An introduction to the life of Catharine Parr Traill.

Rufina Pérez es una joven pipil-nahua de El Salvador. Su mamá quiere que esté preparada en caso de que el Zipitio se le aparezca río abajo a la muchacha, ahora que se está poniendo tan bonita. El Zipitio, un personaje de la tradición pipil, tiene una gran fama, al igual que otras grandes figuras folclóricas latinoamericanas como La Llorona o El Sombrerón.

This is the illustrated story of the ancient Sumerian goddess who was at once a great warrior, lover, nurturer, seeker of knowledge and giver of power.

After finding an old photograph in the closet, ten-year-old Bel learns that her great-grandmother lived in a very different time, when girls were expected to be proper young ladies.

Shauzia, Parvana's best friend, has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in Pakistan.

In this stunning sequel to The Breadwinner, Parvana, now fifteen, is found in a bombed-out school and held as a suspected terrorist by American troops in Afghanistan.

This gripping novel -- sequel to the international bestseller The Breadwinner -- tells the story of Parvana's quest to find her family in Afghanistan.

The mother-daughter relationship that lies at the heart of this haunting novel is both timeless and complex, and the two strong, rebellious women are more alike than they care to admit.

The Breadwinner, the first in the trilogy, is an award-winning novel about loyalty, survival, families and friendship under extraordinary circumstances in Taliban Afghanistan.

Bestselling novels The Breadwinner, Parvana's Journey and Mud City have been a phenomenal success, touching the hearts of readers the world over.