thinkers. After students follow the...

Stan Mack"Funny and original, and it won't take 4,000 years to read."--Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons"Looking for a gift for a person of any age? Look no more."--New Jersey...

Simon Schama It is a story like no other: an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in oppression, joy amidst grief, the affirmation of life against the steepest of...

Elena Ferrante   Here is the dazzling saga of two women, the brilliant, bookish Elena and the fiery, uncontainable Lila. Both are now adults; life’s great discoveries have been made,...

Geza Vermes From the world's leading Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, Geza Vermes' The Story of the The Miraculous Discovery and True Significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an ideal...

Barry Hugart Set in a mythical, medieval China where folklore and history are indistinguishable, a dead monk, an ancientand now missingmanuscript, and a ghostly murderer entice the venerable Master Li...

WB Bartlett In recent times, globalisation has made the world more interdependent than ever before. W. B. Bartlett’s masterly new history of the world narrates the great – and small...

Barbara Elsborg Two boys. One love. Ten summers. Are you okay? The first words Zed says to Caspian, and the first time someone has cared about the answer. On a...

Neal Karlen A delightfully unconventional tale of a people, their place in the world, and the fascinating language that held them together. Yiddish is an unlikely survivor of the ages,...

Shannon Hale At Ever After High, an enchanting boarding school, the children of fairytale legends prepare themselves to fulfill their destinies as the next generation of Snow Whites, Prince Charmings...

Jodi Picoult Some stories live forever . . .Sage Singer is a baker. She works through the night, preparing the day’s breads and pastries, trying to escape a reality of...

Fiona Valpy In this evocative tale from the bestselling author of The Dressmaker’s Gift, a strange new city offers a young girl hope. Can it also offer a lost soul a...