Family & Relationships
Clear Heart
Carpenters and craft, friendship and rivalry: Wally is building a mansion for a dot-com multimillionaire in the Silicon Valley of Californi…
Unmasked, or the Science of Immorality
Mary Edwards Walker was a physician and surgeon who served in the Civil War. An abolitionist, prohibitionist, and cross-dressing leader of t…
Next Christmas in Girouette
Next Christmas in Girouette is a full-length novel for people of all ages—nine to ninety-nine—who want to share a heart-warming literary adv…
The Reason Why
The Reason Why by Robert Kemp Philp offers a fascinating exploration of the natural world through a series of engaging explanations. Present…
The Art of Conversation
Many of us find it challenging to speak to other people, for various reasons. Some of us are afraid of being called a bore. Others are worri…
The Adopting of Rosa Marie
In this charming girl's book we meet again the four chums of Dandelion Cottage. Their friendship knit closer than ever by their summer at pl…
Phoebe, Junior
Social status and snobbery dominated Victorian English society, but religion and politics were interfering with the status quo as Phoebe Bee…
Old Christmas
A tale of the quaint and old English traditions of celebrating Christmas. Irving travels to the English countryside and meets an old schoolm…
The Haunted Ship
Summer adventures on the Coast of Maine. - Summary by Carrie Gorman
More About Pixie
Pixie is older, her world becomes wider. The stories of her sister Bridgie and her brother Jack emerge, and also that of an intriguing neigh…
The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp
In this 14th book in the Bobbsey Twins Series, the twins go on more adventures, including getting lost in a blizzard! (Summary by Maria Ther…
Fairy Prince and Other Stories
A charming family story told from the viewpoint of a nine-year-old girl. “You don't seem to understand," I whispered. "It's Christ…
Little Sunbeam
Peggy, age eight, blind from birth, is the Little Sunbeam in her family. Following a serious accident in London, she is sent to spend time …
The Little Minister
Before "Peter Pan" came "The Little Minister", J.M. Barrie's first published novel. This is not a children's book, but r…
Living With Our Children
This book is a collection of small essays to help parents better understand their children and offer help to parents in the task of raising …
Petticoat Government
The lives and intrigues of the Jenkyns family and their neighbors, in the cathedral town of Westhampton, 1825. - Summary by Mark Leder
Jack and Jill
When Jack and Jill tumble off their sled on the first good snow of the season, their injuries cause them to be bedridden for many months, pu…
Eddie of Jackson's Gang
Eddie. That is the only name our young, musically talented hero knew for himself. After being left at a Catholic orphanage as a young child,…
Consequences
Set in late Victorian England, “Consequences” follows the life of Alexandra Clare, a girl born into an upper class Catholic London family. R…
Brother Jacob
Brother Jacob is a poignant short story by George Eliot that delves into the complexities of family dynamics and the nature of ambition. At …