"In the wake of the 1900 Galveston hurricane, three lives converge despite persecution from the Ku Klux Klan, a bare-knuckle boxing match gone wrong, and the recovery efforts of the American Red Cross. Based on a true story. The hurricane of 1900, America's worst natural disaster, left the island city of Galveston in ruins. Thousands perished, including all ninety-three children at the Sisters of the Incarnate Word orphanage--except six-year-old Hester,...

This gorgeous and lyrical picture book from renowned science author Laurence Pringle and debut illustrator Kate Garchinsky follows a year in the life of a red fox named Vixen as she finds food, hunts, escapes threats, finds a mate, and raises her kits{u2014}all the way to the day that she and her mate watch their kits head off to lead their own secret lives. Stunning, realistic illustrations celebrate the beauty of these mysterious creatures as readers...

This title introduces readers to red pandas, covering their habitat, their physical characteristics, and threats to the species.

The hilarious, charming, and candid story of Ingraham's decision to uproot his life and move his family to Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, population 1,400--the community he made famous as "the worst place to live in America" in a story he wrote for the Washington Post.

"A look at red pandas, including their habitats, physical characteristic such as their long, thick fur, behaviors, relationships with humans, and the numerous threats these elusive endangered bears face today"--

"Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow a young fox as it searches for a way home, through a world of many shades of red, after being separated from its family"--OCLC.

It would take a miracle for Storm Decker to return to Red Hook- or a tragedy. The neighborhood holds too many painful memories but when the ex-cop he'd come to consider his father falls ill, Storm is called home to face the past he tried to leave behind. Breanna Collins never expected to see Storm again after he left town and broke her heart. She's angry that he cannot seem to appreciate the changes in the neighborhood but still feels a powerful connection...

Shares recipes from the rural Virginia bakery for such favorites as Southern shoofly pie, wild raspberry buckle, sweet potato pecan pie, persimmon cookies, and bourbon balls.