The Most Precious of Cargoes

After being expelled from Beecher Prep for his treatment of a classmate with a facial deformity, Julian has struggled to fit in at his new school. To...

Have you ever wondered "What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?" The answer to this vexing question is now within your reach! You'll find it in...

A Javanese royal and half-Dutch woman fall in love as Indonesia rises to independence from colonial rule.

Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but because she is non-verbal and uses a wheelchair, she is not...

Follow a little toy clown, thrown away with a load of old discarded toys, as he goes on a journey to find a new loving home for himself and his...

Seven years after the mysterious death of her mother, an isolated botanist meets an enigmatic, teenage runaway in a creek. Forming an unexpected...

To restore his family's lost wealth, a young Boston lad stows away on a ship bound for the California Gold Rush. When their very proper butler gives...

A young man goes up against a crooked town boss.

Newspaper reporters compete with London police to solve a murder.

Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and...

When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her...

An "underground" cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his artwork.