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Issue: July 2007
Beauty and the Beastly Children
After the love of Beauty turns him from a Beast into a handsome prince, Auguste fails to reform the bad habits of his past and sees the spell passed on to his three sons.
Younguncle Comes to Town
In a small town in northern India, three siblings await their father’s youngest brother, Younguncle, who is said to be somewhat eccentric.
Posted in Asia, India, Primary (Gr. K-3), Realistic Fiction Tagged Eccentrics and eccentricities, India, Uncles Comments closed
Traitor
During the closing months of World War II, a fifteen-year-old German girl must decide whether or not to help an escaped Russian prisoner of war, despite the serious consequences if she does so.
Posted in Europe, Germany, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Tagged Germany, Prisoners of war, World War, 1939-1945 Comments closed
Dog Boy
Given to the Great Fater on the night of his birth, Boy is reared by a dog in a village whose people barely tolerate him, despite signs that he is favored, then travels far, striving to find his rightful place in the brutal world of humans.
Posted in Australia, Fiction, Oceania, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Tagged Droughts, Feral children, Rain and rainfall, Self-esteem, Villages Comments closed
Tanglewreck
Eleven-year-old Silver sets out to find the Timekeeper–a clock that controls time–and to protect it from falling into the hands of two people who want to use the device for their own nefarious ends.
Posted in England (UK), Europe, Science Fiction, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Tagged Clocks and watches, Space and time, Time travel Comments closed
The Happiness of Kati
With the impending death of her mother, Kati, a young Thai girl, completes the puzzle of her past and discovers the reason that her mother gave her up as a baby.
Posted in Asia, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Realistic Fiction, Thailand Tagged Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Mothers and daughters Comments closed
Something Invisible
With a new baby sister and a stepfather, the life of eleven-year-old Jake is full of change, but nothing prepares him for his relationship with an enigmatic girl, her large family, and the tragedy that strikes them all.
Posted in Europe, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Ireland, Realistic Fiction Tagged Family, Family life Comments closed
Kampung Boy
Relates the life experiences, from birth to beginning boarding school, of a boy growing up on a rubber plantation in rural Malaysia.
Posted in Asia, Fiction, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Malaysia, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Tagged Country life, Family life, Malaysia--History--20th century, Muslims Comments closed
On October 20, 2010 at 7:00 P.M., Rosemary Wells, illustrator and author of the preschool series Max and Ruby, will be at Worlds of Words physical location on the 4th floor of the College of Education at the University of Arizona.
Bringing Asha Home