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The land of Tereden, treacherous even for those with the stout spirit to confront it, is home to a desperate world's dreams and fears. The mystic island of Tere

Equip preteens with the tools to do battle with emotional and spiritual issues.

Celebrated poet David Kirby says that when he was a boy he wanted to run away and join the circus but never found one he liked, so he invented his own. Many of