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15-year-old Alice is sent to Corfu for the summer holidays to stay with Cara, a family friend. She finds herself isolated and vulnerable and soon suspects that all is not as it appears. Is she being held a prisoner, and will she discover what really happened to her parents? Emma Tennant perfectly captures the voice of a teenager today in a thrilling mystery which will appeal to adults and young people alike - a Kidnapped for our times.

Cape Cod and the Islands get all the ink, but the South Coast-the stretch from Wareham to Westport forming the western margin of Buzzards Bay-could be Massachusetts's most diverse, beautiful shore. From aerials that soar in over marsh and main to closely observed scenes of town and country life, these are some of the most striking images Commonwealth Editions has ever published. The book is divided in four sections. ?Gateway? focuses on Wareha...

An blend of thriller, polemic and satire, with a dash of romance, this novel set in the Middle East is by a journalist who's written for the "Independent" and the "Guardian".

With simple rhymes and colorful, highly detailed painting, the prize-winning Atlantic Online cartoonist creates a "Where's Waldo?"-type hit, setting animals free from Franklin Park Zoo and challenging children to find them in settings from Faneuil Hall to Fenway Park. In the city of Boston, / in fair Franklin Park, / sits a snug little zoo / that closes at dark. One morning the keeper / discovered a note. / "We've gone for a walk, " / the anim...

The team who brought grins to young readers with "The Boston Balloonies" and "I Met a Moose in Maine" have created a third charmer about a family of codfish and their friends. According to Shankman's rhyming narrative: The Cods of Cape Cod / Love their summer vacation, / And though they could go / Anywhere in the nation, / They keep coming back / To their favorite location, / 'Cause they know that Cape Cod's / A vacation sensation! The Cods of...

Commonwealth Editions best-selling author, Martha Day Zschock, has created ten books for the "Journey Around" series. Now, with her trademark artistry, whimsy, and feeling for place, Zschock has created a new board book series about favorite places in New England. Hello Cape Cod! takes children and the parents who read to them along Cape Cod, with its many fun and sometimes tasty attractions. A resident of Orleans on Cape Cod and a former thir...

A board book about Boston from the creator of the bestselling "Journey Around" series.

Longlisted for the 2009 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. When the celebrated Angolan musician Faustino Manso dies, his youngest daughter Laurentina journeys to Angola to trace the story of the father she never knew. Setting out to find the 7 wives and 18 children he left scattered across southern Africa, the fictional account of Laurentina's journey runs parallel with the author's chronicle of the novel's genesis. As the characters and their...

The latest creation from the award-winning team of author Shankman and illustrator O'Neill asks the universal question from kids of all ages who really have to go! Full color.

This beautiful photo collection is more than Harvard, the Square, and MIT. It captures the flavor of Cambridge's many communities.

Salem overflows with tourists in October, as young and old turn out for "Haunted Happenings." But the community on Boston's North Shore is brimming with life twelve months a year and boasts the cultural interest of the biggest cities in the world-from the legendary witch trials of 1692 to a wealth of 18th- and 19th century architecture to the Peabody Essex Museum. And did we mention Nathaniel Hawthorne? The author of A Scarlet Letter was born ...

The geographic heart and soul of Rhode Island is a 25-mile estuary of great beauty and ecological importance. A talented photographer teams with the offical Narragansett BayKeeper to create a remarkable gift book that is as thought-provoking as it is attractive.

Fifty thousand copies of this book have sold in hardcover since this Journey debuted in 2002. Booklist called it "an outstanding introduction that imparts a sense of the city's diversity along with some of its grander sights." Zschock always looks beyond the tried and true tourist sights to bring readers of all ages a rich, textured picture of one of the world's great cities.

A vivid, enchanting alphabet book for all ages, packed with fascinating information about historic sites in Boston, Cambridge, and environs. Martha Zschock's colorful, detailed watercolor paintings enliven the pages.

Seventy vintage postcards of "the other Cape" show off the salty beauty of Gloucester and the quiet splendor of Rockport a century ago.

A boy and a moose become fast friends in this rhyming charmer from the creators of "The Boston Balloonies, " "The Cods of Cape Cod, " and "Champ and Me By the Maple Tree." Together, boy and beast play hide-and-seek (not the best game for a moose), walk to the general store, then take a tour of Maine. They fly about in a seaplane, they run the Penobscot River on a raft made of logs, they hang out on a dock in Camden, and they finish off with so...

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In this board book from best-selling children's author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock, a parent and child bear explore the wonders of Vermont. They ski the slopes, gather maple syrup, and hike the Long Trail. They milk dairy cows, and go fishing and kayaking on the rivers and lakes. All the treasures of Vermont are here from covered bridges to hills dappled with fall foliage. Even Champ, the monster of Lake Champlain, puts in a surprise appear...

In this board book from best-selling children's author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock, a parent and child eagle explore our Nation's Capital. This is a short tour of the great sites for very young children, who are treated to a personal visit to the White House, a look at the majestic Capitol Building, and a walk up the Washington Monument. Other great sites are here to explore as well, including the National Air and Space Museum and, of cours...

The author-illustrator team behind Commonwealth Edition's best-seller "I Met a Moose in Maine One Day" sets their next charming children's tale near Lake Champlain in Vermont, where a likable tomboy meets the legendary monster of the lake, "Champ.