Traces the events of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of German-occupied France from the beaches of Normandy, which took place on June 6, 1944.

Simple text and detailed examples examine the causes and importance of rain.

Describes the people, places, and events surrounding the French and Indian War.

Popularity-hungry Althea makes a deadly pact with a vampire, who promises her popularity and a spot on the school cheerleading squad if she will supply him with the victims whose blood he craves.

Harriet Hemings, rumored to be the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, one of his black slaves, struggles with the problems facing her--to escape from the velvet cage that is Monticello, or to stay, and thus remain a slave.

Juxtaposes the traditional tale of the three bears' discovery that Goldilocks has been in their house eating their porridge and using their furniture with Goldilocks' side of the story.