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Mattie J. T. Stepanek lived and died a child, but he had the spirit of a giant. Affected by a rare and fatal neuromuscular disease, Mattie lived almost fourteen years but in that time became a poet, best-selling author, peace activist, and a…

Sometimes the most important messages come from the most unlikely places. Mattie J.T. Stepanek, a 13-year-old boy, made a difference before he died with his Heartsongs poetry. He continues to impact the world through Just Peace. This poet,…

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…

The bestselling memoir by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.
Young Readers Edition

Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region . . . . [Malala] fought for her right to be educated. And on October 9,…

A Season in Hell (French: Une saison en enfer) is an extended poem in prose written and published in 1873 by French writer Arthur Rimbaud. It is the only work that was published by Rimbaud himself. The book had a considerable influence on later…

The early fiction of one of the nation's most celebrated writers, Truman Capote, as he takes his first bold steps into the canon of American literature.

Recently rediscovered in the archives of the New York Public Library, these short stories…

A sensational 1954 French novel that has become a contemporary classic - now in a P.S. edition, with the Diane Johnson introduction.

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

School children describe in text and pictures the year's fiestas held in their mountain villages in the Albuquerque, New Mexico region.

Book one of the insanity saga.

When his village is destroyed by creatures presumed to be extinct, Bryn joins a motley group that risks everything to stop Insanity, an insidious power that defies logic. Why target the Barue, an innocent tribe with…

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…