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In 1943, 16-year-old Erik experiences the horrors of war when he is drafted into the German army and sent to fight on the Russian front.
Presents the archaeological evidence for and historical theories of the exploration of North America by numerous civilizations long before Columbus, discussing seven groups spanning 146 B.C. to 1492.
Describes the adventures of teen-aged Bruce Gordon, who, following an Artic shipwreck in 1757, survived for six years in the ship's upside-down carcass with a polar bear as his sole companion.
In 1943 sixteen-year-old Erik experiences the horrors of war when he is drafted into the German army and sent to fight on the Russian front.
A collection of unusual stories that are hard to believe but true, in such categories as "Travel and Transportation," "Crime and Punishment," and "Accidents and Disasters."
A collection of stories featuring time travel and other forms of high technology.
A unique collection of scary stories orbiting around a variety of aliens from planets both known and unknown.
Since the death of his mother, Baoliu has grown apart from his father and bitterly resents his father's new wife. One night an intruder breaks into the family's home and Baoliu's stepmother is murdered. Baoliu is accused of the crime, convicted, and sentenced to be beheaded-a common practice in twelfth-century China. At the last minute a business arrangement, a kadi, is made-and another man is paid to die in Baoliu's place. As Baoliu witnesses the execution of his innocent substitute, he vows to clear his name and restore the family's honor. Critically acclaimed author Don Wulffson follows Baoliu, an outcast of society, willing to do anything and everything, as he struggles to prove his innocence.
Since the death of his mother, Baoliu has grown apart from his family and is bitterly resentful of his father's new wife, who wears his mother's clothing and even her jewelry. One night, Baoliu's stepmother is attacked and murdered. The most obvious suspect, Baoliu is tried for the crime, convicted, and sentenced to death by beheading. With no one on his side, how will Baoliu prove his innocence? How will he avoid his violent and horrid fate? Who, if anybody, will help him? And if the murderer wasn't Baoliu, then who was it? Filled with unexpected plot twists, The Golden Rat is a totally engrossing, enormously entertaining murder mystery that also poses thought provoking questions about how we are judged for our mistakes—large and small—by our families and the societies in which we live.
Why can't Kara remember anything--even her name? What crime is Shawn's uncle really guilty of --jaywalking or murder? Did the same person who robbed Mr. Measures also kill him? And how can a bloody crow solve the case? For the answers, read MORE SIX-MINUTE MYSTERIES, a clue-packed collection of mini-mysteries sure to have you stumped right up to the mind-bending end.