The sensational bestselling story of Little Nell, the beautiful child thrown into a shadowy, terrifying world, seems to belong less to the history of the Victorian novel than to folklore, fairy tale, or myth. The sorrows of Nell and her grandfather are offset by Dickens's creation of a dazzling contemporary world inhabited by some of his most brilliantly drawn characters-the eloquent ne'er-do-well Dick Swiveller; the hungry maid known as the "Marchioness";...

As the Clifton family travels to Yellowstone during its first year as a national park, James and Alice learn to protect each other and the environment as they uncover the evil plot of Billy "Bloody" Knuckles

Uncle Oscar owned a small San Francisco antique shop called the Green Vase. His area of expertise: Gold Rush history. With his many contacts in the construction business, Oscar had amassed an extensive collection of artifacts. Dead of an apparent stroke, Oscar left his shop to his niece. As she began to sift through the contents, she couldn't shake the feeling that Uncle Oscar's death may well have been a result of foul play -- and directly linked...

Since her Uncle Oscar passed away and left Rebecca his odd little antique shop specializing in Gold Rush history, her cat Rupert has sniffed out several tightly wrapped bundles of cash that Oscar had apparently hidden throughout his apartment. But now Rupert has turned up something else -- a dusty green vase with a toy bear inside holding a tiny paper flag that reads "Nevada City." Rebecca assumes that this is just another of Oscar's infamous clues...

Rebecca and her two cats, Rupert and Isabella, pursue their hunt for Uncle Oscar's latest treasure while investigating the brothers who funded the aquarium that held the albino alligator that is now loose in San Francisco

"'Grunt' tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries-- panic, exhaustion, heat, noise-- and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them"--

In this third book in the exceptional Curiosity House mystery series by bestselling author Lauren Oliver and mysterious recluse H. C. Chester, four children must uncover the evil Nicholas Rattigan's newest dastardly scheme, wage war with a rival freak show, and deal with a spy who may have infiltrated their happy home. Sam, Philippa, Thomas, and Max have just started to recover from their capture and subsequent escape from Rattigan. But the children's...