Theme: Brother and sister

The Midnight Palace

By Book Importer | Published: February 16, 2012

In the heart of Calcutta lurks a dark mystery….Set in Calcutta in the 1930s, The Midnight Palace begins on a dark night when an English lieutenant fights to save newborn twins Ben and Sheere from an unthinkable threat. Despite monsoon-force rains and terrible danger lurking around every street corner, the young lieutenant manages to get [...]

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

Fix Me

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Orphaned as a child, terrorized by her abusive brother, and haunted by memories, Leia feels exposed, powerless, and vulnerable. When her tormented mind can stand it no longer, she escapes to the zoo, where she finds shelter and seeks refuge. The zoo is a sanctuary: a protective space for families, and a safe place for [...]

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

Six Days

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

For Cass and Wilbur, life as scavengers is all they’ve ever known — rummaging the ruins of London in search of a precious, powerful relic no one, not even their new Russian masters, has ever seen.But when Erin and Peyto, two strangers from a faraway place, show up and claim they hold the key to [...]

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Children of the Lamp: The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

While volcanoes spew golden lava around the world, djinn twins John and Philippa, with their parents, Uncle Nimrod, and Groanin, face evil more powerful than ever before when they try to stop the wicked djinn trying to rob the grave of Genghis Khan.

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Guardian of the Green Hill

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

After the Midsummer War ends, Meg Morgan faces a madman in the battle for control of the last bastion of fairies in England, aided by her siblings Rowan, Silly, and James, and American neighbors Dickie Rhys, and Finn Fachan.

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You against Me

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

If someone hurts your sister and you’re any kind of man, you seek revenge.If your brother’s accused of a terrible crime but says he didn’t do it, you defend him.When Mikey’s sister claims a boy assaulted her, his world begins to fall apart. When Ellie’s brother is charged with the offense, her world begins to [...]

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Hansel and Gretel

By Book Importer | Published: November 7, 2011

A retelling of the well-known tale in which two children lost in the woods find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch who wants to eat them.

Descriptors: Europe, Folklore, Germany, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » 1 Comment

Hansel and Gretel

By Book Importer | Published: November 2, 2011

It’s a tale as timeless as storytelling itself: two children, lost in the woods, stumble upon a candy house that isn’t all that it seems. From Hansel’s trail of bread crumbs to Gretel’s ingenious triumph over the witch, the details of this familiar fairy tale enchant children year after year. Now, in an update on [...]

Descriptors: Europe, Folklore, Germany, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Midnight Zoo

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

Twelve-year-old Andrej, nine-year-old Tomas, and their baby sister Wilma flee their Romany encampment when it is attacked by Germans during World War II, and in an abandoned town they find a zoo where the animals tell their stories, helping the children understand what has become of their lives and what it means to be free.

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Chronicles of the Red King: The Secret Kingdom

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

Timoken is a prince born in a secret kingdom. At his birth, a forest jinni bestows magical gifts upon him: a cloak made by the last moon spider and a potion called Alixir. When the peaceful land is attacked, Timoken and his sister, Zobayda, must find a new kingdom to call home. Together, with only [...]

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