Red Eye was never supposed to be like most other horses. The boy who helped raise and train him to race knew that Red Eye could have been a champion many times over. But war came, and Red Eye could not escape it. Like other horses, he suffered through the heat, the rain, and the snow; marched for hours over rough roads or struggled through muddy tracks; went without food and water; and worse. The boy, who had grown up and gone to war, too, found Red Eye wounded and scared but could not help him and had to leave him in the care of a young girl. She came to love Red Eye as the boy had. When...

What do a World War I SPAD XIII fighter plane and a solar wind powered Mars Mission spacecraft have in common? Two pilots from the same family five generations apart: One man's love of flying, begun in the skies above France in 1918, started to unravel a thread that eventually led to a trip through the heavens to another world. Such delicate threads run through the lives of many people. Decisions made or unmade cause these threads to continue to unwind or to be cut. The results can alter the future for all of us. Growing up is hard work Ask anybody. For thirteen-year-old Charlie Richards it...

"Horses," she whispered. And with that one word five-year-old Ruth Scott set in motion a family saga that would test the measure of a son's courage, a mother's conflict between love of family and love of country, a father's commitment to keep a promise, and a daughter's extraordinary gift. In the early morning hours of October 10, 1862, Confederate Major General J.E.B. "Jeb" Stuart and 1800 of his cavalry splashed across the Potomac River and rode toward Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Rebel army, had given the order for a raid in the hope that it would...

The idea of an entire family disappearing off the face of the earth both scared and fascinated thirteen-year-old Curt Richardson. From the first time he learned about the mystery of "Oblivion," he wanted desperately to solve it. He learned all he could about the Farnsworth family, the owners of "Oblivion," from old newspapers and from anyone in Adirondack Lake who would talk to him about the family's strange fate. But the newspapers told him only so much, and the people told him even less, so strong was their fear of "The Taker," the ancient man who guarded and cared for the grounds of...

The Elfin Orb holds all the power of the Elves. Whoever possesses it can conquer and rule an empire. Craving that power, an evil king sends a young boy to search out and bring back the Orb. A princess, seeking to regain a throne, and an Elf, hoping to recover the Orb for his people, join him. Together, they journey through a land of unknown terrors. To fail in their quest dooms them all. To succeed crowns a tyrant. Only the Orb itself holds the answer, but finding it and unlocking its secret will test not only their courage but also their loyalty to each other.