Award Winning Books

A sea kayak battles the freezing Irish waters as the morning sun rises out of the countryside. On the western horizon is the pinnacle of Skellig Michael-700 feet of vertical rock rising out of exploding seas. Somewhere on the isolated island are sixth-century monastic...

A unique account of the American Revolution, told from the perspective of the leaders who conducted the British war effort "Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy has written a remarkable book about an important but curiously underappreciated subject: the British side of the American Revolution. With meticulous...

A monumental investigation of the Supreme Court's rulings on race, From Jim Crow To Civil Rights spells out in compelling detail the political and social context within which the Supreme Court Justices operate and the consequences of their decisions for American race relations. In...

Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the two...

From the #1 bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw. Zach Harriman knew that his dad was something of a hero, a man trusted by the president to solve international crises at a moment's notice. Suddenly people are telling him he has...

A NEWBERY HONOR BOOK The minute he saw the boat with the red sails moving into the harbor, Michele knew that something exciting was going to happen. Sailing on the ship were three men who would come to stay at Michele's parents' inn. The...

DO YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO BE PERFECT? We're all laboring under our own and society's expectations to be perfect in every way-to look younger, to make more money, to be happy all the time. But according to Tal Ben-Shahar, the New York Times...

Kidnapped!The kidnappers are actually her Aunt Sandy and Uncle Max, but that doesn't matter to Domenica Santolina Doone, better known as Dinnie. She feels as if she's being taken out of the country against her will. Certainly no one asked her opinion. Dinnie is...

Deadly Harvest in Michael Stanley's beloved Detective Kubu series tracks a series of murders and a mysterious witch doctor whose nefarious potions might hold the key to a web of missing persons.When young girls start to go missing, Samantha, a new detective on the...

McElhatton's singularly original debut novel has more than 150 possible endings--and illustrates how a single decision can change a life forever. The book asks, is it destiny or decision that controls fate?Author: Heather McElhattonPublisher: William Morrow & CompanyPublished: 05/01/2007Pages: 512Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 8.20h...

Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature!"Completely gripping." --People"Dazzling." --The ObserverGeraldine McCaughrean--two-time Carnegie Medalist for Where the World Ends and Pack of Lies--takes readers on a spellbinding journey into the frozen heart of darkness with this lyrical, riveting,...

snipsnap!SNIPSNAP!SNIPSNAP!What's that?And what will the children do once they find out?Author: Mara BergmanPublisher: Greenwillow BooksPublished: 04/12/2005Pages: 32Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.70h x 9.80w x 0.50dISBN: 9780060777548Audience: Baby-PreschoolAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 2.3Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 84669 / Snip Snap! What's That?Award: Parents Choice...

The perfect book for everyone who loves nature On Meadowview Street celebrates the environment, ecosystems--and individual empowerment. Caroline moves to a new suburban house. The yard, like all the surrounding yards, is plain, boring grass. But then she discovers a wildflower. Soon she's got...

When we think of heaven and the hereafter, we think of the moment when we die. Yet the Great Beyond is so much more. Heaven is the foundation to your spiritual unfoldment here in physical life. It is the master key to the spiritual...

Lisa Jamison has done well for a single mom who got pregnant at fifteen. She is a reporter at a well-respected newspaper and her teenage daughter is both an athlete and honors student. Though their relationship is rocky these days, Lisa has accomplished what...

What is Earth's history, including the history of life? Where is Earth headed, and what can we do? A middle school science teacher addresses these questions with a friendly narrative voice and a focus both on how science is done and the diverse people...

Another award-winning Kobee Manatee(R)hardcover picture book! Kobee and his friends swim from the Cayman Islands to Belize to help Kobee's cousin Quinn with her new underwater all-veggie bistro. On their Caribbean journey to Quinn's Seagrass Café, Kobee Manatee and his seafaring pals encounter the...

Inspired by a shocking incident in eighteenth century America, award-winning and internationally acclaimed Chateau Laux is the story of Lawrence Kraymer, a young entrepreneur from a youthful Philadelphia, who chances upon a French aristocrat and his family living on the edge of the frontier.Born...

The struggle to combat the Nazis during World War II encompassed front lines far beyond conventional battlefields. In a panoramic and compelling account, author Jerry Borrowman shares seven largely untold stories of people who undertook extraordinary efforts to defeat the Third Reich at enormous...

Part dysfunctional marriage, part global romp, this is not your typical expat story. Em's Awful Good Fortune is a deeply personal, marriage coming-apart-at-the-seams look at the struggle between a woman's desire for partnership and her need for identity. Fueled by twin demons, love and...