A Newbery Honor Book A summer they'll never forget. Each summer Joey and his sister, Mary Alice--two city slickers from Chicago--visit Grandma Dowdel's seemingly sleepy Illinois town. Soon enough, they find that it's far from sleepy...and Grandma is far from your typical grandmother. From seeing th[...]

A breakout bestseller in France and the U.K. and a transformative guide to growing older with confidence, courage, and even optimism
How should we accept aging? It s inevitable, and yet in Western society the very subject of growing older is shrouded in anxiety and shame. Aging brings us face to[...]

""My new friends have begun to suspect I haven't told them the full story of my life.
"Why did you leave Sierra Leone?"
"Because there is a war."
"You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?"
"Yes, all the time."
"Cool."
I smile a little.
"You shou[...]

"A Long Walk to Water" begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in Sudan in 2008 and a boy in Sudan in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours' walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "los[...]

An accessible portrait of the legendary British leader captures the contradictions and complexities of Winston Churchill as it presents forty contrasting views of the man, his life, his accomplishments, and his contributions to history. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.[...]

In "The Wisdom of the Shire," Noble Smith sheds a light on the life-changing ideas tucked away inside the classic works of J.R.R. Tolkien and his most beloved creation--the stouthearted Hobbits.
"The Wisdom of the Shire "draws important lessons from "The Lord of the Rings," "The Hobbit," "The Si[...]

For the first time in one volume, the unforgettable epic fantasy The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham, award-winning coauthor of The Expanse series.In a world of ancient empires and immortal magics, one man stands at the crossroads of history.The aggressively expansionist Galt empire has already[...]

A new series about a younger Hank Zipzer - star of CBBC - from Henry "the Fonz" Winkler and Lin Oliver.[...]

In his #1 "New York Times" bestselling book, "The End of Illness," Dr. David B. Agus shared what he has learned from his work as a pioneering cancer doctor and researcher, revealing the innovative steps he takes to prolong the lives of not only cancer patients but all those hoping to enjoy a vigorou[...]

In 1985, southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary people people like the boy, Salva Dut caught in the middle. When Salva s village is attacked, he must embark on a harrowing journey that will propel him through horror and heartbreak, across a h[...]