In 1893 New York, thirteen-year-old Maks, a newsboy, teams up with Willa, a homeless girl, to clear his older sister, Emma, from charges that she stole from the brand new Waldorf Hotel, where she works. Includes historical notes.

"Same Kind of Different as Me" tells the story of three people whose lives become intertwined in an unusual way. Denver Moore is a cotton picking African American who never attended a day of school. Ron Hall is an upscale art broker with clients in high places and his wife Debbie the one who brings the two men together with compassion and persistence that turns out to be a most unusual alliance.

Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he is tracked down by a man he's never met -- a man his mother claimed was dangerous. The man tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls,...