Sam McManis, an award-winning writer and former columnist for the Sacramento Bee, traveled the length and breadth of his state for five years, seeking the real California. No matter which direction he headed, he found California to be a... Read More

Winifred Conkling’s "Votes for Women!" details the arduous struggle for women’s suffrage in America with compelling biographical profiles of some of the movement’s key figures. Beginning with the earlier part of the suffrage... Read More

Set in 1977, the novel has a timeless, eerie feeling. Wealth, family politics, and the occult make for a strangely captivating and exotic brew in Ivan Obolensky’s "Eye of the Moon". Wealthy playboy Johnny Dodge invites his childhood... Read More

Both fantastical and concrete, this historical tale offers an introspective glance at human nature. An intriguing mix of history and fantasy, Kimberley Starr’s "The Book of Whispers" unabashedly interprets the Crusades through a... Read More

A legend unfolds in rhyming verse about a young woman, once known throughout the bayous, swamps, and prairies for her graceful hands and generosity, who falls victim to a curse. Hauntingly dramatic uses of softly focused darkness and... Read More

Inspired by tales of the Underground Railroad and its innovative methods of communication, a perilous story of courage and cunning unfolds as a blacksmith and his son use the rhythm of a hammer striking an anvil to guide runaway slaves... Read More

Follow along as a tunic-clad boy and his animal companions find, lose, miss, ignore, and hold on tightly to the chances that come their way. This is a simple tale with a big message: about embracing life, overcoming fears and... Read More

This is a sensitive and thoughtful juvenile historical novel that emphasizes the importance of kindness. Winnie Anderson’s first novel is an engaging and informative story about a young girl’s summer of change. Loosely based on Sarah... Read More