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The King's Fifth

A 1967 Newbery Honor Book: A “stunning” historical novel of a teenager’s journey from Spain to the New World in search of gold (Kirkus Reviews).

Mapmaker Esteban de Sandoval is only seventeen years old…

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An Age of Voyages, 1350-1600

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The Prince and the Pauper

This treasured historical satire, played out in two very different socioeconomic worlds of 16th-century England, centers around the lives of two boys born in London on the same day: Edward, Prince of …

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Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too

Being a mom can sometimes feel like an overwhelming job with endless tasks and lofty, unattainable goals. It’s not easy mothering children. In the throes of motherhood, moms often find themselves forg…

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The Last Mapmaker

A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world.

As assistant to Mangkon’s most celebrated mapmaker, twelve-year-old Sai plays the part of a well-bred young lady with a glittering future. In…

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Habits for a Sacred Home: 9 Practices from History to Anchor and Restore Modern Families

Frightened by the chaos in society, many parents fear for their children's futures--and end up raising them to pursue some vague idea of success. But what if we enlarged our focus? What if we created …

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Blood on the River: James Town, 1607

Twelve-year-old Samuel Collier is a lowly commoner on the streets of London. So when he becomes the page of Captain John Smith and boards the ship the Susan Constant, bound for the New World, he can't…

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Wormwood Abbey (The Secrets of Ormdale, #1)

As a Victorian clergyman’s daughter, Edith Worms has seen everything — until a mythical salamander tumbles out of the fireplace into her lap. When a letter arrives from estranged relatives, Edith is s…

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Justin Morgan Had a Horse

Joel's face suddenly lit up as if he had thought of something for the first time. He spoke now to the horse, as though he were the one that mattered. "Why, come to think of it, you're just like us, Bu…

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Drake Hall (The Secrets of Ormdale, #2)

Edith’s ancient home is full of secrets…and dragons are the least of them.

As the new dragon keeper in the hidden valley of Ormdale, Edith expects her first dragon mating season to involve venomous bit…

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Out of My Heart (Out of My Mind #2)

Melody faces her fears to follow her passion in this sequel to Out of My Mind.

Melody is a year older, and a year braver. And now with her Medi-talker, she feels nothing’s out of her reach, not even su…

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Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

The wealthy Agatha Dawson is dead--a trifle sooner than expected--but there are no apparent signs of foul play. Lord Peter Wimsey, however, senses that something is amiss and refuses to let the case r…

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Our Strange New Land

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Gilgamesh: Man's First Story

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Anna of Byzantium

Anna Comnena has every reason to feel entitled. She's a princess, her father's firstborn and his chosen successor. Someday she expects to sit on the throne and rule the vast Byzantine Empire. So the b…

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