“The Secret Eleanor” (Berkley, $15), by Cecelia Holland: Queen Eleanor not only rules France as the wife of Louis VII, she is also a duchess with a kingdom in her own right. And not just any kingdom, ...
Natanaël, seven, still doesn't know how to read. His eccentric old aunt bequeaths her house to his parents and her book collection to the young boy. Nat discovers that the books serve as a shelter for ...