Age: Intermediate (ages 9-14)

Material appropriate for intermediate age groups

Now Is The Time For Running

By Book Importer | Published: May 21, 2012

Just down the road from their families, Deo and his friends play soccer in the dusty fields of Zimbabwe, cheered on by Deo’s older brother, Innocent. It is a day like any other . . . until the soldiers arrive and Deo and Innocent are forced to run for their lives, fleeing the wreckage of [...]

Other Descriptors: Africa, Realistic Fiction, South Africa, Young Adult (ages 14-18), Zimbabwe » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Plant Hunters

By Book Importer | Published: May 11, 2012

Driven by an all-consuming passion, the plant hunters traveled around the world, facing challenges at every turn: tropical illnesses, extreme terrain, and dangerous animals.  They battled piranhas, tigers, and vampire bats.  Even the plants themselves could be lethal!  But these intrepid eighteenth and nineteenth century explorers were determined to find and collect new and unusual [...]

Other Descriptors: Historical Fiction, International, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

My First Soccer Book

By Book Importer | Published: May 11, 2012

This lively and information packed book is superb introduction to soccer and will excite readers hungry to develop their skills and knowledge. Perfect for any child who is a soccer enthusiast Covers all the information a young player needs, including basic skills such as passing, heading and shooting; tactics and techniques; rules and referees; and [...]

Other Descriptors: England (UK), Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Hero Of Little Street

By Book Importer | Published: May 11, 2012

When a boy being chased through present-day London seeks refuge in the National Gallery, a dog escapes from the painting of one Dutch master and together they leap into the painting of another, where their adventures in seventeenth-century Delft are a prelude to returning to London and continuing the chase.

Other Descriptors: England (UK), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Wordless Book » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Crossing

By Book Importer | Published: May 11, 2012

This young, lyrical picture book reveals the adventure and natural wonders that Lewis & Clark encountered on their Western expedition in the early 1800s. Told from the point of view of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, the baby on Sacagawea’s back, this story offers a fresh perspective of a young country and gives voice to a character [...]

Other Descriptors: Americas, Historical Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9), United States of America » Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Sardine in Outer Space 2

By Book Importer | Published: April 17, 2012

The red-headed space heroine is back! This time, the evil Supermuscleman has developed a device for controlling children-a brainwashing machine! It’s up to Sardine, Little Louie, and Captain Yellow Shoulder to keep him from using it. This installment of twelve more stories is filled with even more strange creatures-including a space Santa Claus, pesky flies [...]

Other Descriptors: Europe, Fantasy, France, Graphic Novel » Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Teens in Russia

By Book Importer | Published: April 17, 2012

The Russian Federation has been an independent country since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. For Russian teenagers, this change has presented many opportunities. At school, teens are learning about a history that the communist government tried to hide. In their free time, they are learning to express themselves in ways their parents [...]

Other Descriptors: Europe, Nonfiction, Russia » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Puppet

By Book Importer | Published: April 17, 2012

A heartbreaking episode in history, explained through the story of a young servant girl in the late 1800s. The year is 1882. A young servant girl named Esther disappears from a small Hungarian village. Several Jewish men from the village of Tisza Eszvar face the ‘blood libel’ — the centuries-old calumny that Jews murder Christian [...]

Other Descriptors: Historical Fiction, Hungary » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Beneath A Meth Moon

By Book Importer | Published: April 16, 2012

Laurel Daneau has moved on to a new life, in a new town, but inside she’s still reeling from the loss of her beloved mother and grandmother after Hurricane Katrina washed away their home. Laurel’s new life is going well, with a new best friend, a place on the cheerleading squad and T-Boom, co-captain of [...]

Other Descriptors: Realistic Fiction, United States of America, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , » 2 Comments

The Wild Book

By Book Importer | Published: April 16, 2012

Fefa struggles with words. She has word blindness, or dyslexia, and the doctor says she will never read or write. Every time she tries, the letters jumble and spill off the page, leaping and hopping away like bullfrogs. How will she ever understand them? But her mother has an idea. She gives Fefa a blank [...]

Other Descriptors: Cuba, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment