Presents illustrated retellings of thirteen fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, including "The Little Mermaid, " "The Ugly Duckling, " and "The Snow Queen.".
Presents eight classic horror stories by Bram Stoker, Saki, Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Washington Irving, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Charles Dickens, adapted for young readers.
Presents twelve short stories about the experiences of young children and teenagers in war, showing a variety of perspectives, and provides factual notes on each conflict dramatized.
Each evening, in one of the barracks of a Nazi death camp, a woman shares stories that push back the darkness, cold, and fear, bringing hope to the women and children who listen.
Fictionalized accounts of true incidents from across the United States in which teenagers used their knowledge and skills to save their own or someone else's life. Each story is followed by a quiz about emergency procedures.
A collection of stories by American authors set during the Civil War which reveal the conflict's effects on children of differing viewpoints, ages, genders, races, and locations. Brief introductions place each story in literary context and explain the author's connection to the war.
Presents selections of literature by seven Newbery Award-winning children's authors--Lois Lenski, Robin McKinley, Madeleine L'Engle, Will James, Christopher Paul Curtis, Jean Craighead George, and Charles J. Finger--as well as brief author biographies and a list of the Newbery winners and Honor Books up to the year 2001.
