Straus Farrar

"The year is 1929 and Bobot is just another migrant worker in rural California. Or rather, a migrant worker with a law degree from the Philippines reduced to manual labor in America. Bobot, like so many other young Filipinos, finds himself bunking in the fields picking fruit by day. When his cousin writes claiming to have spotted his estranged wife in nearby San Francisco, he swipes a co-worker's favorite nightclub suit and heads to the big city to...

From the Publisher: Is eternal life a blessing or a curse? That is what young Winnie Foster must decide when she discovers a spring on her family's property whose waters grant immortality. Members of the Tuck family, having drunk from the spring, tell Winnie of their experiences watching life go by and never growing older. But then Winnie must decide whether or not to keep the Tucks' secret-and whether or not to join them on their never-ending journey....

"Comedy is king. From multimillion-dollar TV specials to sold-out stand-up shows and TikTok stardom, comedy has never been more popular, democratized, or influential. Comedians have become organizing forces across culture--as trusted as politicians and as fawned-over as celebrities--yet comedy as an art form has gone under-considered throughout its history, even as it has ascended as a cultural force. In Comedy Book, Jesse David Fox--the country's...

A retelling of the traditional English tale in which a poor man follows the advice of his dream and is eventually led to a treasure.

A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well.

In 1869, a woman whose "can-do" attitude had shaped her life was instrumental in making Wyoming the first state to allow women to vote, then became the first woman to hold public office in the United States.

Felix Clousseau is a poor, unknown painter living in turn-of-the-century Paris. When he enters his painting of a duck in a local art contest, no one is impressed -- until the duck quacks. Suddenly, all the paintings Clousseau has painted come to life, and his creations -- which include a slithery boa constrictor, a billowing volcano, and a gushing waterfall -- threaten to cause havoc all over Paris.

In order to save her daughter from a terrible war, the mother sends her into the forest telling her to return in three days. She meets St. Joseph who cares for her for three days, which in reality is thirty years.

In Antarctica, the penguins and the seals share their world with their enemies, the skuas and the leopard seals, but the most dangerous enemy may be Man.

One hundred one riddles include old favorites and new puzzles. Full-page, color illustrations provide clues.