Young: 8996 books
In the Heart of the Sea (Young Readers Edition)
The True Story of the Whaleship Essex
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
**The New York Times bestselling and National Book Award winning *In the Heart of the Sea, *soon to be a major motion picture directed by Ron Howard, adapted by the author for young readers. **
On November 20, 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry whale. Within...
The Disappearing Spoon
And Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements (Young Readers Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
A young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table.
Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation?...
The Children of Willesden Lane
A True Story of Hope and Survival During World War II (Young Readers Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Fourteen-year-old Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who hoped to become a concert pianist. But when Hitler's armies advanced on pre-war Vienna, Lisa's parents were forced to make a difficult decision. Able to secure passage for only one of their three daughters through the Kindertransport, they chose...
Turning Pages
My Life Story
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor tells her own story for young readers for the very first time!
As the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor has inspired young people around the world to reach for their dreams. But what inspired her? For young Sonia, the answer was books!...
Far from the Tree
Young Adult Edition--How Children and Their Parents Learn to Accept One Another . . . Our Differences Unite Us
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
From New York Times bestselling author Andrew Solomon comes a stunning, poignant, and affecting young adult edition of his award-winning masterpiece, Far From the Tree, which explores the impact of extreme differences between parents and children.
The old adage says that the apple doesn’t...
The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation)
The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
The #1 New York Times bestseller about the Greatest Generation freshly adapted for the next generation.
For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what...
by Taylor Young
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2013
What do blown Cadillac coups, cops, and credit cards share? Where do inheritances gone AWOL, horrible houses, and greasy food get intertwined? And how in the heck would payday loan sharks, rich people, and your neighbor’s yappy psycho dogs mix in any story with an other-than-disastrous ending?
Through...
Fifty Cents and a Dream
Young Booker T. Washington
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
Booker dreamed
of making friends with words,
setting free the secrets
that lived in books.
Born into slavery, young Booker T. Washington could only dream of learning to read and write. After emancipation, Booker began a five-hundred-mile journey, mostly on foot, to Hampton Institute, taking...
by Michael Young
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
Every young man reaches a point in his life where he must leave the nest and spread his wings. I tried my wings during the turbulent, early years of the seventies. The trials I endured tested my skills and made me stronger. I made many mistakes that could have caused my demise and I look back on them...
by Gail Carriger
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
This young adult steampunk series debut set in the same world as the New York Times bestselling Parasol Protectorate is filled with all the saucy adventure and droll humor Gail Carriger's legions of fans have come to adore.
Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother. Sophronia...
by Bryan Young
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2012
Curse of the Werewolf is a collection of three horror stories from acclaimed author Bryan Young.The Black House: This story tells the tale of a young man obsessed with the oldest house on the block, yearning to unravel its horrifying secret.A Pistol Full of Silver: Reprinted from Young's...
by Mark Young
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012
The working life of a bodyguard for the Saudi's and the unusual experiences he faced. Experiences of a bodyguard that worked with the upper echelons of the Saudi Arabian royal family and others. "Having known Mark Young for some time now, I have to say he is the most professional, diligent and...
by George Manville Fenn
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
A tale for young men, and how to survive and save others lost in the forest. Young readers will love this story.
by Eleanor Stredder
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2013
A young boy is kidnapped by a she-wolf as a playmate for her own young. A much overlooked tale for young readers, reminiscent of the Jungle Book and Shasta of the Wolves. Truly a tale that will delight young and old as well.