Youth Literature

The story of George Washington is the story of American independence, and this biography illustrates that perfectly. War in the Colonies is the 2nd volume of The Life of George Washington written by Revolutionary war hero and...

Description One cloudy afternoon a big whirlwind came through the meadow. The whirlwind lifted the tumbleweed into the air and whirled him around and around and around. What fun! Up and up and up he swirled. As the tumbleweed ascended to the very top of...

You’re living in the United States during the time of the Westward Expansion. Settlers are heading west on the Oregon Trail as they seek better lives. Will you: Go west with your family as part of a wagon train? Serve as a trail guide for a group...

It’s the 1950s and 1960s, and the United States and Soviet Union are in a race to be the first to reach the moon. Will you: Participate in the space race as a young scientist working on early rocket technology?  Experience the space race...

Willow Valley Kids, Book 3 From a science project they've been dreading since kindergarten, to volunteer hours at a local hospital, the Willow Valley kids expect the new school year to be full of mundane drudgery. It doesn't help matters at all that...

King Darrow sends Aidan Errolson on an impossible quest, hoping he will never return, and although Aidan has enough friends to succeed on the journey, even he might not be able to defeat the powerful enemy that awaits him at its end.   No one has...

The Secret of the Swamp King by Jonathan Rogers and illustrator, Joe Hox, This is book 2 of the 20th-anniversary edition of the Wilderking Trilogy. Aidan Errolson is now living in the court of King Darrow, but the king is spiraling into suspicion and...

Synopsis: It’s 1915 and the Lusitania is set to sail from New York on its 202nd Atlantic crossing. But this will be a dangerous trip, as German U-boats lurk beneath the surface. Will you: Experience the journey as an American boy traveling in...

In a struggle to learn to overcome her fiery temper and selfish spirit, Ruth is led to the discovery of a very important Shepherd who can and does teach her how to be good. The story contains beautiful and uplifting examples of what can happen when we...

By Naomi Shihab Nye (Our Great Big World, Middle East) The Turtle of Oman shows what life is like for a child in modern-day Oman. Sidi tells his grandson Aref stories about what Oman was like before modernization, which shows...

Aidan Errolson, recently returned home to Corenwald, learns of a new party of Aidanites who believe he is the destined king to overthrow the tyrant King Darrow.   In book three of the Wilderking Trilogy, Aidan returns home from three years in...

The Way of the Wilderking by Jonathan Rogers and illustrator, Joe Hox, This is book 3 of the 20th -anniversary edition of the Wilderking Trilogy. Aidan returns home from three years in Feechiefen Swamp to discover that a party known as the Aidanites has...