Beatrice Gormley Books In Order

Mail-order Wings

Nine year old Andrea orders wings guaranteed to fly! through an ad in her comic book. Incredibly, they work. This is the beginning of her exciting and disturbing adventures with the wings, culminating in a long flight and a difficult decision. A fast paced story with a spirited hero*ine and enough buoyancy to keep anyone who fancies flight. Booklist

Fifth Grade Magic

Devastated at not getting a part in the fifth grade play, Gretchen is surprised when her desperation conjures up a well meaning but not very efficient fairy godmother.

More Fifth Grade Magic

Fifth grader and professional model Amy wishes she could be more assertive with her domineering mother. A calendar with magical powers promises to change her life and it does, but not in the way Amy expects! The fast paced action, believable magic elements, and touches of humor make this an appealing book. Booklist

Back To The Titanic

Using their great grandfather’s invention of a way to travel through time, Matt and Emily, along with Matt’s best friend, Jonathan, travel Back To The Titanic and try to save the great ship from disaster.

Back to the Day Lincoln Was Shot!

When their grandfather invents a time machine, Matt and Emily, accompanied by their scientific genius friend Jonathan, journey back to the night when President Lincoln was shot in the hopes of preventing the assassination.

Adara

A slave girl convinces her master, the mighty Syrian general, Naaman, to seek a cure from his leprosy from the prophet Elisha in this novelization of the Old Testament story.

Salome

If I’d never hoped to live in a world of goodness and truth if the priestess of Diana, then Leander, and Joanna, hadn’t shown me glimpses of it maybe I wouldn’t have minded being shut out of it. Maybe the preacher’s death wouldn’t have trapped me in a dungeon, the dungeon of my own self. Her name is Salome. You may think you know her story how her seductive Dance of the Seven Veils led to the beheading of John the Baptist. But you don’t know it from her side. You don’t know how a web of betrayal, and greed, and desire was spun around an innocent teenage girl. How she came to doubt her own mother. How she searched for a friend in an unfamiliar land. And how she walked into a trap that changed the course of history. This is Salome‘s story, in her own words. Listen, and learn of strength, of power, of loyalty and of death. From the Hardcover edition.

Poisoned Honey

This story begins with Mariamne, a vulnerable girl who knows little of the ways of the world. Much as she wants to be in control of her own destiny, she soon learns she has no such power. She must do as her father and brother see fit, and when tragedy strikes, Mari must marry a man she does not love and enter a household where she is not welcome, for the good of her family.

But she finds a small way to comfort herself when she meets an Egyptian wisewoman who instructs her in the ways of the occult arts. In the spirit world, Mari finds she has power. Here, she really is in control of her fate. But is she? Or is the magic controlling her?

This gripping portrait of one of the most misunderstood and controversial Biblical figures is the story of a young girl’s path through manipulation and possession, madness and healing, to a man who will change the world forever.

Louisa May Alcott

Dear Reader: The Childhood of Famous Americans series, sixty five years old in 1997, chronicles the early years of famous American men and women in an accessible manner. Each book is faithful in spirit to the values and experiences that influenced the person’s development. History is fleshed out with fictionalized details, and conversations have been added to make the stories come alive to today’s reader, but every reasonable effort has been made to make the stories consistent with the events, ethics, and character of their subjects. These books reaffirm the importance of our American heritage. We hope you learn to love the heroes and hero*ines who helped shape this great country. And by doing so, we hope you also develop a lasting love for the nation that gave them the opportunity to make their dreams come true. It will do the same for you. Happy Reading! The Editors

Amelia Earhart

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A biography of the pilot who was the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic and who was later lost at sea, attempting to fly around the world.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies easily read by children of eight and up today’s youngster is swept right into history.

Althea Gibson

One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies easily read by children of eight and up today’s youngster is swept right into history.

Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana Spencer grew up to be the princess of Wales. But when she was a little girl, she did not dream she would become a princess. When she was still quite young, her older sisters went off to boarding school and her parents decided to live apart. This was very difficult for sensitive Diana, and her self esteem began to suffer. Things were not helped when she began feeling inferior to not only an accomplished older sister, but also her clever younger brother. Diana was a good athlete and was gifted at connecting with other people. Still, she struggled to find her place in the world. Diana thought marrying the prince of Wales would make everything okay in her life. Joining the royal family did bring her some happiness, but in other ways it brought her tremendous pain. Read about the little girl who struggled to find herself and became one of the most famous and beloved women in history.

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar was born in Rome in the year 100 b.c. to a well known family that supposedly traced its ancestry to the Greek goddess Venus. Although Caesar grew up to be one of the world’s most famous military and political leaders, he was raised in the Subura, a lower class neighborhood of Rome.

As a young man, Caesar was known for both his bravery in battle and his ability to speak at the Roman Forum. When Caesar left Rome to join the military service in Asia, he was awarded the corona civica an oak crown the highest honor given to a noncommander. At the Forum, Caesar’s oratory skills and his enthusiasm for prosecuting corrupt generals furthered his reputation.

Read about the boy from Rome who transformed the Roman republic into a Mediterranean empire.

Marie Curie

Marie Curie was a world renowned scientist who made many important discoveries, as well as a great teacher and a mother, but her accomplishments didn’t come easily. Born Maria Sklodovska in 1867, Marie grew up in Russia occupied Poland where schools were not allowed to teach Polish history or language, and lab experiments were forbidden in science clas*ses. When Marie was young, her mother and eldest sister both passed away. Marie was determined not to let hardships get in the way of her dreams. She went on to win two Nobel Prizes, one each in physics and chemistry, making her the first woman to win the award and first person ever honored with two of them. Read all about the clever young girl whose hard work lead to brilliant contributions in the field of science.