"Eleven-year-old Renzo must teach himself to blow glass with the help of a girl who has a mysterious connection to her falcon"--

n the wake of her father's death, Rose Newlin finds solace in her work as a book restorer. Then, one rainy Connecticut afternoon, a struggling painter appears at her door. William Lomazzo brings with him a sixteenth-century treatise on art, which Rose quickly identifies as a palimpsest: a document written over a hidden diary that had purposely been scraped away. Yet the restoration sparks an unforeseen challenge when William--a married man--and Rose...

"Loupio is a young orphan, musician, and poet who lives in Italy in the thirteenth century. His two best friends are Francis of Assisi and Brother Wolf. Ever roaming the roads of Italy, sincere and big-hearted Loupio experiences a thousand encounters and adventures"--Page 4 of cover. Loupio, a young, thirteenth-century orphan, musician, and poet, travels through Italy with his friends Francis of Assisi and Brother Wolf, encountering dangers and challenges...

"Caroline Grant is struggling to accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected bequest. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a sketchbook, three keys, and a final whisper ... Venice. Caroline's quest: to scatter Juliet "Lettie" Browning's ashes in the city she loved and to unlock the mysteries stored away for more than sixty years. It's 1938 when art teacher Juliet Browning arrives in romantic Venice. For her students, it's a...