The world will end on Thursday, July 27, 2000. At least, that's what Reverend Beelson has told his congregation. That's why Marina and Jed and their parents have joined the rest of the Reverend's flock at a mountain retreat to await t...

A collection of twenty-seven stories from around the world--including Polynesia, Greece, the British Isles, Scandinavia, and the Middle East--revisits the long forgotten tales of fish-tailed gods who dominate the great oceans, control...

Hannah thinks tonight's Passover Seder will be the same as always. Little does she know that this year she will be mysteriously transported into the past where only she knows the horrors that await.

When her father, Robert the Bruce, becomes King of Scotland, Marjorie Bruce becomes a princess. But Edward Longshanks, the ruthless King of England, has set his sights on Robert and his family. Marjorie is captured and imprisoned in a...

Relates Sally Jane's experience of changing times in rural America, as she lives through the drowning of the Swift River towns in western Massachusetts to form the Quabbin Reservoir.

Largely ignored by her own family, Princess Djeow Seow spends her days playing with a kite made from paper and sticks. But when the Emperor is imprisoned in a high tower, only the Princess can save the day, flying her kite high up int...

Any fan of Star Wars, Star Trek, or other books in this series will enjoy Yolen's snappy space adventure. . . . will keep new readers, especially boys, going.'--Booklist.

Sisters Serena and Meteora were proud members of the high court of the Fairy Queen-until they were cast out from court, stripped of their powers, and banished to the brutish mortal realm of Earth-where they discover a long-forgotte...

Piggins the butler solves the mysterious disappearance of Mrs. Reynard's diamond lavaliere with the help of a delightful set of characters. "One of a kind--and sure to provide a great deal of fun for many readers and listeners.&q...

Brave Commander Toad and the crew of the spaceship Star Warts have a mission: to go where no spaceship has gone before and to bring a little bit of Earth back to the alien stars. But Deep Wader is not pleased at being disturbed and it...

The Mary Celeste was discovered adrift on the open sea by another ship in 1872 -- with no sign of captain or crew. What happened? Did the crew mutiny? Were they attacked by pirates? Caught in a storm? No one ever found out. Inside t...

Welcome to Scotland, where magic runs through the land like the stripes in the colorful Scottish tartans. Everyone and everything here, it seems, has some wizardry--old folks at rest homes, dusty old card games, even cowardly dogs. Th...

Features the Nebula Award-winning novella 'Lost Girls.' In these modern myths and tales for the young and the young at hear, Jane Yolen transforms the impossible into the familiar and real. Among the outlandish wonders are an Alice gr...

The Star Warts is being sent on a dangerous mission to an intergalactic spy convention to find Agent 007 1/2. Not only is he Space Fleet's greatest spy and a master of disguise, but he's also Commander Toad's cousin. But Commander Toa...

Every evening, old Miz Berlin walks around Mary Louise's long block, talking to herself. One day, the girl follows Miz Berlin, and finds that she's telling stories. And they're wonderful stories-about feathers falling from the sky, hu...

When beautiful Princess Miserella, Plain Jane, and a fairy fall under a sleeping spell, a prince undoes the spell in a surprising way.

In search of new worlds to explore, Commander Toad and his crew land their space ship 'Star Warts' on the strange Planet of the Grapes.

Jakkin and his girlfriend, Akki, discover a primitive cult that sacrifices dragons.

When Christopher Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492, what he discovered were the Taino Indians. Told from a young Taino boy's point of view, this is a story of how the boy tried to warn his people against welcoming ...

Dinosaur colors start with red: A red fire truck stuck under the bed, A purple towel left on the floor, A green sign taped to the closet door, The third board book by the bestselling, award-winning duo Jane Yolen and Mark Teague focu...

When Commander Toad and the intrepid crew of the spaceship Star Warts encounter a black hole while leapfrogging across the galaxy, Commander Toad must resort to a secret weapon from his past to save the Star Warts from 'toad-al' destr...

This is the legendary story of Merlin--from his abandonment by his parents at the age of eight to the discovery of his powers at twelve. Together, these three novels reimagine the origins of the greatest wizard of all time, giving rea...

Commander Toad and his spaceship Star Warts answer a mysterious call for help from a flooded asteroid.

A bond servant in Master Sarkkhan's dragon barns, young Jakkin Stewart hopes to obtain his freedom by stealing a dragon hatchling and secretly training it to become a champion fighter. Reissue.

What would it be like if the moon was your friend? Find out as you walk alongside a little boy who journeys through life to achieve his dream of becoming an astronaut. Then blast off with your little one as you zoom to the moon togeth...

 Young James, an earl's son, is a bit bothersome and always asking the oddest questions. Desperate, his mother sends him off to be educated at Cranford Abbey, hoping the strict regimen will do him a world of good. But Cranford Abbey ...

The blazing conclusion to the Stone Man Mysteries trilogy. In the climactic final volume of the Stone Man Mysteries series, the demon-turned-gargoyle Silex and his human helper Craig make the ultimate uneasy alliance: a partnership wi...

Briar Rose is a historically sensitive retelling of Sleeping Beauty set amid forests patrolled by the German army during World War II.Ever since she was a child, Rebecca has been enchanted by her grandmother Gemma's stories about Bria...

One night during the Perseid meteor shower, Arianne thinks she sees a shooting star land in the fields surrounding her family's horse farm. About a year later, one of their horses gives birth to a baby centaur. The family has enough a...

After many long days in the dark of space, the crew of the Star Warts is thinking longingly of home. But when Mr. Hop sets a course for HOME, the spaceship zeroes in on an uncharted planet. The intrepid crew sets out to explore, and C...