Noyes, Deborah

In long-ago China, as a young princess prepares to leave her parents' kingdom to travel to far-off Khotan where she is to marry the king, she decides to surreptitiously take with her a precious reminder of home.

"A graphic-novel telling of the Salem Witch Trials in 1692, creating a narrative out of the historical context and what we can imagine of those accused"--Provided by publisher.

Provides a biography of French aeronaut Sophie Blanchard, discussing how she went from being a poor peasant girl to a leading flyer of hot air balloons in the eighteenth century, a popular public figure, and a favored member of Napoleon's court.

Traces the life of author Louisa May Alcott, discussing the influences and circumstances of her life, parents, friends, and sisters that led to the writing of her masterpiece "Little Women." Includes illustrations.

Much has been written about P. T. Barnum -- legendary showman, entrepreneur, marketing genius, and one of the most famous nineteenth-century personalities. For those who lived in Barnum's shadow, however, life was complex. P. T. Barnum's two families -- his family at home, including his two wives and his daughters, and his family at work, including Little People, a giantess, an opera singer, and many sideshow entertainers -- suffered greatly from his cruelty and exploitation. Yet, at the same time, some of his performers, such as General Tom Thumb (Charles Stratton), became wealthy celebrities who were admired and feted by presidents and royalty. In this collection of interlinked stories illustrated with archival photographs, Deborah Noyes digs deep into what is known about the people in Barnum's orbit and imagines their personal lives, putting front and center the complicated joy and pain of what it meant to be one of Barnum's "creatures.".

"A middle-grade biography about literary icon Louisa May Alcott"--Provided by publisher.

Presents ten original stories of vampires, ghosts, witches, and sorcerers, including selections from Joan Aiken, Neil Gaiman, Gregory Maguire, and others.

Follows the epic rivalry between scientists Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh who raced to uncover dinosaur fossils in the American West during the nineteenth century. Describes how the two discovered dozens of major dinosaur species and founded the discipline of paleontology in America, but their thirty-year war wrecked both men's professional and private lives. Features sidebars, illustrations, and further reading.

"A biography of Nellie Bly, the pioneering journalist whose showy but substantive stunts skyrocketed her to fame"--Provided by publisher.

Examines Harry Houdini's search for the truth behind spiritual mediums and s?ances in which he asked if mediums were merely charlatans employing magical tricks like he does, or if there was truth to their claims.