DescriptionIn the forest, armed men from the new settlement ventured to investigate strange lights and found three fires burning, with a child at their center, tethered to a stake. The boy appeared to be white, perhaps three or four years old, unable to speak. He watched the men with the darting, fearful eyes of a wild animal, and at their approach he crouched, snatched a stick from a fire, and snarled. So begins Dirk Wildlight's life in the tiny Victorian settlement of Tilmore. Reluctantly, he's taken in, only to be treated with suspicion, neglect and cruelty. Then, a strange turn in fortune leads him not only towards freedom, but to an understanding of the mystery of his earliest years. From this best-selling author comes a sweeping adventure, set in the 1840s against a backdrop of burgeoning settlement in Victoria, Australia.
DescriptionIt was 1786 when Arthur Phillip, an ambitious captain in the Royal Navy, was assigned the formidable task of organizing an expedition to Australia in order to establish a penal colony. The squalid and turbulent prisons of London were overflowing, and crim…
DescriptionThis humorous reminiscence of the pioneering and settlement of the United States is set aboard a packet traveling up the Mississippi River. The American backwoodsman of the 19th century was often described as "half a horse, half an alligator", as well as a seahorse of the mountain, a flying whale, and a bear with a sore head. He was the Gamecock of the Wilderness and the Salt River Roarer. This production is based on Bill Mooney's one-man show that opened, oddly enough, in Vienna, Austria, and later debuted at the Players Theater in New York City, moving to Chicago's Harper Theater for an extended run, eventually touring the United States and Europe for 15 years. For Adults and Young Adults…
DescriptionFrom the author of The Kite Rider comes another great historical novel, this time set in the American west, where the residents of a new settlement struggle against nature and the railroad to keep their town alive. Pulse-pounding adventure, moments of gut-bustin' humor, and a deeply moving sense of community, make Stop the Train! a must-listen.
DescriptionTwo from the master of the legal thriller: A Time to Kill: The life of a 10-year-old black girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime, until her father ac…
