Theme: Death

Jacob’s Ladder

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 22, 2007

When Jacob wakes up in the middle of a field, he realizes that the only thing he remembers is his name, and when he arrives at a nearby town he becomes aware that everyone there is also suffering from amnesia.

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Looking For Bapu

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 11, 2007

When his beloved grandfather dies, eight-year-old Anu feels that his spirit is near and will stop at nothing to bring him back, including trying to become a Hindu holy man.

Descriptors: Asia, India, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , » Comments closed

Shadow In The North

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

In 1878 in London, Sally, now twenty-two and established in her own business, and her companions Frederick and Jim try to solve the mystery surrounding the collapse of a shipping firm and its ties to a sinister corporation called North Star.

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Darkness Be My Friend

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

Airlifted out of their own country to the safe haven of New Zealand after an enemy invasion of their homeland, Ellie and her friends return to Australia as guides for soldiers who plan an attack on the airfield. Fourth in the Tomorrow series.

Descriptors: Australia, Oceania, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , » Comments closed

Scarecrow

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

Twelve-year-old Lena comes to live with her eccentric grandfather in a small Russian town and finds herself mocked and persecuted by a gang of her classmates at her new school.

Descriptors: Europe, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Russia » Other Themes: » Comments closed

Snow Treasure

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

In 1940, when the Nazis reached their village, twelve-year-old Peter and his friends use their sleds to transport gold bullion to the secret harbor where Peter’s uncle keeps his ship ready to take the gold for safekeeping in the United States.

Descriptors: Europe, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Norway » Other Themes: » Comments closed

Jumpman: Rule #1: Don’t Touch Anything

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

When a defective time-jumping device strands Theodore, a teen from the distant future, in the twenty-first century, he is helped by two high schoolers–Jules, who is having time problems of his own, and Gen, an old friend Jules was about to ask out.

Descriptors: Australia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania, Science Fiction » Other Themes: , » Comments closed

Teenage Refugees From Bosnia-Herzegovina Speak Out

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

Introduces the history and political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and presents young refugees, who describe the reasons why they had to leave, their travels as refugees, and their experiences adjusting to a new country.

Descriptors: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe, Nonfiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: » Comments closed

Hero Of Lesser Causes

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

In 1946, twelve-year-old Keely is devastated when her older brother Patrick is paralyzed by polio, and she starts a campaign to reawaken his waning interest in life.

Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: » Comments closed

Tapicero Tap Tap

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

On a hot day in a sleepy village in Spain, Tapicero Tap Tap tells his nieces and nephews about how his dreams of travel were robbed by war, but he has found solace among the family and friends of the village, and joy in living a productive life.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fiction, Picture Book, Spain » Other Themes: , » Comments closed