Theme: Journey

Dog

By Book Importer | Published: February 15, 2011

Rescued from certain death by a kindly dog at the city dump, an abandoned puppy grows up fending for himself until he finds a home with a willful little girl. Could she be the mistress of his dreams?

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

Johnny, My Friend

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

Everything changes for Chris one August evening when red-haired, freckle-faced Johnny turns up on a bicycle, but who is Johnny and why do the police have his bicycle and other belongings?

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

How To Understand Israel In 60 Days Or Less

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

When Sarah Glidden took a “Birthright Israel” tour, she thought she knew what she was getting herself into. But when she got to Israel, she found that things weren’t quite so simple. HOW TO UNDERSTAND ISRAEL is Sarah’s memoir not only of her Israeli governmentsponsored trip through Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, Masada and [...]

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

Owl Ninja

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

Sensei Ki-yaga leads Niya and the other students of the Cockroach Ryu on a journey to beg the feudal Emperor to stop war from breaking out between the mountain ryus, putting to the test the firm friendship and unusual skills of these physically-disabled samurai-in-training.

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

Child Bride

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

An eleven-year-old girl is sent to her grandmother’s village for an arranged marriage, and tries every method she can think of to escape her fate.

Descriptors: Asia, China, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

I Lost My Mobile at the Mall

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

Elly Pickering is dreading telling her parents thats shes lost her mobile phone again what with the Global Financial crisis and everything. But losing her mobile is just the beginning. A series of technological happenings and manipulations leads Elly to question her priorities, her friendships, and Will, her fabulous she thought boyfriend. Is she facing [...]

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

Saraswati’s Way

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

Leaving his village in rural India to find a better education, mathematically gifted, twelve-year-old Akash ends up at the New Delhi train station, where he relies on Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge, to guide him as he negotiates life on the street, resists the temptations of easy money, and learns whom he can trust. [...]

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

Give Me Shelter

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

The phrase “asylum seeker” is one heard in the media all the time. It stimulates fierce and controversial debate, in arguments about migration, race, and religion. The movement of people from poor or struggling countries to those where there may be opportunities for a better life is a constant in human history, but it is [...]

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Short Stories, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Secret Cave

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

Jacques, Jojo, Simon, and Marcel were looking for buried treasure when they explored a cave in the south of France in 1940. But the treasure inside was not what they expected, and in fact far more valuable: the walls were covered with stunning prehistoric paintings and engravings, preserved within the sealed cave for over 17,000 [...]

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

Before There Was Mozart: The Story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier De Saint-George

By Book Importer | Published: February 10, 2011

The musical superstar of 18th-century France was Joseph Boulogne—a black man. This inspiring story tells how Joseph, the only child of a black slave and her white master, becomes “the most accomplished man in Europe.” After traveling from his native West Indies to study music in Paris, young Joseph is taunted about his skin color. [...]

Descriptors: Biography, Caribbean, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), West Indies » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment