Jane HisseyThe original classic children's story about a bear and his best friends, now in its 35th year!Once, long ago, Bramwell Brown saw the much-loved Old Bear packed away in...

John Scalzi   John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army.The good news is that humanity finally made...

Chaim Potok From the celebrated author of The Chosen and My Name Is Asher Lev, a trilogy of related novellas about a woman whose life touches three very different menÂstories...

Rene Clemenicic Nice color and black-and-white illustrations of musical instruments with explanatory essays. Chapters: Introduction, High Renaissance, Mannerism, High Baroque, Rococo, Classicism, Conclusion. January 1, 1973 by Octopus Books

Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniBeloved bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has been hailed by Abraham Verghese as a “gifted storyteller” and by People magazine as a “skilled cartographer of the heart.” Now,...

Elizabeth Strout An extraordinary new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Number One New York Times bestselling author of Olive Kitteridge and My Name is Lucy BartonOlive, Again follows the blunt, contradictory yet deeply loveable Olive Kitteridge...

Syd HoffOliver has always wanted to be a dancing elephant, but what will he do when he discovers the circus already has enough elephants? Beginning readers will laugh out loud...

Martyn Bennett In this concise and accessible biography, Martyn Bennett examines the life of Oliver Cromwell – one of the most controversial figures in world history. This study challenges long-held...

Charles Dickens Introducing young readers to literary classics will be easy with each of the twelve titles in the Treasury of Illustrated Classics series. Each title contains short, concise chapters...

Rebecca Ryman Set in 1840s India, this tale of star-crossed lovers packs a powerful punch. When Olivia, a forthright young American, comes to live with her very proper British relatives,...

Barbara Freethy The second oldest of the Callaway clan, Aiden Callaway veered from the family tradition of urban firefighting and became a smokejumper, never questioning his choice until the job...

Howard JonasThe score was David 1, Goliath 0, after Howard Jonas, an enterprising kid from the Bronx, had a bright idea that revolutionized international telecommunications, pioneered what is now an...