Shannon's parents are killed in a car accident and she is sent to live with her grandparents in Ireland. She meets a strange old woman who tells her about the Fairy Realm, a magical place where Shannon can return home. With the help of her new friends, Shannon finds the entrance to the realm and is able to return home.
The history of powered flight begins with the Wright brothers' successful flight in 1903. In 1918, the first transatlantic flight was made by John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown. The first solo transatlantic flight was made by Charles Lindbergh in 1927. In 1969, the first manned mission to the moon was made by Apollo 11. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. In 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred.
Rosie the mouse discovers a magic kingdom and is granted three wishes by the queen. She uses her wishes to help her friends and family and learns that kindness is the most powerful magic of all.
The universe is quite fascinating and vast, containing an estimated 100 billion galaxies, each with an average of 100 billion stars. Our sun will eventually burn out and die, but not before the universe expands to a point where it can no longer support life. These facts and more help us to understand just how big and old the universe truly is.
The year is 20xx and the human race has colonized Mars. The first Martian colony is successful, but then an alien race known as the Zoronians attack. The humans must band together to save their colony. The story follows John, the human leader, as he fights against the Zoronians.
Thirteen-year-old Scout joins the Union army during the Civil War and quickly learns the realities of war.
John is a young boy who is walking home from school when he notices a man following him. The man grabs John and drags him into an alley, but John is saved by a police officer.
Shannon takes a job as a nanny for a wealthy family, but soon discovers that the children are vampires. She is terrified at first, but soon comes to care for the children and their parents. She must find a way to protect them from the outside world while keeping their secret safe.