Best Selling Books by Kristiana Gregory

When 12-year-old Danny and six-year-old Judd lose their parents to pneumonia in 1878, they are sent to an orphanage in San Francisco. The headmaster wants to separate the brothers and send them to different families, but because they have only each other they escape. They make their way to the dangerous mining camp of Bodie, California in the High Sierra to be with their Uncle Hank. A tenderhearted croupier named Madame Mustache (true person ) takes them under her wing, along with other orphans roaming the raucous town. When the boys find their Uncle Hank and learn he''s involved with a Chinese woman, they realize life with him won''t be what they had expected. ** Glossary and photo. Short chapters and high adventure for reluctant readers. Highly recommended by fourth-grade teachers; California history at its finest.

Abigail Jane Stewart''s life with her family is upended when, on a frigid winter morning, Abby and her sisters are awakened by the sound of General George Washington leading the Continental soldiers into their winter encampment at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Hardship is a constant companion for soldiers and citizens alike throughout the winter, and in her diary, Abby pieces together the beauty, pain, and blessings of this long revolutionary winter.

Albert, Nessa''s old friend from the orphanage, has joined her in Kansas, but things have changed since they have been apart, and Nessa struggles to understand their new relationship.

Jeff and David''s dad told them they weren''t allowed to explore Lost Island until Jeff''s twelfth birthday, and that they should never go alone. As soon as they set foot on the marshy ground, they suspect something is not right. What secrets are hidden by the lingering mist and overgrown pines? The brothers had never believed the Legend of Robber''s Cave, but now they have to wonder. And when their nine-year old cousin, Claire, convinces their parents that she should be part of the island outings, things get more complicated. Should they believe Mr. Wellback''s warnings? Is there an actual cave? Did the stagecoach robber really die there? And did he take the secret of the treasure with him to his grave? The cousins plan to find out, but they soon realize that the truth is harder to uncover than the skeleton of an escaped villain.

A new adventure for the Cabin Creek cousins! Jeff (13), David (11), and Claire (10) fly to Gray''s Beach, California to spend the summer with their cousin Bronte Bella (13). Home of the GPO, Giant Pacific Octopus, they hope to see one up close. Their curiosity is sparked further when they learn about ancient cave drawings in one of the shoreline cliffs: a sea monster with eight arms sinking a canoe. Did this really happen or is it just a legend? When a shadowy creature bumps their little boat then swims into a forest of kelp, they have another mystery to solve! ** Bronte''s Book Club introduces Bronte when she moved from New Mexico to this small town by the sea.

Nessa can''t remember a home other than the orphanage, and now she has no choice but to leave. Her plan is to escape on the next stagecoach west -- one headed toward Prairie River, Kansas, a town in the middle of nowhere. When Nessa arrives at the small settlement, she has no money and nowhere to go. Worst of all, she is alone. The townspeople are suspicious of her. They see her as a newcomer with no family and no past. Nessa is about to learn that life on the prairie is hard -- it''s a trial of her strength and her faith as a Christian.

Nessa had hoped to leave her past behind her when she came to Prairie River, only to find that Reverend McDuff has followed her, and that the whole town could find out her secret.

In her diary, eleven-year-old Hope writes about her life in 1778 Philadelphia as British Redcoats take over her family''s house, her father fights with the Continental Army at Valley Forge, and she gains a new friend and new baby sister. Includes a historical note.

"4 janvier 1744. Mère s''est penchée pour prendre mon menton dans sa main. "Ne répétez à personne ce que je vais vous dire, ni à votre frère ni même à Mademoiselle. Compris ? " J''ai acquiescé. "Si vous obenez la faveur du roi, vous et moi devrons quitter la Prusse pour gagner Saint-Pétersbourg où nous rencontrerons l''impératrice Elisabeth. Elle vous a choisie, vous, ma pauvre fille ingrate, pour être la fiancée de Pierre. A moins que vous ne gâchiez vos chances, vous l''épouserez et, un jour, vous régnerez tous deux sur la Russie".

The cousins explore Lost Island in search of a cave believed to hold the body of a stagecoach robber and the treasure he stole.

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3 janvier, 57 avant J.-C. "J''ai senti mes entrailles se tordre. Ma soeur essaierait-elle de m''empoisonner ? Oui, je crois... J''ai pris la coupe et l''ai levée vers Tryphaéna comme pour l''honorer, mais en réalité, je scrutais le liquide à la recherche de traces d''huile à la surface ou de traînées de poudre sur les parois. Si je jetais le contenu de mon verre dans le bassin, elle me ferait décapiter sur-le-champ par ses gardes. S''il s''agissait bien de poison, une seule gorgée, et c''était la mort".

During spring break, college student Ariel (from #3, "The Legend of Skull Cliff"), takes the cousins and family friend Mr. Wellback, camping as her assistants. She has grant money to study wildlife with a drone. But when someone breaks into their tents and steals Claire''s diary and David''s sketchbook, the cousins feel they''re being watched. And when a different drone hovers while they''re fishing, the kids set out to investigate who is spying on them, and why?

The diary of Eleanor, first daughter of the duke of Aquitaine, from 1136 until 1137, when at age fifteen she becomes queen of France. Includes historical notes on her later life.

Brothers Jeff and David, along with their cousin Claire, plunge into a dangerous mystery after spotting someone dumping a large bundle into the lake at Cabin Creek in the middle of the night.

While her father is in hiding after attempts on his life, twelve-year-old Cleopatra records in her diary how she fears for her own safety and hopes to survive to become Quen of Egypt someday.

Cousins Jeff, David and Claire are trying to solve the mystery of a missing camper. Was the boy kidnapped or did he fall prey to a curse? Or is something else going on entirely?

Cousins Jeff, David, and Claire, working at a Blue Mountain ski resort over winter break, investigate when items are stolen from the chalet.