Gilgamesh the King (The Gilgamesh Trilogy)

Gilgamesh, half-god and half-man, in his loneliness and isolation becomes a cruel tyrant over the citizens of Uruk. To impress them forever he orders a great wall to be

Children of the Lamp #3: The Cobra King of Kathmandu

From the New York Times bestselling author P. B. Kerr, comes the third volume in this exceptional, imaginative adventure series about a twin boy and girl who discover they

Muhammad Ali: The King of the Ring: A Graphic Novel (Campfire Graphic Novels)

Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. in 1942. A three-time World Heavyweight Champion he is widely considered one of the greatest boxers of all time. But Ali’s

Pelé: The King of Soccer

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known to his schoolmates as Pelé, grew up in poverty in the Sao Paulo region of Brazil. He was too poor to afford a real

Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George?

This entertaining volume, by Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz, sheds light on the life of England’s King George III.  It begins when he was a bashful boy who blushed

OLYMPIANS – ZEUS – KING OF THE GODS

George O’Connor is a Greek mythology buff and a classic superhero comics fan, and he’s out to remind us how much our pantheon of superheroes (Superman, Batman, the X-Men,

Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books)

Soar along with Bessie Coleman in this inspirational tale of a woman whose determination reached new heights. Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman was always being told what she could & couldn’t

DK Readers L4: Free At Last: The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Free at Last! is a biography of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., who encouraged nonviolent protest to fulfill his dream of an America where people would

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3)

All Aboard Reading! On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people came to the nation’s capital. They came by plane, by bus, by car–even on roller-skates–to speak out against