When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late. A Newbery Honor winner by Laura Amy Schlitz.
What happens when society finds a wild boy alone in the woods and tries to civilize him? A true story from the author of THE FAIRY RING, OR ELSIE AND FRANCES FOOL THE WORLD, Mary Losure.
IVY + BEAN: Two friends who were never meant to like each other.
Four orphans vying for a stolen crown. Each with a choice, between living someone else's life, and losing their own. The False Prince is the thrilling start of a new trilogy from Jennifer A. Nielsen, filled with danger, deceit, and hidden identities.
The tale of two children: a boy named Jack, and a girl named Jill. Yes, they do fall down a hill. And yes, Jack does break his head wide open. Written by Adam Gidwitz.
Nanny Piggins answers stingy Mr. Green's ad for a nanny and takes on his three children, filling their days with fun, adventure, sweets, and love. Kind of like Mary Poppins. But a pig. Written by R.A. Spratt.
In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt joined naturalist John Muir on a trip to Yosemite. Camping by themselves in the uncharted woods, the two men saw sights and held discussions that would ultimately lead to the establishment of our National Parks. Read about it in The Camping Trip that Changed America, by Barb Rosenstock.
Margaret Pokiak-Fenton tells the story of her experiences as an eight-year-old Inuit girl in a residential school in Aklavik, Canada in the book Fatty Legs.