The selection of writing in this anthology brings alive the excitement, wit, and exuberance of the Restoration and eighteenth century.

How would you treat a beggar you saw shivering outside in the middle of winter? Would you ignore him? Or would you give up your most treasured possession to hel

A young adult biography of the African-Spanish saint, Martin de Porres, patron of social and interracial justice.

When counterfeit money begins to circulate in her small New Jersey town and her father's parish seems to be implicated, 12-year-old Ruth determines to help him

The selections from 132 authors in this anthology represent gender, social class, and racial and national origin as inclusively as possible, providing both grea