Helen Plum Library

"A colorful, action-packed tale filled with sinister doings and plenty of good old-fashioned heroics . . . An entertaining ride" set in colonial times (Criminal Element). In the winter of 1703, Matthew Corbett's Manhattan neighborhood is shaken by explosions-and Matthew discovers his old nemesis, Professor Fell, will do anything he can to capture Matthew's attention and obtain his services as a professional problem solver. As a result, Matthew travels...

It was during five youthful years in Vienna that Adolf Hitler's obsession with the Habsburg Imperial family became the catalyst for his vendetta against a vanished empire, a dead archduke, and his royal orphans. That hatred drove Hitler's rise to power and led directly to the tragedy of the Second World War and the Holocaust. The royal orphans of Archduke Franz Ferdinand-offspring of an upstairs-downstairs marriage that scandalized the tradition-bound...

"It is 1926, the first year of the Showa era. Kanoko, a girl who can hear lies, and impoverished but cunning detective Soma Iwai now face a murder on a solitary island. Meanwhile, Chiyo Fujishima, a big fan of detectives, has her own case to solve. This volume also includes a special short with a retro-modern back-alley tale of mystery!"--Back cover

"Magic is fading from Wales--choked off by King Offa's Dyke, the enemy earthworks that spans the entire border. Even the dragons have disappeared. And now an attack is imminent. Prince Taliesin would love to watch magic die. Prince Dafydd fears it, and the throne. But when their father promises the crown to whichever son can destroy the dyke and restore magic to Wales, the brothers are forced into an uneasy rivalry. Ffion works hedgewitch magic for...

"A stunning graphic memoir of a childhood in Cuba, coming to America on the Mariel boatlift, and a defense of democracy, here and there. Hailed for his iconic art on the cover of Time and on jumbotrons around the world, Edel Rodriguez is among the most prominent political artists of our age. Now for the first time, he draws his own life, revisiting his childhood in Cuba and his family's passage on the infamous Mariel boatlift. When Edel was nine,...

On a golden August morning in 1939, sisters Antonina and Helena Dąbrowska send their father off to defend Poland against the looming threat of German invasion. The next day, the first bombs fall on Warsaw, decimating their beloved city and shattering the world of their youth. When Antonina's beloved Marek is forced behind ghetto walls along with the rest of Warsaw's Jewish population, Antonina turns her worry into action and becomes a key figure...

Her mother told them they were daughters of a god. But can the children of gods hurt? Can they die and fail like any other mortal? Penthesilea knew her life was different. Growing up on the lush island of the Amazons, she and her sister lived on the cusp of two worlds-the warlike one of men and the soft and mothering one of women. But Amazonian girls learn to fight, to defend their home, to battle their enemies. They are neither soft nor cold, neither...

Tag along with the Timekeepers as they travel through time to fix problems in the past. These history-themed adventure stories for 7 to 9 years olds will help readers discover the amazing people and events that shaped our world.
The Timekeepers are a secret organization of kids who keep the course of history on track. And history needs them-a villain named DeLay is set on causing chaos! When the hands on their special watches start to spin...

Soma and Kanoko get wrapped up in a fight between the waitress Lily and her partner, Kanji, and find themselves infiltrating a haunted house, chasing after the key to a murder case! Soma and Kanoko get wrapped up in a fight between the waitress Lily and her partner, Kanji, and find themselves infiltrating a haunted house, chasing after the key to a murder case! Soma and Kanoko get wrapped up in a fight between the waitress Lily and her partner,

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Genesis is one of the largest and most fascinating books of the Bible. Its 50 chapters span the creation of the world all the way to the lives of the patriarchs and matriarchs in the promised land. Rose Guide to Genesis will help you keep track of the most important people, places, and stories in the first book of the Bible as you delve into the world of the ancient Near East. Learn about the people and lands of ancient world from Mesopotamia to...