Issue: December 2008

Caramba

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Caramba is a fat, furry, striped cat with a big problem. “Every single cat in the world can fly,” he sighs, “except me!” Caramba would love to swoop and glide between the clouds, to feel the wind whistling through his fur. He tries to soar into the sky over and over again but always lands [...]

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Someday When My Cat Can Talk

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In a little girl’s fantasy, her cat sneaks away, hops a ship, and sails off to Europe! And someday, when he can talk, he’ll tell her all about the amazing things he discovered there like whether or not British cats drink tea and how he strutted down the runway in a Paris fashion show.

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Welcome with Love

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A family helps Mom deliver her baby at home. Jenni Overend and Julie Vivas celebrate the birth of a baby at home with warmth and honesty and joy.

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The Mzungu Boy

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

For Kariuki, life in a small village in Kenya is one great adventure. The best part of his day is the walk home from school, when he is free from both his bullying headmaster and his mother’s long list of chores. The landscape around his village is beautifully wild, and Kariuki knows it well. One [...]

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Being Muslim (Groundwork Guides)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Since 9/11, the world has been confronted with the most volatile facets of Islam with little explanation of how or why these controversial elements developed. Written by one of North America’s most honored journalists, Being Muslim presents an up-front and clear explanation of this complex and emotion-laden subject. Although the varying branches of Islam are [...]

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Angel Isle

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

ONCE THE 24 MOST powerful magicians in the Empire pledged to use their magic only to protect the people. But the promise that bound them has now corrupted them. They have become a single terrible entity with a limitless desire for domination. Only the Ropemaker may be able to stop them, but he has not [...]

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The Crazy Man

By Mi-Kyoung | Published: December 1, 2008

This novel in verse tells the story of a 11-year-old girl struggling to recover after a farm accident leaves her crippled and fatherless. After Emaline, 11, is crippled by a farm accident with her father’s tractor, Daddy kills her beloved dog, Prince, and walks away from the farm. Mom takes in Angus from the local [...]

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Fen Gold

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Pip, the orphan,  lives on an island in the middle of the fens at the Wickit monastery. Pip meets a living gargoyle, Perfect. The two become friends and embark on adventure.

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Escape the Mask

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Coriko has never known a world beyond his cell and the fields where he toils all day. He does what he’s told and tries not to anger the Spears, the cruel, masked jailers who guard him and the other child slaves. If he gathers baskets of shards and keeps quiet and orderly, then he can [...]

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28 Good Night Stories

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Whenever children want “just one more story” at bedtime, here is a beautiful anthology of all-new good-night stories that will fit the bill. At 128 pages, this book can accommodate. It’s full of imaginative and dreamy stories that are perfect for lulling your little ones to sleep. Eve Tharlet’s adorable illustrations complement a wide range [...]

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