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Published in 1954, when the author was only 18, Bounjour tristesse was an overnight sensation.

Set against the translucent beauty of France in summer, Bonjour tristesse ("Hello, Sadness") is a bittersweet tale narrated by Cecile, a…

The Black Moth is a Georgian era romance novel by the British author Georgette Heyer, set around 1751. The Black Moth was Heyer's debut novel, published when Heyer was nineteen.

The story follows Lord Jack Carstares, an English nobleman who…

Jonah is on a mission to break every bone in his body. Everyone knows that broken bones grow back stronger than they were before. And Jonah wants to be stronger—needs to be stronger—because everything around him is falling apart. Breaking, and then…

Hilda is notable for having composed most of her poetry as a young child, between the ages of four and ten years old. She never wrote them down herself; instead, they came out in conversation with her mother, who would write down Hilda's words either…

Mattie Stepanek's Heartsongs books were a phenomenon. Not only did they hit the bestseller lists, but the books-and Mattie himself- were a source of inspiration to many, and brought him major recognition. Jimmy Carter described young Mattie Stepanek…

A celebration of the beauty and power of crochet - specifically, the life-changing benefits this fiber art has brought to one extraordinary by, the 11-year-old crochet prodigy, Jonah Laron

Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper may not be the prettiest girl in her high school, but she has a loyal group of friends, a biting wit, and a spot-on BS detector. She's also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie…

Fear This... is a series of mini horror stories that follow the adventures and trials of children around the Southwest. Who will survive and who will parish? How would you handle these scary situations?

An anthology of diaries written by children in Nazi-occupied Europe. Covering the entire war and the breadth of Europe, the diaries record their day-to-day life. Descriptions are given of ghettos and concentration camps, of bombings and Blitzkriegs,…