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Determined to find the knight responsible for the terrible deaths of her mother and the Jewish peddler who had given them a home, thirteen-year-old Sarah is helped in her quest by a strange old woman, a magical sword, a young faery, and an unkempt knight with little armor and no horse.

What would happen if you went back in time? Imagine stepping into the Stone Age and meeting some Neanderthals. Would it be a peaceful encounter or a Stone-Age struggle? What if you went back to when dinosaurs roamed? Would you be a tasty snack for a T-Rex or one of the first humans to tame fire? Remember, in a time before recorded history, just about everything could kill you. You Choose Books offer an exciting, immersive non-fiction learning experience where the reader chooses which path to tak...

A Norman invasion of the Gaulish village! But only trendy teenager Justforkix, visiting from Lutetia, fears them, for the Gauls have their magic potion. But the Normas themselves want to learn the meaning of fear: can Asterix and his friends teach them? Another secret weapon is brought into play...and at long last the bard Cacofonix wins the appreciation due to him.

About the Author- George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 - 16 November 1902), was a prolific English novelist and a special correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include The Dragon & The Raven (1886), For The Temple (1888), Under Drake's Flag (1883) and In Freedom's Cause (1885). -Wikipedia Excerpt - CHAPTER I : THE WAR OF THE SUCCESSION "He is an idle vagabond!" the mayor of the good town of Southampton said, in...

Two children befriend the old man known as the Birdman of Bryher and help him lift a curse from their island.

A father and his eighteen-year-old son are each affected differently by their experiences as slaves in Jamaica in the early nineteenth century.

An illustrated recounting of the battle of the Alamo in 1836, as told from the perspective of a jackrabbit.