After his father and the entire crew are killed by ninja pirates and he is washed up on the shore of a mysterious land, 12-year-old Jack Fletcher is rescued by one of Japan's greatest samurai, yet unable to speak the language, he must rely on the samurai's niece for lessons and attend a samurai school in order to fit into his new world.
In 1837, as seventeen-year-old twins, Persephone and Penelope Leland, are starting their first London Season they find that their beloved governess, who has taught them everything they know about magic, has disappeared. 25,000 first printing.
When his father goes missing during an expedition to Asia and the entire family gives up all hope of his return, 16-year-old Marco Polo won't believe that he is dead and leaves home to look for him, but when a strange event happens in the midst of his travels, Marco is rerouted--ending up in the court of Kublai Khan to hear the story of the fabled dragon's pearl.
In 1868, with his army officer father suddenly posted to India, and his mother mysteriously "unwell," fourteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes is sent to stay with his eccentric uncle and aunt in their vast house in Farnham, where he uncovers his first murder and a diabolical villain
When the sea takes everything, including his family, Mau, forced to become a man, must find the strength within him to defy expectations and the courage to forge new beliefs. 100,000 first printing.
Earl Phantomhive, the Queen's faithful servant and twelve-year-old boy, is aided by his butler Sebastian whenever he is called in to save a dinner party gone awry or uncover the dark secrets of London's underground
In 1936 Berlin, 14-year-old Karl Stern, considered Jewish despite a non-religious upbringing, learns to box from the legendary Max Schmeling while struggling with the realities of the Holocaust. By the author of the award-winning My Mother the Cheerleader. 25,000 first printing.