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While sixteen-year-old Jacob's grandfather Abe lies dying from a mysterious attack, he pleads with Jacob to travel to a remote island off the coast of Wales to find the orphanage where Abe grew up and discover its peculiar inhabitants who appear to be trapped in time.

When school picture day arrives, Amelia Bedelia gets ready to smile for the camera.

"Earthrise tells the story of the first time the planet Earth was photographed in colour from space. The photo, later called Earthrise, was taken in 1968 by the astronauts on Apollo 8, the first US space mission to break free of Earth's orbit and circle the Moon. The Apollo 8 astronauts were surveying the lunar surface for places to land future missions. As they were charting the Moon, they happened to look up just as Earth, in a flash of color and...

New York Times bestselling master of mystery Phillip Margolin transcends his traditional territory in this new and different book, a haunting thriller inspired by an unforgettable photograph.

Visiting an art museum displaying a retrospective of acclaimed photographer Kathy Moran's work, aspiring novelist Stacey Kim is stunned by the photo at the center of the show—the famous "Woman with a Gun," which won a Pulitzer Prize and

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"Eileen has gone missing while hiking in the remote Ashlough Forest. Five days later, her camera is discovered washed downriver, containing bizarre photos taken after her disappearance. Eileen's brother Chris wants to believe she is still alive. When the police search is abandoned, he and four of his friends create their own search party to scour the mountain range. As they stray further from the hiking trails and the unsettling discoveries mount,...

It is class picture day and Mrs. Hartwell is doing her best to keep her class looking their neat and well-dressed best, but the pictures will not be taken until the end of the day, and as the hours pass the students become messier and messier until they look like their normal selves--and that works out just fine.

Historical family photos offer a glimpse into the lives of our ancestors, but the images-- and the stories behind them-- often fade away as decades pass. Taylor shows you how to study the clues in your old family photos to put names to faces and recapture their lost stories.