Born in 1929 in the former Yugoslav Kingdom, this Slovenian author speaks from the rubble of World War II and Communism. Zajc lost two brothers to the Nazis, landed in jail as a “verbal delinquent,” and spent two forced years in the... Read More

For centuries, scary tales of powerful women imbued with supernatural abilities have been told to children and adults alike. In this book, the editor draws together several old and new tales of witches—not the sweet and funny witches... Read More

From Shakespeare to Sandburg, Dickinson to Heaney, this book provides children with an attractive introduction into the world of poetry, complete with glossary, CD, and clever, colorful drawings. Parents will be impressed at the range of... Read More

Heraclitus believed that the conditions of man and nature are indisputably connected, that even opposing forces are linked in the grand scheme of things. This collection of poems, by the winner of the Hollis Summers Poetry Prize, begins... Read More

To smell, taste, or chew this publication, the mind keeps retrieving the word “clever.” The author, using a glossy periodical format, parodies the style and contents of elite monthly journals. There are selections ranging from Afghan... Read More

Venus’s white T-shirt had ‘Starlet’ stitched on it with gold thread. Her white shorts were trimmed with gold ribbon. Her anklets had matching lacy gold edges. Jill S. saw her first. ‘Oh, look. It’s Soccer Barbie.’... Read More

Was Empress Dowager Cixi, the last reigning Empress of China, a cold-blooded murderer who would do anything to gain a little more power? Or was she a resolute victim of the turmoil that swept China at the beginning of the twentieth... Read More

This is not the banal Hawai’i of tanned, smiling surfers and placid hula girls so popular with travel agents; instead, it is an island populated by a people, ancient in their culture, who are quickly being swallowed by the dual evils... Read More