Napoli, Donna Jo

When a marauding slave ship captures her sister, Melkorka, eight-year-old Brigid is lost at sea but survives, disguised as a boy, and sets out to rescue Melkorka, and as the years pass she becomes a woman, reputed to be fierce enough to conquer a man, but desirous only of reuniting with her family.

Having lost her family in a massive flood, sixteen-year-old Sebah finds her way onto a gigantic ark, where she must conceal herself from Noah and his family until it is safe for her and another stowaway to slip away.

Presents a collection of eighteen Norse myths including "Odin's Quest," "Freyja's Shame," and "The Gods Take Vengeance.".

Fish Girl, a young mermaid living in a boardwalk aquarium, has never interacted with anyone beyond the walls of her tank until a chance encounter with an ordinary girl, Livia. Their growing friendship inspires Fish Girl's longing for freedom, independence, and a life beyond the aquarium tank.

A tableau of Egyptian myths, combines narrative accounts of the stories of the Sun God Ra, the Sphinx, and numerous pharaohs and queens along with historical, cultural, and geographic facts.

A retelling of Snow White from the evil step mother's point of view as fifteen-year-old Dolce grows up on islands in a Venetian lagoon where she learns how to make mirrors, but when her mother dies she is taken in by a widower and his daughter while she secretly continues making mirrors and slowly goes mad from mercury poisoning.

"Highlights the bond between a mother and her child while providing a gentle introduction to sign language during their day at the beach"--Provided by publisher.

When sixteen-year-old Sep develops a disease that causes white blotches to appear on her skin, she rushes into a relationship with a boy she has always thought of as just a friend.

"A simple grain of sand undergoes an inspiring transformation"--Provided by publisher.

The Little Angel of Compassion must help Molly learn to be more accepting of her older sister, an unwed teen mother, and learn to love her new nephew.