“Dusty Diamonds Cut & Polished” by R.M. Ballantyne

Blurb A runaway carriage, a spunky little girl, and a street urchin combine on the first page of Dusty Diamonds Cut & Polished: a Tale of City Arab Life in a hilarious combination that you won’t want to leave. This story shows first hand what ‘city arabs’ have to face day by day and the impact Christians

“The Return of Sherlock Holmes” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Blurb  The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904. The stories were published in the Strand Magazine in Great Britain, and Collier’s in the United States. It was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had “died” in “The Final Problem.” Having published The Hound of the

“The Merchant of Venice” by William Shakespeare

Blurb  In this lively comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, Bassanio wants to impress the wealthy heiress Portia but lacks the necessary funds. He turns to his merchant friend, Antonio, who is forced to borrow from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. When Antonio’s business falters, repayment becomes impossible–and by the terms of the loan

“Kävik the Wolf Dog” by Walt Morey

Blurb An extraordinary journey of instinct and survival from the author of Gentle Ben. When Andy Evans stumbles upon the snow-covered wreckage of a small plane, he’s shocked to find a survivor. Should he put the gravely injured dog out of his misery? The look in the animal’s eyes says he’s not ready to die. It turns

“The Clue in the Jewel Box” by Carolyn Keene

Synopsis  An antique dealer’s revelation about a former queen’s priceless heirloom starts Nancy on a trail of exciting adventures.Madame Alexandra, now living incognito in River Heights, asks Nancy to find her missing grandson. With only one clue to go on—a faded photograph of the prince at the age of four—the young detective begins her search,

“Ivanhoe” by Sir Walter Scott

Blurb For Sir Walter Scott the age of chivalry was ‘a beautiful and fantastic piece of frost work, which has dissolved in the beams of the sun’. In Ivanhoe he recreates that age.The noble young Ivanhoe returns home from the Crusades to claim his inheritance and the love of Rowena, a princess of an ancient

“The Mystery at Bob-White Cave” by Kathryn Kenny

Synopsis  The Bob-Whites are off to the Ozarks to spend some time with the Beldens’ Uncle Andrew. Trixie can’t wait to explore some dark, damp, and most of all, mysterious caves, because she has another scheme up her sleeve. A national magazine is offering a reward to anyone who can find three “ghost cave fish.”

“The Comedy of Errors” by William Shakespeare

Synopsis  Two sets of twins are separated at birth by a storm at sea: a pair of masters (both named Antipholus) and a pair of servants (both named Dromio). Years later, the Antipholus-and- Dromio pair raised in Syracuse happen to visit Ephesus, where the respective twins reside — providing the basis for ongoing incidents of

“Around the World in Eighty Days” by Jules Verne / « Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours » par Jules Verne

Blurb Pragmatic gambler Phileas Fogg has made a gentlemanly wager to the members of his exclusive club: that he can circle the world in just eighty days, right down to the minute. Fetching his newly appointed French valet, Fogg embarks on a fabulous journey across land and sea – by steamer, rail, and elephant –

“The Smoking Iron & Other Stories” by Elisabeth Grace Foley

Blurb A new bride faces questions about her marriage in the shadow of a prairie blizzard.A minister’s decision to raise sheep in cattle country stirs up controversy among his new congregation.A spunky ranch girl matches wits with a thief.A World War II veteran struggles with wartime scars while assuming the responsibilities of the family ranch.And