Theme: Fear

Meena

By Book Importer | Published: May 18, 2012

The children of Fly Street fear and taunt their neighbor Meena, thinking she is a witch, but when they meet her granddaughter and taste her cherry pie, they learn the truth.

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Trafficked

By Book Importer | Published: May 16, 2012

A seventeen-year-old Moldovan girl whose parents have been killed is brought to the United States to work as a slave for a family in Los Angeles.

Descriptors: Europe, Moldova, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , » 1 Comment

The Wild Book

By Book Importer | Published: April 16, 2012

Fefa struggles with words. She has word blindness, or dyslexia, and the doctor says she will never read or write. Every time she tries, the letters jumble and spill off the page, leaping and hopping away like bullfrogs. How will she ever understand them? But her mother has an idea. She gives Fefa a blank [...]

Descriptors: Cuba, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

In The Darkness

By Book Importer | Published: April 16, 2012

Gareth is his parents’ dirty secret: Cursed with a demonic appearance, he has always been in hiding just to stay alive. He must never be seen or his family will die. But when a violent attack endangers a local youth — whom Gareth adores from the shadows — there is no one else to help, [...]

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Feathers and Fools

By Book Importer | Published: February 28, 2012

Long ago and far away, in a rambling garden beside a clear blue lake, two flocks of birds began to fear each other for their differences.  The fear grew, and soon the birds became enemies, hoarding great quantities of weapons for protection–until panic struck and the chance for peace seemed lost forever.

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

Tom the Tamer

By Book Importer | Published: January 11, 2012

Tom’s father is afraid of animals. The father learns through Tom’s creativity and courage that he can conquer his fear.

Descriptors: Europe, Fiction, Netherlands, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

The Scorpio Races

By Book Importer | Published: November 9, 2011

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shiver and Linger comes a brand new, heartstopping novel.With her trademark lyricism, Maggie Stiefvater turns to a new world, where a pair are swept up in a daring, dangerous race across a cliff–with more than just their lives at stake should they lose. See the review [...]

Descriptors: Drama, Fantasy, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , » 1 Comment

Prayer for the Twenty-first Century

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

A compelling text speaks to both young and old, expressing the deeply held hopes and fears that everyone recognizes. Illustrated with paintings, photographs, and collages, this call from the heart contains a message we all wish for our loved ones.

Descriptors: Australia, Picture Book, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: » Leave a comment

Firebird

By Book Importer | Published: June 27, 2011

“In the shadow of King Vaslav’s Palace was a marvelous garden, and in the middle of that garden stood a tree that grew apples of solid gold, each one as dazzling as the sun.”Someone is stealing the king’s famous golden apples, and the culprit must be found. The palace gardener spots the luminous Firebird snatching [...]

Descriptors: Europe, Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Russia, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Tzar’s Bird

By Book Importer | Published: May 5, 2011

A tzar’s fear of going to the edge of the world grows when Baba Yaga threatens him, but in time he learns that fear of the unknown is a senseless fear.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore, Picture Book, Russia » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment