Theme: homeland

Victoria Goes To Brazil

By Book Importer | Published: July 5, 2011

Victoria’s mother was born in Brazil, but she and her daughter live in London. Now it’s time for a visit to the country where Mom grew up. From a coffee farm to a saint’s day procession, from a street children’s shelter to a huge family barbeque, Victoria learns about her mother’s country and enjoys getting [...]

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Faraway Home

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

As her father prepares for a trip back to his childhood home in Ethiopia, Desta begins to worry. Where does her father truly belong–in the village of his youth or here in America with her? What was growing up in Ethiopia like? And will her father’s love for his family be enough to bridge these [...]

Descriptors: Ethiopia, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

When I Was a Soldier

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

What is it like to be a young woman in a war?At a time when Israel is in the news every day and politics in the Middle East are as complex as ever before, this story of one girl’s experience in the Israeli national army is both topical and fascinating. Valerie begins her story as [...]

Descriptors: Biography, France, Israel, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Shadow of a Hero

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

As Eastern Europe lurches toward chaos after the fall of communism, at last it seems possible to Letta that she and her grandfather will be able to visit his homeland, the tiny country Varina.Varina is presently split among three big neighbors, but why shouldn’t it be free? It has its own language and history, its [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Europe, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment