Young and impulsive, Robinson Crusoe thinks only of adventure and camaraderie when he runs away to become a sailor. Instead, he finds himself marooned on a deserted island, the sole survivor of a horrible shipwreck. Follow the castaway's absorbing for survival, as seen through his own eyes.
From the moment he wakes up, every second of Phileas Fogg's life is planned precisely. That is until he puts both his fortune and his reputation on the line by accpeting a wager to circle the globe in a mere 80 days. Hop onboard with Phileas and his butler, Passepartout, as steamships, a bridge-jumping train, a wind-propelled sled, and even elephants carry them on a perilous race. Will the pair…
Victor Frankenstein didn't mean to make a monster. But when he builds a man out of dead body parts and brings him to life, unleashes a horrible creature on the surrounding countryside. Can Frankenstein's monster be stopped?
Pip's strange encounter with a convict one Christmas. Eve leads him to keep a terrible secret. Little does the young boy know that his life is to be filled with many mysteries: bizarre days playing inside a crumbling estate, an odd relationship with a pretty but proud girl, and an unknown person who grants Pip's secret wish to become a "gentlemen." Will Pip ever discover the truth behind the ma…
Why is Rapunzel, a young girl with long, golden hair, locked in a tall tower? Will Hansel and Grethel ever find their way home from deep within the forest? Who helps Cinderella get to the ball? And how does the Brave Little Tailor become a king? Get whisked away to lands of enchantment and rediscover these favorite characters in this magical collection of classic fairy tales.
Step inside the shadowy world of medieval Paris and into the ill-fated lives of Quasimodo, the grotesque bell-ringer of the Notre-Dame cathedral; the tortured arcdeacon Claude Frollo; Esmeralda, the beautiful gypsy dancer, and the handsome Captain Phoebus, who tricks Esmeralda into thinking he loves her. This dark and haunting tale of guilt, love, hope and redemption will keep you on the edge o…
Nat Blake thinks the boys at Plumfield seem more like a big family than a group of school children. Nat is recently orphaned when he first arrives at the large house with its big, old-fashioned porch. He soon improves with good meals and kindness from everyone in the house. He joins the boys in their lessons, chores, fun, and of course, mischief! But when two other newcomers enter Plumfield, li…
Rachel can't believe she has to give up her Saturdays to scrubbing other people's toilets. So. Gross. But she kinda, sorta stole $287.22 from her college fund that she's got to pay back ASAP or her mom will ground her for life. Which is even worse than working for her mom's new cleaning business. Maybe. After all, becoming a maid is definitely not going to help her already loserish reputation.
My nephew Benjamin and I took a trip to Rome to learn more about its history. While in line to tour the Colosseum, we learned that it was being haunted! There had been loud noises, strange sounds, and sightings of a gladiator ghost. What did he want? It was up to us to figure out how to rid the Colosseum of its ghost.