Theme: Frustration

I Know Here

By Book Importer | Published: January 20, 2011

The little girl in this story lives in a trailer near a forest where her father is building a dam. Everything in her world is familiar and precious to her. But the dam is nearly finished and the family is moving to the city, which the little girl knows only as a place marked by [...]

Descriptors: Awards, Canada, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Good Night, Commander

By Book Importer | Published: July 23, 2010

The Commander has lost his mother and one of his legs in the Iran-Iraq war. Now he spends most of his time alone in his room where he recreates the conflict with an imaginary enemy and soldiers, trying to avenge his losses. His father urges him to take off his artificial leg when he is [...]

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Iran, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , » 1 Comment

“I Have a Little Problem”, Said the Bear

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

The bear has a problem and absolutely everyone has the perfect remedy. The only trouble is, they’re all in such a hurry to help, they have no time to find out what the bear’s problem is. Everyone knows how it feels not to be listened to — especially children.

Descriptors: Austria, Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , » 1 Comment

Leaving Glorytown: One Boy’s Struggle Under Castro

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Eduardo F. Calcines was a child of Fidel Castro’s Cuba; he was just three years old when Castro came to power in January 1959. After that, everything changed for his family and his country. When he was ten, his family applied for an exit visa to emigrate to America and he was ridiculed by his [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Cuba, Nonfiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » 8 Comments

Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Jeetas family is caught up in the whirlwind of arranging marriages for her two older sisters, but the drama and excitement leave Jeeta cold. She knows that tradition demands the parade of suitors, the marriage negotiations, the elaborate displays, the expensive wedding parties but where is the love and romance that the movies promise? She [...]

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

The Frozen Waterfall

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

When she finally joins her father and brothers in their new home in Switzerland, a twelve-year-old Turkish girl encounters the tremendous difficulty of living in a foreign country without knowing the language and customs.

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

The Rains Are Coming

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

As Aimee, the daughter of a missionary in Zaire, gathers her friends for a party, the sky grows more and more threatening.

Descriptors: Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: » Comments closed

A Boot Fell from Heaven

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

After God drops one of his boots while sitting on a rainbow, he travels down to Earth to find it, and is surprised that no one wants to help him.

Descriptors: Denmark, Europe, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Scandinavia » Other Themes: , , , , » Comments closed