Theme: journeys

A Templar’s Gifts

By Book Importer | Published: May 12, 2011

The second book in Kat Black’s historical fantasy trilogy full of intrigue, mystery, and adventure! Something’s wrong with Tormod MacLeod. Ever since returning home his visions have become more intense and disorienting, making him increasingly ill and constantly on the verge of collapse. But then he meets Aine, a fiery, no-nonsense Scottish lass who has [...]

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To Timbuktu

By Book Importer | Published: May 10, 2011

Casey and Steven met in Morocco, moved to China then went all the way to Timbuktu. This illustrated travel memoir tells the story of their first two years out of college spent teaching English, making friends across language barriers, researching, painting, and learning to be themselves wherever they are.

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

The Bite of the Mango

By Book Importer | Published: May 10, 2011

The astounding story of one girl’s journey from war victim to UNICEF Special Representative.As a child in a small rural village in Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kamara lived peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Rumors of rebel attacks were no more than a distant worry.But when 12-year-old Mariatu set out for a neighboring village, she never [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Nonfiction, Sierra Leone, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , » 6 Comments

Waiting For The Rain (Laurel Leaf Books)

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2011

Tengo is the 10-year-old son of workers on Oom Koos’s large farm in the Transvaal. He longs to go to school like his friend Frikkie, who visits his uncle’s farm on holidays. But Tengo’s family is too poor to pay for the education that comes free to whites. He finally gets his wish at age [...]

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

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

No Safe Place

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

Orphaned and plagued with the grief of losing everyone he loves, 15-year-old Abdul has made a long, fraught journey from his war-torn home in Baghdad, only to end up in The Jungle — a squalid, makeshift migrant community in Calais. Desperate to escape, he takes a spot in a small, overloaded England-bound boat that’s full [...]

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

Tengo seis años (Spanish Edition)

By Book Importer | Published: June 25, 2010

Vivid photographs and a fun-filled Spanish text capture the adventures, thrills, and discoveries of being part of a class of six year olds as the lively group goes on their journeys and experience many exciting times together.

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The Firefly Letters

By Book Importer | Published: June 17, 2010

A stunning novel in verse by a Newbery Honor-winning author paints a portrait of early women’s right pioneer Frederika Bremer and the journey to Cuba that transformed her life. See the review at WOW Review, Volume 3, Issue 1

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

Morning Girl

By Book Importer | Published: June 17, 2010

Morning Girl, who loves the day, and her younger brother Star Boy, who loves the night, take turns describing their life on an island in pre-Columbian America; in Morning Girl’s last narrative, she witnesses the arrival of the first Europeans to her world.

Descriptors: Caribbean, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » 9 Comments

A Caribbean Journey from A to Y (Read and Discover What Happened to the Z)

By Book Importer | Published: May 7, 2010

Join us in this fun and educational journey through the Caribbean islands, one letter at a time. From Aruba to Trinidad and from Alligator to Yam, you will learn the names of many of the islands, plus fascinating facts about them. A Caribbean astronaut? From which island? Seals in these tropical waters? An island with [...]

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