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In 2004, seventeen-year-old Alex Portillo embarks on a harrowing, treacherous journey from Honduras to Baltimore in the hopes of starting a better life. Over a decade later, Alex recounts his story to author and activist Jana Laiz in this bilingual retelling. This book will give readers insight into the incredible power the American dream holds for those suffering the hopelessness and violence of extreme poverty. This is a modern day odyssey o...

Night is falling on the hill. A busy world is getting still. Join Little Bird, Little Bunny, Little Fox as they drift off into dreamland under a blanket of stars. Lull your little ones to sweet sleep with the lush illustrations and soothing lullabies of Blanket of Stars. Music included. Additional bonus tracks include Sean Vernon's original tune, "New Twinkle" as well as Sean's original music paired with poems by Christina Rosetti, Thomas Dekk...

Thomas wants a chicken, but not just any chicken. Thomas wants a Silkie Bantam. He has $5 to take to the fair. Will he find the perfect chick?

The faerie world is fading. Human greed is giving rise to the evilest of faeries. Only Rionnag's marriage will prevent earth's doom. But she will have none of it. The Twelfth Stone is a Celtic American fantasy, adventure, romance and cautionary faerie tale for young adults & adults. Led by Fiona and Rionnag, the cast of characters runs the gamut from evil faeries to captured mortals, from destructive developers to secret lovers who meet only w...

Billy Budd in the Breadbox, The Story of Herman Melville and Eleanor is the story of a very inquisitive girl and her brilliant grandfather. Told in her voice, Eleanor discovers her grandfather's secret, while learning about his adventurous life.

This is a biography of Samuel Harrison who was born in Philadelphia in 1818 to enslaved parents. They were given their freedom when he was three years old. He grew up in NYC and Philadelphia, became a minister in the Congregational Church in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1850. The Rev. Samuel Harrison, Abolitionist, Activist, and Chaplain of the Massachusetts 54th, the First Black Regiment Raised in the North to fight in the Civil War highlight...

A Free Woman On God's Earth" The True Story of Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, The Slave Who WOn Her Freedom is the inspiring story of Mumbet, an enslaved African woman who lived in Sheffield, Massachusetts during Revolutionary War times. Owned by John and Hannah Ashley, Mumbet served eleven patriots as they wrote impassioned letters to King George demanding freedom from the British. Mumbet could not help but overhear their conversations. These De...

ForeWord Magazine 's Book of the Year Gold Medalist and an International Reading Association Notable Book, Weeping Under This Same Moon is based on the true story of two teenage girls from different cultures, whose paths intertwine, dramatically altering the course of their lives. Mei is an artist whose life has been disrupted by the Vietnam War. Her anguished parents send her away on a perilous escape during the exodus of thousands of Vietnam...

The Adventures of Charlie and Moon is a fantasy for children about a boy named Charlie who opens his birthday present the night before his ninth birthday and the consequences that follow….It's up to Charlie and a little eagle named Moon to save endangered species from Skunk Weavel, the evil toymaker!