I Capture the Castle

Dodie Smith; Valerie Grove (Introduction by)

"I write this sitting in the kitchen sink" is the memorable first line of this enchanting coming-of-age story, told in the form of Cassandra Mortmain's journal. Cassandra wittily describes life growing up in a crumbling castle, with her father who suffers from crippling writer's block, her glamorous but...

Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut

Samantha Cristoforetti

Follow a female astronaut through every moment of her ascent as she trains for a mission to the International Space Station and discovers the wonders of life 250 miles above Earth Samantha Cristoforetti spent over half a year on the International Space Station for the European Space Agency (ESA), follow...