Books

The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This series provides a unique new twist on Sherlock Holmes by having him assisted by a band of devoted boys, street urchins who love to solve mysteries, called the Baker Street Irregulars. These boys go everywhere, see everything, overhear everyone undetected.  In this exciting tale, Wiggins, Ozzie, Simon, and the rest–with the aid of Pilar, a [...]

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The Good Liar

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The year is 1940 and France has fallen to the German army. In the village of Mont-Saint-Martin, brothers Pierre, René, and Fat Marcel enjoy an idyllic childhood-stealing berry tarts, playing soldiers, and holding contests to determine who of the three is the biggest and best liar. As the small community, especially its Jewish members, begins [...]

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The Year Nick Mcgowan Came To Stay

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Seventeen-year-old Rachel Hill is the girl most likely to succeed. And the girl most likely to have everything under control . . . that is, until her dad invites Nick McGowan, the cutest boy at school, to live with them. Rachel worries that this could only be a recipe for disaster, but her best friend [...]

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City of Time

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

CATI, THE BOLD Watcher readers met in The Navigator, returns from the shadows of time to summon Owen and Dr. Diamond, for time is literally running out. The moon is coming closer to the earth, causing havoc with weather, tides, and other natural cycles; people fear the world will end. To discover what’s gone wrong, [...]

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Matilda Bone

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In her long-awaited new novel, Newbery medalist Karen Cushman assembles a cast of unforgettable characters in a fascinating and pungent setting: the medical quarter of a medieval English village. To Blood and Bone Alley, home of leech, barber-surgeon, and apothecary, comes Matilda, raised by a priest to be pious and learned, and now destined to [...]

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Walk the Dark Streets

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A girl’s escape from Nazi Germany.The city Eva Bentheim once adored is no longer familiar. A swastika is emblazoned on the flag atop the City Hall. Teachers, family, and friends are beginning to disappear. Her father seems gone in a different way; he has become ill, fragile, and despondent as the Nazis gain power. When [...]

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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Johanna’s grandfather founded the largest clothing store in town and built up his wealth with his own hands–at least that’s the family legend. But when Johanna travels to Israel for a class project, she finds out that the family of Meta Levin originally owned the store. She learns that her grandfather legally acquired the company [...]

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Mo’s Mischief: Four Troublemakers

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Meet the mischievous star of China’s bestselling series! Mo Shen Ma and his friends, Hippo, Penguin, Monkey, and Bat Ears enjoy playing superheroes. But Mo and his friends only have one superpower: getting into trouble.  Part of an ongoing series.

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Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China During the Cultural Revolution

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Moying Li is twelve-years-old when Cultural Revolution sweeps China. In 1966 Moying, a student at a prestigious language school in Beijing, seems destined for a promising future. Everything changes when student Red Guards begin to orchestrate brutal assaults, violent public humiliations, and forced confessions. After watching her teachers and headmasters beaten in public, Moying flees school [...]

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Theo

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

When the Nazis announce that all orphans in Athens are to be rounded up and sent to Germany, Theo and his older brother Soc travel to a small village where they can hide and join the resistance movement. But upon reaching their destination, Soc is executed for sabotage, leaving Theo to be taken in by [...]

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