Aaron Hart, patriarch of the prominent Hart family, settled in Quebec in 1760, likely the first Jew to live there. He arrived with the British army as a merchant; nearly two centuries later, in 1938, his great great grandson, Cecil Hart,... Read More

“History without legend would be pretty drab stuff,” or so the marine archaeologist and heroine in Ray M. Schultze’s Decatur’s Dig tells the president of Portugal after uncovering a priceless artifact on the Lisbon waterfront.... Read More

Shyness can be crippling, but Helen Rivas-Rose shows the way toward better communication and a better life. In Helen Rivas-Rose’s detailed and poignant memoir, "Brave", she details her lifelong struggle with shyness and how she learned... Read More

It is 1643, and when Lady Constance Morrow bids farewell to her beloved Uncle Skelly—who is chained for transport to the Virginia colony, where he will serve out a sentence placed upon him by the British lords—she is taken by the... Read More

The choices posed by the Amish religion and lifestyle lead to emotionally complex situations and sacrifices, especially for Leah, the adopted daughter of Abram. At the beginning of the story, Leah is recovering from the loss of her... Read More