Marietta D. Moskin

Unwittingly caught up in the drama of ships and the sea, Adam must make the choice of living out his dream of being a sailor or returning to his responsibilities at home.

Rosie trades many things until she finally gets the right gift for her mother's birthday.

A Jewish girl from the Netherlands manages to live through the horrors that befall her family following the Nazi occupation in 1940.

Left in charge of the house, nine-year-old Lysbet nearly burns it down when she leaves the fireplace unattended to participate in New Amsterdam's First Skating Day.

Eager to accomplish an errand for her sick mother, Katie braves one of New York City's severest snowstorms in history, the blizzard of 1888.

Follows the life and political career of Great Britain's first female prime minister.

Discusses unusual sky phenomena and how they affected our earliest ancestors, giving rise to superstitions and myths.

Explains how and why different religions came about and what they provided their followers. Also discusses certain elements such as holy objects, religious laws, and the priesthood common to all faiths.

Anxious to present a special wedding gift to the King's son and his bride, two elderly sisters finally find something they can afford and that seems just right.

A Russian immigrant family living in New York in the early 1900's prepares for the long-awaited arrival of their mother and baby sister.

When a young girl is sent to stay for several months with her disagreeable grandmother, she finds that by facing the resulting problems rather than running from them, she helps not only herself, but the other people involved.

In this retelling of the Wizard of Oz, the story is told from the perspective of Toto the dog.

In the exquisite setting of Friday Harbor, Zoe Hoffman, an innkeeper who has all but given up on love, is attracted to Alex Nolan, a bitter and cynical man battling his demons with the help of a whiskey bottle, until he is visited by a mysterious ghost who is stuck in the Nolans' Victorian house. All the ghost knows is that he loved a girl once. And Alex and Zoe hold the key to unlocking the mystery that keeps him trapped there.