Although Juan is a slave, a friendship develops between him and his benevolent master, the great Spanish artist Velazques, who secretly teaches him to paint.
Fiction
Fiction genre
Forest Of The Clouded Leopard
The death of his grandfather forces a fifteen-year-old Iban boy to face the conflict between the traditions and beliefs of his tribe and the modern ways he has learned at a Western-style boarding school.
Daisy Comes Home
Daisy, an unhappy hen in China, floats down the river in a basket and has an adventure.
The Moon’s Lullaby
As night settles in, a baby’s yawn travels around the world, inducing sleepiness everywhere.
The Road Of The Dead
Two brothers, sons of an incarcerated gypsy, leave London traveling to an isolated and desolate village, in search of the brutal killer of their sister.
Annie– Anya: A Month In Moscow
The Moscow Circus notwithstanding, five-year-old Annie feels alone and homesick in a strange land until she meets Anya, who teaches Annie her first Russian words and introduces her to the warmth and generosity of the Russian people.
Where Is?
Left with Grandpa and Grandma, Noni wonders where Mom is and what she is doing, and when she returns she has to find Noni, who is hiding.
Dizzy: A Novel
After an eight-year absence, Dizzy’s ‘New Age traveler’ mother suddenly shows up on her twelfth birthday and whisks her away to a series of festivals throughout Scotland in her rattletrap van.
The Foundling Fox
An orphan fox is fed and protected by a reluctant vixen, who finds in the end that she loves him as much as her own three kits.
River Boy
Knowing that he is dying, Jess’s grandfather insists on returning to the river he had known as a boy to finish a special painting and fulfill a life-long dream.