Three teens, connected by their parents' bad choices, tell in their own voices of their lives and loves as Shane finds his first boyfriend, Mikayla discovers that love can be pushed too far, and Harley loses herself in her quest for new experiences.

This exclusive edition brings together a selection of Audre Lorde's poetry and essays with "biomythography," the form that she created in 'Zami: A New Spelling of My Name' (1982). 'Zami' combines biography, mythology, and history as it records Lorde's experiences as a West Indian in America and the growth of her emotional and sexual resonance with women. Zami grows up, goes to high school and college in New York City, and looks for women like herself....

Looks at the strategies employed against the British for control of Lake Champlain that became known as the Battle of Valcour Bay.

"Fourteen-year-old Ricky Hernandez is an undocumented immigrant from Honduras. Having escaped the gangs back home and made the perilous journey across Mexico to the safety of a barrio in South Tucson, he witnesses a murder. And recognizes the murderer's accomplice. His name is Chava, a ruthless plaza boss. Not long ago, this man stabbed Ricky's coyote to death. Authorities want Ricky's testimony. The narcos want to silence him. Navigating the rough...

"Unearthing long buried secrets of terror and politics in Central America leads to dangerous consequences... Maya archeologist, Ana Chan, seeks to excavate mysteries of her ancestors in the rugged mountainous highlands of Guatemala. Instead she uncovers a mass grave. Danny Martinez, a ladino who rejects his elite upbringing, works in the highlands with the rural poor to boost food production. Ana and Danny are drawn inexorably to each other despite...

Describes the people and action of the Revolutionary War battle of Trenton, New Jersey, in which General Washington led his men across the partially frozen Delaware River on the day after Christmas, 1776.

Examines the events, aftermath, and significance of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

A biography of the African American woman who escaped from slavery, led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad, aided Northern troops during the Civil War, and worked for women's suffrage.

Traces the life of Jefferson Davis, who graduated from West Point and served in the Army and the House of Representatives before becoming President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.