Books

The Cats In Krasinski Square

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Two Jewish sisters, escapees of the infamous Warsaw ghetto, devise a plan to thwart an attempt by the Gestapo to intercept food bound for starving people behind the dark Wall.

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The Amazing Story Of Adolphus Tips

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When Boowie reads his grandmother’s diary, he learns of her childhood in World War II England when American and British soldiers practiced for D-Day’s invasion in the area of her home, and about her beloved cat, Adolphus Tip.

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The Wildest Brother

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Wanting to keep his sister safe from all the elements that could do her harm, like monsters and beasts, young Ben fearlessly takes on all the challenges of the day to complete his task and live up to his courageous reputation.

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Hana’s Suitcase

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A biography of a Czech girl who died in the Holocaust, told in alternating chapters with an account of how the curator of a Japanese Holocaust center learned about her life after Hana’s suitcase was sent to her.

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Ak

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When a military coup occurs in the constantly war-torn fictional African country of Nagala, teenage Paul is forced to flee into the open countryside to avoid enemy soldiers who seek his life.

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Checkers

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Speaking from a mental hospital, a teenage girl recounts the tremendous media pressure that preceded the breaking scandal of her father’s unethical business dealings.

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The Girl With The White Flag

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

The author recounts how she was separated at age seven from her family on the Okinawa battlefields in World War II, searched for her lost sisters for seven weeks, and eventually found the strength to survive on her own.

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Year Of Impossible Goodbyes

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A young Korean girl survives the oppressive Japanese and Russian occupation of North Korea during the 1940s, to later escape to freedom in South Korea.

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Just So Stories

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This collection of 12 stories reveals Kipling’s imagined answers to the great mysteries in the animal world. He draws on the beast fables he heard as a child in India, as well as on folk games with language. Originally published in 1902.

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Warriors, Wigmen, And The Crocodile People: Journeys In Papua New Guinea

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Visits two different communities on the South Pacific island of Papua New Guinea and describes their traditional ways of life. Includes photographs and a map.

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