Twelve-year-old Lena comes to live with her eccentric grandfather in a small Russian town and finds herself mocked and persecuted by a gang of her classmates at her new school.
Europe
Materials from Europe
The 7 Professors Of The Far North
Eleven-year-old Sam and his new friends, brother and sister Ben and Zara, set off for the Arctic to try and rescue the siblings’ great-uncle and five other professors from the mad scientist holding them prisoner.
My Grandma Leonie
A child describes all the things she did with her grandmother and how she felt when her grandmother died.
The Door To Time
After moving from London to an old mansion on the English coast, eleven-year-old twins Jason and Julia discover that their new home has twisting tunnels, strange artifacts from around the world, and a mysterious, locked door.
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.
The Changeling
A farmer’s wife becomes the foster mother of a troll’s child and her humanistic treatment of the changeling eventually secures the return of her own son.
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.
The Valley Of Secrets
When strange events occur in his newly inherited house in Cornwall, England, Stephen, a teenager who was abandoned at birth, investigates the mystery and his family history using clues found in a travel journal kept by his great uncle Theo.
Netherlands
Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of the Netherlands.
Hello, Twins
Although twins Charlotte and Simon do everything differently and do not look alike, they still share a special bond.