James Moffat recounts to his great-granddaughter how, as a fourteen-year-old in 1906, he sailed on the steamship "Valencia," which sank at a spot on the coast of Vancouver Island from which most survivors could not be rescued....
Love can move mountains and overcome all obstacles. But can it survive death? As this new collection shows, love beyond the grave is often more powerful than it is on earth. Based on true accounts, these stories explore lovers united in death, the la...
Jenny Estes shares her father’s dream of freedom. But for Jenny -- born into slavery in Missouri in the 1840s -- freedom seems an impossible dream. She toils alongside her mother in the steaming kitchen of the Leopold plantation, trying her bes...
After the death of his tough, guitar-playing, much-loved sister, Michelle, Brian finds it increasingly difficult to care about anything. He doesn’t care about his parents. He doesn’t care about his friends. He doesn’t care about school. He just...
How do you say good-bye to your baby after you’ve just said hello to first love? Francis is a shy 15-year-old when he meets edgy, confident 16-year-old Sawyer at a party. Sparks fly… and Sawyer gets pregnant. They hardly know each other, but now...
Francis Sloan is a shy fifteen-year-old boy. When he meets edgy sixteen-year-old Sawyer, sparks fly...and Sawyer becomes pregnant. Their relationship is still so fresh and new, they decide they will put the baby up for adoption. As the story unfolds ...
This unique collection brings together a variety of stories from America and beyond borders. Extensive and informed selection has ensured that it combines the confidence of the classic writers with the freshness that contemporary writers bring to the...