"The thrilling--and so wonderfully French--story of a gruesome 1889 murder of a lascivious court official by a ruthless con man and his pliant mistress, an international manhunt, a sensational trial, and an inquiry into the limits of hypnotic power. In France at the end of the nineteenth century a great debate raged over the question of whether someone could be hypnotically compelled to commit a crime in violation of his or her moral convictions....

This bood describes the most important events in the history of the Native Americans, from their arrival on the continent to their subjugation by U.S. forces in the 1900s.

An impoverished nineteenth-century woman's coming of age and struggles against injustice are placed against a backdrop of the growing influence of Charles Dickens and shaped by an enamored young man, a scheming coal baron, a friendly dwarf, and an unconventional philanthropist.

Provides advice for children moving to a new school, including tips for navigating new surroundings, making new friends, and keeping in touch with old friends.

"It is 1880 and Gracy Brookens is the only midwife in a small Colorado mining town where she has delivered hundreds, maybe thousands, of babies in her lifetime. She is a gifted and important resource for the women of her hardscrabble community, a position earned through wisdom and trust. Most women in Swandyke couldn't even imagine getting through their pregancy and labor without Gracy by their sides. But everything changes when a baby is found dead...and...

Describes six-year-old Ernie Wong's preparations, at home and in school, for the Chinese New Year celebrations and his first public performance of the lion dance.