Florence is not a safe or healthy place to live in 1347. Food was scarce and the black plague was decimating the population. Everyone was scared; they were led to believe it was the end of the world. For Maria, it may as well have...

This was an exciting day for Calla. Every year, her town has a musical showcase: garden plots in the community gardens that create music. Flowers are planted on a musical staff and, when complete, the flowers sing their own magical tunes. Calla has worked with...

But I Don’t Want To Say Goodbye! is about a little girl who is dealing with the sudden loss of her father. She’s sad because she misses him and knows that he won’t be there anymore. While her mother was very sad also, she told...

Nala the kitten always dreamed of catching her first mouse. She was finally old enough to go out there and catch one herself after listening to the other cats bragging about catching the mice in the neighborhood for a long time. Nala finished eating quickly...

Frankie often lies in bed after the sun comes up and thinks about other things he might be than just the plain old version of himself. He can see himself being a werewolf who howls at the moon at night, or he could be a...

Tunde has already lost his mother to a terrible disease. And now his father is sad and distant. Tunde feels alone. Except when his painting and drawing his pictures. It was a special activity, a passion he shared with his mother. Papa doesn’t understand, especially...

Layla is mortified when she messes up her ABC’s at school. All the children make fun of her, tease her and laugh at her. Even though she started her day on a positive note, doing yoga with her parents and building her inner strength, she...

Erma Tynes Walker faced many obstacles throughout her life due to the color of her skin. That didn’t stop her from using her abilities in math, physics, and astronomy. She worked at the Langley Jet Propulsion Lab from 1943 to 1980. She was part of...

Hudson was observing all the cars on the highway. He saw big cars, small cars, high cars, low cars, and Hudson wondered why. His Dad told him why the shiny red car could go fast. Hudson's Dad owned a mini-van because it had space for...

What do you see when you look in the mirror? Do you see a brave young person ready to take on the world and fight all the demons? Do you see a powerful young person, knowing full well what destiny has in store and how...