Hassan, grandson of tomb robbers, joins the dig of King Tut's tomb, but must show honesty to continue working.
G. A. Henty writes: "In all history, there is no drama of more terrible interest than that which terminated with the total destruction of Jerusalem." Oppressed by Rome for decades, the Jews fought zealously during the years 66 - 70 A.D. Drawing upon the eyewitness narrative of the Jewish historian Josephus, Henty presents the desperate conflict through the eyes of John of Gamala, a young man who fights valiantly for the sanctity of the Temple, and the freedom of his people. Although it is a m...
The Wisdom of Ahmad Shah (Hoopoe Teaching-Stories)
by Idries Shah
Rescuing Zia - The Bloodied Road To Damascus
by Anthony Vincent Bruno
“Jews are no longer safe in Iraq. When are you going to get it through your thick head?” It’s 1951, and twelve-year-old Salman Shasha is happy with his life in Baghdad. But trouble is brewing. Salman and his family are Iraqi Jews and their government has been turning against their community for years. Things become so dangerous that the whole family are forced to leave Iraq for Israel, the “Promised Land”. Once they arrive, however, they realise that things are not what they dreamed they would...
He was named "Sham" for the sun, this golden-red stallion born in the Sultan of Morocco's stone stables. Upon his heel was a small white spot, the symbol of speed. But on his chest was the symbol of misfortune. Although he was swift as the desert winds, Sham's pedigree would be scorned all his life by cruel masters and owners. This is the classic story of Sham and his friend, the stable boy Agba. Their adventures take them from the sands of the Sahara to the royal courts of France, and finally...
Legendary Underdogs (Graphic Mythology)
by Marie P Croall, Justine Fontes, and Ron Fontes
Book V (Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #5)
by Maryrose Wood
For fans of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events and Trenton Lee Stewart's Mysterious Benedict Society, here comes the fifth book in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, the acclaimed and hilarious Victorian mystery series by Maryrose Wood. Lord Fredrick Ashton may not feel ready to be a father, but with a little Ashton on the way, he's sure about one thing: the wolfish curse on his family must end soon, before the child is born. Penelope willingly takes on the challenge; when La...
Fourteen-year-old Johnny Trott, a bell-boy at London's Savoy Hotel in 1912, becomes caregiver to Kaspar Kandinsky, the Prince of Cats, and soon the two are stowing away on the Titanic, where they are befriended by the Stanton family of New York.
This is the re-telling of a classic story from the Prophet's life. It weaves a tale that shows how even the smallest of us can have a great destiny.