A children's biography that follows Louisa May Alcott from her childhood to the success of Little Women, threading together family moves, her father's idealism, and her efforts to earn a living through writing. It captures not only her career as a writer but also the domestic and historical world she lived in.

A vivid biography of Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women.

Set in ancient Crete, this historical fantasy follows Inas, the daughter of the inventor Daidalos, as she moves between myth and adventure. As fear of the gods collides with confidence in science, a young woman's curiosity and courage drive the story forward.

In mythic Crete, a girl who wants to fly carves out her own path.

A short story collection that retells Irish folktales and legends through memories of childhood in the countryside. Its plainspoken narration lets village life and imagination flow together naturally.

Village stories keep living beneath one tree.

After an apple falls and startles the little bunny, it leaves Bunnyland and moves through a chain of alphabet-linked encounters and events. The result is a playful picture book whose wordplay and visual rhythm carry the story.

A startled rabbit leaps into an alphabet world.

Set in 1850s Boston at the height of the clipper-ship era, the novel follows young John Seagrave as he is drawn into shipping, shipbuilding, and the social tension surrounding slavery. It blends maritime adventure with historical change and a coming-of-age arc.

The golden age of clipper ships and the era of the Fugitive Slave Act meet through a boy's eyes.

A 1933 historical novel about Neno, a boy apprenticed to a silk merchant in Florence, who searches for his family while moving between Florence and Constantinople. As he travels, he encounters merchant guilds, urban tension, and the shadow of war.

A historical adventure novel that follows a boy's journey and growth from Renaissance Florence to Constantinople.

Set in early 1930s Wyoming, the story follows the Morgan family as they try to rebuild a farm on rough homestead land and make a life together. Told through Sayre Morgan’s perspective, it captures the difficulty and reward of working, supporting one another, and putting down roots.

Can a family make a new start on a hard piece of land?

A historical novel told through the eyes of John Deane, a boy growing up in Gettysburg as the town and his family are drawn toward the Civil War. Against the backdrop of runaway slaves, Harpers Ferry, and the Battle of Gettysburg, the story gradually blends a boy's coming of age with the changing life of his household.

A Civil War story seen through the eyes of a boy in Gettysburg.

Set in ancient Rome, the novel follows Chloe, a girl abandoned by her father, through a historical story for young readers. Her life as an enslaved girl, and the friendship, love, and reunion that follow, build a carefully layered sense of loss and recovery.

A deserted girl’s life opens out across the time of ancient Rome.