19th century

Enola Holmes returns in her first adventure after the success of the Netflix movie, which has taken her back to the top of the sales charts. Enola Holmes is the sister of Sherlock and Mycroft. And just like them, she possesses intelligence, skills and detective inclinations. When Miss Letitia Glover, an emancipated woman, comes to Sherlock asking him to find out what has happened to her twin sister, it is Enola who greets her. Apparently, and according to the brief message she has received from her, her sister Felicity, married to the Earl of Dunhench, has died. But Letitia Glover is convinced that this is not true: if her sister had died, she would have known it, she would have felt it inside her.

Experience the story of the Headless Horseman from Disney's classic film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad again . . . with this Little Golden Book! After moving to the small village of Sleepy Hollow, superstitious schoolmaster Ichabod Crane hears the tall tale of The Headless Horseman, a ghost haunting the nearby woods. But is this just a story?" -- Amazon.

What was the Louisiana Purchase and why was it important? How did the Louisiana Purchase change the United States? How did it affect the future for black people and American Indians? When the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, it would lead to historic changes for the young country. Using an inquiry-based approach, primary sources, and quick-reference infographics, readers will learn the history behind the Louisiana Purchase and how it affected the future of America and its people.

"[Contains] twenty eight of Maupassant's essential stories and two novellas in lyrical yet accessible language that brings Maupassant into...English"--Amazon.com.

Emma, a self-assured young lady in Regency England, is determined to arrange her life and the lives of those around her into a pattern dictated by her romantic fancy.

Chronicles the story of the last Africans brought illegally to the United States on the Clotilda in 1860.

"In this reimagination of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a teen boy tries to discover the reason behind his best friend's disappearance and the arrival of a mysterious and magnetic stranger"--Provided by the publisher.

Tessa Gray, a sixteen-year-old American girl, is traveling alone to Victorian London and runs afoul of the city's sordid supernatural underworld. Rescued by the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, she quickly finds herself caught up in an intrigue that may very well destroy her new friends; including the two enigmatic young men, Jem and Will, who have taken her under their wing.

"When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time, they land in the tallest tree in Yosemite, California where they join nature conservationist, John Muir, and US President Teddy Roosevelt on a historic trip through the woods"--Provided by publisher.

"The Civil War may be over, but times are not substantially improved for the freed Black citizens of Walkerton, Georgia, who are shunned by the white folks of the surrounding towns. One day, though, ol' Rootilla Redgums and her grandson, Julius Jefferson, arrive. Rootilla teaches the citizens of Walkerton how to make all sorts of beautiful things, and the white people can't get enough. But some aren't so happy. When a hooded mob threatens to burn down the town, Julius and Rootilla must work wonders to protect Walkerton and its people--even if it means moving heaven and earth itself"--Provided by publisher.