NYPD detective Kathleen Mallory investigates the murder of an elderly magician, who died while trying to recreate a famous trick on live television. As Kathleen delves further into the magician's past, which includes a torturous tour of duty in World War II and a ties to a group of brutally competitive magicians, readers may get a glimpse of Kathleen's own troubled past.

When a performance artist is murdered at Avril Koozeman's hip gallery, Sgt. Kathy Mallory finds that the crime is linked to a twelve-year-old unsolved murder that her deceased father, a police inspector, once investigated.

Nancy is thrilled to discover that she has a new classmate all the way from Paris in this beginning reader. But when Robert isn’t interested in the same things, Nancy learns that there are other things to have in common than being fancy. An I Can Read book with illustrations.

An exciting class trip to the museum has Nancy planning a particularly spectacular ensemble. But when the bus trip threatens to ruin everything, Nancy’s not sure if she can still enjoy the museum. What will happen to the little fashion plate? With sparkling illustrations. An I Can Read book.

Kate has difficulty when she advances from double-bladed ice skates to "grown-up" figure skates.

A lawyer from the turn of the century is brought into the present as a lover for a contemporary woman.

Based on the true story of a young girl's adventures during the Revolutionary War.

A timeless classic based on a true story, this 1961 Newbery Medal-winner tells the story of a young Indian girl, Karana, as she struggles with the experience of living completely alone on a tiny island in the Pacific. Due to a series of misfortunes, when Karana's tribe leaves their beautiful island to escape marauding Russian fishermen, she stays behind, at the mercy of wild dogs and the elements. Karana must figure out how to care for herself, including making weapons--traditionally men’s work. With only a dog and the surrounding wildlife for company, Karana spends 18 years relying on her strengths and finding contentedness on her quiet island.

A memoir by an Irish journalist who grew up in poverty, one of nine children, and escaped her background through a love of books. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.