The Pirate Queens of Dicore Island by Chris Nelson sets sail with everything a great pirate adventure demands—incredible treasure, treacherous seas, rebellion, impossible odds, and a crew nobody would bet a doubloon on. Their destination? An island no man has ever survived to set foot upon. But Laura Bentacour is no man. Seventeen-year-old Laura has already survived the island once, and she is all too ready to try her luck again. Laura relies on logic to navigate her chaoti

Jewels and Gold. Rebellion. Adventure. Found family. Maybe a sea monster or two. What’s not to love? Historically speaking, pirates probably shouldn’t be this lovable. They robbed ships. Ignored governments. Started fights. Stole treasure. And workplace disagreements had an unfortunate tendency to involve cutlasses. And yet... Give us a mysterious island, a treasure map, an unruly crew, and someone willing to thumb their nose at an empire, and suddenly we’re ready to climb ab

What Every Creative Knows About the Timothy Trousdale Season of Life There is a season in almost every creative life that never appears on a résumé. It's the Timothy Trousdale season of being broke and funny. It's when your dreams are enormous, your bank account is tiny, and your future depends almost entirely on faith. It's the season when peanut butter is an acceptable dinner four nights a week, coffee is considered a necessity rather than a luxury, and your checking accou

Eighty years ago, the cameras stopped rolling on one of the most beloved films ever made. After nearly 90 days of filming, Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life completed production during July, 1946 on one of Hollywood's most ambitious movie sets. At RKO Studios in Culver City and the famous RKO Ranch in Encino, California, an entire town was built from the ground up to become Bedford Falls. The sprawling four-acre set featured three city blocks of businesses, a residential ne

For generations, It's a Wonderful Life has been more than a beloved Christmas movie. It has become a tradition. Families gather each year to revisit Bedford Falls, to spend time once again with George and Mary Bailey, and to be reminded that ordinary lives often have extraordinary meaning. Yet for many fans, certain questions have always lingered. What happened to the missing money? What happened after the final bell rang and Clarence earned his wings? Fresh Snow on Bedford F