The powerful story of a child refugee seeking asylum in America

Thirteen-year-old Manuelito is a gentle boy who lives with his family in a tiny village in the Guatemalan countryside. But life is far from ...

Poisons, ice men, and graves, oh my!

Every archeological find adds to our understanding of the world, but sometimes a discovery is made that is so startling and different that it changes the way we view ...

Silence can be powerful.

Kathy Kacer’s second book in her middle grade series about heroic rescues during WWII tells the tale of siblings Helen and Henry, and history’s most famous mime. Desperate ...

Like many others on the autism spectrum, 20-something stand-up comic Michael McCreary has been told by more than a few well-meaning folks that he doesn’t “look” autistic. But, as he’s quick to ...

Will humans ever be able to live on other planets? Former NASA astronaut Dr. Dave Williams is the person to ask.  

It turns out that Earth is a pretty good place to live. Finding other habitable environments ...

What’s up with Cali? Why does she keep changing her gamer tag?

It’s summertime, and even though his good friend Cali moved to another city, Jaden can connect with her online almost every day to play ...

Pablo y su hermana pasan todos los días en "La Montaña del Tesoro", el basurero local. Allí, hurgan entre los montículos de basura en busca de artículos que su madre pueda vender para proporcionar ...

Check out the amazing machines that make space travel possible.

From the spaceship itself to the wrench needed to make in-flight repairs, machines of every kind are the backbone of space travel. In this, ...

A fiesta of feline facts for cat lovers everywhere!

It’s amazing but true: there are approximately six hundred million pet cats around the world! And why not? Not only are they playful, cuddly, and smart, ...

Anna and her family have only one hope left to escape certain doom.

It’s 1936 and life is becoming dangerous for the Jews of Krakow. As incidents of violence and persecution increase day by day, Anna ...