Theme: Conflict

Across the Barricades

By Book Importer | Published: November 2, 2011

Kevin is Catholic. Sadie is Protestant. In Belfast they are supposed to be enemies – so what chance do they have when they fall in love?
Kevin and Sadie both know their relationship is dangerous. In these terrifying times in Belfast no Catholic boy and Protestant girl go out together without resentment and even violence flaring [...]

Descriptors: Europe, Northern Ireland (UK), Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Thomas’ Snowsuit

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

Thomas refuses to wear his new snowsuit despite the pleas of his mother, his teacher and even his principal. When everyone’s best efforts lead only to comedic chaos, they all agree it’s best to let Thomas suit himself.

Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

The Twelfth Day of July

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

Sadie is Protestant, Kevin is Catholic – and on the tense streets of Belfast their lives collide. It starts with a dare – kids fooling around – but soon becomes something dangerous. Getting to know Sadie Jackson will change Kevin’s life forever. But will the world around them change too?

Descriptors: Europe, Northern Ireland (UK), Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Aftershock

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

Makis and his moher Sofia escape a devastating Greek earthquake which has claimed his father’s life. North London is a ver different place – but Makis quickly wins a covetted place in the school football team. Unlike her son, Sofia, isolated by her grief and lack of English, sinks into depression. Makis has a brilliant [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Europe, Greece, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Big Red Lollipop

By Book Importer | Published: April 30, 2011

Having to take her younger sister along the first time she is invited to a birthday party spoils Rubina’s fun, and later when that sister is asked to a party and baby sister wants to come, Rubina must decide whether to help.
See the review at WOW Review, Volume 3, Issue 4

Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Emperor’s Garden

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

The villagers’ plan to create a splendid garden for their emperor gets bogged down in jealous arguments, happily resolved when the emperor himself comes to visit.

Descriptors: Asia, China, Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Santa Claus in Baghdad: Stories about Teens in the Arab World

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

A collection of eight stories, most previously published in other anthologies, about what it is like to grow up in the Middle East today.

Descriptors: Asia, Egypt, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Short Stories, Syrian Arab Republic, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Saving Zasha

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

In 1945 Russia, those who own German shepherds are considered traitors, but thirteen-year-old Mikhail and his family are determined to keep the dog a dying man brought them, while his classmate Katia strives to learn his secret.

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

Walking to School

By Book Importer | Published: October 29, 2010

When the path to eight-year-old Allison’s Catholic school goes through hostile Protestant territory in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Allison finds she is not alone in her loathing of the situation.

Descriptors: Ireland, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , » 1 Comment

First Come the Zebra

By Book Importer | Published: January 11, 2010

When two young Kenyan boys, one Maasai and one Kikuyu, first meet, they are hostile toward each other based on traditional rivalries, but after they suddenly have to work together to save a baby in danger, the boys begin to discover what they have in common.
See the review at WOW Review, Volume 3, Issue 4

Descriptors: Africa, Kenya, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment