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Gretel, of Hansel and Gretel fame, was really the princess of the country of Goh. She decided early in life that she wanted to be a king, not a queen. This book is the chronicle, after her escape from the Wicked Witch, of her years of careful planning and preparation and adventures in her quest to become a king.

On vacation at her favorite lake in the Canadian woods, the storyteller, through a sequence of encounters with remarkable animals and other beings, explores the history of the moonstone and awakens at the gateway to a magical new world. This rich, wondrous story tells of the adventure of a young woman discovering how to face and overcome her fears. The message of this book --that the magic of visions, imagination, and spiritual teachers is to be celebrated rather than hidden away -- is uplifting and encouraging. So may people turn away from this kind of open thought; it is remarkable to find...

On Maryland's western shore, a young boy watches a pair of eagles nesting in a stand of oak trees near his school. When the land where the trees are growing is sold to a company that plans to build condominiums there, the boy wonders what will happen to the eagles. Eventually, he and his classmates become worried enough to do something to help the nesting pair. Students, teachers, parents, and people from the local business community all join forces to ensure that the eagles can keep their nesting site. The story is appealing for its look at the remarkable bird that is America's national...

Lost Seoul is the inspirational true story of one man's journey to find his family after becoming lost in a crowded Seoul train station at the age of six. It relays his courage, and never-ending hope, to understand his path in life while discovering unimaginable inner strength along the way.

"I live on the western shore next to the Chesapeake Bay. One morning, all I could see was mud 'Where did all the water go?' I asked my parents. They said not to worry, the water would be back. But that didn't keep me from worrying. I worried about all the people on the Eastern Shore being flooded. I worried and I worried. When I came home from school that day...." The answer to this child's puzzlement is contained in this charming story about a natural phenomenon that occurs on the bay. Early Readers: Ages 5-8.