Theme: fears

Flip

By Book Importer | Published: May 12, 2011

One December night, 14-year-old Alex goes to  bed. He wakes up to  find himself in the wrong bedroom, in an unfamiliar house, in a different part of the country, and it’s the middle of June. Six months have disappeared overnight. The family at the breakfast table are total strangers. And when he looks in the [...]

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

A Not Scary Story About Big Scary Things

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

A little boy walking through an ordinary forest encounters an extraordinary monster.

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

Cry of the Giraffe

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

One girl’s harrowing trek from exile and slavery to hope in a new land — all based on a true story.In the early 1980s, thousands of Ethiopian Jews fled the civil unrest, famine and religious persecution of their native land in the hopes of being reunited in Yerusalem, their spiritual homeland, with its promises of [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Ethiopia, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Secret Footprints

By Book Importer | Published: June 17, 2010

The Dominican legend of the ciguapas, creatures who lived in underwater caves and whose feet were on backward so that humans couldn’t follow their footprints, is reinvented by renowned author Julia Alvarez. Although the ciguapas fear humans, Guapa, a bold and brave ciguapa, can’t help but be curious–especially about a boy she sees on the [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Folklore, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Fu Finds the Way

By auraenid | Published: February 8, 2010

When the warrior Chang challenges young Fu to a duel, Fu panics. His only hope is that the Master will train him, just as he’s trained all the young warriors of the village.  But instead of teaching Fu to fight, the Master teaches him.to pour tea. Fu learns purpose, flow and patience in the process, [...]

Descriptors: China, Fantasy, Hong Kong, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Pirate Treasure Map: A Fairytale Adventure

By Book Importer | Published: February 8, 2010

The creators of FAIRYTALE NEWS mix up favorite tales in a comical quest with a pull-out treasure map.Little Jack Hubbard can’t wait to set sail with Cap’n Horatio Hubbard on a hunt for long-lost treasure. But the ship’s wolfish crew are suspiciously big and bad, and soon Jack is diving into the waves to rescue [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Folklore, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Night of the Stars

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The hero is a simple peasant who does not like the night because it is dark. Every evening he complains to the night, who can do nothing to change its ways. Finally, the man pokes his finger through the night and makes a star. He finds the effect so wonderful that he creates many more, [...]

Descriptors: Folklore, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9), Venezuela » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment