Theme: bullying

Desperate Measures

By Book Importer | Published: May 31, 2011

Vicky has always felt responsible for her mentally disabled twin sister, Rhianna, and their feisty little brother, Jamie. So when the foster care system threatens to split them up, they all run away together, heading for a distant relativeÕs home. After a difficult journey, they arriveÑonly to find strangers living there. With nowhere else to [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , , , » 1 Comment

90 Miles To Havana

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2011

When Julian’s parents send him and his two brothers away from Cuba to Miami via the Pedro Pan Operation, the boys are thrust into a new world where bullies run rampant and it’s not always clear how best to protect themselves. By the author of Raining Sardines.

Descriptors: Caribbean, Cuba, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes

By Book Importer | Published: April 5, 2011

To honor her father’s promise, a beautiful young girl agrees to become the slave of a witch and her two daughters, enduring their cruelty with the help of her talking pet goat.

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

Goal!

By Book Importer | Published: July 7, 2010

A lyrical, strikingly illustrated story celebrates the unifying power of soccer. In a dusty township in South Africa, Ajani and his friends have earned a brand-new, federation-size soccer ball. They kick. They dribble. They run. They score. These clever boys are football champions! But when a crew of bullies tries to steal their ball, will [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, South Africa » Other Themes: , » 1 Comment

Manolito Four-Eyes

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A ten-year-old boy in Madrid tells about the hilarious misadventures of his family and friends.

Descriptors: Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Spain » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Dreamrider

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Michael Terny is at his seventh school in four years and he knows that whatever he does, he will be ridiculed and pushed around. Michael is the fat kid. But Michael is also a lucid dreamer–he can recognize when he is dreaming and make the dream unfold exactly as he wants. Here he is safe [...]

Descriptors: Australia, Fantasy, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment