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 | The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin Product# 460544609 Selling for $16 "Central to America's idea of itself is the character of Benjamin Franklin. We all know him, or think we do: In recent works and in our inherited conventional wisdom, he remains fixed in place as a genial polymath and self-improver who was so very American that he is known by us all as the first American. The problem with this beloved notion of Franklin's quintessential Americanness, Gordon Wood shows us in this marvelous, revelatory book, is that it's simply not true. And it blinds us to the no less admirable or important but far more interesting man Franklin really was and leaves us powerless to make sense of the most crucial events of his life. Indeed, thinking of Franklin as the last American would be less of a hindrance to understanding many crucial aspects of his life--his preoccupation with becoming a gentleman; his longtime loyalty to the Crown and burning ambition to be a player in the British Empire's power structure; the personal character of his conversion to revolutionary; his reasons for writing the Autobiography; his controversies with John and Samuel Adams and with Congress; his love of Europe and conflicted sense of national identity; the fact that his death was greeted by mass mourning in France and widely ignored in America. But Franklin did become the Revolution's necessary man, Wood shows, second behind George Washington. Why was his importance so denigrated in his own lifetime and his image so distorted ever since? Ironically, Franklin's diplomacy in France, which was essential to American victory, was the cause of the suspicion that clouded his good name at home--and also the stage on which the 'first American' persona made its debut. The consolidation of thismirage of Franklin would await the early nineteenth century, though, when the mask he created in his posthumously published Autobiography proved to be the model the citizens of a striving young democracy needed. The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin is a landmark work, a magnificent fresh vision of Franklin's life and reputation, filled with profound insights into the Revolution and into the emergence of America's idea of itself." |
 | Winter on the Farm: Adapted from the Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder Product# 460547538 Selling for $6.99 "Now there are three more My First Little House Books in paperback format. In Christmas in the Big Woods, Laura and Mary enjoy a very memorable holiday when their cousin comes to visit and Laura receives a special gift. In Going West the Ingalls family packs up their covered wagon and begins their exciting journey westward to the prairie. In Winter on the Farm, our first picture book featuring little Almanzo Wilder, Laura's beloved farmer boy, Almanzo ends a day of barn chores with a hearty farm supper. Full-color artwork by Little House artist Renee Graef, inspired by Garth Williams's classic illustrations, brings Laura and her family lovingly to life." |
 | Prairie Day: Adapted from the Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder Product# 460547608 Selling for $6.99 "It's an exciting time for Laura and her family as they travel across the flat Kansas prairie. In daytime, there are gophers and rabbits to play with in the tall grass, and at night a cozy camp awaits Laura. Full color." |
 | Brilliance of the Moon: Battle for Marnyama Product# 460551925 Selling for $6.5 A tale set in an alternate medieval Japan follows the adventures of Takeo and Kaede as they find their destinies shaped by factors outside of their control. Reprint. |
| The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin Product# 460551980 Selling for $16 "Central to America's idea of itself is the character of Benjamin Franklin. We all know him, or think we do: In recent works and in our inherited conventional wisdom, he remains fixed in place as a genial polymath and self-improver who was so very American that he is known by us all as the first American. The problem with this beloved notion of Franklin's quintessential Americanness, Gordon Wood shows us in this marvelous, revelatory book, is that it's simply not true. And it blinds us to the no less admirable or important but far more interesting man Franklin really was and leaves us powerless to make sense of the most crucial events of his life. Indeed, thinking of Franklin as the last American would be less of a hindrance to understanding many crucial aspects of his life--his preoccupation with becoming a gentleman; his longtime loyalty to the Crown and burning ambition to be a player in the British Empire's power structure; the personal character of his conversion to revolutionary; his reasons for writing the Autobiography; his controversies with John and Samuel Adams and with Congress; his love of Europe and conflicted sense of national identity; the fact that his death was greeted by mass mourning in France and widely ignored in America. But Franklin did become the Revolution's necessary man, Wood shows, second behind George Washington. Why was his importance so denigrated in his own lifetime and his image so distorted ever since? Ironically, Franklin's diplomacy in France, which was essential to American victory, was the cause of the suspicion that clouded his good name at home--and also the stage on which the 'first American' persona made its debut. The consolidation of thismirage of Franklin would await the early nineteenth century, though, when the mask he created in his posthumously published Autobiography proved to be the model the citizens of a striving young democracy needed. The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin is a landmark work, a magnificent fresh vision of Franklin's life and reputation, filled with profound insights into the Revolution and into the emergence of America's idea of itself." |
 | Beyond the Stone Arches: An American Missionary Doctor in China, 1892-1932 Product# 460553466 Selling for $24.95 "Advance Praise for Beyond the Stone Arches 'Now the world can share the life of this great man. In its intimate detail, this is a fascinating story that serves as a valuable introduction to the people of a country so important to us today.'?ÇôWalter Cronkite 'A fascinating look at China from the point of view of an American medical missionary, this absorbing life of a quiet hero rings with authenticity and sheds light on the turbulent years from the late 1800s to 1932 that will be a revelation for most Western readers.'?ÇôAdeline Yen Mah, author of Falling Leaves 'This is a proud man?ÇÖs story of a father who lived a life of a medical missionary in China for forty years?Çôa life of service, sacrifice, joy, and fulfillment. The pages turn easily and quickly with humor, care, and love. It?ÇÖs a jewel of a book that will remain with you forever.'?ÇôJim Lehrer, The News Hour 'A small gem. Edward Bliss embarked, against great odds, on a remarkable range of activities aimed at improving the livelihood of common people. He was a veritable one-man Peace Corps. His is an inspiring story that warms the heart and enriches the soul.'?ÇôH. T. Huang, author of Science and Civilization in China 'It took three years for Edward Bliss, M.D., to ascend the Min River in a convoy of three river junks in 1893, averaging fourteen miles a day. This was his first trip to Shaowu, which became his home for forty-two years, a tumultuous and dangerous time and place. His son tells the story of his father?ÇÖs life and work in fascinating detail, drawing on a trove of letters and extensive interviews with his father.'?ÇôDonald MacInnis, former Methodist missionary and China Program Director, National Council of Churches/USA" |
 | Ned Kelly Product# 460679932 Selling for $13 "The first novel written about the bushcountry gunslinger who was both the national hero and devil incarnate of Australia, Ned Kelly imagines the inner life of a figure described by historian Manning Clark as 'a wild ass of a man, snarling, roaring and frothing like a ferocious beast when the tamer entered the cage.' Written with brilliant clarity and impressionistic economy, Ned Kelly follows Kelly and his outlaw gang of 'bushrangers' through the wild land of Australia as they declare war on the police, the bankers, the squatters, the teachers, the preachers, the railway, and the electric telegraph--carrying readers into a dream world of astonishing and violent revelation." |
 | Martha Washington: An American Life Product# 460679975 Selling for $16 "Challenges popular misconceptions to profile the nation's original first lady as the widowed mother of two children who became Washington's beloved partner and a mainstay in his powerful and stressful life, drawing on numerous sources to reveal her contributions to American character as well as her passionate commitment to her family. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 35,000 first printing." |
 | A Northern Light Product# 460680077 Selling for $8.95 "In 1906, sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and fiance, takes a job at a summer inn where she discovers the truth about the death of a guest." |
 | Guns for General Washington: A Story of the American Revolution Product# 460680113 Selling for $6.95 "In the bitter winter of 1775-76, Colonel Henry Knox and his younger brother Will, both of the Continental Army, become frustrated with the British blockade of Boston and decide to attempt to move 183 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga, over 300 miles of mountainous wilderness, to defend the besieged city.In the bitter winter of 1775-76, Colonel Henry Knox and his younger brother Will, both of the Continental Army, attempt to move 183 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga, over 300 miles of mountainous wilderness, to defend Boston." |
 | Mary, Bloody Mary Product# 460680115 Selling for $6.95 "The story of Mary Tudor's childhood is a classic fairy tale: A princess who is to inherit the throne of England is separated from her mother; abused by an evil stepmother who has enchanted her father; stripped of her title; and forced to care for her baby stepsister, who inherits Mary's rights to the throne. Believe it or not, it's all true. Told in the voice of the young Mary, this novel explores the history and intrigue of the dramatic rule of Henry VIII, his outrageous affair with and marriage to the bewitching Anne Boleyn, and the consequences of that relationship for his firstborn daughter. Carolyn Meyer has written a compassionate historical novel about love and loss, jealousy and fear--and a girl's struggle with forces far beyond her control." |
 | Betsy Ross; Designer of Our Flag Product# 460680488 Selling for $5.99 "Recreates the childhood of the woman traditionally remembered as the maker of the first American flag, which was secretly presented to General George Washington in Philadelphia in 1776." |
 | Caddie Woodlawn Product# 460680556 Selling for $17.95 The adventures of an eleven-year-old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century. |
 | The Treasure of Montsegur: A Novel Product# 460680852 Selling for $14.95 "Orphaned after the massacre at Beziers in 1209, Jeanne is taken in by Lady Esclarmonde of the Cathar legacy and finds her spirit incompatible with the sect's strict rules, a situation that propels her into the dark recesses of the Inquisition." |
 | An Earthly Knight Product# 460680948 Selling for $15.99 "A cloud has descended over the household of Lady Jeanette Avenel. THe year is 1162. Sixteen-year-old Jenny has always enjoyed her freedom as second daughter of a Norman nobleman in Teviotdale, Scotland. But when Jenny's sister, Isabel, disgraces the family by running away with a dangerous suitor, Jenny is thrust reluctantly into the role of elder daughter. While Jenny worries about her sister's future, her father's attention turns keenly toward Jenny, and finding her a worthy suitor. When Jenny is chosen as a potential bride for William de Warenne, brother of the king of Scotland and heir to the crown, redemption of her family's name seems within reach. Amid formal banquets and jousting tournaments, she struggles to impress the aloof Earl William. At the same time, however, she finds herself drawn to Tam Lin, a mysterious young man. Rumored to have been kidnapped by fairies, Tam harbors a dark secret from his past that threatens everyone close to him . . . including Jenny. Glimmering with exquisite detail, Janet McNaughton's beautifully woven story t" |
 | An Earthly Knight Product# 460680949 Selling for $16.89 "A cloud has descended over the household of Lady Jeanette Avenel. THe year is 1162. Sixteen-year-old Jenny has always enjoyed her freedom as second daughter of a Norman nobleman in Teviotdale, Scotland. But when Jenny's sister, Isabel, disgraces the family by running away with a dangerous suitor, Jenny is thrust reluctantly into the role of elder daughter. While Jenny worries about her sister's future, her father's attention turns keenly toward Jenny, and finding her a worthy suitor. When Jenny is chosen as a potential bride for William de Warenne, brother of the king of Scotland and heir to the crown, redemption of her family's name seems within reach. Amid formal banquets and jousting tournaments, she struggles to impress the aloof Earl William. At the same time, however, she finds herself drawn to Tam Lin, a mysterious young man. Rumored to have been kidnapped by fairies, Tam harbors a dark secret from his past that threatens everyone close to him . . . including Jenny. Glimmering with exquisite detail, Janet McNaughton's beautifully woven story t" |
 | Bull Run Product# 460681040 Selling for $16.89 "Northerners, Southerners, generals, couriers, dreaming boys, and worried sisters describe the glory, the horror, the thrill, and the disillusionment of the first battle of the Civil War." |
 | Drummer Boy: Marching to the Civil War Product# 460681115 Selling for $17.89 "A thirteen-year-old soldier, coming of age during the American Civil War, beats his drum to raise tunes and spirits and muffle the sounds of the dying." |
 | Homeless Bird Product# 460681138 Selling for $16.89 "'Leaving Home...forever. 'Like many girls her age in India, thirteen-year-old Koly is getting married. When she discovers that the husband her parents have chosen for her is sickly boy with wicked parents, Koly wishes she could flee. According to tradition, though, she has no choice. On her wedding day, Koly's fate is sealed. In the wake of her marriage, however, Koly's life takes an unexpected turn, and she finds herself alone in a strange city of white-sari-clad windows. Her only choice seems to be to shed her name and her future and join the hopeless hordes who chant for food. Even then, cast out in a current of time-worn tradition, this rare young woman sets out to forge her own exceptional future. And a life, like a beautiful tapestry, comes together for Koly-- one stitch at a time. Books for the Teen Age 2001 (NYPL) and 2000 National Book Award Winner" |
 | The Archer's Tale Product# 460681244 Selling for $7.99 "From master storyteller Bernard Cornwell comes a spellbinding epic of duty, love, and valor forged in the fires of the hundred years war. A brutal raid on the quiet coastal English village of Hookton in 1342 leaves but one survivor: a young archer named Thomas. On this terrible dawn, his purpose becomes clear: to recover a stolen sacred relic and pursue to the ends of the earth the murderous black-clad knight bearing a blue-and-yellow standard -- a journey that leads to the courageous rescue of a beautiful French woman, and sets him on his ultimate quest: the search for the Holy Grail." |
 | Caesar Product# 460681277 Selling for $7.99 "In the long, fabled history of Rome, never was there one more adored -- yet more feared -- than Gaius Julius Caesar. Invincible on the field of battle, he commands the love and loyalty of those who fight at his side and would gladly give their lives for his glory. Yet in Rome there are enemies everywhere orchestrating his downfall and disgrace. Fanatical rivals like Cato and Bibulus would tear Rome asunder just to destroy her greatest champion -- using their wiles, position, and false promises to seduce others into the fold: vacillating Cicero, the spineless Brutus ... even Pompey the Great, Caesar's former ally. But only ill fortune can come to the 'Good Men' who underestimate Caesar. For Rome 'is his glorious destiny -- one that will impel him reluctantly to the banks of the Rubicon ... and beyond, into triumphant legend." |
 | Redcoat Product# 460681288 Selling for $14.95 "It is autumn 1777, and the cradle of liberty, Philadelphia, has fallen to the British. Yet the true battle has only just begun. On both sides, loyalties are tested and families torn asunder. The young Redcoat Sam Gilpin has seen his brother die. Now he must choose between duty to a distant king and the call of his own conscience. And for the men and women of the prosperous Becket family, the Revolution brings bitter conflict between those loyal to the crown and those with dreams of liberty. Soon, across the fields of ice and blood in a place called Valley Forge, history will be rewritten, changing the lives and fortunes of these men and women forever." |
 | The System of the World Product# 460681336 Selling for $27.95 "In the wake of a power struggle between the throne-seeking Tories and Whigs in early eighteenth-century England, Daniel Waterhouse teams up with friend Isaac Newton to hunt down a shadowy group headed by counterfeiter Jack the Coiner, who uses time bombs to kill Natural Philosophers. By the author of Cryptonomicon. 250,000 first printing." |
 | The Wicked Day Product# 460681452 Selling for $14.95 "Born of an incestuous relationship between King Arthur and his half sister, the evil sorceress Morgause, the bastard Mordred is reared in secrecy. Called to Camelot by events he cannot deny, Mordred becomes Arthur’ s most trusted counselor -- a fateful act that leads to the 'wicked day of destiny' when father and son must face each other in battle." |
 | Sharpe's Escape: Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1810 Product# 460681498 Selling for $13.95 "At the height of the 1810 battle of Bussaco, Captain Richard Sharpe finds himself separated from his company and lured into a trap from which he must escape in order to rejoin the conflict at the Lines of Torres Vedras and to stop French invaders at Lisbon. By the author of Sharpe's Havoc. Reprint." |
 | Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society Product# 460681531 Selling for $15.99 "During the Japanese occupation of parts of China, twelve-year-old Ye Xian is thrown out of her father's and stepmother's home, joins a martial arts group, and tries to help her aunt and the Americans in their struggle against the Japanese invaders. Includes historical notes." |
 | Fires in the Dark Product# 460681539 Selling for $14.95 "Chronicles thirty years in the lives of a single gypsy family, the Ruzickas, nomadic farm workers, from the birth of the Ruzickas' son, Frantisek, on the eve of Hitler's reign of terror, through the family's incarceration in a labor camp, through Frantisek's escape to live as a thief in Prague, to his desperate and futile attempt to rescue surviving members of his family. Reader's Guide available. Reprint." |
 | Listening For Lions Product# 460681594 Selling for $15.99 "Left an orphan after the influenza epidemic in British East Africa in 1918, thirteen-year-old Rachel is tricked into assuming a deceased neighbor's identity to travel to England, where her only dream is to return to Africa and rebuild her parents' mission hospital." |
 | Farmer Boy Product# 460681595 Selling for $8.99 "Nine-year-old Almanzo Wilder lives with his family on a big farm in New York State in the nineteenth century, where he raises his own two calves, helps cut ice and shear sheep, and longs for the day he can have his own colt. An ALA Notable Children's Book. Reprint." |
 | The First Four Years Product# 460681597 Selling for $8.99 "During their first four years of marriage, Laura and Almanzo Wilder have a child and fight a losing battle in their attempts to succeed at farming on the South Dakota prairie. Reprint." |
 | Give Me Liberty Product# 460681830 Selling for $17.89 "Follows the life of thirteen-year-old Nathaniel Dunn, from May 1774 to December 1775, as he serves his indentureship with a music teacher in Williamsburg, Virginia, and witnesses the growing rift between patriots and loyalists, culminating in the American Revolution.When thirteen-year-old Nathaniel Dunn, an indentured servant in colonial Virginia, meets Basil, a kind schoolmaster, his world is opened up to music, books, and daring new attitudes on equality during a time when the American Revolution is imminent." |
 | The Turning Product# 460681874 Selling for $16.89 "In the months leading up to the August 1991 coup attempt that resulted in the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union, a young dancer with the Kirov Ballet struggles to decide whether to defect while on an upcoming trip to Paris." |
 | Zorro Product# 460681944 Selling for $14.95 "Witnessing the injustices against Native Americans by European settlers from childhood, Diego de la Vega, the son of an aristocratic Spanish landowner and a Shoshone mother, returns to California from school in Spain to reclaim the hacienda on which he was raised to seek justice for the weak and helpless. 50,000 first printing." |
 | The Thorn Birds Product# 460682053 Selling for $13.95 "A saga of three generations of the indomitable Cleary family begins in the early 1900s when Paddy Cleary, a poor New Zealand farm laborer, moves his wife and children to the Australian sheep station owned by his wealthy sister, in a new edition of the classic novel of forbidden love between young Meggie Cleary and Father Ralph de Bricassart. Reprint. 15,000 first printing." |
 | To Make Men Free: A Novel of the Battle of Antietam Product# 460682100 Selling for $7.99 "A fictional account of the bloody Civil War battle of September 1862 brings together the characters of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, and others, re-creating the events that turned the tide in favor of northern forces and cleared the path for the Emancipation Proclamation. Reprint." |
 | The Remedy: A Novel of London and Venice Product# 460682102 Selling for $15.95 "The turbulent love affair of Venetian actress Mimosina Docezza and Valentine Greatrakes, leader of London's medical underworld, is set against the backdrop of eighteenth-century Venice and London and reveals the remarkable health remedies of the era. By the author of The Floating Book. Reprint. 25,000 first printing." |
 | Farmer Boy Product# 460682134 Selling for $6.99 "Nine-year-old Almanzo Wilder lives with his family on a big farm in New York State in the nineteenth century, where he raises his own two calves, helps cut ice and shear sheep, and longs for the day he can have his own colt. An ALA Notable Children's Book. Reissue." |
 | On the Banks of Plum Creek Product# 460682135 Selling for $6.99 "Laura and her family move to Minnesota where they live in a dugout until a new house is built and face misfortunes caused by flood, blizzard, and grasshoppers. Newbery Honor Book. Reissue." |
 | Sharpe's Tiger Product# 460682250 Selling for $13.95 "As a young man, Sharpe is an illiterate private who must pose as a deserter to oust the ruthless Tippoo of Mysore from his throne. 'The world may have a new literary hero. His name is Richard Sharpe.'--'Philadelphia Inquirer.'" |
 | Strivers Row Product# 460682322 Selling for $14.95 "In the conclusion of the City of Fire trilogy, Rev. Jonah Dove returns home to World War II-era Harlem, troubled by his history of passing as a white man in college and by the bleak prospects for his people in a racist America, and finds his life colliding with that of Malcolm Little, a teenage hustler from Lansing, Michigan, who is destined to rename himself Malcolm X. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 25,000 first printing." |
 | Sharpe's Fury: Richard Sharpe and Teh Battle of Barrosa, March 1811 Product# 460682578 Selling for $24.95 "When a secret group of Spaniards threatens the alliance between England and Spain in the fight against Bonaparte, Captain Richard Sharpe and his unit of British soldiers must save the alliance and foil their plans to embarrass the British." |
 | A Barrel of Laughs: A Vale of Tears Product# 460682600 Selling for $11.99 "'Feiffer follows 'The Man in the Ceiling' with another winner, this time a rollicking medieval farce that pokes fun at medieval farces--and just about everything else--while managing at the same time to be hilarious, engaging and thoroughly entertaining'.--'Family Life'." |
 | A Lion to Guard Us Product# 460682697 Selling for $4.99 "Left on their own in seventeenth-century London, three impoverished children draw upon all their resources to stay together and make their way to the Virginia colony in search of their father." |
 | The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia Product# 460682710 Selling for $5.99 "The bestselling classic of World War II--now in a digest edition. 'Taken prisoner by the Russians in 1941 and shipped by cattle car to a forced labor camp, Esther (Hautzig), her mother, and her grandmother managed to stay together and to keep each other alive through near starvation and arctic winters'.--ALA Booklist." |
 | Boston Jane: An Adventure Product# 460682724 Selling for $6.99 "After moving to the Northwest to be with her true love, gentile and proper sixteen-year-old Jane Peck of Philadelphia learns that living in the Washington Territory is something vastly different from her home back east and so must find the strength necessary to meet the many unexpected challenges ahead of her. Reprint." |
 | The Good Liar Product# 460682725 Selling for $5.99 "Now an old man living in the United States, Marcel recalls his childhood in German-occupied France, especially the summer that he and his older brother RenT befriended a young German soldier. Reprint." |
 | The Claim Product# 460682726 Selling for $5.99 "In this final installment to the Boston Jane trilogy, Jane Peck's happy frontier life is upset when issues from her life in Philadelphia come back to haunt her--threatening everything she has worked so hard to attain. Reprint." |
 | Anna on the Farm Product# 460682746 Selling for $5.99 "Life on the farm is nothing like Baltimore! Anna is so excited when she finds out that she's spending a week on the farm with her aunt and uncle. She promises her mother she'll behave like a lady . . . but it's hard to do when she discovers there's a boy visiting, too. His name is Theodore, and he can't stand 'stuck-up city slickers.' Anna is determined to get back at him for all his teasing -- and show him a thing or two about what city slickers are really like! The heroine of anna all year round is back for more adventures!" |
 | Miranda's Last Stand Product# 460682747 Selling for $4.95 "After the Sioux killed her Papa at the Battle of Little Bighorn, eleven-year-old Miranda struggles with her mama's prejudice and her own experiences with Indians in the Wild West Show. Reprint." |
 | Dance at Grandpa's Product# 460682768 Selling for $6.99 A young pioneer girl and her family attend a wintertime party at her grandparents' house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. |
 | The Long Way to a New Land Product# 460682804 Selling for $3.99 Carl Erik journeys with his family from Sweden to America during the famine of 1868. |
 | Lumber Camp Library Product# 460682823 Selling for $4.99 "Even though she can't join the lumber camp because she is a girl and is unable to buy books because of financial difficulties, Ruby does not give up on her two passions and finds a way to get what she wants in her own way on her own terms. Reprint." |
 | Balthazar Product# 460686425 Selling for $14 "In sessions with Balthazar, his psychiatrist, an exiled Irish schoolteacher tries to come to terms with his obsessive relationships with Melissa, a cafe dancer, and Justine, the Jewish wife of a wealthy Coptic Christian" |
 | The Rifles Product# 460686444 Selling for $16 "The latest installment of Vollmann's seven-part epic chronicling the clash of Europeans and Native Americans in the New World. Volume six focuses on the white explorers of the mid-1800s, desperately dreaming of forging a Northwest passage." |
 | Children of the Longhouse Product# 460686606 Selling for $5.99 "When Ohkwa'ri overhears a group of older boys planning a raid on a neighboring village, he immediately tells his Mohawk elders. He has done the right thing -- but he has also made enemies. Grabber and his friends will do anything they can to hurt him, especially during the village-wide game of Tekwaarathon (lacrosse). Ohkwa'ri believes in the path of peace, but can peaceful ways work against Grabber's wrath? 'An exciting story that also offers an in-depth look at Native American life centuries ago'. -- Kirkus Reviews" |
 | Johnny Appleseed: The Story of a Legend Product# 460686923 Selling for $6.99 "The real Johnny Appleseed, born John Chapman in a small village in Massachusetts, left the east coast for the western frontier and collected bags of apple seeds from cider mills for his ever-growing apple orchards along the way. Reprint." |
 | Brilliance of the Moon: Scars of Victory Product# 460686967 Selling for $6.5 "When Kaede arrives at Shirakawa, she, along with her sisters, are taken prisoner at Lord Fujiwara's house, while Takeo must battle two armies when the forces of nature conspire to do him harm. Reprint." |
 | Taj: A Story Of Mughal India Product# 460687018 Selling for $13 "When his queen Arjumand Banu-Mumtaz-i-Mahal -- the Chosen One of the Palace -- died, Shah Jahan wanted to build a monument that was the image of his perfect love for her. For twenty-two years, twenty thousand men laboured day and night to fulfill the emperor's obsession. The result was the Taj Mahal, a marble mausoleum lined with gold, silver and precious jewels. This powerful novel narrates the story of the Taj on two parallel levels. The first one tells the passionate love story of Shah Jahan and Arjumand. The second recounts the later years of Shah Jahan's reign, the building of the Taj Mahal and the bloody pursuit of the fabulous Peacock throne by his sons. Intertwined in the building isthe story of Murthi, the Hindu master craftsman sent as a gift to the emperor to carve the famous marble jail around Arjumand's sarcophagus. Murari has skilfully recreated the period against which the story is set, the sensual opulence of the palace, the grinding poverty of seventeenth century India, the vicissitudes of Shah Jahan's reign and the historical background of the conflict between men of different faiths." |
| Martha Washington: An American Life Product# 460687052 Selling for $16 "Challenges popular misconceptions to profile the nation's original first lady as the widowed mother of two children who became Washington's beloved partner and a mainstay in his powerful and stressful life, drawing on numerous sources to reveal her contributions to American character as well as her passionate commitment to her family. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 35,000 first printing." |
 | Finishing Becca: A Story About Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold Product# 460687191 Selling for $12 Fourteen-year-old Becca takes a position as a maid in a wealthy Philadelphia Quaker home and witnesses the events that lead to General Benedict Arnold's betrayal of the American forces during the Revolutionary War. |
| A Northern Light Product# 460687355 Selling for $8.95 "In 1906, sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and fiance, takes a job at a summer inn where she discovers the truth about the death of a guest." |
| Guns for General Washington: A Story of the American Revolution Product# 460687407 Selling for $6.95 "In the bitter winter of 1775-76, Colonel Henry Knox and his younger brother Will, both of the Continental Army, become frustrated with the British blockade of Boston and decide to attempt to move 183 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga, over 300 miles of mountainous wilderness, to defend the besieged city.In the bitter winter of 1775-76, Colonel Henry Knox and his younger brother Will, both of the Continental Army, attempt to move 183 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga, over 300 miles of mountainous wilderness, to defend Boston." |
| Mary, Bloody Mary Product# 460687410 Selling for $6.95 "The story of Mary Tudor's childhood is a classic fairy tale: A princess who is to inherit the throne of England is separated from her mother; abused by an evil stepmother who has enchanted her father; stripped of her title; and forced to care for her baby stepsister, who inherits Mary's rights to the throne. Believe it or not, it's all true. Told in the voice of the young Mary, this novel explores the history and intrigue of the dramatic rule of Henry VIII, his outrageous affair with and marriage to the bewitching Anne Boleyn, and the consequences of that relationship for his firstborn daughter. Carolyn Meyer has written a compassionate historical novel about love and loss, jealousy and fear--and a girl's struggle with forces far beyond her control." |
 | Enemy Women Product# 460765449 Selling for $13.95 "For the Colleys of southeastern Missouri, the War between the States is a plague that threatens devastation, despite the family's avowed neutrality. For eighteen-year-old Adair Colley, it is a nightmare that tears apart her family and forces her and her sisters to flee. The treachery of a fellow traveler, however, brings about her arrest, and she is caged with the criminal and deranged in a filthy women's prison. But young Adair finds that love can live even in a place of horror and despair. Her interrogator, a Union major, falls in love with her and vows to return for her when the fighting is over. Before he leaves for battle, he bestows upon her a precious gift: freedom. Now an escaped 'enemy woman,' Adair must make her harrowing way south buoyed by a promise ... seeking a home and a family that may be nothing more than a memory." |
 | Slammerkin Product# 460765779 Selling for $31 "Inspired by a teenage girl who murdered her mistress in 1763 because she 'longed for fine clothes', 'Slammerkin' is the bestselling classic story of a lower-class Roxana, a female Tom Jones." |
 | The Staircase Product# 460765788 Selling for $16 "How could Lizzy Enders's father leave her in a girls school run by the Sisters of Loretto in Santa Fe? She's surrounded by Catholics, who pray to Saint Joseph and whose saints keep watch over her--and she's Methodist! Taunted by the other boarders, Lizzy befriends a wandering carpenter named Jose, who with just three tools--and his unflagging faith--builds a staircase to the choir loft of the new chapel. Through their friendship, Lizzy discovers the inner strength to forgive and to trust. Working from the legend of the 'miraculous' staircase in the Chapel of Loretto in Santa Fe, Ann Rinaldi skillfully blends the mystery surrounding the builder of the staircase with the daily trials of a young girl growing up in the 1870s." |
 | The Traitor: Golden Mountain Chronicles, 1885 Product# 460766066 Selling for $6.99 "As the tensions grow between the white and Chinese miners in the Wyoming Territory of 1885, an unlikely friendship between two boys from both groups is the only hope for survival the rivaling parties have when the bloody battles begin. Reprint." |
 | My Travels with Capts. Lewis and Clark by George Shannon Product# 460766072 Selling for $16.89 "Young George Shannon joins Lewis and Clark on their two-year trek across the Western United States in a well-researched and lavishly illustrated story full of bear attacks, raging rivers, and encounters with Native Americans." |
 | The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 Product# 460766119 Selling for $14.99 "Eight-year-old Henry and nine-year-old Chin love to read about heroes in popular 'penny dreadful' novels, until they both witness real courage while trying to survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake." |
 | Run the Blockade Product# 460766144 Selling for $15.89 "Fourteen-year-old Henry Severn is ship's boy and lookout on the' Banshee.' This new British ship is designed to carry good through the line of Yankee ships blocking trade between the Confederate states and Britain during the Civil War. On their many runs through the blockade, Henry and the rest of the crew risk discovery and destruction by the U.S. Navy. Everyone is counting on Henry to spot the enemy ships. Will Henry's keen eyes save the' Banshee' from capture? Young readers will enjoy experiencing the high-seas adventure of ruining the blockade, as popular author and noted Civil War historical G. Clifton Wisler draws from historical accounts to tell this exciting story of America's past. Books for the Teen Age 2001 (NYPL)" |
 | A Doctor Like Papa Product# 460766146 Selling for $14.99 "When a virus hits her community in early twentieth-century Vermont and causes friends and family to become very ill, Margaret finds herself rethinking her longtime dream of becoming a doctor." |
 | The Turning Product# 460766310 Selling for $15.99 "In the months leading up to the August 1991 coup attempt that resulted in the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union, a young dancer with the Kirov Ballet struggles to decide whether to defect while on an upcoming trip to Paris." |
 | A Cup of Tea: A Novel of 1917 Product# 460766334 Selling for $12.95 "When a privileged New York socialite, Rosemary Fell, and a penniless young woman, Eleanor Smith, fall in love with the same man, they question whether the triangle of passions will destroy them or bring them closer. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 15,000 first printing." |
 | The Bad Behavior of Belle Cantrell Product# 460766361 Selling for $29.95 "Belle Cantrell goes to jail in 1920s Louisiana after swimming in her bloomers with a group of suffragettes, killing her husband of sixteen years, and engaging in other tumultuous activities that transform her home community." |
 | Dogboy Product# 460766366 Selling for $15.99 "In 1346, twelve-year-old Brind, an orphaned kennel boy raised with hunting dogs at an English manor, accompanies his master, along with half of the manor's prized mastiffs, to France, where he must fend for himself when both his master and the dogs are lost at the decisive battle of Cr?óecy." |
 | The Viceroy's Daughters: The Lives of the Curzon Sisters Product# 460766423 Selling for $14.95 "Based on unpublished letters and diaries, 'The Viceroy's Daughters is a riveting portrait of three spirited and wilful women who were born at the height of British upper-class wealth and privilege. The oldest, Irene, never married but pursued her passion for foxes, alcohol, and married men. The middle, Cimmie, was a Labour Party activist turned Fascist. And Baba, the youngest and most beautiful, possessed an appetite for adultery that was as dangerous as it was outrageous. As the sisters dance, dine, and romance their way through England's most hallowed halls, we get an intimate look at a country clinging to its history in the midst of war and rapid change. We obtain fresh perspectives on such personalities as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Oswald Mosley, Nancy Astor and the Cliveden Set, and Lord Halifax. And we discover a world of women, impeccably bred and unabashedly wilful, whose passion and spirit were endlessly fascinating." |
| Enemy Women Product# 460766429 Selling for $13.95 "For the Colleys of southeastern Missouri, the War between the States is a plague that threatens devastation, despite the family's avowed neutrality. For eighteen-year-old Adair Colley, it is a nightmare that tears apart her family and forces her and her sisters to flee. The treachery of a fellow traveler, however, brings about her arrest, and she is caged with the criminal and deranged in a filthy women's prison. But young Adair finds that love can live even in a place of horror and despair. Her interrogator, a Union major, falls in love with her and vows to return for her when the fighting is over. Before he leaves for battle, he bestows upon her a precious gift: freedom. Now an escaped 'enemy woman,' Adair must make her harrowing way south buoyed by a promise ... seeking a home and a family that may be nothing more than a memory." |
 | The Impossible Journey Product# 460766549 Selling for $5.99 "In 1934, thirteen-year-old Marya and her younger brother, Georgi, set out alone on a long and arduous journey into Siberia to find their mother after she and their father are exiled for opposing Stalin, in the companion story to Angel on the Square. Reprint." |
 | Sharpe's Honor Product# 460767606 Selling for $14 "A shrewd priest of the Inquisition, his cruel brother, and a secret that can win the war for Napoleon combine to threaten the undercover mission of Major Richard Sharpe, as Sharpe finds himself a fugitive hunted by both the French and the allies. Reissue." |
 | Jerusalem Virgil: The Zion Legacy Product# 460767607 Selling for $14 "A novel of the struggle for Jerusalem, the story opens in 1948 when the new state of Israel will be proclaimed and British troops prepare to hand over the key to Zion Gate. The Sachar family is caught up in the turmoil, as history unfolds all around them." |
 | Secrets of Vesuvius Product# 460767693 Selling for $5.99 "Ten-year-old Flavia and her friends encounter the Roman admiral Pliny before making a journey to her uncle's farm near Mt. Vesuvius, where they try to solve a riddle, reunite a family, and get out of the path of a natural disaster. Reprint." |
 | Mississippi Trial, 1955 Product# 460767707 Selling for $5.99 "The true story of a brutal murder. At first Hiram is excited to visit his hometown in Mississippi. But soon after he arrives, he crosses paths with Emmett Till, a black teenager from Chicago who is also visiting for the summer, and Hiram sees firsthand how the local whites mistreat blacks who refuse to 'know their place.' When Emmett's tortured dead body is found floating in a river, Hiram is determined to find out who could do such a thing. But what will it cost him to know? Mississippi Trial, 1955 is a gripping read, based on true events that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement." |
| Slammerkin Product# 460767736 Selling for $31 "Inspired by a teenage girl who murdered her mistress in 1763 because she 'longed for fine clothes', 'Slammerkin' is the bestselling classic story of a lower-class Roxana, a female Tom Jones." |
 | Escape from Heart Product# 460767760 Selling for $17 "Heart Colony, founded as a Mennonite community striving to be close to God and nature, becomes a place of fear, denial, and injustice under the cruel and evil direction of a new leader, Hezekiel Whittenstone. Sarah Ruth Heart wants one simple thing-to compete in the countywide spelling bee-but her uncle Hezekiel refuses to allow it. Sarah Ruth struggles with her desire to attend school and compete in the spelling bee, to be attractive to the boy she secretly likes, and to overstep the boundaries dictated by the repressive Hezekiel. Her secret rebellion brings danger to herself and her family, and Sarah Ruth is forced to make difficult decisions about her future-with consequences that are more far-reaching than she ever could have imagined." |
| The Staircase Product# 460767761 Selling for $16 "How could Lizzy Enders's father leave her in a girls school run by the Sisters of Loretto in Santa Fe? She's surrounded by Catholics, who pray to Saint Joseph and whose saints keep watch over her--and she's Methodist! Taunted by the other boarders, Lizzy befriends a wandering carpenter named Jose, who with just three tools--and his unflagging faith--builds a staircase to the choir loft of the new chapel. Through their friendship, Lizzy discovers the inner strength to forgive and to trust. Working from the legend of the 'miraculous' staircase in the Chapel of Loretto in Santa Fe, Ann Rinaldi skillfully blends the mystery surrounding the builder of the staircase with the daily trials of a young girl growing up in the 1870s." |