• Phoebe the Spy

    A young black girl in New York in 1776 must become a spy to save the life of George Washington. Children’s historical picture book.

  • Mystery on Skull Island

    Mystery on Skull Island by Elizabeth McDavid Jones, 2001. This book is part of the American Girl History Mysteries series. It’s 1724, and twelve-year-old Rachel Howell is traveling to where her father lives in Charles Town, South Carolina. Rachel has been living with her grandparents in New York since her mother died seven years earlier.…

  • Murder at Midnight

    A servant boy in a Medieval Italian kingdom struggles to prove that his master is not guilty of witchcraft and to find a traitor targeting their king. Children’s mystery book.

  • The Hidden Treasure of Glaston

    Hugh, a frail boy and son of a knight, is left at the abbey of Glastonbury when his father is forced to leave England. At first, the boy feels guilty about his physical weakness, which makes it impossible for him to become a knight like his father, but his intelligence, thoughtfulness, determination, and spiritual faith…

  • The Door in the Wall

    A noble boy in Medieval England must learn to overcome his disability after suffering a severe illness that has left him unable to walk normally. Children’s historical book.