Theme: choice

The Mirror Of Fire And Dreaming: The Brotherhood of the Conch

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In a pristine valley hidden in the Himalayas, Anand has a disturbing vision. His mentor and spiritual guide, the Master Healer Abhaydatta, is apparently in grave danger. What should he do? If he conveys this information to his elders, he’ll waste precious time. But is it wise to take matters into his own hands? Anand [...]

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Possession (The Runestone Saga)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

RUNE MAGIC, TIME travel, transformation: Sky’s grandfather opened up a world of limitless possibility . . . then asked the impossible. He asked Sky to kill a man.Sky and Kristin know they have to stop Sigurd. But how, when he can possess any person, any beast, at will? Once more, the answer is to be [...]

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A Handful of Seeds

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

One sad day, Grandmother died. “You cannot stay here,” said the man who owned the land. “I have a family ready to move in.” Young Concepcion has no choice but to move to the [barrio] of the nearby city. There she meets children who, in order to survive, must steal the good they eat. But [...]

Descriptors: Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Angel’s Grace (Paula Wiseman Books)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Grace has always had wild red hair like no one else in her family and a birthmark on her shoulder that her mother told her was the mark of an angel. When Grace is sent from New York to spend the summer with her grandmother in Trinidad, she looks through the family album and discovers [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Trinidad and Tobago » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Midnight Blue

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Bonnie, a girl torn between the harsh reality of her mother’s weaknesses and her grandmother’s strong will escapes her home one day by sneaking into her neighbor’s hot air balloon. But instead of flying into the clouds and back down, she lands in another world, something like her own, but both kinder and somehow much [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Castle In The Air

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Young merchant Abdullah leads a humble life. Or he did until a stranger sold him a threadbare—and disagreeable—magic carpet. Now Abdullah is caught in the middle of his grand daydreams. Waking one night in a luxurious garden, he meets and falls instantly in love with the beautiful and clever Flower-in-the-Night. But a wicked djinn sweeps [...]

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What Pet to Get?

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Jack’s mother says he can choose a pet but what pet to get? An elephant? (So difficult to take on vacation.) A polar bear? (It wouldn’t like the central heating.) What about a Tyrannosaurus Rex? (Unfortunately, it’s been extinct for 65 million years.) The gatefold on the last page reveals Jack’s final choice, and a [...]

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), England (UK), Fantasy, Picture Book » Other Themes: » Leave a comment

When a Monster Is Born

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

This story explores the options available to a monster from the time it is born, such as becoming the scary monster under someone’s bed or playing on the school basket ball team.

Descriptors: England (UK), Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

The Legend Of Wondering King

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 20, 2007

Motivated by jealousy and the desire to receive acclaim as a great poet, Walid ibn Hujr, a prince of ancient Arabia, commits acts, which completely change the course of his life.

Descriptors: Africa, Asia, Egypt, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Iran, Iraq, Israel » Other Themes: , , , » Comments closed