Jim Hawkins discovers an old treasure map and sets out on a harrowing voyage to a faraway island, and runs into the violent sea along with many dangerous men seeking the same treasure. Written in graphic-novel format. These reader-favorite titles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic new covers.

Filled with primary sources, American Quakers provides insight into the origins of Quakerism, the Quakers in colonial America, matters of conscience, pacifism, and the impact of Quakers on American literature, and introduces the reader to prominent Quakers Mary Dyer, George Fox, William Penn, Lucretia Mott, Levi Coffin, Susan B. Anthony, and others.

In 1807 at the age of 13, Brenton Dixon lived in Albany, New York, and expected to become a blacksmith's apprentice. Then one day he and his friends saw something strange out on the Hudson River, approaching from downstream. Many were sure that it was a fire-breathing monster and the sight created havoc on shore and on the water. It was Robert Fulton's pioneering steamboat the Clermont, making its maiden voyage from New York City to Albany.

In 1807 at the age of 13, Brenton Dixon lived in Albany, New York, and expected to become a blacksmith's apprentice. Then one day he and his friends saw something strange out on the Hudson River, approaching from downstream. Many were sure that it was a fire-breathing monster and the sight created havoc on shore and on the water. It was Robert Fulton's pioneering steamboat the Clermont, making its maiden voyage from New York City to Albany.

Most people take it for granted: riding a bike. In the late 1800s, the bicycle first came to the United States from Europe. This new steel horse was wildly popular. But for women, who either worked in factories or stayed at home, the bicycle liberated them like nothing ever has. One two-wheeled invention changed fashion, opened doors, and led to a movement in women's rights still felt today.

The 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was killed by an assassin's bullet on April 15, 1865. Lincoln preserved the union of the nation, but after the Civil War he struggled with Congress and the people over Reconstruction. Despite the war and political strife, Lincoln's life and legacy touched the hearts and souls of millions then as it does today. This play draws from the writings of many of those people and from Lincoln himself.

To read the poetry of Wim Coleman is to venture into an intimate realm of humor, whimsy, intelligent flights of fancy, and cautionary tales-all told in a uniquely singular voice. He expertly weaves these pieces together to form a colorful tapestry of human experience enriched by great personal depth. I.O.U. is at once an immersive and expansive work by a master poet at the top of his game. -Rollin Jewett, playwright, poet, songwriter, singer, actor

Wim Coleman's poetry pulls us into his unique vision, a world of light and dark, giddy with magic and somber with truth-a world of mystery, relatable self-reflection, and a depth of feeling that's all-too-human. He has a masterful assurance with words that can be revisited and savored with deeper meaning, over the passage of time.-Jim Uhls, screenwriter, Fight Club and Jumper

Whether exquisitely detailing the intricate dismantling of a bedroom dresser by his precocious adopted daughter or chastising the criminal assault of corrupt worldly powers on the integrity of our human experiment, the poetry of Wim Coleman always uncovers the astonishing wonder at the heart of all things human.-Nicholas A. Patricca, playwright, Professor Emeritus at Loyola University Chicago

Wim Coleman's new book of prophetic incantations and reflections will take you whirling, drawing from great periods and great literature throughout history and winding you up with new insights into American reality today. You will be surprised and entertained. -Lucina Kathmann, Vice President Emerita, PEN International

Wim Coleman is a playwright, poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer. His poetry has appeared in many publications, and his play The Shackles of Liberty won the 2016 Southern Playwrights Competition. Novels that he has co-authored with his wife, Pat Perrin, include Anna's World, the Silver Medalist in the 2008 Moonbeam Awards, and The Jamais Vu Papers, a 2011 finalist for the Eric Hoffer/Montaigne Medal. Wim and Pat lived for fourteen years in Mexico, where they created and administered a scholarship program for at-risk students. They now live in Carrboro, North Carolina. Both are members of PEN International.

A no-holds-barred literary and theatrical extravaganza of ideas, Wim Coleman's The Lullaby Tree reels between prose and verse, vulgarity and beauty, farce and heartbreak, earthiness and metaphysics. It is meant to be read as much as it is to be staged.Wim Coleman is best known as the co-author with Pat Perrin of the cult classic The Jamais Vu Papers. In the same tradition, The Lullaby Tree is an outsized super-fable for our time.His play The Shackles of Liberty won the 2016 Southern Playwrights Competition. His other plays have been anthologized alongside those of Moli re, Carlo Gozzi, Woody Allen, Christopher Durang, David Ives, David Mamet, and Wendy Wasserstein. His first collection of poetry is I.O.U. (Adelaide Books).

Most people take it for granted: riding a bike. In the late 1800s, the bicycle first came to the United States from Europe. This new steel horse was wildly popular. But for women, who either worked in factories or stayed at home, the bicycle liberated them like nothing ever has. One two-wheeled invention changed fashion, opened doors, and led to a movement in women's rights still felt today.

Lonely and bored with rural life in 1856, young Bella Lee Dunkinson began to hang around the local railroad. Engineer John Hardiman took a liking to the spirited girl and gave her a boy's responsibilities helping with the engine. One stormy night, the engine was slipping dangerously on wet rails. While John was putting sand on the tracks, Bella found herself alone in the cab driving the train up a steep and dangerous mountainside--a 16-year-old female faced with a task that would terrify any seasoned male engineer. After her heroic and triumphant climb to the mountaintop, she was hailed by the miners who met her there as the Belle of the Mines and Mountains.

After Medgar Evers, a civil rights worker, was shot in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1963, a local white supremacist named Byron De La Beckwith was arrested for the crime. Two court cases ended in mistrials, but due to the efforts of Evers's widow Myrlie and District Attorney Bobby DeLaughter, Beckwith was finally brought to justice more than thirty years after the murder. Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin describe the history of the crime, the legal concepts involved, and the movie made about the events, Ghosts of Mississippi.