Carolly Erickson takes the reader deep into the psyche of France’s doomed queen: her love affair with handsome Swedish diplomat Count Axel Fersen, who risked his life to save her; her fears on the terrifying night the Parisian mob broke into her palace bedroom intent on murdering her and her family; her harrowing attempted flight from France in disguise; her recapture and the grim months of harsh captivity; her agony when her beloved husband was guillotined and her young son was torn from her arms, never to be seen again.
Erickson brilliantly captures the queen’s voice, her hopes, her dreads, and her suffering. We follow, mesmerized, as she reveals every detail of her remarkable, eventful life—from her teenage years when she began keeping a diary to her final days when she awaited her own bloody appointment with the guillotine.
In RUJUB, THE JUGLAR, Ralph Bathurst is called upon to help the small British garrison fighting against Sepoy mutineers in 1857 India. Ralph is fluent in Hindi and respected by everyone he meets. That is, until he hears a gunshot. You see, he is terrified of loud noises and frequently faints afterward which causes the small group of besieged English soldiers and civilians to think he is a coward. Ralph has to somehow prove them wrong or suffer from shame all of his life. You will enjoy reading how tries to overcome this and win the heart of young, beautiful Isobel Hannay.
March 1945
A Trailblazer Book. Casey convinces his family to join the circus but a terrifying accident leaves him paralyzed with fear. Through D.L. Moody, he learns that faith in Christ brings true courage.
Meet the World’s Funniest Kindergartner—Junie B. Jones!
Ramona is back! New and old friends alike will rejoice in Beverly Cleary’s latest book about spunky Ramona and the whole Quimby family.
Chapter book series for young readers. Dunkum’s imagination kicks into high gear with creepy sounds and weird shadows when he and seven classmates sleep over at Miss Hershey’s house.
Here’s a book so funny, readers can’t help but laugh out loud. Three misfits decide to skip school–and then worry all weekend they will be found out. Park’s characters are so real, yet so wild, the actual plot hardly matters. The incredibly fast pacing, the one-liners, and the weird twists make this irresistible. A good read aloud, too.”–(starred) “Booklist.
The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch in this clever picture book parable about a rabbit who fears his favorite treats are out to get him. Jasper Rabbit loves carrots—especially Crackenhopper Field carrots.
Four episodes in which Mole makes four wishes, Troll visits Mole, Troll loses a tooth, and night noises scare the pair of friends. The loving, though sometimes challenging friendship between Mole and Troll, is the central theme around which all four short stories in “Night Noises,” revolves.With that constant and reassuring theme in place, each story explores child-sized conflicts with loneliness, selfishness, boo-boos and the fear of the dark (night noises).
