Books in An Open Door Book series

With a message about hope and new beginnings plus adorable illustrations, this story of one little mouse's experience after the Great Flood comes to life as children open the nested pages to discover the animals as they leave the ark.The Great Flood is over and one little mouse searches for his partner. Where is she? As each pair of animals exit the ark, the little mouse asks everyone who walks by. Finally, in the end, Noah walks out the door, and in his hands rests a cozy basket with the other mouse nestled in with her babies. Each nested page in this lovely illustrated book open to reveal another pair of animals, and when all of the pages are opened, all of the animals can be seen at once with Noah in the middle.

Louis's sister, Emily, is blind. She’s also in the marching band, sculpts, and has the biggest bedroom in the house to accommodate her Braille machine. Everyone thinks her accomplishments are extraordinary, and most think that she can do no wrong. The single person who doesn't feel awe--or pity--for her is Louis, who wishes people would just stop comparing them. He wants his own life.Only a family tragedy can begin to bridge the widening gap between brother and sister.Part of the Gemma Open Door Series, originally designed for new readers, these books confirm the truth that a story doesn't have to be big to change ‎the world. The Transcriber is specifically created for young adult readers.

To defeat your enemy, you must understand him. This volume offers an analysis of the most loathsome and fearsome foe of the living--the undead. Created from corpses and trapped souls, the undead are anathema to all life. Beginning with an examination of the wide variety of undead types--both corporeal creatures such as zombies, skeletons, and ghouls, and ethereal forms such as wraiths, wights, and ghosts--this book explores how these types do battle individually, in small warbands, and in vast armies. It also covers the powerful undead types such as vampires and liches that often lead these armies, exploring their strengths, their motivations, and the horrible death magic that they can bring to the battlefield. Presented with a wide variety of illustrations, this book is an indispensable guide to taking on the forces of unlife.

The Charles River divides Boston and Cambridge, and the Red Line ties the cities together, traveling through an expanse of class and cultures along its route. When an unlikely combination of riders share an afternoon train, they are surprised to discover what's common in their American experience.Part of the prestigious Open Door Series, originally designed for adult literacy in Ireland, these books confirm the truth that a story doesn't have to be big to change our world. Yankee Doodle is part of the US launch of Open Door books written by North American authors.

Dr. Christopher Lemuel becomes a ship's doctor on a privateer to escape England, after shamefully killing a man in a matter of honor. He is wounded in a sea battle, captured by pirates, and reluctantly becomes a buccaneer. But matters become really strange and then turn deadly when he is marooned on an island populated by enormous beasts unknown in natural history.

Suddenly driven from their African home by a war in Biafra, the McCall family washes up in a small town in the San Joaquin Valley. The locals assume they must be glad to be back in the "civilized world." But life in America is lonely, desolate and dull, and the children and their fragile mother hope that one day they will return to the life they left behind. Their father, a hardened oil man, knows better: war has destroyed any home they may have had. As the truth begins to sink in, mother and children gravitate toward another refugee from war-torn Africa and his dream. Anatole imagines an African animal park on the dry plains surrounding their California town and offers hope that these two worlds can be brought together in one place.

BJ's mother is short.Mom is an abstract painter who runs an arty café. BJ, however, takes after her missing father. Just twenty-one, she’s a college basketball player who lives and breathes the game. High tops and hoops occupy her every waking moment. When she accidentally discovers her dad, a shadowy presence throughout her whole life, she suspects her best friends may actually be closer than she thinks—are they her sisters? Maybe there is more family she’s never met! BJ just wants to keep her mind on the game.

These are the tales of one-season wonders. The history of baseball is filled with forgotten names—players who are good enough to reach the top of the sport but who, for any number of reasons, land at the edges of the game. Some spend a week or two in the major leagues and then disappear back into the minors. Many leave the sport for good. Still, for an afternoon, a week, or a couple of months, these men stood on the field alongside the best players in The Show. Here are gripping stories of their brief moments in the sun. Praise for Joe Schuster's The Might Have Been: "Surely destined to join the ranks of transcendent baseball novels." ?Richard RussoThe Gemma Open Door Series features storytelling by best-selling authors and important voices for new readers. A story doesn't have to be big to change ‎our world‎.‎ ‎

A boy, just 15, through no effort of his own, travels back in time to the late 15th century, where he meets Leonardo da Vinci. Because the universe bends back on itself, time streams overlap, and he just happens to be in the right place at the right time. Or the wrong one. Da Vinci, in addition to being an artist, was an early futurist, who drew designs for the first airplane, helicopter, submarine, and on and on. Who better to design a time machine to get the boy home? Not a great student, our time-traveler is hooked on natural science as he gets to know Leonardo. Meanwhile, da Vinci is fascinated by the stuff in the backpack – what’s that bag of Funyuns?There's plenty of intrigue along the way. Leonardo da Vinci's patron is a Borgia who wants to keep someone from the future, with all his knowledge, deep in the past. Since time travel depends on being at the right place when the time streams intersect, the final scene reveals a breathless dash to the proper place with the Borgias in hot pursuit.Part of the Gemma Open Door Series, originally designed for new readers, these books confirm the truth that a story doesn't have to be big to change the world. Time with Leo is specifically created for young adult readers.

Everyone has a prom story - the culmination of the vibrant and painful years of high school.Throw in the sexual revolution, a stuttering cousin for a date, and a parking valet dressed like Abraham Lincoln, and looking cool is an impossible dream. Edith, the fierce and vibrant narrator, tries to leave nuns snapping prom pictures and her painful past behind, and find a way to be both the free spirit her friends require and to be herself.

The city is Dublin, the year is 1972. Redser and Pancho are two teenagers from the North Wall. Redser is top of the class, especially good at math. Pancho's knack is finding money, not adding or subtracting it. Redser's parents run the local credit union. Pancho's dad runs riot in the city pubs on pay day. The boys' worlds could not be further apart. Yet they are the best of friends. One day, on his regular paper round, Redser stumbles upon the aftermath of a crime. Two elderly sisters, 'the East Wall witches', have been burgled. But the robbers haven't taken all the money. Redser and Pancho are about to face the biggest challenge of their lives.