Theme: Loyalty

Little Devils

By Book Importer | Published: February 7, 2012

Robert J. Blake shines a light on a little-known animal.Burnie, Winnie and Big Stanley are three Tasmanian devil pups growing up in the wild. Along with their mother, they make one happy family. Since the pups are still so small, Mum does all the hunting. But one night, Mum doesnt come home and the pups [...]

Descriptors: Australia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Sita’s Ramayana

By Book Importer | Published: November 3, 2011

This version of The Ramayana is told from the perspective of Sita, the queen. After she, her husband Rama and his brother are exiled from their kingdom, Sita is captured by the proud and arrogant king Ravana and imprisoned in a garden across the ocean. Ravana never stops trying to convince Sita to be his [...]

Descriptors: Asia, Graphic Novel, India, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , » 1 Comment

The Snow Queen

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

The strength of a little girl’s love enables her to overcome many obstacles and free a boy from the Snow Queen’s spell.

Descriptors: Denmark, Europe, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Bloodline Rising

By Book Importer | Published: May 12, 2011

A story of loyalties tested, secrets exposed, and one boy’s search for identity amid the tangled political intrigue and deception of the Dark Ages. A young thief known as “the Ghost” roams seventh-century Constantinople, tangling in political feuds and petty theft, using his eerie gifts of persuasion and stealth. With his father away at war [...]

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

The Returning

By Book Importer | Published: May 10, 2011

An engrossing epic tale with a cast of characters that will hijack your heart. Cam Attling, having lost an arm, is the only one from his town of Kayforl to return after twelve years of war. All his fellow soldiers were slain, and suspicion surrounds him. When his betrothal to Graceful Fenister is called off [...]

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

Fickle Barbara

By Book Importer | Published: May 5, 2011

Ballerina Bear Barbara, who lives in a child’s room in Paris, discovers that while it is nice to make new friends, old friends should never be forgotten.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fantasy, France, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Revenge of Ishtar

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

In this second volume in the Gilgamesh trilogy, Enkidu joins Gilgamesh in the quest to slay Humbaba, the monster who has attacked the city and caused great destruction, including the death of the beautiful singer, Shamat. Gilgamesh and Enkidu successfully slay the monster and in so doing, Gilgamesh attracts the attention of the goddess Ishtar. [...]

Descriptors: Folklore, Iraq, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Santa Claus in Baghdad: Stories about Teens in the Arab World

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

A collection of eight stories, most previously published in other anthologies, about what it is like to grow up in the Middle East today.

Descriptors: Asia, Egypt, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Short Stories, Syrian Arab Republic, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

A Hare in the Elephant’s Trunk

By Book Importer | Published: February 2, 2011

In the little village of Duk Padiet in southern Sudan, a boy named Jacob Deng thrives on the love of his mother, the companionship of his sisters, the excitement of learning how to look after his uncle’s herds of cattle. The year is 1987, and suddenly in the night soldiers from the north invade the [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Awards, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Sudan » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » 1 Comment

Behemoth

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

The second book in Westerfeld’s masterful series that SLJ reviewed as “sure to become a classic.”

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