Jessica Gunderson: 17 books

Think there's just one fairy tale with a girl who meets danger in disguise? Think again! Cultures all around the world have their own Little Red Riding Hood stories. Visit Germany, Italy, and Taiwan, and find out whose sick grandmother is a tiger, and who is saved not by a kind hunter but by a talking river.

Abraham Lincoln watched a play. James Garfield walked through a train station. William McKinley shook hands with his public. John Kennedy smiled and waved from a motorcade. In these moments shots rang out and four presidents suffered mortal wounds. Some say their assassins were calculating killers....

When Riley Starr is invited to go on a tropical cruise in the Caribbean with her family, Riley can’t pass up the opportunity for a little rest and relaxation! Plans change, however, when modern-day pirates hijack the cruise in an attempt to kidnap Riley, leaving the passengers lost at sea. A nearby...