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Teenaged Isobel "Belly" Conklin, whose life revolves around spending the summer at her mother's best friend's beach house, reflects on the tragic events of the past year that changed her life forev

Belly spends the summer she turns sixteen at the beach just like every other summer of her life, but this time things are very different.

In 1990, $300 million worth of paintings are stolen from a museum in Boston, and are never recovered.

The ruthless Batu Khan has forged an empire across Mongolia and central Asia.

Adams was a brilliant observer of the world and its politics.

Presents five of the author's most acclaimed short stories.

The hilarious story of Fanny Hill and her erotic exploits in London shocked the religious and literary hierarchy, who condemned the book, thus immediately increasing demand for it.

The Nan-Shan was on her way from the southward to the treaty port of Fuchau with cargo 200 Chinese coolies on board.

London's Great Plague of 1665 devastated the city, as Europe's final bubonic outbreak killed thousands of helpless citizens.

Includes 75 poems as well as commentary and readings from some of Emily's letters and notes.

A Dutch boy and girl work toward two goals, finding the doctor who can restore their father's memory and winning the competition for the silver skates.

Presents the autobiography of Douglass, an American slave, and his journey out of mental and physical bondage.

In this classic, Professor Challenger summons Professor Summerlee, Lord John Roxton, and E.D. Malone to his sitting room with one unusual request: bring your own oxygen.

Have Holmes and Watson finally met their match in the dreaded Molly McGuires and the diabolical Moriarity?

Industry, honesty, and an eye for the ladies are ever apparent in this candid self-portrait, from his humble birth in 1706 to the beginnings of his greatness in 1757.