Novedades

When Bucky McGuire travels by wagon train to his new home, he learns life lessons about family, love, faith, and hope. Eleven-year-old Bucky McGuire climbs aboard his family’s covered wagon and heads west in 1877. Wrapped in buffalo robes, young Bucky watches the new world unfurl before him and dreams of the possibilities of frontier life in post–Civil War Illinois. Bucky soon learns he will need every ounce of his considerable grit and good-heartedness to assist the McGuire clan in taming their new surroundings.

A twelve-year-old boy searches for his father and fights for free press amid the chilling rise of Hitler’s Germany in this second book in the action-packed middle grade series Web of the Spider for fans of I Survived and A Night Divided.

Thirteen-year-old Emma never wanted the gift of seeing Earthbound spirits. Her Grandma Helen told her she should use her gift to help others. Now that she is living in a haunted town, unexpected ghosts pop up everywhere she goes. Emma and her friends, Mark and Calliope encounter even more ghosts when they visit the lighthouse island to help solve the mystery of the ghost ship. Some of them are helpful, and other ones push Emma into very uncomfortable situations.

Crack open this volume to join Alphonse and Theudebald, troubadours turned dragon slayers, on a zany romp from 13th century France to the Medieval Mediterranean! Along the way meet pirates and spies and inventors. Visit exotic locales and encounter great men of history. Feel the thrill of getting hopelessly mired in a convoluted slough of Levantine politics. Tremble with the earth at the charge of toothy monsters. You’ll laugh a lot. You’ll cry a lot. And like real life adventures, you just might learn some valuable lessons along the way.

Summer, 1941: London evacuees Harry and Rosie Morton are looking forward to a summer exploring the Lancashire coast with their new friends – and learning to tango as a surprise for Mum’s birthday. Until the twins learn two things: their awful cousin, Jasper, is coming to stay. Worse still: Dad is returning to the Western Front.

One boy’s journey. One family’s secret. One ship that changes everything. In 1585 Spain, fourteen-year-old Rafael Ortega dreams of sailing the seas, but when his family’s secret Jewish heritage is discovered by the Spanish Inquisition, Rafael is torn from his home and thrown aboard a galleon bound for the New World. Trapped in a world of storms, pirates, and betrayal, Rafael must navigate more than just the treacherous seas—he must find a way to survive and reunite with his family before it’s too late. As the Inquisitors tighten their grip on his loved ones and danger looms at ...

Bryn’s father, a mighty warrior, expects his son to follow in his footsteps, but this is a path Bryn is reluctant to tread. Bryn hates violence, a trait he shares with his mother, Eos, a gentle singer whose love for storytelling has deeply influenced him. For the Welsh of the Middle Ages, the looming threat from the Normans makes physical strength and weapon skills a necessity, yet Bryn is more captivated by the bards whose nightly tales and songs inspire him. When Bryn makes a surprising discovery, and a Norman fleet's menacing presence casts a shadow over his community, can he find a ...

Get ready for a thrilling journey through the ages with Teddy, a curious and lovable teddy bear! When a magical opportunity arises, Teddy embarks on a super-duper time-twisting escapade. Join him as he zooms through history, meeting fascinating people from bygone eras and making wonderful new friends along the way. This exciting adventure makes learning history fun and accessible for young listeners, sparking their curiosity about the past and showing them that even a teddy bear can be a brave explorer.

Dive into the pages of Iniko Obi Chinedu’s enchanting tale, "The Lost African City of Gold," where the true treasures are not what glitters, but what teaches. Journey with Kofi, Nia, Jabari, and Ada, four daring friends whose thirst for adventure leads them on an epic quest across the rich tapestry of Africa’s heartlands. From dusty ancient maps hidden in attics to the farthest reaches of legendary empires, our heroes traverse savannahs, climb mountains, and navigate mighty rivers. They meet guardians of history who share with them the stories of Mali’s scholars, Ghana’s gold, ...

In the gentle folds of Nana Afia's kente cloth lie the stories of a continent, the whispers of the ancestors, and the magic of history brought to life. Amavi, with the bright-eyed wonder of youth, finds herself chosen by the cloth, her touch awakening its ancient power and sending her spiraling through the epochs of Africa's vast and varied past. Travel alongside Amavi as she traverses the realms of mighty empires and scholarly sanctuaries. Stand with her in the bustling markets of Ghana, under the scholarly shade of Timbuktu's libraries, amidst the grandeur of Great Zimbabwe, and on the ...