Theme: conspiracy

The Princess Plot

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Jenna has just won the starring role in a film about a princess. In the wink of an eye, she’s whisked off to a remote, romantic kingdom for the “shoot.” But something’s amiss: First, she finds out she bears an uncanny resemblance to the real princess, who has run away following the death of her [...]

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

Airman

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Conor Broekhart was born to fly. In fact, legend has it that he was born flying, in a hot air balloon at the Paris World’s Fair.In the 1890s Conor and his family live on the sovereign Saltee Islands, off the Irish coast. Conor spends his days studying the science of flight with his tutor and [...]

Descriptors: France, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Ireland » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » 1 Comment

Dreamquake

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

The dreamhunting began as a beautiful thing, when Tziga Hame discovered that he could enter the Place and share the dreams he found there with other people. But Tziga Hame has disappeared and Laura, his daughter, knows that the art of projecting dreams has turned sour.
On St. Lazarus’s Eve, when elite citizens gather at the [...]

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

The Other Side Of Truth

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

Smuggled out of Nigeria after their mother’s murder, Sade and her younger brother are abandoned in London when their uncle fails to meet them at the airport and they are fearful of what may have happened to their journalist father back home.

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