Theme: Diaries

The Fitzosbornes in Exile

By Book Importer | Published: May 12, 2011

Michelle Cooper combines the drama of pre-War Europe with the romance of debutante balls and gives us another compelling historical page turner.Sophia FitzOsborne and the royal family of Montmaray escaped their remote island home when the Germans attacked, and now find themselves in the lap of luxury. Sophie’s journal fills us in on the social [...]

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Millicent Min: Girl Genius

By Book Importer | Published: March 30, 2010

Millicent Min is having a bad summer. Her fellow high school students hate her for setting the curve. Her fellow 11-year-olds hate her for going to high school. And her mother has arranged for her to tutor Stanford Wong, the poster boy for Chinese geekdom. But then Millie meets Emily. Emily doesn’t know Millicent’s IQ [...]

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Sondok: Princess of the Moon and Stars, Korea, A.D. 595 (The Royal Diaries)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

During the seventh-century, the land which is now Korea was fraught with political and religious intrigue. The country was split into Three Kingdoms, each fighting for supremacy: Silla, Koguryo, and Paekche. Besides the warring kingdoms, there are three religions in conflict: Shamanism, the ancient female-dominated faith wherein Shamanist priestesses wield great power at court, foretelling [...]

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The Boyfriend Rules Of Good Behavior

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 2, 2007

Millie and her artist mother move away from their best friends to a new town, where her mother gets a proper job and a boyfriend, and Millie learns to cope with all the changes.

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Would-Be Diary Of A Princess : The Journal Of Jillian James, 5B

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 19, 2007

In the journal her fifth-year teacher requires, Jillian records the ups and downs of her efforts to become popular as she hosts a class party, creates a school magazine, and tutors some socially misfit boys.

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The Diary Of Pelly D

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 19, 2007

When Toni V, a construction worker on a futuristic colony, finds the diary of a teenage girl whose life has been turned upside-down by holocaust-like events, he begins to question his own beliefs.

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The Cats In Krasinski Square

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

Two Jewish sisters, escapees of the infamous Warsaw ghetto, devise a plan to thwart an attempt by the Gestapo to intercept food bound for starving people behind the dark Wall.

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The Tin Princess

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

In 1882 sixteen-year-old Becky applies for a tutoring job in London and becomes embroiled in assassination, intrigue, and dangerous politics in the small European kingdom of Razkavia.

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Keeper Of The Night

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

Thirteen-year-old Isabel, a girl living on the island of Guam, and her family try to cope with the suicide of Isabel’s mother.

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The Actual Real Reality Of Jennifer James

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

While competing on a reality television show being filmed at her English high school, shy and bookish Jennifer James records her experiences in her diary.

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