Chronicles the life and career of Nelson Mandela, a South African lawyer who became president of South Africa after fighting against years of injustices to his people.
Sally Gifford, a Patriot shoemaker's daughter, tries to maintain her close friendship with Kitty Lawton, the daughter of a Loyalist official, as pre-Revolutionary War tensions in 1773 Boston increase and push them apart.
Relates events from the life of a girl who would grow up to be a close follower of Jesus Christ, interspersed with stories of the Apostle Matthew. Includes author's note distinguishing what Scripture says of Mary Magdalene from later traditions.
Fifth-grader Andrea discovers that her new glasses give her the power of mind control over family and friends, but her experiments in "improving" them have horrifying results.
Matt and Emily's grandfather has invented a way to travel back in time. Now Matt, Emily and Matt's best friend Jonathan are about to take a trip to the night the American Revolution began.
Relates the life of a beautiful descendant of Herod the Great, and events leading up to her Dance of the Seven Veils, after which her cruel mother coerces her to ask for the head of John the Baptist, an innocent man, on a silver platter.
Just when Maureen feels she has been demoted to second-best status by her former best friend Tracey, a rather unusual insurance agent turns up, guaranteeing replacement of lost friends within twenty-four hours.
Tells the story of Laura Ingalls Wilder's life from her days as a small child on the Kansas prairie to her years as a successful children's author, working with her daughter Rose; and includes details about her family's life that were left out of her popular books.
