A dread sense of the inevitable drives this taut disaster story-and makes it nearly impossible to put down. Only moments after 15-year-old Barry O'Neill boards the Titanic in Queenstown, Ireland, the ...

Eve Bunting, a best-selling children’s author who invited young readers to revel in the joys of childhood but also helped them confront the grown-up world, exploring questions such as why an immigrant ...

For readers who think Valentine’s Day is too sappy, Bunting and Zimmer have an ideal antidote. That’s because Mr. Goat’s idea of the perfect gifts for his “first love” include ragweed salad in a rusty ...