Books

The Boy and the Wall

By Richard Clift | Published: July 23, 2010

The Boy and the Wall is a children’s book made and illustrated by youth at the Lajee Centre in the Aida Refugee Camp in the West Bank, telling the story of their everyday lives and struggles as refugees. Click here to read the Worlds of Words Review.

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Waiting for Normal

By Richard Clift | Published: January 19, 2010

Addie is waiting for normal. But Addie’s mom has an all-or-nothing approach to life: a food fiesta or an empty pantry, jubilation or gloom, her way or no way. All or nothing never adds up to normal. All or nothing can’t bring you all to home, which is exactly where Addie longs to be, with [...]

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Tamar: A Novel Of Espionage, Passion, And Betrayal

By Richard Clift | Published: January 19, 2010

Now available – the Carnegie Medal winner comes to the U.S. When her grandfather dies, Tamar inherits a box containing a series of clues and coded messages. Out of the past, another Tamar emerges, a man involved in the terrifying world of resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Holland half a century before. His story is one [...]

Posted in England (UK), Europe, Germany, Historical Fiction, Netherlands, Young Adult (ages 14-18) | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Chester

By Richard Clift | Published: January 19, 2010

Chester is more than a picture book. It is a story told, and retold, by dueling author-illustrators. Melanie Watt starts out with the story of a mouse in a house. Then Melanie’s cat, Chester, sends the mouse packing and proceeds to cover the pages with rewrites from his red marker, and the gloves are off. [...]

Posted in Canada, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

American Born Chinese

By Richard Clift | Published: January 19, 2010

A tour-de-force by rising indy comics star Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he’s the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and [...]

Posted in China, Graphic Novel, Taiwan, United States of America, Young Adult (ages 14-18) | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Guji Guji

By Richard Clift | Published: January 19, 2010

An extra-large egg rolls right into Mother Duck’s nest. She is busy reading and doesn’t notice the new addition. Her hatchlings include a yellow duckling; one with blue spots; another with brown stripes; and a rather unusual, crocodile-shaped youngster, named after his first words. Guji Guji grows bigger and stronger than his siblings, but Mother [...]

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